Last confirmed: Duke, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · 255 lb · Murray, KY
Tre Hornbuckle: DE · Duke · #59.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Tre Hornbuckle
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Fourth year in the Duke defensive front. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Virginia Tech — Week 5, 2019.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 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 · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-42@ No. 2 Alabama | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-13vs North Carolina A&T | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-18@ Middle Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-10@ Virginia Tech | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 30-33vs Pittsburgh | 7 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 14-48@ Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-20@ North Carolina | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 6-49vs Syracuse | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-39@ Wake Forest | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-17vs Miami | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 14 | 5.5 | 4.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
12%4 sacksTFL rate
17%6 TFLHurry rate
6%2 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
67%4 of 6 pressures33 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 4 sacks.
4 seasons under David Cutcliffe — 24-26 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 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 defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Duke, 6 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 42 games over 4 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under David Cutcliffe.
