Linebacker, Duke, 2023–26
Luke Mergott
- Number
- No. 34
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Berlin, MD
Luke Mergott plays linebacker for Duke. Last time out, against North Carolina: 5 tackles.
2026 so far
25 tackles
Last game: 5 tackles vs. North Carolina, L 20–24
Next game: at Virginia, Oct 23
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
12tackles, career highat Clemson, 2025Team titles: ACC champions, 2025
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Duke | 34 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2024 | Duke | 34 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2025 | Duke | 34 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2026 | Duke | 34 | LB | Jr. (Yr 4) | 6′3″ | 225 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Duke 6 games, 25 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Tulane | W 17–3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at Illinois | W 31–27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Stanford | W 35–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. William & Mary | W 62–7 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Georgia Tech | L 25–28 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | vs. North Carolina | L 20–24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Duke 14 games, 91 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. Elon | W 45–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs.Illinois | L 19–45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | atTulane | L 27–34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. NC State | W 45–33 | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Syracuse | W 38–3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | at California | W 45–21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs.Georgia Tech | L 18–27 | 11 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Clemson | W 46–45 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at UConn | L 34–37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Virginia | L 17–34 | 9 | 7 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | atNorth Carolina | W 32–25 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Wake Forest | W 49–32 | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 6 | vs.Virginia | W 27–20 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Arizona State | W 42–39 | 10 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2024 Duke 8 games, 14 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs.Elon | W 26–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Northwestern | W 26–20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs.UConn | W 26–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Middle Tennessee | W 45–17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | atGeorgia Tech | L 14–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Miami | L 31–53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 31–28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Ole Miss | L 20–52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Duke 2 games, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21 | at Florida State | L 20–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 30–19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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