DaShawn Stone
DaShawn Stone
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Three seasons at Duke, two different head coaches: Trooper Taylor and Manny Diaz. The receipt on tape: 9 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Arizona State, Bowl, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Trooper Taylor → Manny Diaz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 15 · 2025
W 27–20
at Virginia
2 PD · 4 TOT · 3 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Duke
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Duke
Returning around him
- 3 Duke players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (19 in / 17 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Duke · Last season: 9-5 · Talent rank #58 · 2026 recruiting class #71
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Corey Myrick’s 2025 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Wylan Free's junior season at Georgia Southern (2022).
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Background
2026: Returning starting safety … two-time Academic All-ACC selection (2024-25) .. .one of five returning student-athletes in the ACC to have booked 85 or more tackles in 2025 ... pairs with linebacker Luke Mergott to give Duke the only duo in the league to return and each register 85 or more tac...