Kendy Charles: DT · Duke · #91.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kendy Charles
Wins the gap play after play. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. The first one came in 2024: All-ACC. On tape: 11 tackles against SMU, Week 9, 2024.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
50 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 7 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.
The Daily Progress Oct 23
Yahoo Sports Oct 19Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 26-3vs Elon | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 26-20vs Northwestern | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 26-21vs UConn | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-17@ Middle Tennessee | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-20vs North Carolina | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-24@ Georgia Tech | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 23-16vs Florida State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 27-28vs No. 22 SMU | 11 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 29-19@ NC State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-28vs Virginia Tech | 10 | 1 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 14 | W 23-17@ Wake Forest | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 20-52vs No. 16 Ole Miss | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | 12 | 7.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Week 13 · 2024
W 31-28
1.5 sacks · 2.5 tackles for loss · 10 tackles
Edged out Virginia Tech at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
14%7 TFLSack rate
4%2 sacksHurry rate
2%1 hurry50 tackles · 7 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Pass share
56.1%
467 pass / 365 run
Plays / game
64.0
13 games
Team sack rate
2.3%
474 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #31 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Liberty and Duke, 158 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM
All-ACC 2nd team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Hugh Freeze, Jamey Chadwell and Manny Diaz.
