Last confirmed: Duke, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 310 lb · Bethesda, MD · The Avalon School
Axel Nyembwe: DT · Duke · #1.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Axel Nyembwe
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Second year in the Duke defensive front. One game to point at: 3 tackles and 0.5 sacks against Miami — Week 10, 2018.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
17 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
The Daily Progress Oct 23
Yahoo Sports Oct 19
Heavy Oct 18Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-14vs Army | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 21-7@ Northwestern | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-31vs Virginia Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 28-14@ Georgia Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-28vs Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 45-54@ Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 20-12@ Miami | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 42-35vs North Carolina | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 6-35@ No. 2 Clemson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-59vs Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
3%0 TFLSack rate
3%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries17 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
2 seasons under David Cutcliffe — 15-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Cutcliffe
Pass share
50.0%
474 pass / 474 run
Plays / game
72.9
13 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
507 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Duke, 18 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
