Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-3vs Tulane | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-27@ Illinois | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-7vs Stanford | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 8 | 5 | 3.5 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Junior defensive end for Duke. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 250 lb · Moultrie, GA · Colquitt County
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 sacks, 2 TFL, 4 tackles, vs Stanford
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior defensive end for Duke. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Tyshon Reed
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. This is his third year in the same defensive front at Duke. One game to point at: 4 tackles, 2 sacks against Stanford — Week 3, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 2 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Manny Diaz.
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-3vs Tulane | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-27@ Illinois | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-7vs Stanford | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 8 | 5 | 3.5 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 31–27
at Illinois
1 tackles for loss · 2 tackles · 1 solo tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 on the road.
With W. Eget — 206 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 75.9 · -2 rush yds (1 car) · N. Sheppard — 147 rush yds (24 car) · 1 TD
Since week 2: +2 sacks, +2 tackles for loss, +4 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Manny Diaz — 21-9 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (96th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (95th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Pass share
36.5%
73 pass / 127 run
Plays / game
66.7
3 games
Team sack rate
2.5%
79 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #306 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #14 of 15 ACC DEs
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
The No. 1,297 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the ACC as a junior.
Player DNA
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ezra Odinjor’s 2025 season.
Matches Ezra on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Brandon Smith's sophomore season at Penn State (2021).
Matches Brandon on
Player DNA
2026: Returning defensive end ... two-time Academic All-ACC selection (2024-25) ... in 27 career games (one start), has compiled 27 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks and two QB pressures ... credited with 2+ tackles in six games, 3+ in three contests and a career-high four against Arizona State in…
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