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2 MEDIA GUIDE 78 Jackson Anderson LS 6-4, 260 R-SR. FRISCO, TEXAS FRISCO HIGH SCHOOL Returning starting long snapper... scheduled to handle the long snapping duties on placement kicks and punts for the fourth consecutive season... one of four current Blue Devils to have played in all 36 games over the past three seasons, joining Walt Canty, Tony Foster and Austin Gamble... in 36 career games, has six tackles... has played 335 career snaps. Long snapper for both placement kicks and punts in all 12 games... played 107 total snaps. Long snapper for both placement kicks and punts in all 12 games... credited with three tackles on special teams... played 116 total snaps. Long snapper for both placement kicks and punts in all 12 games... credited with three tackles on special teams... played 112 total snaps Eric Adams RB 5-8, 170 SO. GULF BREEZE, FLA. GULF BREEZE HIGH SCHOOL Walk-on reserve running back... earned the Duke Torch Award following a 31-carry, 107- yard performance in the annual Spring Game... co-recipient of the program s Blue Devil Heart Award following spring practice. Three-year letterman at Gulf Breeze under coach Chris Nemith... as a senior, caught 55 passes for 742 yards and three TDs to earn all-region and Pensacola Sports Association All- Star honors... had 35 receptions for 449 yards during junior season while leading the state in kickoff return average... also participated in basketball, track and fi eld and weightlifting. Son of Greg and Mary Adams... born April 8, Three-year letterman at Frisco under Vance Gibson... fi rst team all-district selection as a senior... fi rst team All-Collin County choice by High School Sports The Magazine... All-DFW Metroplex third team pick in senior season... helped Frisco to two state playoff berths... received Frisco s Bubba Storey Award for player of the year... also participated in track and fi eld. Son of Jack and Mary Anderson... father played football at Austin College... born October 5, majoring in public policy studies while pursuing a certifi cate in markets and management studies. 84 Kenny Anunike DE 6-5, 260 R-SR. GALENA, OHIO OLENTANGY HIGH SCHOOL Slated to start at defensive end... missed the contact portion of spring drills while recovering from knee surgery... has demonstrated ability to effectively rush the quarterback... has overcome multiple signifi cant injuries during Duke tenure... owns good size and strength... possesses great energy and enthusiasm... in 28 career games (4 starts), has 37 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 4.0 quarterback sacks, three QB pressures and two caused fumbles... has played 585 career snaps... made switch from tight end to defensive end in the spring of... in January,, received a medical hardship waiver for the season from the ACC... in March,, granted a sixth season of eligibility by the NCAA... in the post-spring weightlifting evaluation, posted team-bests in the bench press (465 lbs.) and 225-pound bench press repetitions (29). Played in the fi rst four games with three starting assignments before suffering a seasonending knee injury versus Tulane... received a medical hardship waiver... following three weeks of action, ranked fi rst in the ACC in both tackles for loss (5.0) and quarterback sacks (4.0)... fi nished the year with 13 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, one caused fumble and one QB pressure... recorded a season-high fi ve tackles in the season-opener versus Richmond... had two sacks against both Stanford and Boston College... produced a caused fumble versus Stanford... on the fi eld for 107 total plays. Played in all 12 games at defensive end, starting the Elon contest... fi nished the year with 23 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, two QB pressures and one caused fumble... had a season-high six stops against Alabama and added fi ve tackles and one forced fumble at Georgia Tech... played 359 total snaps. Saw action in all 12 games as a reserve tight end... credited with one tackle on special teams... played 119 total snaps including 24 on offense Did not see game action while recovering from knee surgery. Two-year letterman at Olentangy under coach Ed Terwilliger... listed as the No. 34 tight end in the country by Rivals.com... fi rst team all-conference and honorable mention all-state pick as a senior... had seven sacks during senior season... also competed in track and fi eld and basketball. Son of Emmanuel and Oby Anunike... born May 22, majoring in biological anthropology & anatomy. Richmond Army Kansas N.C. Central Virginia Tech N.C. State Maryland Virginia North Carolina Georgia Tech Miami Wake Forest

3 Elon Wake Forest Alabama Army Maryland Miami Virginia Tech Navy Virginia Boston College Georgia Tech North Carolina Richmond Stanford Boston College Tulane FIU DNP Florida State DNP Wake Forest DNP Virginia Tech DNP Miami DNP Virginia DNP Georgia Tech DNP North Carolina DNP 12/ / / Total 28/ Marcus Aprahamian OT 6-4, 300 R-FR. BROOKFIELD, WIS. BROOKFIELD CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL Charted as the second string right tackle behind returning starter Perry Simmons... could compete for playing time this fall... has made steady progress since arrival at Duke. Three-year letterman at Brookfi eld Central under coach Jamie Meulemans... charted as the No. 33 offensive guard in the nation by ESPN.com... tabbed as the No. 65 offensive tackle in the nation by Scout.com... listed as the No. 1 offensive lineman and the No. 8 overall prospect in Wisconsin by Rivals.com... helped Brookfi eld Central to three-year ledger of 20-9 with two state playoff appearances... All-Midwest Region choice by SuperPrep... fi rst team All-Greater Metro Conference pick in both and... named the Greater Metro Conference s Offensive Lineman of the Year pick as a senior... all-region choice by the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association in... also participated in track and fi eld... conference champion in both the discus and shot put. Son of Michael and Michelle Aprahamian... brother, Mitch, is a member of the football program at Dartmouth... born December 22, Dan Beilinson TE 6-5, 240 FR. CARY, N.C. PANTHER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL MEDIA GUIDE Three-year letterman at Panther Creek under coach Wayne Bragg... national consensus top-40 tight end with rankings of No. 22 (ESPN.com), No. 29 (Scout.com), No. 34 (Rivals. com) and No. 39 (247Sports.com).. charted as the top TE in North Carolina by all four outlets... helped Panther Creek to a record with two state playoff berths... in senior season, caught 30 passes for 412 yards... fi rst team all-state selection by ESPN.com... as a junior, caught 37 passes for 553 yards and two TDs as Panther Creek went 13-2 and advanced to the state semifi nals... in Panther Creek s state quarterfi nal win over Fayetteville 71st, caught seven passes for a career-high 119 yards with one TD on November 26,... two-time all-conference and all-region selection... had 67 career punts for 2,415 yards (36.1 avg.)... helped North Carolina to a win over South Carolina in the 75th annual Shrine Bowl on December 17, in Spartanburg, S.C.... also lettered in basketball. Son of Vadim Beilinson and Jelena Zaitseva... born October 21, Issac Blakeney TE 6-6, 235 R-SO. MONROE, N.C. MONROE HIGH SCHOOL Reserve tight end... made the transition from safety to tight end during spring drills... slated to compete for playing time... excellent athlete... has displayed explosive play-making abilities on the practice fi eld... in the post-spring weightlifting evaluation, ranked fi rst among tight ends in vertical jump (34.5 ), broad jump (10 4 ) and 40-yard dash (4.63). Lettered two seasons at Monroe High School under coach Johnny Sowell... helped squad to two-year overall record of 20-5 with two state playoff appearances... as a senior, had 51 tackles, fi ve sacks, four interceptions and three fumble recoveries while catching 15 passes for 346 yards and nine TDs... in, helped Monroe to the school s fi rst 11-0 record in the regular season before fi nishing 12-1 overall... earned all-conference and all-county honors following senior season... also lettered in basketball and track and fi eld... in, helped Monroe to a 32-1 fi nal record and the 1A state championship in basketball, earning MVP honors in the title game win over Goldsboro following a 24-point, 15-rebound performance... at the 1-A state championship track meet, claimed fi rst place in both the triple jump (49-2) and long jump (22-9.5) while fi nishing seventh in the shot put ( )... ranked 46th in the fi nal United States High School Outdoor Track & Field rankings in the triple jump (48-4.5)... placed second in the triple jump ( ) at the USATF Junior Olympic State Championships... captured state 2A titles in the triple jump in both 2008 (45-6.5) and (48-4.5)... athlete of the year selection by the Charlotte Observer. Son of Yolanda Blakeney and Michael Wright... father lettered four seasons ( ) in basketball at Guilford College... high school teammate of fellow Duke football program member Jamison Crowder... born November 18,

4 MEDIA GUIDE Walk-on reserve defensive tackle. 71 Casey Blaser OL 6-5, 280 FR. CHARLOTTE, N.C. SOUTH MECKLENBURG HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterman at South Mecklenburg under coach James Martin... helped South Mecklenburg to consecutive state playoff appearances in and... fi rst team allstate pick by the Associated Press in... graded out at 87 percent for senior campaign while serving as team captain... fi rst team All-Mecklenburg choice by the Charlotte Observer following senior season... two-time All-Southwestern Conference selection... helped North Carolina to a win over South Carolina in the 75th annual Shrine Bowl on December 17, in Spartanburg, S.C. Son of Angie and Scott Blaser... father played four seasons ( ) as an offensive lineman at Newberry College... born January 5, Will Boeckman DT 6-3, 265 JR. COLUMBUS, OHIO. COLUMBUS ACADEMY Three-year letterman under Mark Barren at Columbus Academy... as a senior, had 45 tackles and six sacks... team captain as a senior... two-time all-league player... also lettered in basketball and track and fi eld. Son of Ron and Anne Boeckman... born September 24, father played baseball at Ohio Northern... cousin, Todd Boeckman, lettered as a quarterback ( ) at Ohio State... majoring in economics. 7 Anthony Boone QB 6-0, 235 R-SO. MONROE, N.C. WEDDINGTON HIGH SCHOOL Reserve quarterback... scheduled to compete game action... intense competitor... natural quarterback... owns the strongest arm of Duke s signal-callers... quality runner with the football... in 10 career games, has completed 30-of-53 (.566) passes for 298 yards with one TD and one INT while rushing 44 times for 129 yards and four TDs... has played 124 career snaps... in the annual Spring Game, completed three-of-nine (.333) passes for 50 yards while rushing three times for 11 yards... led Blue Devil quarterbacks in both the bench press (345 lbs.) and squat lift (470 lbs.) during the program s post-spring weightlifting evaluation. Played in 10 games, missing the FIU and Florida State contests... completed 30-of-53 (.566) passes for 298 yards with one TD and one INT... rushed 44 times for 129 yards and four TDs and caught one pass for 21 yards... scored on a three-yard run in fi rst collegiate game against Richmond... versus No. 6 Stanford, hit on seven-of-nine (.778) passes for 70 yards while rushing for one TD... had two rushing TDs against Wake Forest... played a season-high 32 snaps at North Carolina, hitting on 12-of-20 (.600) throws for 111 yards with one TD and one INT... also versus the Tar Heels, rushed for a season-best 41 yards on seven attempts and caught a 21-yard pass from Jamison Crowder... played 124 snaps on the year. Lettered four seasons at Weddington High School under coaches Ed Susi (2006), Phil Williams ( ) and Justin Hardin ()... helped team to state playoff appearances in 2006 and... listed as the 37th-top quarterback in the nation by ESPN.com... as a senior, passed for 1,530 yards and 13 TDs while rushing for 780 yards and 11 TDs... in junior campaign, threw for 1,400 yards and 12 TDs while rushing for 1,000 yards and 11 TDs... fi nished prep career with 9,010 yards of total offense, rushing for 3,642 yards and passing for 5,368 yards... accounted for 81 total TDs (41 passing & 40 rushing) in high school career... four-time all-conference and all-county selection... also lettered in baseball... earned allconference and all-county honors on the diamond. Son of Anthony and Jenice Boone... born October 29, majoring in psychology. Opponent C-A Pct. Yds TD-INT Lg Rush Yds Lg TD Richmond Stanford Boston College Tulane FIU DNP Florida State DNP Wake Forest Virginia Tech Miami Virginia Georgia Tech North Carolina Year G/GS Comp Att Pct. Yards TD INT Lg 10/ Total 10/ Year G/GS Rush Yards Avg. TD Lg 10/ Total 10/ Year G/GS Rec Yards Avg. TD Lg 10/ Total 10/

