Sacramento State · W 28-17
No tackles.
San José State · L 21-27
No tackles.
McDuffey has tackles in 7 of Eastern Michigan’s 9 games: none against Sacramento State and San José State.
Elgin McDuffey
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. On tape: 8 tackles against Akron, Week 6, 2026.
44 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Eastern Michigan | 44 | 19 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Career | 44 | 19 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 8): 7 tackles, 2 tackles for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 7-35@ Michigan State | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-54@ Wisconsin | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 29-3vs Lindenwood | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-14@ Massachusetts | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 25-23@ Akron | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 14-34vs Toledo | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-24@ Ohio | 7 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 19 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 24 · L 20-24 at Ohio, play by play
7 tackles, including 2 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Against his own season: his best backfield disruption game of the season so far.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 7 games with play by play.
How Eastern Michigan’s defense played that day
Ohio’s 9 drives: 6 stopped · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 6 of 9.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 9 for him; the box score credits 8.
5 tackles.
6 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 7 for him; the box score credits 6.
Sacked the quarterback for a 3-yard loss on 3rd and 8. Second quarter, up 16-0.
6 tackles, including 1 more for loss. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Week 4 · 2026
W 29-3
vs Lindenwood
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 6 tackles
Dominant 26-point win at home against Lindenwood.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
44tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%4 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
2%1 pass breakups44 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 6.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 7.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Creighton
Pass share
55.8%
333 pass / 264 run
Plays / game
66.3
9 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
382 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #264 at the position.
