Usage Score
7.9
Player Dossier
2015-2017Minnesota
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.
Efficiency
29.3
Consistency
65.1
Season Value
50.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 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
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Duke McGhee, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Minnesota. Duke McGhee shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.3 disruption score.
Duke McGhee played DB for Minnesota. Across 3 tracked seasons, Duke McGhee recorded 104 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Minnesota.
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.
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2017 Regular Season · Minnesota
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
29.3
Usage
7.9
Consistency
65.1
Best Game by takeover score
Nebraska
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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
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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
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Wins0.8 · Games = 5 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 5 · +0.1 vs Wins
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 11/25 | vs Wisconsin | L 0-31 | 8 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Northwestern | L 0-39 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs NebraskaSplash game | W 54-21 | 9 | 6 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/5 | @ Michigan | L 10-33 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Iowa | L 10-17 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Illinois | W 24-17 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/15 | vs Michigan State | L 27-30 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 34-3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/10 | @ Oregon State | W 48-14 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 8/31 | vs Buffalo | W 17-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Minnesota
2015-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2015201620162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Minnesota | 5 | 25 | 4.2 | 5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Minnesota | 5 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Minnesota | 8.5 | 29.3 | 7.9 | 3.5 |
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 Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Minnesota
8.5 primary output · 29.3 efficiency · 7.9 usage
50.6
#2
2016 Postseason · Minnesota
25
5 primary · 25 efficiency · 4.2 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Minnesota
25
5 primary · 25 efficiency · 4.2 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
2
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.
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