5 30 Jared Boyd CB 5-9, 170 R-FR. STONE MOUNTAIN, GA. STEPHENSON HIGH SCHOOL Reserve cornerback... has displayed good potential since arrival at Duke... underwent surgery on April 25, to repair torn anterior cruciate ligament suffered during spring practice. Three-year letterman at Stephenson under coach Ron Gartrell... ranked as the No. 46 cornerback in the nation by ESPN.com... charted as the No. 50 cornerback in the nation by Rivals.com... tabbed as the No. 51 cornerback in the nation by Scout.com... helped Stephenson to a three-year ledger of 29-5 with three state playoff berths... recorded 60 tackles, 10 pass breakups, three interceptions and three returns for TDs as a senior as Stephenson posted a 9-2 record... fi rst team all-state selection by the Associated Press in... All- Dixie Region choice by SuperPrep... two-time all-region (2-5A) choice... as a junior, helped Stephenson to an 11-1 ledger while posting 50 tackles, fi ve pass breakups, three interceptions and two returns for TDs... selected to participate in the fourth annual DeKalb County Coaches Senior All-Star Game on December 18 in Clarkston, Ga.... chosen to play in the NUC All-World Gridiron Classic on December 31, in Charleston, S.C. Son of Jamesia and Terry Boyd... born February 9, Brandon Braxton S 6-1, 210 JR. CHARLOTTE, N.C. PROVIDENCE HIGH SCHOOL Projected starter at safety after making transition from wide receiver into the defensive backfi eld during spring drills... aggressive player with a natural feel for the game... showed glimpses of play-making ability during spring practice... comfort level on defense will increase with game experience... in 24 career games including 15 starting assignments as a wide receiver, caught 54 passes for 532 yards and one TD... credited with 14 total tackles through two seasons... has played 1,086 career snaps... had fi ve tackles and one QB pressure in the annual Spring Game. Academic All-ACC selection... played in all 12 games with 10 starting assignments... caught 40 passes for 352 yards... fi nished fourth on the team in pass receptions... set career single-game bests with nine catches and 60 receiving yards at Boston College... had fi ve catches versus Richmond and four grabs against both Tulane and North Carolina... career-long catch of 41 yards came versus Georgia Tech... caught at least one pass in all 12 weeks and had multiple receptions in nine contests... combined with Conner Vernon (70) and Donovan Varner (61) to become the third Duke trio with 40+ receptions each in a single season... coupled with Vernon, Varner and Cooper Helfet (43) to match the school record for most players (4) with 40+ pass receptions, equaling the standard set in also returned two punts for zero net yards... ranked fourth on the team in special teams tackles with seven... on the fi eld for 672 snaps. MEDIA GUIDE Played in all 12 games with fi ve starting assignments... started against Army, Navy, Virginia, Boston College and Georgia Tech... fi nished sixth on the team with 14 pass receptions for 180 yards and one TD... averaged 12.9 yards per catch with eight receptions producing fi rst downs... fi rst collegiate TD covered 21 yards against Army of his 14 receptions came in the second half of the season... had a season-high four catches versus Boston College... season-long reception covered 36 yards at Georgia Tech... caught 2+ passes in four contests... played 414 snaps. Lettered one season (2007) at St. Ignatius High School (Cleveland, Ohio) under coach Chuck Kyle and two seasons ( ) at Providence High School under coach Randy Long... charted as the 94th-top wide receiver in the country and the 16th-best overall prospect in North Carolina by Scout.com... listed as the 109th-top wide receiver in the nation by ESPN.com... helped St. Ignatius to an 8-3 record and state playoff berth in helped Providence to a two-year ledger of with two state playoff appearances... as a senior, had 50 pass receptions for 792 yards and nine TDs... two-time all-conference selection... also lettered in track and fi eld. Son of David and Shannon Braxton... father lettered three seasons ( ) as a defensive end at Wake Forest, was selected in the second round (52nd overall pick) of the 1989 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings and played in 71 career games over six seasons with the Vikings ( ), Phoenix Cardinals ( ) and Cincinnati Bengals (1994)... high school football teammate of fellow Blue Devil Braxton Deaver... born December 28, double majoring in cultural anthropology and theater. Elon Wake Forest Alabama Army Maryland Miami Virginia Tech Navy Virginia Boston College Georgia Tech North Carolina Richmond Stanford Boston College Tulane FIU Florida State Wake Forest Virginia Tech Miami Virginia Georgia Tech North Carolina NOTE: All 15 starts in -11 came at WR 12/ / Total 24/ Year G/GS Rec Yards Avg. TD Lg 12/ / Total 24/ Year G/GS PR Yards Avg. TD Lg 12/ / Total 24/

6 39 Jacques Bristow S 6-4, 205 SO. CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, COLO. KENT DENVER SCHOOL Walk-on reserve safety... credited with four tackles and one INT in the annual Spring Game. Four-year letterman at Kent Denver School under coach Scott Yates... helped Kent to state quarterfi nals as a junior and a state championship runner-up fi nish as a senior... as a senior, recorded 80 tackles and four INTs on defense and 16 receptions for 302 yards and fi ve TDs on offense... earned conference player of the year honors as a defensive back... named fi rst team all-conference defensively and second team on offense... lettered two years in lacrosse while earning fi rst team all-conference, second team all-state and U.S. Lacrosse Academic All-America accolades as a senior. Son of Karyn and Michael Bristow... born November 29, double majoring in history and French. 59 Kelby Brown LB 6-2, 220 JR. MATTHEWS, N.C. CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL Enters the fall as a starting linebacker... missed contact drills during spring practice while recovering from knee surgery... will be counted on for stability and leadership within the linebacking unit... possesses good instincts along with the ability to quickly diagnose the play... has a nose for the football... in 19 career games, has 128 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 3.0 quarterback sacks, seven QB pressures, four fumble recoveries, three PBUs and one caused fumble... has played 1,003 career snaps... enters season with a streak of 19 consecutive games with 3+ tackles... has 14 career games with 5+ tackles... among active Blue Devils, ranks fi rst in career tackles for loss, QB pressures and fumble recoveries and second in total tackles... has hit double fi gures in the tackle column fi ve career times including a career-high 13 stops against Virginia Tech in. Academic All-ACC selection... Mike Curtis Award recipient as Duke s most outstanding linebacker... also received the Mike Suglia Award, an honor presented annually to the sophomore member of the Duke football program who best exemplifi es the academic and athletic qualities of the late Mike Suglia... played in and started 10 games... missed the Virginia and Georgia Tech weeks due to injury... fi nished third on the team in total tackles (65)... ranked 21st in the ACC in tackles per game (6.5)... led Duke in tackles for loss (7.0)... reached double fi gures in the tackle column three times... had 10 tackles against both Richmond and Florida State before carding a career-high 13 stops versus Virginia Tech... added 1.5 tackles for loss and a caused fumble against the Hokies... matched career single-game best with 2.5 tackles for loss versus Wake Forest... enjoyed Duke s three-game stretch versus three eventual bowl teams Florida State, Wake Forest & No. 15 Virginia Tech in weeks with combined totals of 29 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 quarterback sacks and one caused fumble... on the fi eld for 580 snaps. MEDIA GUIDE Freshman All-America selection by Phil Steele (4th team) and College Football News (HM)... fi nished third in the balloting for ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year... played in nine games with seven starts... sat out the fi rst two games of the season while recovering from injury... missed the season fi nale against North Carolina after suffering torn anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments the previous week at Georgia Tech... posted 63 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, four fumble recoveries and fi ve QB pressures... led the nation in fumble recoveries per game (0.44)... ranked second among ACC rookies in tackles per game (7.0)... established Duke freshman record for fumble recoveries in a season (4)... became just the third Duke player in the past 20 years to recover four fumbles in a season, joining John Zuanich (1994) and Terrell Smith (2002)... fumble recoveries came against Alabama, Miami, Boston College and Georgia Tech... the 63 tackles rank as the eighthhighest single-season total by a rookie in Duke history... logged 4+ tackles in all nine games appeared in... top outing came in Duke s win at Navy with a season-high 12 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sack and three QB pressures... had 10 stops against Army... made career debut in week three versus Alabama and posted four tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack and one fumble recovery while playing 19 total snaps... played 423 snaps on the year. Lettered three seasons at Charlotte Christian High School under coach Jason Estep... charted as the 36th-top outside linebacker in the nation and the 17th-best overall prospect in North Carolina by Rivals.com... All-Mid Atlantic Region choice by SuperPrep... earned the Donnie Shell Defensive Player of the Year award for the Charlotte metropolitan area by the Charlotte Touchdown Club... helped squad to three-year record of 29-9 including one state championship (2008) and two state runner-up fi nishes (2007 & )... logged 105 tackles, seven tackles for loss, fi ve sacks, three fumble recoveries and two INTs as a senior... NCISAA fi rst team all-state pick... had 86 tackles, eight tackles for loss, three caused fumbles, two sacks and two INTs as a junior... registered 239 career tackles... two-time all-conference selection... two-year team captain... selected to the North Carolina squad for the fi fth annual Oasis Shrine Bowl on November 27, in Charlotte, N.C. Son of Connie and Kelby Brown... mother lettered three seasons ( ) in basketball at Northwestern... father lettered three seasons ( ) in football at Northwestern... brother, Kyler, is a member of the Duke football program... born July 10, majoring in evolutionary anthropology. Elon DNP Wake Forest DNP Alabama Army Maryland Miami Virginia Tech Navy Virginia Boston College Georgia Tech North Carolina DNP Richmond Stanford Boston College Tulane FIU Florida State Wake Forest Virginia Tech Miami Virginia DNP Georgia Tech DNP North Carolina / / Total 19/

7 56 Kyler Brown LB 6-4, 225 R-FR. MATTHEWS, N.C. CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL Charted as a starting linebacker... coaches were happy with his production during spring drills... has made good progress since arrival at Duke... in the annual Spring Game, chipped in four tackles and returned an interception 34 yards for a TD on the fi nal play from scrimmage to seal the White squad s victory... in the post-spring weightlifting evaluation, led all linebackers in bench press (350 lbs.), power clean (303 lbs.) and broad jump (9 9 ). Four-year letterman at Charlotte Christian under coach Jason Estep... charted as the No. 47 tight end in the nation by ESPN.com... helped Charlotte Christian to four-year record of with four state playoff appearances including the 2008 state championship... as a senior, posted 103 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, six sacks, three fumble recoveries and one interception... All-Mid Atlantic Region choice by SuperPrep... NCISAA fi rst team allstate selection... All-Mecklenburg pick by the Charlotte Observer... helped the North Carolina squad to a win over South Carolina in the sixth annual Oasis Shrine Bowl on November 26, in Charlotte, N.C.... also participated in basketball. MEDIA GUIDE Lettered four seasons at Callaway High School under coach Pete Wiggins... listed as the 99th-best defensive tackle in the country by Scout.com... helped team to four-year record of with four state playoff berths... guided squad to a pair of 10-win campaigns... as a senior, posted 50 tackles, eight tackles for loss and fi ve sacks... had 55 tackles and eight sacks during junior season... two-time fi rst team all-region and all-county selection. Son of Gloria Bruce.. born September 3, majoring in sociology while minoring in education... also pursuing a certifi cate in markets and management studies. Richmond Stanford Boston College Tulane FIU Florida State Wake Forest Virginia Tech Miami Virginia Georgia Tech North Carolina / Total 12/ Son of Connie and Kelby Brown... mother lettered three seasons ( ) in basketball at Northwestern... father lettered three seasons ( ) in football at Northwestern... brother, Kelby, is a member of the Duke football program... born October 18, Tim Burton CB 5-9, 180 R-FR. 91 Jamal Bruce NG 6-1, 285 R-SO. LAGRANGE, GA. CALLAWAY HIGH SCHOOL Enters the fall as Duke s starting nose guard... owns good agility and quickness... could have a major impact this fall... in 12 career games, has fi ve tackles... has played 177 career snaps... co-recipient of the program s Most Improved Defensive Player honor following spring drills... in the post-spring weightlifting evaluation, led the team with a power clean lift of 352 pounds. Played in all 12 games... recorded fi ve total tackles on the year... lone tackle behind the line of scrimmage came versus Virginia Tech... on the fi eld for 177 plays including a season-high 20 against Virginia Tech. HOLLYWOOD, FLA. CARDINAL GIBBONS HIGH SCHOOL Reserve cornerback... listed second on the depth chart behind returning starter Ross Cockrell... excellent athlete... could battle for playing time on both defense and special teams... made good progress during spring practice... recorded 10 tackles in the annual Spring Game... in the post-spring weightlifting evaluation, carded the second-fastest 40-yard dash time (4.41) on the team. Four-year letterman at Cardinal Gibbons under coach Mike Morrill... charted as the No. 70 cornerback in the nation by ESPN.com... helped Cardinal Gibbons to four straight state playoff berths... as a senior, had 40 tackles, 14 pass breakups and two interceptions as well as 700 offensive yards and 11 total TDs... helped Cardinal Gibbons to the District 8 (2A) championship... served as team captain as a senior... as a junior, posted 61 tackles and two interceptions... carded 45 tackles and four interceptions during sophomore season... also participated in track and fi eld. Son of Debra and Tim Burton... born January 27,

8 20 Lee Butler S 5-11, 185 R-SR. ANDERSON, S.C. WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL Slated to start at cornerback... most experienced player on the Duke roster having seen action in 38 games over the past four years... seasoned veteran... owns excellent speed... versatile performer who has played both cornerback and safety during his tenure at Duke... in 38 career games (20 starts), has amassed 113 tackles, three INTs and 12 PBUs while returning 35 punts for 300 yards, good for a 8.57 yards per return average... on the fi eld for 1,622 career snaps... among active Duke players, ranks tied for fi rst in career games with 2+ tackles (24), second in both career INTs and PBUs and fourth in tackles... among active players in the ACC, ranks second in both career punt returns and punt return yardage... has 14 career games with 4+ tackles... has two career double digit tackle games with 10 stops against both Kansas in and Virginia in... enters the season having recorded at least one tackle in 18 consecutive and 26 of his last 27 games dating back to the season... in January,, received a medical hardship waiver for the season from the ACC... two-time Academic All-ACC selection... one of three Duke players enrolled in graduate school, joining Brian Moore and Sean Renfree. Played in the fi rst four games before suffering season-ending leg injury against Tulane... registered four tackles and one INT while returning seven punts for 66 yards and a 9.4 yards per return average... had one tackle in each of the fi rst four games... returned INT of twotime Heisman Trophy runner-up Andrew Luck of Stanford 76 yards for a TD... return marked the ninth-longest of an INT in Duke history... on the fi eld for 76 total plays. Academic All-ACC choice... started all 12 games at safety... fi nished seventh on the team with 58 tackles... led Duke with eight PBUs... lone INT of the year came against Alabama... carded a season-best 10 tackles versus Virginia... logged nine stops against Elon and eight in the season fi nale versus North Carolina... had two PBUs against both Elon and Maryland... returned 21 punts for 181 yards... ranked fi fth in the ACC and 31st nationally in punt return average (8.62)... punt return average marked Duke s highest since 2001 when Ronnie Hamilton led the conference with a 15.6 yards per return average... the 181-yard season total marked the fourth-highest at Duke in the past 35 seasons... on the gridiron for 825 total snaps including 780 defensive plays. Academic All-ACC selection... played in 11 games, missing only the Virginia tilt... started seven games... carded 39 tackles with one INT and four PBUs... added 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 quarterback sack... had a career-best 10 stops including one for loss at Kansas... in victory at N.C. State, logged four tackles, one sack and one INT... ranked fi fth on the team with four PBUs and ninth in tackles with on the fi eld for 501 total snaps including a season-best 71 against Wake Forest Played in 11 games with one start... tallied 12 tackles on the year... had seven punt returns for 53 yards, good for an average of 7.8 yard per return... recorded a season-high four tackles in fi rst collegiate start against Miami... posted two tackles against Navy, Virginia and Clemson... also had two punt returns for 27 yards against the Tigers... tallied four punt returns for 23 yards at Virginia Tech... played a total of 220 snaps with 118 on defense and 102 on special teams... played a season-high 69 snaps against Miami. Played for Ted Luckadoo at Westside... charted as the No. 80 cornerback in the nation by Scout.com... recorded four tackles and one caused fumble to help South Carolina to a victory over North Carolina in the 72nd annual Shrine Bowl on December 15, 2007 in Spartanburg, S.C.... all-area selection by the Anderson Independent-Mail... accounted for 1,263 all-purpose yards and 11 TDs as a senior as Westside went MEDIA GUIDE 2008 James Madison Northwestern Navy Virginia Georgia Tech DNP Miami Vanderbilt Wake Forest N.C. State Clemson Virginia Tech North Carolina Richmond Army Kansas N.C. Central Virginia Tech N.C. State Maryland Virginia DNP North Carolina Georgia Tech Miami Wake Forest Elon Wake Forest Alabama Army Maryland Miami Virginia Tech Navy Virginia Boston College Georgia Tech North Carolina Richmond Stanford TD Boston College Tulane FIU DNP Florida State DNP Wake Forest DNP Virginia Tech DNP Miami DNP Virginia DNP Georgia Tech DNP North Carolina DNP / / / / Total 38/ Year G/GS PR Yards Avg. TD Lg / / / / Total 38/ Son of Lee Butler and Angel Fox... born December 14, graduated from Duke on May 13, with a degree in sociology... currently pursuing a master s degree in liberal studies. 14

