Usage / Role
69%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2008-2011San José State
Duke Ihenacho
S • 6'1" • Carson, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Duke Ihenacho shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a safety
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
62
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · San José State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- San José State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Utah State
Player Story
Duke Ihenacho built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a safety from Carson, CA wearing No. 2, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Duke Ihenacho's career was his defensive production: 7...
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- Committed To
- San José State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2007
Duke Ihenacho, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · San José State. Duke Ihenacho shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Duke Ihenacho quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San José State · S
- Career Tackles
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 6 games
- Best season
- 2008 Regular Season · San José State
- Top game
- Utah State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Junipero Serra · San José State
- High school pipeline
- Junipero Serra · 73 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Class 2011
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | San José State | 4 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 2 | 68.9 |
| 2009 Regular Season | San José State | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 46.7 |
| 2010 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2011 Regular Season | San José State | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 46.7 |
Related Context
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Duke Ihenacho played S for San José State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Duke Ihenacho recorded 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2008 with San José State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season
San José State paired 5 primary output with 25 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2011 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Regular Season · San José State
Games
1
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
20
Usage
—
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Hawai'i
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All Games1 · Games = 1
Game Log
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1 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Hawai'i
Best efficiency game
20 vs Hawai'i
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10/15 | vs Hawai'i | W 28-27 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Player Story
Duke Ihenacho story
Duke Ihenacho built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a safety from Carson, CA wearing No. 2, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Duke Ihenacho's career was his defensive production: 7 interceptions across 6 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2008 with San José State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Duke Ihenacho's production has multiple signals. With 6 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across San José State.
The arc is straightforward: Duke Ihenacho moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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San José State
2008-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2008200920102011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | San José State | 5 | 25 | — | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | San José State | 1 | 20 | — | -4 |
| 2010 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | — | — | -1 |
| 2011 Regular Season | San José State | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Utah State
Week 7 · W 30-7 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#2
vs Idaho
Week 6 · L 25-29 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
vs Hawai'i
Week 7 · W 28-27 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
@ New Mexico State
Week 8 · W 31-14 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
35 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.
#5
@ Hawai'i
Week 5 · W 20-17 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
35 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2008 Regular Season · San José State
5 primary output · 25 efficiency · — usage
68.9
#2
2009 Regular Season · San José State
46.7
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
#3
2011 Regular Season · San José State
46.7
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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