Boston College · W 47-2
1 tackle
The other 7 games average 6 tackles. This one was 5 below.
Nick Morris Jr.
The five seasons at Duke span three head coaches: Mike Elko, Trooper Taylor and Manny Diaz. One game to point at: 11 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Virginia — Week 8, 2026.
45 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
45 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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 Nick Morris Jr. 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 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-27@ Illinois | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-7vs Stanford | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 62-7vs William & Mary | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 25-28@ Georgia Tech | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-24vs North Carolina | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 19-16@ Virginia | 11 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 47-2vs Boston College | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 20 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Duke’s defense played that day
Boston College’s 12 drives: 12 stopped (2 takeaways) · 0 scored.
11 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 8 for him; the box score credits 7.
3 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
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.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 6 for him; the box score credits 5.
9 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 10 for him; the box score credits 9.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 5 of his 6, sacks included.
Week 8 · 2026
W 19-16
at Virginia
1 tackle for loss · 11 tackles · 5 solo tackles
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
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
45tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%3 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups45 tackles · 3 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 7.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 6.0 | 0.5 | 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
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #377 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 28 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: David Cutcliffe, Mike Elko, and Manny Diaz. Multi-era developmental context.