9 MEDIA GUIDE 38 Jordon Byas S 6-1, 220 R-SR. LYNN HAVEN, FLA. BAY HIGH SCHOOL Enters the fall as a starting safety... versatile back who can play all three safety positions... brings toughness and a physical presence to the defensive backfi eld... has been a key contributor on special teams for the past three seasons... in 35 career games (8 starts), has 88 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, two caused fumbles and one fumble recovery... has played 956 career snaps... enters the campaign with a streak of eight consecutive games with 3+ tackles... only player on the Blue Devil roster to record 20+ tackles in each of the past three seasons... joins Lee Butler as Duke s active leaders for most career games with 2+ tackles (24)... has produced 1+ tackles in 31 of 35 career games... tackle total has increased each season ( )... helped the White squad to a win in the annual Spring Game by posting three tackles and returning an INT 32 yards for a TD... led all defensive backs in the bench press (355 lbs.) and 225-pound bench press repetitions (17) while ranking third in the broad jump (10 3 ) and tied for third in power clean (280 lbs.) in the program s post-spring strength and conditioning evaluation. Academic All-ACC selection... along with punter Alex King, co-recipient of the Bill Keziah Award as Duke s top special teams performer... played in 11 games with fi ve starting assignments... started fi ve of the fi nal six games of the year... missed the Stanford contest due to injury... fi nished sixth on the team with 40 total tackles... added 2.0 tackles for loss... led the Blue Devils in special teams tackles with posted a career-high seven stops including one for loss against Virginia Tech... had 4+ tackles in seven of the last eight weeks of the year... averaged 5.0 tackles per game over the second half of the season... on the fi eld for 381 total snaps including 293 defensive plays. Played in all 12 games with two starts... totaled 28 tackles, two caused fumbles and one fumble recovery... had a career-high six tackles against North Carolina... had a fumble recovery versus Miami... on the fi eld for 292 total snaps including 159 defensive plays. Played in all 12 games with one start... logged 20 tackles on the year... posted a seasonhigh four tackles versus Georgia Tech... blocked one punt in the North Carolina game... on the fi eld for 283 total snaps including 124 on defense Richmond Army Kansas N.C. Central Virginia Tech N.C. State Maryland Virginia North Carolina Georgia Tech Miami Wake Forest Elon Wake Forest Alabama Army Maryland Miami Virginia Tech Navy Virginia Boston College Georgia Tech North Carolina Richmond Stanford DNP Boston College Tulane FIU Florida State Wake Forest Virginia Tech Miami Virginia Georgia Tech North Carolina / / / Total 35/ Four-year letterman at Bay under Michael Healey... listed as the No. 137 safety in the nation by Scout.com... as a senior, rushed for 736 yards and seven TDs while registering 79 tackles and two INTs to earn district MVP, all-district and all-county accolades... missed the majority of his junior season due to injury... logged 85 tackles and three INTs as a sophomore en route to garnering all-county and all-district honors... had 22 tackles and one INT as a freshman as Bay went 10-1 and advanced to the state playoffs... also participated in track and fi eld... Florida AAA state champion in the 400-meters (47.20) in set county record in the 200-meters in 2006 (21.65)... member of Florida AAA state runner-up 4x400 relay team in Son of Aaron and Nora Byas... father lettered three seasons ( ) in football at Southern Illinois... born November 7, double majoring in biological anthropology and anatomy and psychology... also pursuing a certifi cate in markets and management studies. 15

10 32 August Campbell S 6-3, 235 R-JR. FREEPORT, BAHAMAS CHRIST (N.C.) SCHOOL Returning starting safety... missed spring drills while recovering from shoulder surgery... good athlete... in 24 career games (8 starts), has 43 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 quarterback sack, one INT, one fumble recovery and three QB pressures... has played 647 career snaps... owns school record for longest fumble return with 95-yard effort for a TD versus Boston College in. Played in 11 games with six starts... missed the Florida State week due to injury... carded 31 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, one INT and two QB pressures... had a career-high fi ve tackles against Richmond, Virginia and North Carolina... in Duke s win over Tulane, posted three tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and one INT... closed the season with 17 tackles over the fi nal four weeks... on the fi eld for 408 snaps. Played in 10 games with two starts... started versus Boston College and North Carolina... made a mid-season switch from linebacker to safety... had 10 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack and one fumble recovery on the year... set school record for longest fumble return for a TD with a 95-yard effort against Boston College, bettering the previous school standard of 77 yards set by Ed Rushton versus Pittsburgh in had a season-high four tackles versus Elon... on the fi eld for 205 total snaps including 97 defensive plays. Saw action in three games (Army, Kansas & N.C. Central)... missed the fi nal eight games of the year due to shoulder injury and granted a hardship waiver... on the fi eld for 34 total snaps. Three-year letterman at Christ School under Michael Williamson and Jamie Auch... three-time all-conference and two-time all-state pick... had 91 tackles, four sacks, three fumble recoveries and two interceptions while scoring four defensive touchdowns during senior campaign... posted 82 tackles, fi ve sacks and three interceptions as a junior... helped Christ School to consecutive state playoff berths in 2007 and posted career totals of 237 tackles, 16 sacks, seven interceptions and seven fumble recoveries while scoring six defensive touchdowns on four interception returns and two fumble returns... also lettered in baseball. MEDIA GUIDE Richmond DNP Army Kansas N.C. Central Virginia Tech DNP N.C. State DNP Maryland DNP Virginia DNP North Carolina DNP Georgia Tech DNP Miami DNP Wake Forest DNP Elon Wake Forest Alabama DNP Army Maryland Miami DNP Virginia Tech Navy Virginia Boston College TD 0 Georgia Tech North Carolina Richmond Stanford Boston College Tulane FIU Florida State DNP Wake Forest Virginia Tech Miami Virginia Georgia Tech North Carolina / / / Total 24/ Son of Blanch and Edmund Campbell... born August 13, majoring in sociology with a minor in theater... also pursuing a certifi cate in markets and management studies. 16

11 4 Walt Canty S 6-1, 220 SR. ROEBUCK, S.C. DORMAN HIGH SCHOOL Returning starting safety... serves as the quarterback of Duke s defense... owns natural play-making abilities... will be counted on for leadership by the coaching staff... has played in all 36 games since arrival in Durham... in 36 career games (18 starts), has 153 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, six PBUs, four caused fumbles and two INTs... on the gridiron for 1,583 career snaps... ranks fi rst among active Blue Devils in career tackles and caused fumbles... has averaged 75 tackles per season over the past two years... registered 115 total tackles in the past 16 games dating back to the season, good for a 7.2 stops per contest average... one of four current Duke players to have appeared in all 36 games over the past three seasons, joining Jackson Anderson, Tony Foster and Austin Gamble... has six career double fi gure tackle games including a career-high 15-stop outing at Virginia in... has 15 career games with 5+ tackles... enters the season having carded 5+ tackles in eight consecutive games and at least three tackles in 21 of the last 24 contests dating back to the beginning of the campaign. Started all 12 games... fi nished second on the team in total tackles with added 4.0 tackles for loss, fi ve pass break-ups, three caused fumbles and one INT... in the ACC, ranked tied for third in caused fumbles per game (0.25) and 14th in tackles per game (7.3)... fi nished tied for 41st nationally in caused fumbles per contest... reached double fi gures in tackles four times... posted a career-high 15 tackles with two stops behind the line of scrimmage at Virginia... also hit double digits versus FIU (13), Florida State (10) and Georgia Tech (12)... posted two caused fumbles in Duke s win at FIU to match the second-highest single-game total in school history... lone INT of the year came against Richmond... after carding 12 total tackles through the fi rst four weeks of the year, averaged 9.4 stops per contest over the fi nal eight games... played 811 total snaps and topped the 60-play barrier in 10 of 12 weeks... ranked second on the team in defensive snaps played (745), trailing only All-America safety Matt Daniels (768). Played in all 12 games with six starts... starting assignments came against Maryland, Miami, Virginia Tech, Virginia, Boston College and North Carolina... fi nished third on the team with 63 total tackles... added 1.0 tackles for loss, one INT, one PBU and one caused fumble... posted a season-high 12 tackles against Virginia with one tackle for loss and fi rst career INT... had 11 stops versus North Carolina and eight tackles against Army... logged seven games with 5+ tackles... on the fi eld for 607 total plays including 538 defensive snaps. Played in all 12 contests primarily on special teams... had three tackles on the year including two stops against N.C. Central... on the gridiron for 165 plays including 32 defensive snaps. Three-year letterman at Dorman under David Gutshall... charted as the 26th-top safety in the nation and the 15th-best overall prospect in South Carolina by Rivals.com... listed as one of the top 25 overall prospects in South Carolina by the Charlotte Observer... as a senior, posted 84 tackles and four interceptions while rushing for 501 yards and 16 touchdowns as Dorman went 13-1, was ranked as high as No. 12 in the USA Today national rankings and advanced to the state 4A Division I semifi nals... named all-state in 2008 by the Associated Press... Area Defensive Player of the Year pick by the Spartanburg Herald-Journal... All-Mid Atlantic Region pick by SuperPrep... earned defensive MVP honors of the annual Shrine Bowl after posting four tackles including two for loss and helping South Carolina hold North Carolina to 120 yards of offense in a win... in the Shrine Bowl, rushed four times for 63 yards including a nine-yard touchdown run and returned four punts for 55 yards. Son of Donna and Walter Canty... born October 28, high school teammate of fellow Duke player Taylor Sowell... majoring in public policy studies with a minor in education. MEDIA GUIDE Richmond Army Kansas N.C. Central Virginia Tech N.C. State Maryland Virginia North Carolina Georgia Tech Miami Wake Forest Elon Wake Forest Alabama Army Maryland Miami Virginia Tech Navy Virginia Boston College Georgia Tech North Carolina Richmond Stanford Boston College Tulane FIU Florida State Wake Forest Virginia Tech Miami Virginia Georgia Tech North Carolina / / / Total 36/ Jeremy Cash S 6-2, 205 SO. PLANTATION, FLA. PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL Enrolled at Duke in January, following two semesters at Ohio State... had 10 tackles and one blocked fi eld goal attempt in the annual Spring Game. Enrolled at Ohio State in January,... as a freshman, played in fi ve games for the Buckeyes in... saw action against Colorado, Michigan State, Nebraska, Illinois and Michigan... recorded three tackles on the year including a season-high two stops at Nebraska... played for Steve Davis at Plantation High School... charted as the No. 25 safety in the country by Rivals.com... recorded 96 tackles as a junior... also lettered in basketball and track and fi eld. Son of Alisha Sneed... born December 6,

