Duke McGhee: DB · Minnesota · #8.
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Duke McGhee
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches in two seasons at Minnesota. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Nebraska — Week 11, 2017.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
50 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 4.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-7vs Buffalo | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 48-14@ Oregon State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-3vs Middle Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 27-30vs No. 21 Michigan State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-17vs Illinois | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-17@ Iowa | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-33@ Michigan | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 54-21vs Nebraska | 9 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 0-39@ Northwestern | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 0-31vs No. 5 Wisconsin | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 50 | 29 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
50tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%4 TFL50 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Pass share
30.9%
231 pass / 517 run
Plays / game
62.3
12 games
Team sack rate
8.0%
262 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Minnesota, 104 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jerry Kill, Tracy Claeys, and P.J. Fleck. Multi-era developmental context.
