Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. Third year in the same defensive front at Duke. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against North Carolina — Week 7, 2026.
23 tackles · 3 sacks
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
Elite: qb hurries (98th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (96th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
QB hurries#40 / 2515 · 98th pct
6
Tackles for loss#95 / 2515 · 96th pct
7.0
Sacks#146 / 2515 · 93rd pct
3.0
Solo tackles#809 / 2515 · 66th pct
15
Tackles#1110 / 2515 · 54th pct
23
Passes defended#852 / 2515 · 53rd pct
1
Forced fumbles#24 / 440 · 47th pct
0
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
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home/Road · Season halves
Home vs Road
TKL/g
TFL/g
SACK/g
PD/g
Home5g
3.0
0.9
0.4
0.2
Road3g
2.7
0.8
0.3
0.0
First half vs Second half
TKL/g
TFL/g
SACK/g
PD/g
Weeks 1-76g
2.8
0.9
0.3
0.2
Weeks 8+2g
3.0
0.8
0.5
0.0
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
2026 season
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.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
23 tackles in 8 games
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
Starter
The No. 1,297 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the ACC.
Three seasons at Duke
2026 is in progress.
2026 Duke Diaz
Year 3 · 8 games
2025 Duke Diaz
Year 2 · 12 games
2024 Duke Diaz
Year 1 · 5 games
High school Colquitt County
Moultrie, GA · Class of 2024
Three-star, No. 1,297 in the 2024 class. Signed with Duke.