12 6 Ross Cockrell CB 6-0, 180 R-JR. WAXHAW, N.C. LATIN HIGH SCHOOL Returning starting cornerback... has good size and speed... has proven ability to make plays in the secondary... post-season honors candidate... in 23 career games (23 starts), has 116 tackles, four INTs and 16 PBUs... has played 1,561 career snaps... stands four PBUs shy of cracking Duke s career top 10 list... Duke s active leader in both INTs and PBUs... has two career double fi gure tackle performances including a career-high 10 stops against both Wake Forest in and North Carolina in... enters the season with streaks of 23 consecutive games with 1+ tackle and 15 contests with 2+ tackles... has registered 3+ tackles in 18 career games... among active players in the ACC, ranks tied for 11th in career INTs... earned Defensive MVP honors in the annual Spring Game after helping the White squad to a victory with four tackles, one caused fumble, two pass break-ups and one QB pressure... carded the team s third-fastest time in the 40-yard dash (4.42 seconds) while posting the second-best vertical jump mark (37.5 ) during the program s post-spring strength and conditioning evaluation... two-time Academic All-ACC pick. Academic All-ACC selection... recipient of the Sonny Falcone Iron Duke Award, a team honor presented annually to one offensive player, one defensive player and one player in the developmental program for their year-round commitment to strength training and conditioning... played in and started 11 games... missed the Tulane game due to injury... carded 56 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss, nine PBUs and one INT... ranked fourth on the team in total tackles and second in PBUs... in the ACC, ranked seventh in total passes defended per game (0.91) and 34th in tackles per game (5.1)... ranked 68th nationally in passes defended per contest... closed the season on a high note with a career-high matching 10 tackles and one INT at North Carolina... had nine stops in Duke s win at Boston College... posted seven tackles against both FIU and Virginia Tech... logged multiple PBUs versus both Richmond (3) and Georgia Tech (2)... on the fi eld for 735 total snaps. MEDIA GUIDE Elon Wake Forest Alabama Army Maryland Miam i Virginia Tech Navy Virginia Boston College Georgia Tech North Carolina Richmond Stanford Boston College Tulane DNP FIU Florida State Wake Forest Virginia Tech Miami Virginia Georgia Tech North Carolina / / Total 23/ Freshman All-America selection by Phil Steele (3rd team) and College Football News (HM)... Academic All-ACC choice... started all 12 games... fi nished sixth on the team with 60 tackles... led the squad with three INTs and fi nished second with seven PBUs... became just the second Duke freshman to lead the team in INTs by himself, joining Wyatt Smith (1988)... matched school single-season record for INTs by a freshman (Wyatt Smith, 3, 1988)... matched school single-game record for INTs by a freshman (John Talley, 2 vs. Clemson, 2007)... ranked tied for eighth in the ACC in total passes defended (10)... passes defended total ranked second among league rookies... the 60 tackles rank as the ninthhighest single-season total by a rookie in Duke history... posted a season-high 10 tackles at Wake Forest... logged two PBUs against both Miami and Navy... on the fi eld for 826 total snaps including 795 defensive plays... snap total was tops among defensive players and the fi fth-highest overall. Two-year letterman under Larry McNulty at Charlotte Latin... charted as the 74th-top cornerback in the nation by Scout.com... listed as the 76th-best cornerback in the country by Rivals.com... in senior season, had 29 receptions for 459 yards and 11 TDs while posting 34 tackles and three INTs as Latin went 9-3 and reached the state championship game... helped Latin to a 13-0 record and state title as a junior by catching 41 passes for 806 yards and seven TDs and compiling 38 tackles and nine INTs with four defensive TDs... scored six defensive TDs during prep career... two-time all-conference and all-state selection... also lettered in basketball and track and fi eld, earning all-conference honors in both sports... at the NCISAA 3A state championship track and fi eld meet, placed fi rst in the 100-meter, 200-meter, 400-meter and 4x400-meter relay competitions. Son of Serena and Kieth Cockrell... father played football at Columbia University... born August 6, majoring in political science while pursuing a certifi cate in markets and management studies. 18

13 MEDIA GUIDE 73 Takoby Cofield OT 6-4, 305 R-SO. TARBORO, N.C. TARBORO HIGH SCHOOL Scheduled to start at left tackle... projected to replace Kyle Hill, who graduated after starting 34 games at left tackle over the past three seasons... one of the top true athletes among Duke s offensive linemen... possesses good quickness... in 10 career games (2 starts), has played a total of 275 snaps... in the program s post-spring strength evaluation, led all offensive linemen in the vertical jump (31.0 ) and squat lift (515 lbs.) while ranking fourth in the power clean (303 lbs.)... in May,, joined nine teammates on a mission trip to Langano, Ethiopia for water well-digging project. Played in 10 games with two starts... missed the FIU and Wake Forest tilts... started the fi nal two games versus Georgia Tech and North Carolina... helped Duke rank among the ACC leaders in both passing offense (2nd) and sacks allowed per passing attempt (3rd)... aided a Blue Devil passing attack that had four players catch 40+ passes for just the second time in school history and fi rst time since part of a Duke line that opened holes for 19 rushing TDs, a total that matched the program s highest output since on the fi eld for 275 snaps including a season-high 68 versus Georgia Tech. Three-year letterman at Tarboro High School under coach Jeff Craddock... tabbed the 40thtop offensive tackle in the nation by Rivals.com... listed as the third-best offensive lineman in North Carolina and the 17th-top overall prospect in the state by the Charlotte Observer... All-Mid Atlantic Region choice by SuperPrep... helped Tarboro to a three-year record of 36-8 with three state playoff appearances including one state runner-up fi nish (2008) and one championship ()... in, helped Tarboro to 15-1 overall record and the 2-A state title with a 28-3 win over Burnsville Mountain Heritage... All-Southern selection by the Orlando Sentinel and fi rst team 2-A all-state pick by NCPreps.com in... helped North Carolina to a win in the annual Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas on December 19, in Spartanburg, S.C.... also lettered in track and fi eld. Son of Ava and Toney Cofi eld... born January 22, majoring in African and African- American Studies. 70 John Coleman OG 6-4, 290 R-JR. FLORENCE, S.C. WEST FLORENCE HIGH SCHOOL Listed as the top reserve at right offensive guard... slated to compete for game action... offers quality depth... veteran lineman with good experience... can play multiple positions along the offensive front... in 24 career games (9 starts), has played a total of 731 snaps... one of fi ve current Duke offensive linemen to have earned Academic All-ACC honors. Academic All-ACC selection... played in all 12 games with nine starts... helped Duke rank among the ACC leaders in both passing offense (2nd) and sacks allowed per passing attempt (3rd)... aided a Blue Devil passing attack that had four players catch 40+ passes for just the second time in school history and fi rst time since part of a Duke line that opened holes for 19 rushing TDs, a total that matched the program s highest output since on the fi eld for 627 snaps including a season-high 102 against Wake Forest. Played in all 12 games... on the fi eld for 104 total snaps including 44 offensive plays. Three-year letterman under Trey Woodberry... listed as the 64th-best offensive tackle in the nation by ESPN.com... earned All-Pee Dee honors from the Florence Morning News after helping West Florence to a 7-5 mark and state playoff berth... All-Mid Atlantic Region pick by SuperPrep... named a Carolina Panthers Community Captain for excellence in athletics, academics and community service... helped the South squad to a win in the annual South Carolina North-South All-Star game on December 13, 2008 in Myrtle Beach... all-region pick in also lettered in basketball and weight lifting. Son of Lillian and John Coleman... father played football at South Carolina... born June 21, high school teammate of fellow Duke player Sydney Sarmiento... majoring in public policy studies while pursuing a certifi cate in markets and management studies. Walk-on reserve quarterback. 16 Robert Collins QB 6-1, 200 SO. ST. DAVIDS, PA. RADNOR HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterman at Radnor under Tom Ryan... threw for 1,527 yards and 12 TDs along with two rushing TDs as a senior... earned All-Main Line honors as well as All-Delaware County accolades... also lettered four years in baseball. Son of Mary and Robert Collins... born October 28,

14 18 Brandon Connette QB 6-2, 225 R-SO. CORONA, CALIF. SANTIAGO HIGH SCHOOL Reserve quarterback... scheduled to be an integral part of the Duke offense in... strong, physical football player... possesses excellent work ethic... showed increased comfort level in the passing game during spring practice... also during spring drills, received repetitions at multiple offensive skill positions... lead candidate to handle the holding chores on placement kicks... in 14 career games (1 start), has completed 11-of-24 passes (.458) for 160 yards with two INTs while rushing 86 times for 307 yards and nine TDs... has played 160 career snaps... on Duke s career charts, ranks tied for fourth in rushing TDs by a QB... with a 0.64 career rushing TD per game played average, is tops among active ACC players (minimum 9 TDs)... also among active ACC players, ranks third in rushing attempts-to-td ratio (9.56:1; minimum 9 TD), trailing Florida State s Lonnie Pryor (7.70) and Georgia Tech s Orwin Smith (7.93), and tied for 10th in career rushing TDs... career rushing TD total ranks tied for second among active ACC sophomores along with Virginia s Kevin Parks, trailing North Carolina s Giovani Bernard (13)... in January,, received a medical hardship waiver for the season from the ACC... co-recipient of Duke s Most Improved Offensive Player honor following spring drills... in the annual Spring Game, earned Offensive MVP accolades after completing four-of-seven (.571) passes for 83 yards and one TD while rushing six times for 54 yards and one TD... in the post-spring weightlifting evaluation, paced the quarterbacks in bench press (345 lbs.), 225-pound bench press repetitions (17) and power clean lift (324 lbs.). Played in two games before suffering season-ending shoulder injury against No. 6 Stanford... received a medical hardship waiver... completed one-of-two (.500) pass attempts for 35 yards while rushing eight times for minus-14 yards and one TD... lone ground TD covered six yards against Richmond... lone pass completion went for 35 yards to Conner Vernon versus Stanford... on the fi eld for 15 total snaps. MEDIA GUIDE Opponent C-A Pct. Yds TD-INT Lg Rush Yds Lg TD Elon Wake Forest Alabama Army Maryland Miami Virginia Tech Navy Virginia Boston College Georgia Tech North Carolina Opponent C-A Pct. Yds TD-INT Lg Rush Yds Lg TD Richmond Stanford Boston College DNP Tulane DNP FIU DNP Florida State DNP Wake Forest DNP Virginia Tech DNP Miami DNP Virginia DNP Georgia Tech DNP North Carolina DNP Year G/GS Comp Att Pct. Yards TD INT Lg 12/ / Total 14/ Year G/GS Rush Yards Avg. TD Lg 12/ / Total 14/ Played in all 12 games with one starting assignment... started against Miami... on the year, completed 10-of-22 (.455) passes for 125 yards with two INTs... rushed 78 times for 321 yards and eight TDs... fi nished second on the team in rushing yardage... set Duke singleseason record for rushing TDs by a freshman, bettering the previous standard of six set by Chris Douglas in the rushing TD total ranks third on the school s chart for ground scores by a QB, trailing only Mike Dunn (12 in 1976) and Elmore Hackney (9 in 1937)... on Duke s single-season lists for rookies, totals rank second in total points (50) and ninth in yards per rushing attempt (4.12)... established school single-game record for total points by a freshman with 14 against Virginia... in the win over the Cavaliers, posted season-high totals for passing yards (40) and rushing yards (78) while scoring two TDs along with one twopoint conversion... fi rst career rushing attempt went for 48 yards versus Elon... rushed for 20+ yards in eight games... aided in Duke s enhanced rushing attack that showed marked improvement in yards per game (+46.5), yards per attempt (+1.2), runs of 20 or more yards (+8) and total rushing TDs (+13)... on the fi eld for 145 total plays. Lettered four seasons at Santiago High School under coaches Steve Mitchell ( ) and Jeff Steinberg ()... listed as the 62nd-best quarterback in the nation by ESPN.com... All-Far West Region choice by SuperPrep... helped team to three straight state playoff berths... as a senior, completed 145-of-249 (.582) passes for 1,961 yards with 18 TDs and 11 INTs while rushing for 462 yards and 12 TDs... in a win over Corona on November 6,, accounted for 388 (277 pass & 111 rush) yards and six total TDs (2 pass & 4 rush)... threw four TD passes against both King (October 16, ) and Norco (October 23, ) in consecutive weeks... in junior season, completed 104-of-208 (.500) passes for 1,406 yards with 14 TDs and 11 INTs while rushing for 881 yards and 10 TDs... rushed for career-high 238 yards and three TDs in a win over Roosevelt on October 17, Son of Allen and Nancy Connette... brother, Simon, is a member of the football program at San Jose State... born July 21, majoring in economics while pursuing a certifi cate in arts of the moving image. 20

