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Heisman / Players / Kendrick DuJour /East Carolina

Kendrick DuJour

DL · East Carolina · Jr · #40

Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.

11 TACKLES · 3.5 SACKS

2026 RETURNINGReturning to East Carolina for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to East Carolina for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive line · East Carolina

Returning around him

  • 51% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • 1 East Carolina player drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -3 net (23 in / 26 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

East Carolina · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #78 · 2026 recruiting class #77

DL · EAST CAROLINA · AMERICAN ATHLETIC

Kendrick DuJour

  • 3
  • #40
  • 6-5 | 225 lb
  • Jonesboro, GA

CFB Zeitgeist Score

54

Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by sacks at the 91st percentile.

Heisman Heat

#11203

<1% win probability

Fan Belief

Awaiting

Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.

Respect Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

Reality Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

ACCOLADE PROBABILITY

Heisman

<1%

TOP DEFENSE AWARD

Nagurski

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 1 · 2-deep

R03 · Backup

Backup. On the two-deep, pushing for snaps.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
East Carolina
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.

PositionDL
Class3
Jersey40
Measurements6-5 | 225 lb
HometownJonesboro, GA
Primary teamEast Carolina

Recruiting Pedigree

How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.

Top pedigree Not on file No matched recruiting profile in the loaded archive
Composite rating -- Composite rating unavailable for this player
Signed with -- Commitment history unavailable
Origin -- Hometown and high school unavailable
Class Profile Context
No recruiting profile is on file for this player.

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 0 No portal entry on file
Latest destination -- --
Transfer stars -- CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility -- Transfer date TBD
Season Move Context
No transfer portal moves on file for this player.

Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final

Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.

HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16
Current nowcast#11203Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#11009Where the full season sim points
Win probability0.0%Chance to actually win the trophy
Finalist probability0.0%Chance to make the finalist tier
Ballot probability0.0%Chance to appear anywhere on a ballot
Best official finish--Best completed Heisman placement on file

Heisman Futures

Not yet listed on major futures markets.

No achievements unlocked yet this season.

Selector Grid · 2025

AP
FWAA
AFCA
WCFF
SN
SI

Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.

Today’s Hot-Take

The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.

Anti-Take

PENDING

The contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.

The Room on Kendrick DuJour

Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal

The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.

Cohort divergence map

Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Kendrick DuJour

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

Signature Story

Awaiting candidate metric

He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.

Signature Moment

No signature moment on the ledger yet.

Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the defensive totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 5g
11Tackles
5Tackles for loss
3.5Sacks
Per game
2Tackles
1Tackles for loss
0.7Sacks
Projected (13g)
29Tackles
13Tackles for loss
9.1Sacks

To hit 80-tackle season (currently 11): needs 8.6/game over remaining 8.

To hit 100-tackle season (currently 11): needs 11.1/game over remaining 8.

To hit 6-sack season (currently 3.5): needs 0.3/game over remaining 8.

To hit 10-sack season (currently 3.5): needs 0.8/game over remaining 8.

Why this is a rare defensive case

The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.

Kendrick DuJour is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on East Carolina's defense, with 3.5 sacks, 5.0 tackles for loss, and -- interceptions through the current loaded season. For a defender, the question is never just production; it is whether elite disruption and team context can become nationally undeniable.

Current place #11203 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load -- Role share still loading
Profile quirk Transfer path 0 portal moves

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

DEF season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Total tackles 11 5 solo | #2749/4942 (44th pct)
TFL 5.0 Backfield disruption | #553/4972 (89th pct)
Sacks 3.5 Pass-rush finish | #233/4972 (95th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

High-disruption defender against FBS defenders.

High-disruption defender

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Tackling & Disruption

TOT
11 44th
SOLO
5 39th
TFL
5.0 89th
SACK
3.5 95th
QBH
1 44th

Coverage & Takeaways

PD
1 43rd

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 5 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppTKLSOLOTFLSACKINTPDNote
Wk 1L 17-24@ NC State100.50.002 sacks
Wk 2W 56-3vs Campbell310.00.01Season-high 3 tackles
Wk 3W 38-0@ Coastal Carolina321.51.50
Wk 4L 13-34vs BYU201.00.00
BowlW 23-17vs Pittsburgh222.02.00
Total1155.03.51
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score

Traditional history

Traditional Stats

Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.

Season rows Career row

Season context · Team result + system

2025East Carolina9-4HC: Blake Harrell · Run-leaning, fast tempo
SeasonTeam
2025East Carolina1155.03.51----
Career1 loaded season1155.03.51----
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Disruption stats

TFL, sacks, and QB hurries are grouped together because defensive Heisman cases are usually built on visible havoc, not on tackle counts alone.

Coverage splash

Pass breakups, interceptions, and forced fumbles matter because national awards voters respond to plays that change possessions and highlight reels.

Peer percentile

Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.

Traditional first

The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.

