Player Dossier

2015-2017

Minnesota

Duke McGhee

DB • 6'1" • 211 lbs • Decatur, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Duke McGhee shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

8.2

Efficiency

29.3

Consistency

65.1

Season Value

29.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Minnesota

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Minnesota
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Duke McGhee, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Minnesota. Duke McGhee shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

Minnesota paired 8.5 primary output with 29.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 29.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2017 Regular Season · Minnesota

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

29.3

Usage

8.2

Consistency

65.1

Best Game by takeover score

Wisconsin

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Buffalo: 0. Oregon State: 1. Middle Tennessee: 1. Michigan State: 1. Illinois: 0. Iowa: 1. Michigan: 0. Nebraska: 2. Northwestern: 1. Wisconsin: 1.5

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Buffalo: 2 by 8.3. Oregon State: 5 by 30.8. Middle Tennessee: 1 by 14.2. Michigan State: 6 by 35. Illinois: 4 by 16.7. Iowa: 4 by 26.7. Michigan: 5 by 20.8. Nebraska: 9 by 57.5. Northwestern: 6 by 35. Wisconsin: 8 by 48.3

Split Comparison

Wins0.8 · n=5 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · n=5 · +0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · n=5 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half1.1 · n=5 · +0.5 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Nebraska

Best efficiency game

57.5 vs Nebraska

Result
Sat 11/25vs WisconsinL 0-31820.5001
Sat 11/18@ NorthwesternL 0-3966100
Sat 11/11vs NebraskaSplash gameW 54-2196200
Sun 11/5@ MichiganL 10-3352000
Sat 10/28@ IowaL 10-1741100
Sat 10/21vs IllinoisW 24-1742000
Sun 10/15vs Michigan StateL 27-30650010
Sat 9/16vs Middle TennesseeW 34-310001
Sun 9/10@ Oregon StateW 48-1454001
Thu 8/31vs BuffaloW 17-721000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Minnesota

    2015-2017

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2015201620162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonMinnesota0
2016 PostseasonMinnesota5254.25
2016 Regular SeasonMinnesota5254.20
2017 Regular SeasonMinnesota8.529.38.23.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Nebraska

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.4 takeover score.

#2

Northwestern

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.8 takeover score.

#3

Wisconsin

1.5

Primary metric

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 45.9 takeover score.

#4

Michigan State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 33.1 takeover score.

#5

Colorado State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 32.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Regular Season · Minnesota

8.5 primary output · 29.3 efficiency · 8.2 usage

29.8

#2

2016 Postseason · Minnesota

12.8

5 primary · 25 efficiency · 4.2 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · Minnesota

12.8

5 primary · 25 efficiency · 4.2 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.7956

North County · Glen Burnie, MD

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

104

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 21 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Duke McGhee quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
104