15 3 Jamison Crowder WR 5-9, 175 SO. MONROE, N.C. MONROE HIGH SCHOOL Projected starter at wide receiver... also a leading candidate to handle Duke s kickoff and punt return chores... preseason All-ACC selection by Lindy s Sports (3rd team) as a return specialist... dynamic play-maker with the football... owns excellent speed and quickness... possesses strong hands... as Duke s primary slot receiver, expected to replace Donovan Varner, who in became the school s all-time leader in pass receptions before graduating with 207 career catches for 2,660 yards and 13 TDs... in 12 career games, has caught 14 passes for 163 yards and one TD, rushed eight times for 42 yards, completed one-of-two (.500) pass attempts for 21 yards, returned 38 kickoffs for 814 yards and returned 13 punts for 122 yards... has amassed 1,141 all-purpose yards... has seven career games with 100+ all-purpose yards including a career-best 190-yard outing against Stanford in... owns four career games with 2+ pass receptions including a career-high four catches versus Stanford in... among active players in the ACC, ranks ninth in career kickoff return yards... in the post-spring weightlifting evaluation, led all WRs in bench press (290 lbs.), squat lift (365 lbs.) and vertical jump (34 0 ). Played in all 12 games... caught 14 passes for 163 yards and one TD while rushing eight times for 42 yards... completed one-of-two (.500) pass attempts for 21 yards... returned 38 kickoffs for 814 yards (21.42) and 13 punts for 122 yards (9.39)... led Duke in all-purpose yardage (1,141)... became the fi rst freshman to lead Duke in all-purpose yards since Ronnie Drummer in ranked fi fth in the ACC and 96th nationally in kickoff return average... had a season-high four catches for 47 yards against Stanford... logged three-reception days versus Tulane and North Carolina... fi rst collegiate TD reception covered 45 yards from Sean Renfree at North Carolina... had a season-best 61 receiving yards as well as a 21-yard pass completion to Anthony Boone against the Tar Heels... fi rst career pass attempt was an incomplete toss versus Tulane... sealed Duke s road win over FIU on a 16- yard run around left end on third-and-seven from the Duke 16 yard line with 1:36 remaining in the fourth quarter... returned a season-high six kickoffs against both Stanford and FIU to match the second-highest single-game total by a Duke freshman... had a season-best 136 kickoff return yards in the win at FIU... logged a season-high 57 punt return yards including a 26-yard effort versus Virginia Tech... season-best 29-yard return came at North Carolina... punt return average marked Duke s best since 2001 when Ronnie Hamilton (15.55) led the ACC... did not qualify for ACC or NCAA statistical leaders due to lack of total attempts... the 38 kickoff returns matched the second-highest single-season total in Duke history while the 814 kickoff return yards stand as the fourth-best single-season total in school history... both kickoff return and kickoff return yardage totals established Duke freshman records... kickoff return average ranks fi fth on the Duke charts for rookies... posted a season-high 190 allpurpose yards against Stanford, marking the seventh-highest single-game total by a Duke rookie... recorded 180 all-purpose yards at North Carolina for the 11th-best single-game total by a Blue Devil freshman... carded the fourth-best single-season all-purpose yardage total for Duke freshmen... played a total of 249 snaps. MEDIA GUIDE Opponent Rec Yds Lg TD Rush Yds Lg TD Richmond Stanford Boston College Tulane FIU Florida State Wake Forest Virginia Tech Miami Virginia Georgia Tech North Carolina Opponent KOR Yds Lg TD PR Yds Lg TD Richmond Stanford Boston College Tulane FIU Florida State Wake Forest Virginia Tech Miami Virginia Georgia Tech North Carolina Year G/GS Rec Yards Avg. TD Lg 12/ Total 12/ Year G/GS Rush Yards Avg. TD Lg 12/ Total 12/ Year G/GS Comp Att Pct. Yards TD INT Lg 12/ Total 12/ Year G/GS KOR Yards Avg. TD Lg 12/ Total 12/ Year G/GS PR Yards Avg. TD Lg 12/ Total 12/ Three-year letterman at Monroe under coach Johnny Sowell... helped Monroe to a threeyear record of with three state playoff appearances... listed as the No. 65 athlete in the nation by ESPN.com... as a senior, logged over 1,400 total yards and 24 TDs... rushed for 641 yards and 11 TDs, caught 41 passes for 790 yards and nine TDs and had four returns for scores... fi rst team all-state (1A) choice by NCPreps.com... Rocky River Conference Offensive Player of the Year in... as a junior, had 26 receptions for 618 yards and 19 total TDs... three-time all-conference and all-county selection... member of the North Carolina squad for the 74th annual Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas played December 18, in Spartanburg, S.C.... also participated in basketball and track and fi eld... helped Monroe to a 32-1 record and the 1A state basketball championship... Rocky River Conference Player of the Year in basketball as a junior. Son of Brenda and James Crowder... father played football at North Carolina A&T... cousin, Terrell Smith, lettered four seasons as a defensive back at Duke ( ) and earned All-ACC honors in high school teammate of fellow Duke football program member Issac Blakeney... born June 17,

16 MEDIA GUIDE 89 Braxton Deaver TE 6-5, 240 R-SO. CHARLOTTE, N.C. PROVIDENCE HIGH SCHOOL Projected starter at tight end... joins Jack Farrell as the only two Duke TEs with collegiate experience... missed spring practice while recovering from off-season knee surgery... underwent surgery on June 14, to repair a left thumb fracture... big, powerful end with good versatility... has the ability to stretch the fi eld vertically... coaches are excited about his potential... in 12 career games (1 start), has eight receptions for 107 yards... on the fi eld for 436 total plays... in the post-spring weightlifting evaluation, posted the top bench press mark among tight ends (400 lbs.). Academic All-ACC selection... recipient of the Sonny Falcone Iron Duke Award, a team honor presented annually to one offensive player, one defensive player and one player in the developmental program for their year-round commitment to strength training and conditioning... played in all 12 games with one starting assignment... started against Miami... key contributor on special teams... caught eight passes for 107 yards... averaged 13.4 yards per catch... logged two receptions against Stanford, Miami and Virginia... posted a seasonhigh 46 receiving yards at Virginia including a season-long 41-yard catch... fi ve of eight catches came over the fi nal four weeks of the year... credited with two tackles on special teams... on the fi eld for 436 total snaps. Lettered three seasons at Providence High School under coach Randy Long... charted as the 121st-best wide receiver in the nation by Scout.com... All-Mid Atlantic Region choice by SuperPrep... helped team to three-year record of with three state playoff appearances... as a senior, earned fi rst team all-state honors from both the Associated Press and NCPreps.com after catching 72 passes for 1,002 yards and 13 TDs... received allconference and all-county accolades in... had 46 receptions for 752 yards and 10 TDs as a junior and 58 catches for 800 yards and 12 TDs as a sophomore... fi nished career with 176 receptions for 2,554 yards and 35 TDs... lettered as a midfi elder on the lacrosse team, helping squad to two conference crowns as well as the state title. Son of Jay and Jayne Deaver... father lettered four seasons ( ) as an offensive guard at Wake Forest, helping the Demon Deacons to a record... high school teammate of fellow Duke football player Brandon Braxton... born May 8, majoring in sociology while pursuing a certifi cate in markets and management studies. Opponent Rec Yds Lg TD Rush Yds Lg TD Richmond Stanford Boston College Tulane FIU Florida State Wake Forest Virginia Tech Miami Virginia Georgia Tech North Carolina Year G/GS Rec Yards Avg. TD Lg 12/ Total 12/ Greg DeLuca RB 6-2, 200 SR. BOONTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. MOUNTAIN LAKES HIGH SCHOOL Reserve running back... transitioned to the offensive backfi eld from defense in... in nine career games, has one rushing attempt for one yard... has played 87 career snaps... also a member of the Duke lacrosse program. Played in three games... saw action versus Tulane, Georgia Tech and North Carolina... rushed once for one yard in Duke s win over Tulane... snaps against Georgia Tech and North Carolina came on special teams... on the fi eld for 21 total plays. Played in six games... saw action on special teams versus Maryland, Miami, Virginia Tech, Navy, Virginia and Georgia Tech... on the fi eld for 66 total snaps. DUKE LACROSSE Three-year letterman (-11-12) as a midfi elder... in, played in nine games as the Blue Devils went 16-4 and captured the NCAA championship... in, played in 18 games as the Blue Devils went 14-6, won the ACC regular season title and reached the NCAA semifi nals... logged two points on one goal and one assist, won 18-of-47 (.383) face-offs and collected 26 ground balls... in, played in 17 games as the Blue Devils went 15-5, won both the ACC regular season and tournament crowns and advanced to the NCAA Tournament semifi nals for the sixth straight year... won 14-of-27 (.519) face-offs, controlled 18 ground balls and contributed two points on one goal and one assist. Three-year letterman under Doug Wilkins at Mountain Lakes...as a senior, rushed for 1,261 yards and 24 TDs while recording 34 tackles and 10 sacks on defense... served as team captain... helped team win New Jersey Group I state championship with a 12-0 record... earned Morris County Offensive Player of the Year honors... named to the New Jersey Super 100 team... named to the Morris County All-Decade team for the seasons. Son of Paul and Susan DeLuca... father played football at Rowan... mother played tennis at Delaware... born February 10, majoring in political science. Opponent Rush Yds Lg TD Rec Yds Lg TD Richmond DNP Stanford DNP Boston College DNP Tulane FIU DNP Florida State DNP Wake Forest DNP Virginia Tech DNP Miami DNP Virginia DNP Georgia Tech North Carolina Year G/GS Rush Yards Avg. TD Lg 6/ / Total 9/ DUKE LACROSSE Year G/GS Goals Ast Pts Shots Pct. GB F-O Pct. Pen. 9/ :30 18/ :00 20/ :30 Total 47/ :00 22

17 MEDIA GUIDE 94 Jordan DeWalt-Ondijo DE 6-4, 240 R-SO. PRAIRIE VIEW, TEXAS WALLER HIGH SCHOOL Reserve defensive end... expected to battle for starting role and signifi cant game action... has increased size and strength during the off-season... could play a big role in Duke s defensive success in... missed spring practice while recovering from off-season ankle surgery... when healthy, possesses good speed and quickness... has displayed fl ashes of dynamic pass-rushing ability since arrival in Durham... in 10 career games (7 starts), has 17 tackles, 1.0 quarterback sack, one caused fumble and two QB pressures... has three career games with 3+ tackles including a career-best eight stops against Virginia Tech in... has played 342 career snaps. Played in 10 games with seven starting assignments... missed the fi nal two games of the year after suffering season-ending ankle injury in week 10 at Virginia... fi nished the year with 17 tackles, 1.0 quarterback sack, one caused fumble and two QB pressures... had a season-high eight tackles against Virginia Tech... set up Duke s game-winning TD by Juwan Thompson in the victory at FIU with a sack and caused fumble of Golden Panther QB Wes Carroll with 6:58 remaining in the fourth quarter... fumble was recovered by Anthony Young-Wiseman and returned to the nine yard line, where, on the next snap from scrimmage, Thompson scored on the ground off the right side of the line... credited with QB pressures against Stanford and Tulane... on the fi eld for 342 total snaps. Lettered two seasons at Waller High School under coach Jason Morley... helped team to state playoff appearance in... recorded eight sacks in senior campaign en route to earning fi rst team All-District 18-4A honors... also lettered in basketball. Son of Corliss Ondijo and Willie DeWalt... born May 19, majoring in political science while pursuing a certifi cate in markets and management studies. Richmond Stanford Boston College Tulane FIU Florida State Wake Forest Virginia Tech Miami Virginia Georgia Tech DNP North Carolina DNP 10/ Total 10/ Jela Duncan RB 5-10, 200 FR. CHARLOTTE, N.C. MALLARD CREEK HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterman at Mallard Creek under coach Mike Palmieri... helped Mallard Creek to a three-year record of 36-4 with three I-Meck 4A conference championships and a pair of undefeated regular season campaigns in and... in, led Mallard Creek to a 13-1 ledger including the league title and berth in the state 4-AA state semifi nals... national consensus top-40 running back with rankings of No. 23 (Rivals.com), No. 37 (Scout.com) and No. 40 (ESPN.com)... charted as the No. 3 running back and No. 12 overall prospect in North Carolina by Rivals.com... as a senior, rushed 220 times for 2,307 yards and 30 touchdowns while catching 27 passes for 465 yards and fi ve touchdowns... rushing yardage marked the fourth-highest single-season total in Mecklenburg County history while the touchdown total is the 12th-best... fi rst team all-state pick as a senior by ESPN.com and NCPreps.com... All-Observer Offensive Player of the Year selection by the Charlotte Observer... named the I-Meck 4A Conference Offensive Player of the Year... rushed for 217 yards in a win over Butler on August 8,... gained 192 yards on the ground with four touchdowns in a 55-0 win over Lake Norman on September 23,... had fi ve total touchdowns during a 63-0 victory over North Mecklenburg on October 7,... on October 28,, totaled 185 yards and scored fi ve touchdowns as Mallard Creek clinched its third straight conference championship with its 30th consecutive regular season win in a win over Hough... on November 11,, rushed 15 times for 203 yards and scored six total touchdowns in a 51-9 playoff win over Ardrey Kell... in a playoff win over Myers Park on November 18,, rushed for 191 yards and two touchdowns... as a junior, rushed for 1,375 yards with 17 total touchdowns despite missing three games due to injury... in a 55-7 win over Lake Norman on October 1,, rushed six times for 232 yards, averaging 38.7 yards per attempt... led Mallard Creek in receiving as a sophomore... three-time all-conference choice... rushed seven times for 112 yards including a 76-yard touchdown to help North Carolina to a win over South Carolina in the 75th annual Shrine Bowl on December 17, in Spartanburg, S.C. Son of Clarence Duncan and Yolanda Richards... born August 22, DeVon Edwards CB 5-9, 185 FR. COVINGTON, GA. ALCOVY HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterman at Alcovy under coach Kirk Hoffman... helped Alcovy to a division championship as a senior and a pair of state playoff berths in and... as a senior, carded 49 tackles, nine PBUs and one interception while gaining 1,978 all-purpose yards with 20 total touchdowns en route to garnering Region 3-AAAA Offensive Player of the Year honors... second team all-state pick by the Georgia Sportswriters Association as a return specialist after averaging 41 yards per kick-off return and returning four kick-offs for touchdowns in... set school single-season records for all-purpose yards, total touchdowns and kick-off returns for touchdowns while becoming just the third player in school history to rush for over 1,000 yards in a single campaign (1,009)... rushed for a career-high 274 yards with three touchdowns in Alcovy s win over Jones County on October 7,... also received all-area and all-county accolades... all-area and all-region pick following sophomore season... also lettered in basketball, earning all-region honors. Son of James and Valarie Edwards... born December 7,