INT -- -- pick-six TD
Pass breakups 1 Coverage disruption | #1241/2184 (43rd pct)
QB pressures 1 Quarterback hurries | #1051/1878 (44th pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Defense Total tackles 11 #2749/4942 44th pct Volumevs FBS DEF
Defense TFL 5.0 #553/4972 89th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Sacks 3.5 #233/4972 95th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Pass breakups 1 #1241/2184 43rd pct Coveragevs FBS DEF
Defense QB hurries 1 #1051/1878 44th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Solo tackles 5 #2793/4584 39th pct Volumevs FBS DEF
Defense Fumbles recovered 2 #13/736 98th pct Takeawaysvs FBS DEF
Ball Security Fumbles lost 0 #1/773 100th pct Turnoversvs FBS DEF

Player Standing

Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION

On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16

Why he’s here

Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.

What moves him up

What moves him down

Accolade streams

StatusAwaiting tracker

The Lombardi award tracker integrates per-week probability once a dedicated scraper for this award lands. Confirmed past winners and finalists for this player will surface here.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 5 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Home3g2.31.00.70.3
Road2g2.01.00.80.0

Win vs Loss

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Wins3g2.71.21.20.3
Losses2g1.50.80.00.0

First half vs Second half

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Weeks 1-75g2.21.00.70.2

Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the DL cohort

54Mid-pack
7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (91st). Concern: tackles (5th).

Sacks#233 / 2975 · 91st pct
3.5defe
Tackles for loss#553 / 2975 · 80th pct
5.0defe
QB hurries#1007 / 2975 · 55th pct
1defe
Passes defended#1191 / 2975 · 48th pct
1defe
Forced fumbles#36 / 687 · 47th pct
0fumb
Solo tackles#2694 / 2975 · 8th pct
5defe
Tackles#2749 / 2975 · 6th pct
11defe

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Advanced Savant · DL · 2024

Percentile Card

Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.

P4G5All FBS
EPA / dropback
awaiting
CPOE
awaiting
Success rate
awaiting
Explosive rate (20+)
awaiting
aDOT
awaiting
Deep-ball accuracy
awaiting
Pressure-to-sack
awaiting
3rd-down EPA
awaiting
Red-zone TD rate
awaiting
Play-action EPA
awaiting
Scramble EPA
awaiting
Turnover-worthy play rate
awaiting

Advanced Savant

Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.

Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 7 metrics
Kendrick DuJourEast CarolinaJohnny Chaney Jr.Florida International· 50% simKhalil MurdockBuffalo· 50% simBryun ParhamUConn· 50% sim
Sacks
91
DuJour
89
Jr.
96
Murdock
99
Parham
Tackles for loss
80
DuJour
91
Jr.
99
Murdock
99
Parham
QB hurries
55
DuJour
55
Jr.
55
Murdock
55
Parham
Passes defended
48
DuJour
48
Jr.
48
Murdock
48
Parham
Forced fumbles
47
DuJour
47
Jr.
47
Murdock
47
Parham
Solo tackles
8
DuJour
100
Jr.
98
Murdock
99
Parham
Tackles
6
DuJour
99
Jr.
100
Murdock
100
Parham

Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.

Player DNA

The 3-Tech Penetrator

Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.

IDL

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tristan Nichols’s 2021 season.

Tristan Nichols

67%match

Nevada · 2021

All-Mountain West
#2

James Pearce Jr.

Tennessee · 2023

All-SECNFL Rd 1 · Pk 26
65%
#3

Nate Matlack

Kansas State · 2023

57%
#4

Caleb Herring

Tennessee · 2025

57%
#5

Jimmori Robinson

UTSA · 2024

All-AAC
52%

Matches Tristan on

Weight
Class year
TFL rate

Differs from Tristan on

Height (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Darris Smith's junior season at Missouri (2025).

Darris Smith

75%match

Missouri · 2025

#2

Keanu Koht

Vanderbilt · 2025

65%
#3

Caleb Herring

Tennessee · 2025

62%
#4

Jonah Elliss

Utah · 2023

Consensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 3 · Pk 12
61%
#5

Ryan Henderson

San Diego State · 2025

61%

Matches Darris on

Class year
Height
Weight

Differs from Darris on

TFL rate (higher)

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Blake Harrell

Pass share

44.5%

440 pass / 548 run

Plays / game

76.0

13 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

4.7%

343 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.

Coaching Lineage · 2025

1 coach
2025
Blake Harrell
East Carolina

Played his entire career under Blake Harrell.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.

HometownJonesboro, GA
Height6'5"
Weight225 lb
Class3
PositionDL
Jersey40

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

Honors

No formal honors on the ledger yet

All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.

Honors Timeline

Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.

Season Honor Scope Team / Selector Context
No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned.

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season Team Role Latest Model Forecast Win Finalist Official Finish Points Context
2024 Sam Houston DL3 #11203 #11009 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | Conference USA

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 East Carolina American Athletic DL 3 No. 40 | 6-5 | 225 lb | Jonesboro, GA
2024 Sam Houston Conference USA DL 3 No. 40 | 6-5 | 225 lb | Jonesboro, GA