Last confirmed: Duke, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 235 lb · Orangeburg, SC
Brandon Hill: LB · Duke · #32.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Brandon Hill
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. This is his third year in the same linebacker corps at Duke. One game to point at: 11 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Georgia Tech — Week 7, 2019.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
52 tackles. 3 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 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
2019 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-42@ No. 2 Alabama | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-13vs North Carolina A&T | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-18@ Middle Tennessee | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-10@ Virginia Tech | 11 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 30-33vs Pittsburgh | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-23vs Georgia Tech | 11 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-48@ Virginia | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-17vs Miami | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 22 | 4.5 | 1.0 | — | 3 |
Week 5 · 2019
W 45-10
0.5 tackles for loss · 11 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Dominant 35-point win on the road against Virginia Tech.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
52tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%4 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
6%3 pass breakups52 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 1 sack.
3 seasons under David Cutcliffe — 20-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 6.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 7.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Cutcliffe
Pass share
43.6%
376 pass / 487 run
Plays / game
71.9
12 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
417 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Duke, 101 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coachPlayed his entire career under David Cutcliffe.
