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 |
#91
Owen Wafle
Sophomore defensive tackle on Duke's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 285 lb · Middletown, NJ · The Hun School
Transferred Penn State → Duke for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Tulane
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive tackle on Duke's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Michigan in 2024.
- Transferred from Penn State to Duke in 2026.
Owen Wafle
Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Terry Smith and Manny Diaz. The receipt: 1 tackles against Tulane — Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Michigan4-star out of Hun School
20255 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Duke
2025Penn State
2026Duke
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Penn State7-6HC: Terry Smith · Run-leaning
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 · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Duke | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Penn State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Background
2026: Transfer defensive tackle from Penn State University who spent one year with the Nittany Lion football program (2025) after one season at the University of Michigan (2024) … in nine career games, has booked four tackles. PRIOR TO DUKE: Defensive tackle who spent one season at Penn State Uni...
The defensive line · Duke
- #10Tyshon Reed3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #95Preston Watson3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #12Bryce Davis2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #15Kevin O'Connor1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #91Owen Wafle0 tackles for loss · 2025
12 more on the roster · Duke team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology