Brian Dukes Jr.

Height:
6-3
Weight:
202
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Spring Valley, CA
High School:
Mater Dei Catholic HS

2024-- Played in all 11 games with a total of 51 tackles, 34 solo and 17 assisted... recorded an interceptio, two pass breakups and two tackles for loss

2023-- Played in all 11 games with a total of 50 tackles, 37 solo and 13 assisted... earned All-Academic Honors...

2022 -- Played in all 11 games as a true freshman at safety ... finished second on the team in total tackles with 61, including 41 solo stops ... also notched 1.5 tackles for lost yardage, intercepted pair of passes and broke up five other pass attempts by the opposition ... returned one interception 32 yards against San Diego and the other 33 yards for a touchdown late in second quarter of Portland State contest, tying game at 21-21 ... his five pass breakups were in five separate games ... season-high 11 tackles (five solo) against Northern Arizona ... also notched nine tackles against both Eastern Washington and Portland State.

High School -- A team captain, Dukes played in six games as a senior under head coach Andrew Balelo at Mater Dei Catholic High School in Chula Vista, making 23 tackles with one pass breakup, one fumble recovery and four interceptions ... missed seven games due to injury ... Crusaders capped a 13-0 season with a 34-25 victory over Central Catholic in the state Division 2-AA championship game at Saddleback College ... Mater Dei Catholic won the Metro-Mesa League title as well as well as the CIF-San Diego Section Division III crown ... Dukes also ran track with personal bests of 11.65 seconds in the 100, 21 feet, 1 inches in the long jump, 5-2 in the high jump and 41-8 in the triple jump ... league champion in triple jump and second in long jump as a senior ... also was a forward on the Crusaders' basketball team, which went 16-12 in 2021-22 season ... made three interceptions in five games as a junior in the spring of 2021, earning first-team All-Metro-Mesa league honors on defense ... three-year honors student ... member of Black Student Union, Robotics Club and Hiking Club ... plays the baritone ... also recruited by Cal, BYU, Columbia, San Diego State, Air Force and Arizona, Dukes selected Cal Poly because "the brotherhood and love within coaches and players is amazing. The school's academics paired with a beautiful town make it a perfect fit for me. The strive to build the football program into something great interests me."

Personal -- Son of Brian Dukes Sr. and Barbara Nunez ... one brother, Brightlin, and one sister, Briale ... hobbies include music and playing basketball ... wants to work as a coder ... first of his family's generation to attend college ... born in Spring Valley (San Diego County) ... majoring in anthropology and geography.