I've always encouraged using your best players on special teams, but I think the new kickoff rules prevent many big returns. I don't think that I would risk a key player returning kickoffs. Starting at the 25 isn't bad
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Yeah, Isaiah Fisher-Smith is one of several young DBs who stood out intermittently in spring ball, I thought. I liked Trent Broadnax and Cameron Bergeron a little more, though.
Thanks Conor! Sounds like we REALLY need to have minimum of injuries in secondary. Good to get your insight on Bergeron and Broadnax! OFC
well another grad transfer in
anthony nelson 6'2'' 250 lb wde/olb from harvard
will have 2 years of availability left
descent high school offers. the military academies plus a lot of high G5 offers. only P5 offer was washington st.
was rated a 79.83 on 247 comp board so borderline 3 star out of high school. short for de but in his interview he said thats where we want him.
anthony nelson 6'2'' 250 lb wde/olb from harvard
will have 2 years of availability left
descent high school offers. the military academies plus a lot of high G5 offers. only P5 offer was washington st.
was rated a 79.83 on 247 comp board so borderline 3 star out of high school. short for de but in his interview he said thats where we want him.
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so far this gives us in transfer portal
safety, cb, 3 ol, long snapper, de
still want a qb, 2 ot, 2dt, de, 2 safety, rb, and 2 cb
we have had 12 transfer out and 7 commit. add in the open schollies and we have (i think) 12 more spots to fill
safety, cb, 3 ol, long snapper, de
still want a qb, 2 ot, 2dt, de, 2 safety, rb, and 2 cb
we have had 12 transfer out and 7 commit. add in the open schollies and we have (i think) 12 more spots to fill
I watched some tape of Nelson. He APPEARS to have decent quickness for his size, and nice maneuverability. We will simply have to see how his Ivy League experience transitions over to the ACC.
It's nonetheless nice to get another body in the trenches. Speaking of bodies surf, your numbers breakdown underscores what Conor O'Neill noted earlier this week. Our biggest need remains in the secondary.
Coach Mike Elko appears to definitely be following the game plan of school pres.Vincent Price and AD Nina King. Staff is definitely focusing on kids with sound academics. That's important at Duke, and I think Elko has such confidence in the staff he's assembled for PLAYER DEVELOPMENT!!
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One thing that is for sure is that our Ivy League transfers will get a whole lot more conditioning at Duke than they were used to, which should enhance the capabilities which induced Duke to offer them. We shall see. OFC
Amen, and DI these kids are going to be "COACHED UP" so to speak, much better than under previous Duke staff!!
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huge get today
darius joiner fcs all american safety commits to duke today. great great get by the staff
darius joiner fcs all american safety commits to duke today. great great get by the staff
Tremendous! I hope that he makes all acc or better at Duke. Where did he play. last year?
he played at western illinois last year.
6'2'' 200 lbs
142 tackles, 7 tfl, 1 interception
#5 uncommitted player on the 247 transfer portal as of this week
we beat out (among others) wake and virginia for him
6'2'' 200 lbs
142 tackles, 7 tfl, 1 interception
#5 uncommitted player on the 247 transfer portal as of this week
we beat out (among others) wake and virginia for him
We really seem to be taking steps to shore up a weakness in our defense: pass coverage.
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Duke added another player from the portal yesterday. 2nd team Ivy League All Conference LB Cam Dillon from Columbia enrolls on Sunday in Durham. He has good numbers, and should add depth behind Heyward, Shelton and Mausi. OFC
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yeah he originally committed to transfer to rice but the staff flipped him. he was the defensive mvp for cornell this year so like hart said he is a good and experienced depth piece
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boy i am itching for a couple of these '23 kids to commit
Same here surf. Looks on the 'net like we're making a boatload of offers!!! OFC
Pretty significant loss here -- the way it's worded makes me *think* it's an academics/admissions issue, but trying to lock that down.
Wow, the plot thickens.
