Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 15 | W 27-20@ Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#28
Kaleb Lanier
Returning to Duke for 2026
Decatur, Ga. → Decatur
via goduke.com ↗Kaleb Lanier
The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Virginia, Week 15, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
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Career Arc
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Duke9-5HC: Manny Diaz · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 1 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Duke | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 15 · 2025
W 27–20
at Virginia
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.
With D. Mensah — 196 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 82.1 · K. Reynoldson — 46 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 47 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
2026 Outlook
Duke
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · 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
Background
2026: Returning cornerback … in five career games, has compiled one tackle, against Virginia in the 2025 ACC Championship Game … has played 65 career snaps. 2025: A true freshman who was able to preserve his redshirt after appearing in four regular season contests and the ACC Championship Game …...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology