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Duke Blue Devils

5-2 (2-2 ACC)Last: W 19-16 at VirginiaNext: vs Boston College

Manny Diaz · 3rd season · .676 at Duke · .629 career since 2019

Rating
+4.847
Adj Off
27.361
Adj Def
22.536
WAP
-1.0444

Style profile

Style

What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.

StatOffenseDefense
Run rate51.8%5548.3%90
Plays per game68.75762.4110
Time of possession31:343728:26102
Yards per pass attempt7.5736.756
Yards per rush5.3243.330
Points per game29.96416.017
Points per opportunity4.21443.0934
Starting field positionOwn 3135Own 2513

Efficiency and EPA

Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.

StatOffenseDefense
EPA per play+0.23429+0.01137
Adj. EPA per play+0.14648+0.06949
Success rate42.8%7638.0%43
Explosiveness1.33201.1530
Rushing EPA per play+0.15248-0.08621
Passing EPA per play+0.34032+0.13262
Std downs success46.3%9746.3%73
Passing downs success35.3%2920.6%5

Situational

Red zone finishing, ball security, discipline, and money downs.

StatOffenseDefense
Red zone TD rate58.1%8350.0%45
Turnovers per game0.5791.0088
Penalties per game7.41047.726
Penalty yards per game70.011469.319
3rd down conversion43.8%4029.2%8
4th down tries per game2.00552.2929
4th down conversion57.1%5937.5%27

Rank out of 138 FBS teams. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like tempo and run rate.

Schedule and resultsProjected 7.2-4.8

DateOpponentResult / projectionWAPOff EPADef EPA
Sep 5Wk 177TulaneW17-3+0.09-0.13-0.13
Sep 12Wk 2@48IllinoisW31-27+0.28+0.40+0.06
Sep 19Wk 3106StanfordW35-7+0.03+0.40-0.13
Sep 26Wk 4William & Mary(FCS)W62-70.00+0.56-0.08
Oct 10Wk 6@75Georgia TechL25-28-0.83+0.27+0.32
Oct 17Wk 750North CarolinaL20-24-0.84+0.08+0.12
Oct 23Wk 8@58VirginiaW19-16+0.23+0.06-0.08
Oct 31Wk 987Boston College-12.378%+0.06——
Nov 7Wk 10@55NC State+1.147%+0.24——
Nov 14Wk 11@4Miami#1+23.17%+0.76——
Nov 20Wk 1245Clemson-2.556%+0.18——
Nov 28Wk 13@24Wake Forest#17+10.026%+0.45——

Unplayed games show the projected spread from this team's view (negative = favored) and its win probability, from the ratings; their WAP is what a win would be worth. How the ratings work.

Key players

Sorted by how much of the offense runs through them. Bold rows are the primary option at each spot; the shade tracks their share.

Offense

Quarterbacks

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareC/ACmp%YdsY/ATDINT
2Walker EgetFR89%122/19761.9%14407.383
10Dan MahanFR7%8/1553.3%1439.530

Running backs

Share of rushes
PlayerShareCarYdsY/CTDRec
20Nate SheppardFR61%1538755.7930
0CJ CampbellFR21%522585.005
22Jayvian TanelusFR6%16905.620

Receivers

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareRecYdsY/RTD
85Jeremiah HasleyTE FR9%2125011.90
6Jonah BurtonWR FR9%2028914.41
17Jared RichardsonWR FR7%1621313.32
4Jaivon SolomonWR FR5%1017617.61
8Jayden MooreWR FR3%711115.91

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckHurPD
10Tyshon ReedDE FR227.03.061
95Preston WatsonDT FR213.51.000
12Bryce DavisDE FR194.02.012
18Kobe SmithDE FR122.02.011
91Owen WafleDT FR120.50.000
55Julius ColumbusDT FR111.00.011

Linebackers

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckPDINT
7Nick Morris Jr.LB FR443.00.000
34Luke MergottLB FR321.50.010
42Kendall JohnsonLB FR210.50.010
24Bradley GompersLB FR153.03.010
30Will Felder Jr.LB FR100.50.000

Defensive backs

Total tackles
PlayerTklPDINTTFL
8DaShawn StoneS FR33101.0
35Andrew PellicciottaS FR33000.0
0Dylan FlowersCB FR29300.5
1Kyon LoudCB FR25300.0
2Patrick SmithS FR21210.5
9Che OjarikreCB FR15002.0
5Kimari RobinsonCB FR5001.5

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted
PlayerFGFG%LongXPPts
39Cosme SalasFR4/580%3916/1628
25Gavin StrangeFR5/683%398/923

Punters

By punts
PlayerPuntsAvgLongIn 20TB
41Kade ReynoldsonFR2645.962103