It was Jordan Morant, the safety transfer from Michigan, saying he was decommitting from Duke and entering the transfer portal.
It was Jordan Morant, the safety transfer from Michigan, saying he was decommitting from Duke and entering the transfer portal.
Heard back (quickly) from a source:
Morant isn't coming to Duke; was told an academic issue at Michigan popped up at the end.
Morant isn't coming to Duke; was told an academic issue at Michigan popped up at the end.
Conor this is "significant" and quite disappointing. Morant looked like he had credentials to be a leader in the defensive backfield.
Thanks for letting us know. Any other nuggets you can share GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!! OFC
Wow! Seems like we would have done all our homework earlier. Oh well. OFC
Just curious. Why do you think Duke did not do its homework. Issue may not have arisen until very recently. My belief is that Duke is VERY thorough in these situations. Sometimes maybe too thorough. OFC
Just speculation on my part friend. I am sure other factors could have been at play. It's unusual I would say. Certainly something was overlooked on one end, perhaps by MU. OFC
yeah i think this is something that popped up late at michigan's side of the table.
FYI we got a 23 verbal this weekend.
reagan mccranie 6'3'' 285lb IOL
was at camp this weekend and so impressed the coaches they offered on the field and he accepted.
reagan mccranie 6'3'' 285lb IOL
was at camp this weekend and so impressed the coaches they offered on the field and he accepted.
Saw where Clemson and UNC had interest, but no offer. If either come up short on depth on OL, they may try to poach Reagan. Hope we can keep him, love his size! OFC
got another per his instagram
que'sean brown 5'7'' wr from kernersville nc commits
rated at 85 per 247
que'sean brown 5'7'' wr from kernersville nc commits
rated at 85 per 247
East Forsyth is one of the NC high schools I always say, "never a bad thing to get a football player from [insert school]."
Doesn't mean everybody who comes out of there is a guaranteed all-conference player, but their program is stable and wins consistently at the 4-A level (highest in the state). It's also about 10 minutes from my house, so a trip across town to see Brown at some point in the next several months should be in order.
yeah he won league offensive mvp last year so cant be bad. huge get for us. he is also a really really good kick returner along with great hands as a wr
FYI espn just rated our iol commit as a 76 so solid 3 star
FYI espn just rated our iol commit as a 76 so solid 3 star
so looks we got another
vincent drolet a 6'5'' 225lb te from ct has committed
lots of mid major offers. all the ivies.
rated 3 star 5.5 by rivals
vincent drolet a 6'5'' 225lb te from ct has committed
lots of mid major offers. all the ivies.
rated 3 star 5.5 by rivals
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I believe it’s “Drolet”. He’s an excellent pickup, great hands, plays more as a wideout than a classic TE, but at 6’6”, he can be a big time TE. UConn recruited him hard.
so big weekend visits for duke football
OT miles walker
ATH joe jackson
ATH jordan jackson
TE vance boyland
S river hanson
DE desmond aladuge
LB kendall johnson
OT miles walker
ATH joe jackson
ATH jordan jackson
TE vance boyland
S river hanson
DE desmond aladuge
LB kendall johnson
fyi lots of other kids have tweeted out that they are duke this weekend so a really big weekend
next week could be huge for us
semaj turner declaring on monday. 6'3'' 230 lb de. between us and uva
terry simmons 6'3'' 298 lb dt declaring on the 25th.
both are a 5.7 high three star on rivals
next week could be huge for us
semaj turner declaring on monday. 6'3'' 230 lb de. between us and uva
terry simmons 6'3'' 298 lb dt declaring on the 25th.
both are a 5.7 high three star on rivals
Surf thanks!!! Would love to have BOTH OBVIOUSLY, but will settle for one! HIGH, SOLID Three star kids. Undoubtedly would be upgraded to 4s if they were poached later by a Bama or Clemson.
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I know that it's just as hot at Clemson and Alabama. I would hate to practice football on a 95 degree day
