Collin Duncan: S · Mississippi State · #19.
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Collin Duncan
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches at Mississippi State: Joe Moorhead and Mike Leach. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Ole Miss — Week 13, 2022.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
54 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 3.5 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 Clarion-Ledger Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Mississippi State | 54 | 27 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2021 | Mississippi State | 46 | 21 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2020 | Mississippi State | 45 | 18 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2019 | Mississippi State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 146 | 67 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 12 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-23vs Memphis | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 39-17@ Arizona | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 16-31@ LSU | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-14vs Bowling Green | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-24vs No. 17 Texas A&M | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 40-17vs Arkansas | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-27@ No. 22 Kentucky | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 6-30@ No. 6 Alabama | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 39-33vs Auburn | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 19-45vs No. 1 Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 56-7vs East Tennessee State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-22@ No. 20 Ole Miss | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | 27 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 4 |
Week 13 · 2022
W 24-22
at Ole Miss
0.5 tackles for loss · 8 tackles · 4 solo tackles
A close one, won by 2 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
54tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%4 TFL54 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 2 sacks · 4 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Leach
Pass share
68.4%
628 pass / 290 run
Plays / game
70.6
13 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
658 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #134 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Mississippi State, 146 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Joe Moorhead → Mike Leach. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