18 MEDIA GUIDE 44 Jack Farrell TE 6-2, 225 R-JR. ATLANTA, GA. HOLY INNOCENTS HIGH SCHOOL Reserve tight end... joins Braxton Deaver as the only two Duke TEs with collegiate experience... missed spring practice while recovering from leg surgery... versatile back who can line up in multiple spots within the framework of the offense... most physical tight end on the Duke roster... in 15 career games (1 start), has played 157 career snaps. Played in three games before suffering season-ending leg injury at Boston College... on the fi eld for 51 total snaps including a season-best 19 plays against Richmond. Played in all 12 games with one starting assignment... started against Maryland... on the fi eld for 106 total snaps including a season-high 22 plays versus Alabama. Three-year letterman under Ryan Livezey at Holy Innocents... charted as the 76th-top tight end in the country by ESPN.com... listed as the 100th-best tight end in the nation by Scout. com... named to the Georgia 150 by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution... as a senior, caught 13 passes for 258 yards while helping Holy Innocents to a 9-4 record and state playoff berth... served as team captain and earned fi rst team all-area and all-region in also lettered in baseball and helped Holy Innocents to AA state championship in Son of John and Susan Farrell... father played football at Dickinson College... born May 30, majoring in sociology while pursuing a certifi cate in markets and management studies. Opponent Rec Yds Lg TD Rush Yds Lg TD Elon Wake Forest Alabama Army Maryland Miami Virginia Tech Navy Virginia Boston College Georgia Tech North Carolina Opponent Rec Yds Lg TD Rush Yds Lg TD Richmond Stanford Boston College Tulane DNP FIU DNP Florida State DNP Wake Forest DNP Virginia Tech DNP Miami DNP Virginia DNP Georgia Tech DNP North Carolina DNP Year G/GS Rec Yards Avg. TD Lg 12/ / Total 15/ Joey Finison C 6-4, 290 R-JR. GREENSBORO, N.C. RAGSDALE HIGH SCHOOL Reserve center... versatile lineman who has played all three line positions since arrival at Duke... athletic and fl exible lineman... in 18 career games, has played 86 total snaps... in the program s post-spring weightlifting evaluation, ranked among the offensive line leaders in 225-pound bench press repetitions (t2nd; 22) and bench press lift (3rd; 380 lbs.)... in May,, joined nine teammates on a mission trip to Langano, Ethiopia for water well-digging project. Played in all 12 games, primarily on special teams... on the fi eld for 56 total snaps. Played in six games, primarily on special teams... saw action against Elon, Wake Forest, Virginia, Boston College, Georgia Tech and North Carolina... played 30 total snaps. Three-year letterman at Ragsdale under Tommy Norwood... started 36 career games, helping the Tigers to a record and three state playoff berths... guided Ragsdale to a 13-1 record in fi rst team All-Area pick by the Greensboro News & Record as a senior... also earned all-conference honors and Ragsdale s Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman award... also lettered in track and fi eld, earning conference crowns in both the discus and shot put. Son of Joseph and Tisha Finison... born June 11, majoring in history with a minor in education. 55 Lucas Fisher DE 6-4, 245 R-FR. MONROE, N.C. PIEDMONT HIGH SCHOOL Reserve defensive end... could compete for game action this fall... in the program s postspring weightlifting evaluation, ranked among the defensive line leaders in vertical jump (t3rd; 31.5 ) and broad jump (4th; 9 5 ). Four-year letterman at Piedmont under coach Frank Ambrose... as a senior, carded 94 tackles, 28 tackles for loss and 11 sacks as Piedmont went 11-2, captured the Rocky River Conference championships and advanced to the state playoffs... earned Rocky River Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors in... earned all-area honors from the Charlotte Observer as a senior... all-conference and all-county selection in... in junior season, posted 54 tackles, 15 tackles for loss and six sacks... also participated in basketball. Son of Michael and Susan Redden... born January 14,

19 69 Teddy Force OT 6-5, 270 SR. LANCASTER, PA. LAMPETER-STRASBURG HIGH SCHOOL Walk-on reserve offensive lineman... has played in one career game... in May,, joined nine teammates on a mission trip to Langano, Ethiopia for water well-digging project. Played in one game... on the fi eld for one snap versus Tulane. Two-year letterman under John Manion at Lampeter-Strasburg... helped squad to 12-3 record and state playoff berth in junior campaign... also lettered in wrestling. Son of Ted and Carol Force... born November 1, majoring in mathematics while minoring in education. 31 Tony Foster CB 6-1, 180 R-SR. BURLINGTON, N.C. WILLIAMS HIGH SCHOOL Reserve cornerback... owns excellent speed... made transition from wide receiver into the defensive secondary prior to the season... has been a signifi cant contributor to Duke s special teams for the past three seasons... in 36 career games (5 starts), has 56 tackles, three PBUs and one fumble recovery... has played 758 career snaps... enters the season with a streak of six consecutive games with 2+ tackles... has 16 career multi-tackle games including a career-high seven-stop performance against Miami in... one of four current Blue Devils to have played in all 36 games over the past three seasons, joining Jackson Anderson, Walt Canty and Austin Gamble... fastest player on the Duke roster with a 4.39 time in the 40-yard dash... also ranked among the team leaders in the broad jump (t2nd; 10 4 ) and vertical jump (3rd; 37.0 ) in the program s post-spring weightlifting evaluation. Played in all 12 games with four starting assignments... received starts against Virginia Tech, Miami, Georgia Tech and North Carolina... posted 31 tackles and three PBUs on the year... had a career-high seven tackles at Miami... carded six stops and two PBUs against North Carolina... averaged 4.8 tackles per game over the fi nal fi ve weeks of the season... ranked second on the squad in special teams tackles with on the fi eld for 393 total plays. Played in all 12 games with one starting assignment... started the season-opener against Elon and caught one pass for 10 yards in the win over the Phoenix... logged 12 tackles on special teams... on the fi eld for 221 total snaps including 47 offensive plays. MEDIA GUIDE Played in all 12 games on special teams... credited for 13 tackles along with one fumble recovery... led the team in special teams tackles... on the gridiron for 144 plays Two-year letterman at Williams under Sam Story... as a senior, caught 68 passes for 1,091 yards and nine TDs and earned all-conference honors... all-region pick in 2007 by the Burlington Times-News... helped Williams to a 14-2 record and berth in the state championship game as a sophomore and a 9-6 mark and appearance in the state semifi nals as a junior... caught one pass for 14 yards in the 72nd annual Shrine Bowl on December 15, also participated in basketball and track and fi eld... all-conference selection as a sprinter in track and fi eld. Son of Chery Foster and Glenn Johnson... born April 20, uncle, Mitchell Foster, played basketball at St. John s University... cousin, Stanley Foster, wrestled at East Stroudsburg University... double majoring in sociology while minoring in cultural anthropology. Richmond Army Kansas N.C. Central Virginia Tech N.C. State Maryland Virginia North Carolina Georgia Tech Miami Wake Forest Elon Wake Forest Alabama Army Maryland Miami Virginia Tech Navy Virginia Boston College Georgia Tech North Carolina Richmond Stanford Boston College Tulane FIU Florida State Wake Forest Virginia Tech Miami Virginia Georgia Tech North Carolina / / / Total 36/

20 MEDIA GUIDE 36 Brendan Fowler LB 6-0, 215 JR. WANTAGH, N.Y. CHAMINADE HIGH SCHOOL Walk-on reserve linebacker... in nine career games, has three total tackles... on the fi eld for 113 total snaps... also a member of Duke s lacrosse program... underwent surgery to repair fractured collarbone on May 22,... suffered injury in Duke s 12-9 win over Syracuse in the opening round of the NCAA Men s Lacrosse Tournament on May 12,. Played in nine games... did not see action in the fi rst three weeks... played exclusively on special teams... fi nished with three total tackles including a season-high two stops versus Georgia Tech... on the gridiron for 113 total plays. DUKE LACROSSE Two-year letterman (-12) as a midfi elder... in, played in 16 games as Duke went 14-6, captured the ACC regular season championship and advanced to the semifi nals of the NCAA Tournament for the fi fth consecutive season... won 86-of-155 (.555) face-offs and collected 39 ground balls... in, played in 17 games as the Blue Devils went 15-5, won both the ACC regular season and tournament crowns and advanced to the NCAA Tournament semifi nals for the sixth straight year... won 90-of-149 (.604) face-offs, secured 34 ground balls and contributed three points on one goal and three assists... fi rst collegiate goal came against Dartmouth on March 18,... won a career-high 13 face-offs at Georgetown on March 23,... ground ball total ranked fourth on the team... missed the fi nal two games of the year after suffering fractured collarbone in Duke s 12-9 win over Syracuse in the NCAA First Round on May in the win over the Orange, won 12-of-17 (.706) face-offs with six ground balls. Two-year letterman at Chaminade under coach Stephen Boyd... had 117 tackles as a senior... two-time all-league selection... also lettered in lacrosse and wrestling. Son of Denise and John Fowler... father played football at Villanova... born December 27, majoring in sociology while pursuing a certifi cate in markets and management studies. Richmond DNP Stanford DNP Boston College DNP Tulane FIU Florida State Wake Forest Virginia Tech Miami Virginia Georgia Tech North Carolina Justin Foxx DE 6-3, 245 R-JR. CHARLOTTE, N.C. VICTORY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL Returning starter at defensive end... steady, experienced performer in the trenches... possesses good strength and work ethic... in 22 career games (9 starts), has 52 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 3.0 quarterback sacks, one caused fumble and one QB pressure... has played 635 career snaps... has eight career games with 3+ tackles including a career-best seven-stop outing at Wake Forest in... in the program s post-spring weightlifting evaluation, was second on the team in 225-pound bench press repetitions (26) and third in bench press lift (410 lbs.)... among defensive linemen, ranked fi rst in vertical jump (33.0 ), third in broad jump (9 6 ) and tied for third in the power clean lift (303 lbs.). Played in 11 games with nine starts... missed the Georgia Tech game due to injury... logged 30 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 quarterback sacks and one caused fumble on the year... had a season-best six tackles in Duke s victory at FIU... logged fi ve stops versus both Florida State and Miami... sacks came against Wake Forest and North Carolina... also carded fi rst career forced fumble versus the Tar Heels... on the fi eld for 381 total snaps including a season-high 54 at FIU. Played in 11 games, missing only the Miami contest due to injury... fi nished with 22 tackles including 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack... had a season-best seven tackles at Wake Forest... fi rst career quarterback sack came against Elon... lone QB pressure of the year came in the triumph at Navy... on the fi eld for 254 total snaps including a season-best 39 against Wake Forest. Three-year letterman at Victory Christian under Frank Crockett... tabbed the 27th-best weakside defensive end in the nation and the 13th-top overall prospect in North Carolina by Rivals.com... recorded 85 tackles and 17 sacks as a senior en route to earning all-state accolades... All-Mid Atlantic Region pick by SuperPrep... as a junior, compiled 11 sacks and seven caused fumbles... helped Victory Christian to 19 wins over three seasons... also lettered in basketball. Son of Jethro and Vernetta Foxx... born May 30, majoring in evolutionary anthropology while minoring in sociology... also pursuing a certifi cate in markets and management studies. 9/ Total 9/ DUKE LACROSSE Year G/GS Goals Ast Pts Shots Pct. GB F-O Pct. Pen. 16/ :00 19/ :00 Total 35/ :00 26

21 Elon Wake Forest Alabama Army Maryland Miami DNP Virginia Tech Navy Virginia Boston College Georgia Tech North Carolina Richmond Stanford Boston College Tulane FIU Florida State Wake Forest Virginia Tech Miami Virginia Georgia Tech DNP North Carolina / / Total 22/ C.J. France LB 6-0, 230 R-SO. COLUMBUS, GA. CARVER HIGH SCHOOL MEDIA GUIDE Reserve linebacker... owns good speed and instincts... picked up valuable experience last season... could have a prominent role on special teams... in 11 career games (1 start), has 23 tackles... has played 347 career snaps... has fi ve career multi-tackle games including a career-high eight stop outing versus Virginia in... in the program s post-spring strength and conditioning evaluation, led all linebackers in the vertical jump (34.0 ), squat (450 lbs.) and power clean (303 lbs.). Academic All-ACC selection... played in 11 games with one start... missed the Georgia Tech contest due to injury... key contributor on special teams... totaled 23 tackles on the year... fi rst career start came at Virginia, and responded with a season-high eight tackles against the Cavaliers... had fi ve tackles versus Stanford... ranked third on the team in special teams tackles with eight... on the fi eld for 347 total snaps including 158 defensive plays. Lettered three seasons at Carver High School under coach Dell McGhee... listed as the 89th-best outside linebacker in the nation by ESPN.com... charted as the 80th-top middle linebacker in the country by Scout.com... helped team to three-year record of 37-5 with three state playoff appearances and the 2007 state title... as a senior, recorded 113 tackles... selected to play in the annual Georgia Coaches Association North-South All-Star Game... also lettered in tennis. Son of Clarence and Lisa France... born April 9, majoring in sociology while minoring in education... also pursuing a certifi cate in markets and management studies. Richmond Stanford Boston College Tulane Fla. International Florida State Wake Forest Virginia Tech Miami Virginia Georgia Tech DNP North Carolina / Total 11/

