Luke Mergott
Duke Blue Devils
91
Elite

Luke Mergott

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Projected Starter

Is Luke Mergott starting?

Luke Mergott is the projected starter at STAR for Duke Blue Devils.

Graduate student · #34 · 6'3", 225 lbs

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Depth at STAR · Duke Blue Devils

  1. 13491Luke MergottStarter
  2. 23069Will Felder Jr.

Duke Starting Lineup

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Top defensive backs in the ACC

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Up next for Duke

Duke plays NC State away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:30 PM ET.

The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 3-star recruit out of Stephen Decatur, ranked #1,397 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 91 tackles, 7.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks. That's 9% of the team's production at his spot and 93th-percentile production nationally — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,397 Natl3-Yr Total108 tackles · 1.5 sacksTeam Share9%Percentile93th
Berlin, MD
Jersey
#34
Class
GR
Height
6'3"
Weight
225 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025917.51.5
20241400
2023300

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8503
National Rank
#1397
High School
Stephen Decatur
Hometown
Berlin, MD

Why this rating?

On a 87-rated defense; 93th-percentile production (×0.92 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 91.

Team defense (SP+)
87
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 93% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.92)
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31WBCTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 47-2

Oct 23WUVATKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 19-16

Oct 17LUNCTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 24-20

Oct 10LGTTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 28-25

Sep 26WW&MTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 62-7

Sep 19WSTANTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 35-7

Sep 12WILLTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 31-27

Sep 5WTULNTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 17-3

Luke Mergott's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Tackling Machine
91 tkl · 7.5 TFL · 1.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.