Ben Frye: DT · Duke · #93.
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Ben Frye
Wins the gap play after play. Four seasons in the Duke defensive front to date. On tape: 7 tackles against Georgia Tech, Week 6, 2021.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
40 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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 this player by name this season.
The Daily Progress Oct 23
Yahoo Sports Oct 19Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 45-17vs North Carolina A&T | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-23vs Northwestern | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-33vs Kansas | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-38@ North Carolina | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 27-31vs Georgia Tech | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 0-48@ Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-45@ No. 13 Wake Forest | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 29-54vs Pittsburgh | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-48@ Virginia Tech | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 22-62vs Louisville | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-47vs Miami | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 21 | 4.5 | 2.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
11%4 TFLSack rate
5%2 sacksHurry rate
5%2 hurries40 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
4 seasons under David Cutcliffe — 18-30 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Cutcliffe
Pass share
44.1%
408 pass / 518 run
Plays / game
77.2
12 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
441 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
40 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #16 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Duke, 78 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under David Cutcliffe.