22 45 Austin Gamble LB 6-1, 245 SR. WESTON, FLA. CYPRESS BAY HIGH SCHOOL Returning starting linebacker... Duke s most experienced linebacker... in 36 career games (14 starts), has 81 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 3.0 quarterback sacks, four QB pressures and one PBU... on the fi eld for 1,347 career snaps... owns 11 career games with 4+ tackles including a career-best effort of eight stops against both Army () and Georgia Tech ()... has registered 1+ tackles in 13 of the past 15 games dating back to the season... has recorded three career multi-tackle for loss games including a career-best 2.0 TFL performance against Florida State in... one of four current Duke players to have appeared in all 36 games over the past three seasons, joining Jackson Anderson, Walt Canty and Tony Foster... two-year (-11) letterman as a member of the Duke Track & Field program... holds the school record in the discus ( ). Played in all 12 games with 11 starting assignments... fi nished fi fth on the team with 43 total tackles... added 5.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 quarterback sacks, three QB pressures and one PBU... logged seven games with 4+ tackles on the year... had a season-high seven tackles against both Richmond and Georgia Tech... in win over Tulane, logged six tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack and two QB pressures... recorded two tackles for loss including a sack versus Florida State... on the fi eld for 614 total snaps including a season-high 92 plays in the win at FIU. Played in all 12 games with three starting assignments... earned starts against Alabama, Army and North Carolina... carded 27 tackles on the year with 1.0 quarterback sack... posted a season-high eight tackles against both Army and Georgia Tech... fi rst career sack came against Alabama... played 378 total snaps. Played in all 12 games... fi nished with 11 tackles including a season-high four versus Georgia Tech... on the fi eld for 197 total plays including 66 defensive snaps. DUKE TRACK & FIELD In the spring of, became the fi rst athlete in Duke track and fi eld history to qualify for the NCAA Championships in the discus where he fi nished 20th (164-3)... posted seasonhigh throw of at the NCAA Eastern Preliminary Round... placed third at the ACC Championships to earn All-ACC honors (179-5)... won the discus championship (175-8) at the Penn Relays, becoming the fi rst Duke athlete to do so since James O Leary in in the spring of, earned All-East honors with a throw of set school record with a season-best toss of to place fourth at the Penn Relays. Three-year letterman at Cypress Bay under Mark Guandolo... listed as the 35th-top inside linebacker in the country by ESPN.com... charted as the 44th-best strongside linebacker in the nation by Scout.com... listed as the 55th-top inside linebacker in the country by Rivals. com... as a senior, posted 115 tackles, six sacks, two fumble recoveries and one interception as Cypress Bay went Florida Sports Writers Association 6A third team all-state pick... earned fi rst team all-county honors... helped Cypress Bay to a three-year record of 28-7 with three state playoff appearances... also lettered in track and fi eld... at the Florida 4A state track and fi eld championship meet, captured fi rst place in the discus and third in the shot put... previously earned district and region crowns while fi nishing fi fth in the state in the discus and claimed district and region titles while placing sixth in the state in the shot put... at the Nike Outdoor Nationals in Greensboro, N.C., fi nished third in the discus competition. Son of Sharon and John Gamble... father serves as the Director of Player Development for the Miami Dolphins... born September 27, majoring in evolutionary anthropology while minoring in arts and visual studies. 14 Corey Gattis WR 5-11, 165 R-JR. DURHAM, N.C. HILLSIDE HIGH SCHOOL MEDIA GUIDE Richmond Army Kansas N.C. Central Virginia Tech N.C. State Maryland Virginia North Carolina Georgia Tech Miami Wake Forest Elon Wake Forest Alabama Army Maryland Miami Virginia Tech Navy Virginia Boston College Georgia Tech North Carolina Richmond Stanford Boston College Tulane FIU Florida State Wake Forest Virginia Tech Miami Virginia Georgia Tech North Carolina / / / Total 36/ Reserve wide receiver... could battle for playing time on both offense and special teams... when healthy, has shown signs of play-making ability in practice... in 16 career games, has one reception for minus-three yards and one kickoff return for 23 yards... on the fi eld for 65 career snaps. Played in 11 games... missed the Richmond game... caught one pass for minus-three yards against Stanford... returned one kickoff for 23 yards versus Tulane... played 49 snaps. 28

23 Played in fi ve games... saw action against Elon, Wake Forest, Alabama, Virginia Tech and North Carolina... on the fi eld for 16 total snaps. Three-year letterman at Hillside under Ray Harrison... Area Offensive Player of the Year selection by the Durham Herald-Sun after completing 198-of-275 passes for 2,606 yards with 15 TDs and four INTs while rushing for 760 yards with nine TDs as Hillside went and advanced to the state semifi nals... earned PAC-6 Offensive Back of the Year honors... played in the annual Shrine Bowl, catching two passes for 10 yards... helped Hillside to an 11-3 ledger as a junior by throwing for over 3,000 yards with 29 TDs... for his career, completed 432-of-675 passes for 5,988 yards with 46 TDs... three-time all-conference honoree... helped Hillside to a three-year record of also lettered in baseball and track and fi eld. Son of Angela and Timothy Pittman... born April 19, high school teammate of fellow Duke football player Desmond Scott... majoring in psychology while minoring in both education and sociology. Opponent Rec Yds Lg TD Rush Yds Lg TD Elon Wake Forest Alabama Army DNP Maryland DNP Miami DNP Virginia Tech Navy DNP Virginia DNP Boston College DNP Georgia Tech DNP North Carolina Opponent Rec Yds Lg TD Rush Yds Lg TD Richmond DNP Stanford Boston College Tulane FIU Florida State Wake Forest Virginia Tech Miami Virginia Georgia Tech North Carolina Year G/GS Rec Yards Avg. TD Lg 5/ / Total 16/ Year G/GS KOR Yards Avg. TD Lg 5/ / Total 16/ Travis Gibson OG 6-1, 260 SR. MEDIA GUIDE MIAMI, FLA. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL Walk-on reserve offensive lineman... has played in two career games... in May,, joined nine teammates on a mission trip to Langano, Ethiopia for water well-digging project. Played in two games... saw action against Tulane and Virginia Tech... on the fi eld for four total snaps. Two-year letterman at Christopher Columbus High School under Chris Merritt... served as team captain as a senior while helping squad to a 12-1 record and state playoff berth. Son of Ford and Lynn Gibson... father lettered two seasons ( ) in football at Clemson... born July 25, majoring in sociology while minoring in religion... also pursuing a certifi cate in markets and management studies. 66 Carson Ginn OT 6-6, 290 R-FR. BELMONT, N.C. SOUTH POINT HIGH SCHOOL Reserve offensive tackle... charted as the second string left tackle behind Takoby Cofi eld... could compete for game action. Three-year letterman at South Point under coach John Devine... helped South Point to three state playoff berths including the state championship (3-AA)... guided South Point to 23-6 record over fi nal two seasons... all-conference pick and team captain as a senior... earned fi rst team all-county honors from the Gaston Gazette in... also participated in basketball and track and fi eld... earned county top-10 fi nishes in both the discus and shot put in. Son of Anna and the late Eddie Ginn... born July 27,

24 MEDIA GUIDE 22 Britton Grier LB 6-1, 235 SO. CHARLOTTE, N.C. WEST CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL Reserve linebacker... made transition from safety to linebacker during spring drills... fastest member of the linebacking unit... in 10 career games, has one tackle... has played 79 career snaps... logged 13 tackles including two behind the line of scrimmage in the annual Spring Game... led all linebackers in bench press (350 lbs.) and 225-pound bench press repetitions (18) in the program s post-spring strength and conditioning evaluation. Played in 10 games, exclusively on special teams... did not see action in the Tulane and Virginia contests... had one tackle versus Georgia Tech... on the fi eld for 79 snaps. Three-year letterman at West Charlotte under coach Marcus Surrat... helped West Charlotte to a three-year ledger of 28-9 with three state playoff berths... as a senior, carded 110 tackles, 10 sacks and six caused fumbles... All-Mecklenburg pick by the Charlotte Observer... logged 95 tackles with 15 sacks as a junior... fi nished prep career with 290 total tackles... also participated in track and fi eld... member of the state championship 4x200-meter relay team. Son of Bobby and Missy Grier... born June 8, Richmond Stanford Boston College Tulane DNP FIU Florida State Wake Forest Virginia Tech Miami Virginia DNP Georgia Tech North Carolina / Total 10/ Dave Harding OG 6-4, 285 R-JR. ORLANDO, FLA. BOONE HIGH SCHOOL Scheduled to start at left offensive guard... anchored the Blue Devil offensive front with seven starting assignments at center in, fi lling in for Brian Moore, who suffered a broken arm in August prior to the season... very physical and intelligent lineman... has starting experience at both guard and center during his tenure at Duke... could also play tackle if needed... in 23 career games (14 starts), has played 1,399 career snaps... in May,, spearheaded a trip along with nine teammates to Langano, Ethiopia for water well-digging project... twotime Academic All-ACC pick... one of fi ve current Duke offensive linemen to have earned Academic All-ACC honors. Academic All-ACC selection... played in 11 games with 10 starts... missed the Wake Forest tilt due to injury... started seven games (Richmond, Stanford, Boston College, Tulane, FIU, Florida State & Virginia) at center and three weeks (Miami, Georgia Tech & North Carolina) at left guard... helped Duke rank among the ACC leaders in both passing offense (2nd) and sacks allowed per passing attempt (3rd)... aided a Blue Devil passing attack that had four players catch 40+ passes for just the second time in school history and fi rst time since part of a Duke line that opened holes for 19 rushing TDs, a total that matched the program s highest since at the program s annual banquet, received the Ace Parker Award (presented annually to the player who displays unparalleled commitment to the team and overcomes adversity to contribute) and the Frances Cutcliffe Spirit of Perseverance Award (presented annually to the player who best displays the toughness and perseverance to overcome challenges and continue to strive for victory) at the program s annual banquet... played a total of 751 snaps including a season-high 84 at Boston College. Third team Freshman All-America pick by Phil Steele... Academic All-ACC choice... played in all 12 games with four starting assignments... started the fi nal four games of the season... on the fi eld for 648 total snaps including a season-high 80 plays against both Virginia and Boston College... part of an offensive line that ranked third in the league in sacks allowed per passing attempt as the Blue Devils had fi ve players with 30 or more receptions for the just the second time in school history... helped Duke s passing attack rank second in the ACC as quarterback Sean Renfree became just the fourth player in school history to throw for 3,000+ yards... also aided in Duke s enhanced rushing attack that showed marked improvement in yards per game (+46.5), yards per attempt (+1.2), runs of 20 or more yards (+8) and total rushing TDs (+13). Three-year letterman at Boone under Phil Ziglar... participated in the annual Under Armour All-American Game on January 4, in Orlando, Fla.... listed as the 33rd-best offensive guard in the nation by Rivals.com... tabbed the 44th-top offensive tackle in the country by Scout.com... serving as team captain, helped Boone to an 11-3 record and appearance in the state playoff semifi nals in senior season... named 6A fi rst team all-state by the Florida Sports Writers Association... All-Dixie Region pick by SuperPrep... named to the All-Central Florida fi rst team by the Orlando Sentinel... also earned all-conference and all-county honors and played in the Florida East-West all-star game... fi rst team all-metro pick as a junior as Boone went 14-1 and reached the state title game... helped Boone to a three-year ledger of also lettered in track and fi eld. Son of David and Merrie Harding... father played soccer at N.C. State... mother earned a master s degree in Physical Therapy from Duke in born January 1, majoring in public policy studies while minoring in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. 30

25 MEDIA GUIDE 47 David Helton LB 6-4, 230 SO. CHATTANOOGA, TENN. BAYLOR SCHOOL Charted as a second string linebacker... scheduled to compete for starting nod... made good progress during spring drills... has displayed good instincts and abilities... coaches are excited about his potential... picked up valuable experience over the fi nal four weeks of the season by starting twice, playing an average of 35.5 defensive snaps per contest and recording 20 total tackles... in nine career games (2 starts), has 25 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 quarterback sacks and one QB pressure... has three career games with 3+ tackles including a career-high nine-stop performance against Georgia Tech in... on the fi eld for 229 career snaps. Academic All-ACC selection... played in nine games with two starting assignments... did not see action in the Richmond, Boston College and FIU contests... recorded 25 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 quarterback sacks on the year... received starting nods against Virginia and Georgia Tech... against the Cavaliers, posted seven stops including one for loss and, one week later, contributed a season-high nine tackles versus the Yellow Jackets... registered 1.5 quarterback sacks in the Wake Forest contest... averaged 5.0 tackles per game over the fi nal four weeks of the season... on the fi eld for 229 total plays including a season-high 63 snaps at Virginia. Four-year letterman at Baylor under coach Phil Massey... charted as the No. 31 inside linebacker in the nation by ESPN.com... listed as the No. 3 linebacker and the No. 23 overall prospect in Tennessee by Rivals.com... as a senior, totaled 121 tackles, 12 tackles for loss and three caused fumbles while captaining Baylor to a 12-2 record and berth in the state championship game... Defensive Player of the Year choice by the Chattanooga Times Free Press... fi rst team all-state (2-AA) selection by Tennessee Sports Writers Association in... All-Dixie Region choice by SuperPrep... as a junior, carded 101 tackles, eight tackles for loss and seven caused fumbles and earned all-state honors... had 95 tackles during sophomore campaign... also participated in wrestling... captured the state championship in the 215-pound weight class as a junior... member of four state championship wrestling teams dual ( ) and individual ( ). 10 Nick Hill WR 6-2, 210 R-FR. NASHVILLE, TENN. M.L. KING MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL Reserve wide receiver... has good size and strength... helped the White team to a win in the annual Spring Game by catching six passes for 49 yards and two TDs... matched the best bench press lift among Duke wide receivers (290 lbs.) in the program s post-spring strength and conditioning evaluation. Four-year letterman at Pearl-Cohn High School under coach Tony Brunetti... ranked as the No. 2 wide receiver and the No. 25 overall prospect in Tennessee by the Knoxville News Sentinel... helped Pearl-Cohn to three state playoff berths... fi rst team all-state (3A) selection by Tennessee Sports Writers Association in... all-city pick by the Nashville Metro Coaches Association as a senior... selected to play in the annual Toyota Tennessee East vs. West All-Star Classic on December 11, in Jefferson City, Tenn.... also participated in basketball and track and fi eld at M.L. King Magnet High School... helped M.L. King Magnet to state track and fi eld championships in and. Son of Charles and Theresa Hill... born November 5, Son of Keith and Mary Helton... uncle, James Hennen, lettered in football at Army (1962)... uncle, John Hennen, lettered in baseball at Auburn (1969)... born May 28, Richmond DNP Stanford Boston College DNP Tulane FIU DNP Florida State Wake Forest Virginia Tech Miami Virginia Georgia Tech North Carolina / Total 9/

