Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Duke
Corbin McCarthy
S • 5'10" • Norco, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Corbin McCarthy shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a safety
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Reliability
77
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Duke
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Duke
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Player Story
Corbin McCarthy built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a safety from Norco, CA wearing No. 26, spending time with Duke. The clearest part of Corbin McCarthy's career was his defensive production: 54...
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- Committed To
- Duke
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Corbin McCarthy, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Duke. Corbin McCarthy shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 54
- TFL
- 12
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Corbin McCarthy quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Duke · S
- Career Tackles
- 54
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Duke
- Top game
- Northwestern
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Norco · Duke
- High school pipeline
- Norco · 29 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 26 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 54 tackles · S 105th (top 28%) · ACC 67th (top 12%) · National 605th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Duke | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Duke | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Duke | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Duke | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Duke | 11 | 54 | 12 | 3.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 65 |
Related Context
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Corbin McCarthy played S for Duke. Across 5 tracked seasons, Corbin McCarthy recorded 54 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Duke.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Duke paired 18.5 primary output with 37.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 37.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Duke
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.7
Efficiency
37.3
Usage
9.9
Consistency
39.9
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Carolina Central: 0. Wake Forest: 1. Northwestern: 4. Notre Dame: 1. Virginia: 4. Louisville: 1.5. Georgia Tech: 3.5. Virginia Tech: 0. North Carolina: 2. Pittsburgh: 1. Miami: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Carolina Central: 3 by 12.5. Wake Forest: 4 by 26.7. Northwestern: 8 by 73.3. Notre Dame: 6 by 35. Virginia: 5 by 60.8. Louisville: 6 by 40. Georgia Tech: 5 by 55.8. Virginia Tech: 5 by 20.8. North Carolina: 3 by 32.5. Pittsburgh: 6 by 35. Miami: 3 by 17.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 3 · -0.9 vs Losses
Losses1.9 · Games = 8 · +0.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Northwestern
Best efficiency game
73.3 vs Northwestern
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Miami | L 21-40 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Pittsburgh | L 14-56 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/11 | vs North CarolinaSplash game | W 28-27 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Virginia Tech | L 21-24 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Georgia TechSplash game | L 35-38 | 5 | 4 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/14 | @ Louisville | L 14-24 | 6 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs VirginiaSplash game | L 20-34 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Notre Dame | W 38-35 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/18 | @ NorthwesternSplash game | L 13-24 | 8 | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Wake Forest | L 14-24 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs North Carolina Central | W 49-6 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Corbin McCarthy story
Corbin McCarthy built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a safety from Norco, CA wearing No. 26, spending time with Duke. The clearest part of Corbin McCarthy's career was his defensive production: 54 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 12 career games in the available record. That gives Corbin McCarthy's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Duke
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20122013201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Duke | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Duke | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Duke | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Duke | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Duke | 18.5 | 37.3 | 9.9 | 17.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Northwestern
Week 3 · L 13-24
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
91.1 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 91.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Virginia
Week 5 · L 20-34 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Georgia Tech
Week 9 · L 35-38 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
81.1 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Army
Week 6 · W 44-3
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
@ Louisville
Week 7 · L 14-24 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
59.2 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 59.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Duke
18.5 primary output · 37.3 efficiency · 9.9 usage
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#2
2015 Regular Season · Duke
41.8
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Duke
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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