David Anderson
Duke Blue Devils
80
Good

David Anderson

Duke Blue DevilsSolid
NTDefenseGood
Projected Starter

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David Anderson is the projected starter at NT for Duke Blue Devils.

Redshirt junior · #44 · 6'4", 290 lbs

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Depth at NT · Duke Blue Devils

  1. 14480David AndersonStarter
  2. 29174Owen Wafle
  3. 35569Julius Columbus

Duke Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Kecoughtan, ranked #1,489 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 9 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 80 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,489 Natl3-Yr Total25 tackles · 1 sacksTeam Share1%
Hampton, VA
Jersey
#44
Class
RS JR
Height
6'4"
Weight
290 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
202590.50
20241321
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
0.8483
National Rank
#1489
High School
Kecoughtan
Hometown
Hampton, VA

Why this rating?

On a 85-rated defense; 47th-percentile production (×0.92 for competition level) put them -5 vs unit starters → 80.

Team defense (SP+)
85
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 47% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.92)
Depth-chart adjustment
-5 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 10LGTTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 28-25

Sep 26WW&MTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 62-7

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

Final W 35-7

Sep 12WILLTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 31-27

Sep 5WTULNTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
2

Final W 17-3

David Anderson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

9 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement50%
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