Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-3vs Tulane | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#31
Elliott Schaper
Sophomore linebacker for Duke. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 220 lb · Austin, TX · Westlake
Returning to Duke for 2026
The numbers
1
tackle · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Tulane
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for Duke. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Duke in 2025.
Elliott Schaper
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. He has spent two seasons in the Duke linebacker corps. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Tulane — Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20253 games
- Signed with Duke3-star out of Austin Westlake
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Duke
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Manny Diaz — 11-5 over that span.
2025Duke9-5HC: Manny Diaz · Balanced
2026Duke2-0HC: Manny Diaz · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Duke
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Duke
Returning around him
- 3 Duke players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (19 in / 17 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Duke · Last season: 9-5 · Talent rank #69 · 2026 recruiting class #71
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Andre Riley’s 2021 season.
Matches Andre on
Tackle volume
Differs from Andre on
Weight (lower)
Hurry rate (lower)
Solo tackle rate (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Latarie Kinsler's freshman season at Florida International (2022).
Matches Latarie on
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Differs from Latarie on
Sack rate (higher)
Class year (lower)
Weight (lower)
Background
2026: Returning linebacker … in six career games, has compiled 16 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks and one INT ... booked career highs at California in 2025 with 12 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks and an INT … carded three additional tackles at Syracuse in 2025 … has played 118 career snaps. 2025: Experie...
The linebacker corps · Duke
- #34Luke Mergott91 tackles · 2025
- #42Kendall Johnson37 tackles · 2025
- #7Nick Morris Jr.18 tackles · 2025
- #31Elliott Schaper16 tackles · 2025
- #24Bradley Gompers14 tackles · 2025
6 more on the roster · Duke team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology