Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-3vs Tulane | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 31-27@ Illinois | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Junior defensive end on Duke's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 250 lb · Moultrie, GA · Colquitt County
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
sacks · 2026
1.5 TFL · 4 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 TFL, 2 tackles, at Illinois
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive end on Duke's 2026 roster.
Tyshon Reed
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. This is his third year in the same defensive front at Duke. One game to point at: 2 tackles, 1 TFL against Illinois — Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Manny Diaz.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Manny Diaz — 20-9 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.8 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 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.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #306 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #14 of 15 ACC DEs
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 31–27
at Illinois
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 on the road.
With W. Eget — 206 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 75.9 · -2 rush yds (1 car) · N. Sheppard — 147 rush yds (24 car) · 1 TD
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-3vs Tulane | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 31-27@ Illinois | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Duke
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Duke
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Duke · Last season: 9-5 · Talent rank #69 · 2026 recruiting class #71
Player DNA
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ezra Odinjor’s 2025 season.
Matches Ezra on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Brandon Smith's sophomore season at Penn State (2021).
Matches Brandon on
Player DNA
2026: Returning defensive end ... two-time Academic All-ACC selection (2024-25) ... in 27 career games (one start), has compiled 27 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks and two QB pressures ... credited with 2+ tackles in six games, 3+ in three contests and a career-high four against Arizona State in the...
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