Boston College · W 47-2
1 tackle
The other 7 games average 5 tackles. This one was 4 below.
Luke Mergott
Played for two head coaches at Duke: Trooper Taylor and Manny Diaz. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Virginia — Week 8, 2026.
33 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Luke Mergott vs Tulane.
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Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-3vs Tulane | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-27@ Illinois | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-7vs Stanford | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 62-7vs William & Mary | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 25-28@ Georgia Tech | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 20-24vs North Carolina | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 19-16@ Virginia | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 47-2vs Boston College | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 14 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · W 47-2 vs Boston College, play by play
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
How Duke’s defense played that day
Boston College’s 12 drives: 12 stopped (2 takeaways) · 0 scored.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles. The fumble he forced ended Tulane’s drive (fumble).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 5 of his 6, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. Third quarter, up 10-0. Ended Tulane’s drive (fumble).
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +7 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
33tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
3%1 pass breakups33 tackles · 1.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 5.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Pass share
46.0%
243 pass / 285 run
Plays / game
66.0
8 games
Team sack rate
1.1%
266 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #403 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #6 of 74 ACC LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
The No. 1,397 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the ACC.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 32 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Elko → Manny Diaz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