26 MEDIA GUIDE 8 Blair Holliday WR 6-3, 205 SO. SHERMAN OAKS, CALIF. OAKS CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL Slated to start at wide receiver... owns good hands, size and speed and has displayed ability to make plays down the fi eld... had a very productive spring practice session... in 10 career games, has three receptions for 30 yards... has played 119 career snaps... corecipient of Duke s Most Improved Offensive Player award following spring drills... posted the best power clean lift among Duke wide receivers (242 lbs.) in the program s post-spring strength evaluation. Played in 10 games... did not see action in the FIU and Wake Forest contests... caught three passes for 30 yards... logged single-game receptions against Stanford, Tulane and Florida State... on the fi eld for 119 total snaps. Played at Oaks Christian under coach Bill Redell... charted as the No. 71 wide receiver in the nation by ESPN.com... listed as the No. 89 wide receiver in the nation by Scout.com... tabbed as the No. 8 wide receiver in California by GoldenStatePreps.com... as a senior, caught 71 passes for 969 yards and 14 TDs... helped Oaks Christian to a 12-2 record and the CIF Southern Section Northern Division championship in... in Oaks Christian s win over Westlake in the Southern Section Northern Division title game, scored the game-winning two-point PAT with 44 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter... All- Southern California selection by GoldenStatePreps.com... All-Far West Region choice by SuperPrep... fi rst team All-CIF Northern Division selection by the Football Coaches Association as a senior... two-time fi rst team All-Tri Valley pick in and... had 45 catches for 947 yards and 10 TDs as a junior... also participated in basketball... fi rst team All-Tri Valley choice in basketball in and... earned CIF Division 4A Player of the Year honors as a senior. Son of Leslie and Rick Holliday... born December 19, Opponent Rec Yds Lg TD Rush Yds Lg TD Richmond Stanford Boston College Tulane FIU DNP Florida State Wake Forest DNP Virginia Tech Miami Virginia Georgia Tech North Carolina Year G/GS Rec Yards Avg. TD Lg 10/ Total 10/ Chris Hoover LB 6-1, 210 SO. MAUMEE, OHIO CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL Walk-on reserve linebacker... secured 11 tackles to help the White squad to a win in the annual Spring Game... co-recipient of the program s Blue Devil Heart Award following spring drills. Four-year letterman under Greg Dempsey at Central Catholic... recorded 98 solo tackles and fi ve sacks as a junior... named second team all-city and honorable mention all-district as a junior... honorable mention all-city pick as a senior. Son of John and Kelly Hoover... born May 27, Steven Ingram NG 6-2, 315 R-SO. SOUTHAVEN, MISS. SOUTHAVEN HIGH SCHOOL Listed as the second string nose guard... good athlete for his size... possesses a great attitude... in two career games, has one tackle... has played 17 career snaps... in the program s post-spring strength and conditioning evaluation, led the team with a 525-pound squat lift. Played in two games... saw action against Stanford and Tulane... registered one tackle versus Stanford... on the fi eld for 17 snaps. Lettered three seasons at Southaven High School under coach Ed Rich... helped squad to a three-year record of with state playoff berths in both 2008 and... as a senior, posted 90 tackles, nine sacks and two fumble recoveries defensively while grading out at 85 percent on the offensive line as team compiled a 9-3 overall record... earned all-conference and all-region honors in... in junior season, had 80 tackles and six sacks... logged 40 tackles and four sacks in sophomore campaign... fi nished career with 210 tackles and 19 sacks... also lettered in powerlifting and track and fi eld. Son of Carol and Steven Ingram... born July 2, majoring in philosophy while minoring in African and African-American Studies. 32

27 Richmond DNP Stanford Boston College DNP Tulane FIU DNP Florida State DNP Wake Forest DNP Virginia Tech DNP Miami DNP Virginia DNP Georgia Tech DNP North Carolina DNP 2/ Total 2/ Conor Irwin C 6-4, 285 R-SR. KNOXVILLE, TENN. KNOXVILLE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL Scheduled to compete with Brian Moore for the starting center slot... good athlete... has the ability to play all three slots along the offensive front... in eight career games (2 starts), has played 175 career snaps... among offensive linemen in the program s post-spring strength and conditioning evaluation, ranked fi rst in broad jump (9 0 ), tied for second in 225-pound bench press repetitions (22) and tied for third in broad jump (29.0 )... in May,, joined nine teammates on a mission trip to Langano, Ethiopia for water well-digging project. Played in six games with two starts... saw action versus Richmond, Tulane, Florida State, Virginia, Georgia Tech and North Carolina... starting assignments came in the fi nal two weeks of the year... helped Duke rank among the ACC leaders in both passing offense (2nd) and sacks allowed per passing attempt (3rd)... aided a passing attack that had four players catch 40+ passes for just the second time in school history and fi rst time since part of a Duke offense that rushed for 19 TDs, matching the program s best total since on the fi eld for 162 total snaps including a season-best 68 against Georgia Tech. Played in one game... saw action on two snaps versus Elon. Played in one game... on the fi eld for 11 snaps against N.C. Central Four-year letterman at Knoxville Catholic under Mark Pemberton... helped Knoxville Catholic to a four-year record of 44-5 with four state playoff appearances... won Knoxville Catholic s Wendy s High School Heisman Award... received the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, Inc. Scholar-Athlete Award... also played basketball. Son of Tim and Sharon Irwin... father lettered three seasons ( ) as an offensive lineman at the University of Tennessee, earned fi rst team All-SEC honors in 1980, was a third round pick of the Minnesota Vikings in the 1981 NFL Draft and played 14 professional seasons with the Vikings ( ), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1994) and Miami Dolphins (1994)... father helped the Vikings to two NFC Central Division titles and six playoff berths as was named to the organization s 40th Anniversary Team in uncle, King Irwin, lettered as a member of the football program at Georgia Tech in born May 14, double majoring in evolutionary anthropology & anatomy and sociology... also pursuing a certifi cate in human development. 42 Dezmond Johnson DE 6-4, 250 R-SO. MEDIA GUIDE NASHVILLE, TENN. OVERTON COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL Reserve defensive end... natural athlete rushing the quarterback... expected to compete for signifi cant playing time... experience gained in should pay dividends this fall... in 12 career games (2 starts), has 20 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 quarterback sack and two QB pressures... has played 369 career snaps... has four career games with 3+ tackles including a career-best outing of four stops against Virginia in. Academic All-ACC selection... played in all 12 games with two starts... received starting assignments against Georgia Tech and North Carolina... posted 20 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 quarterback sack and two QB pressures on the year... had a season-high four tackles at Virginia... logged three tackles including 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack versus Wake Forest... also had three stops against FIU and Georgia Tech... on the fi eld for 369 total snaps including a season-high 59 at North Carolina. 96 Allen Jackson DE 6-5, 235 FR. ELLICOTT CITY, MD. MCDONOGH HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterman at McDonogh under coach Dominic Damico... helped McDonogh to three-year mark of including a state playoff appearance in... charted as the No. 66 strongside defensive end in the nation by 247Sports.com... listed as the No. 86 defensive end in the nation by ESPN.com... recorded 80 tackles, two caused fumbles and three pass breakups in senior campaign en route to earning all-state honors... as a junior, posted 87 tackles, nine quarterback sacks, two caused fumbles and four blocked punts... two-time fi rst team all-conference selection... also lettered in basketball. Son of Joe and Sandra Jackson... cousin, Valenica Eggleston-Clark, graduated from Duke in cousin, Brianna Roberts, is a current student at Duke... born August 4, Lettered two seasons at Overton Comprehensive High School under coach Terry Anderson... tabbed as the 15th-top overall prospect in Tennessee by Rivals.com... All-Dixie Region choice by SuperPrep... helped team to an 8-4 record and state playoff berth in... as a senior, posted 71 tackles, 18 quarterback sacks and three fumble recoveries... earned Defensive MVP honors from the Metro Coaches Association... tabbed District 12-AAA Most Valuable Defensive Lineman following senior season... named to the Dream Team by The Tennessean... carded 64 tackles with 10 sacks in junior campaign... received all-region honors as a junior... also lettered in basketball... named all-district on the hardwood... participated in the second annual Toyota Tennessee All-Star Classic on December 12, in Jefferson City, Tenn., helping the West squad to a win. Son of Carol and Joe Johnson... born March 11, majoring in cultural anthropology while pursuing a certifi cate in markets and management studies. 33

28 Richmond Stanford Boston College Tulane FIU Florida State Wake Forest Virginia Tech Miami Virginia Georgia Tech North Carolina / Total 12/ Patrick Kurunwune RB 5-9, 230 R-SR. AUSTIN, TEXAS L.C. ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL Reserve running back... tough runner with a knack for gaining yards in traffi c... owns excellent lower body strength... in 33 career games (1 start), has rushed 59 times for 214 yards and one TD, caught four passes for nine yards and returned 13 kickoffs for 236 yards... has played 408 career snaps... in the annual Spring Game, rushed fi ve times for 28 yards... in the program s post-spring strength and conditioning evaluation, led all running backs in bench press (385 lbs.), 225-pound bench press repetitions (20) and squat lift (475 lbs.) and power clean lift (314 lbs.). Played in all 12 games... rushed 22 times for 56 yards while catching one pass for one yard... returned three kickoffs for 50 yards and a 16.7 yards per return average... had seasonbests of 10 rushing attempts and 25 rushing yards in the win over Tulane... lone pass reception came versus Boston College... on the fi eld for 140 total snaps. Played in 10 games... missed contests against Miami and Virginia Tech due to injury... rushed three times for nine yards on the year... rushed twice for a season-high fi ve yards against Alabama... returned seven kickoffs for 140 yards and a 20.0 yards per return average... on the fi eld for 109 total plays. Played in 11 games with one start... missed the N.C. State contest... lone start came against Virginia Tech... picked up 149 yards and one TD on 34 attempts while catching three passes for eight yards... in win over N.C. Central, rushed 14 times for 93 yards and one TD... returned three kickoffs for 46 yards on the season... on the fi eld for 159 plays Three-year letterman at L.C. Anderson under Mark Reiland... rated as the No. 148 running back in the country by Scout.com... listed as the No. 21 overall prospect in Central Texas by Texas Prep Insider... three-time all-district selection... served as team captain in senior season... as a senior, logged 903 rushing yards and nine TDs on 147 attempts... rushed for 920 yards and 15 TDs on 154 carries as a junior... fi nished career with 2,491 rushing yards and 30 TDs on 407 carries... also competed in wrestling, powerlifting and track and fi eld. Son of Patrick and Rose Kurunwune... born November 2, double majoring in biological anthropology & anatomy and psychology... also pursuing a certifi cate in markets and management studies. MEDIA GUIDE Opponent Rush Yds Lg TD Rec Yds Lg TD Richmond Army Kansas N.C. Central Virginia Tech N.C. State DNP Maryland Virginia North Carolina Georgia Tech Miami Wake Forest Opponent Rush Yds Lg TD Rec Yds Lg TD Elon Wake Forest Alabama Army Maryland Miami DNP Virginia Tech DNP Navy Virginia Boston College Georgia Tech North Carolina Opponent Rush Yds Lg TD Rec Yds Lg TD Richmond Stanford Boston College Tulane FIU Florida State Wake Forest Virginia Tech Miami Virginia Georgia Tech North Carolina Year G/GS Rush Yards Avg. TD Lg 11/ / / Total 33/ Year G/GS Rec Yards Avg. TD Lg 11/ / / Total 33/ Year G/GS KOR Yards Avg. TD Lg 11/ / / Total 33/ SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Category Career-high, Opponent, Year Rush attempts 14 vs. N.C. Central, Rushing yards 93 vs. N.C. Central, Rushing TDs 1 vs. N.C. Central, Pass receptions 2 vs. Kansas, Pass receiving yards 7 vs. Kansas, Kickoff returns 2, three times; last vs. Alabama, Kickoff return yards 38 vs. Elon, All-purpose yards 93 vs. N.C. Central, 34

29 MEDIA GUIDE 58 Michael Mann DE 6-4, 225 FR. CASTLE ROCK, COLO. VALOR CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL Lettered four seasons at Valor Christian under coach Brent Viselmeyer... helped Valor Christian to 39-3 record including undefeated, 14-0 campaigns in both and... member of three consecutive state championship squads... listed as the No. 63 weakside defensive end in the nation by 247Sports.com... as a senior, recorded 49 tackles, 3.5 quarterback sacks and two interceptions... fi rst team all-state (4A) and All-Colorado (all classifi cations) selection by the Denver Post following senior season... logged 56 tackles with fi ve sacks as a junior... had 41 tackles and one interception during sophomore campaign... two-time fi rst team all-league selection... also lettered in basketball and lacrosse. Son of Victoria Quintana and Scott Mann... father lettered four seasons ( ) in basketball at Colorado State, earning All-WAC honors in prep teammate of fellow Duke football program member Max McCaffrey... born August 12, Sam Marshall DT 6-7, 270 R-FR. FREDERICKSBURG, VA. CHANCELLOR HIGH SCHOOL Reserve defensive tackle... could compete for playing time... joins freshman Erich Schneider as the tallest members of the program at recorded 10 tackles including 1.0 quarterback sack in the annual Spring Game... among defensive linemen, ranked second in both vertical jump (32.0 ) and broad jump (9 7 ) in the program s post-spring strength and conditioning evaluation. 35 Ross Martin K 5-9, 185 FR. SOLON, OHIO WALSH JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterman at Walsh Jesuit under coach Gerry Rardin... helped Walsh Jesuit to three-year ledger of 22-9 including a 10-2 mark and state playoff appearance in... rated the No. 1 kicker in the country by Rivals.com and the No. 2 kicker in the nation by Scout.com, ESPN.com and 247Sports.com... All-America pick by USA Today (1st team), Under Armour (1st team), Sports Illustrated (2nd team) and ESPN.com (3rd team) following senior campaign... two-time fi rst team all-state and all-district pick by the Associated Press in and... named to state all-star teams by the Akron Beacon Journal () and Cleveland Plain Dealer ( & )... fi rst team All-North Coast League selection in... as a senior, totaled 81 points on 10 fi eld goals and 51 PATs with six fi eld goals of 40+ yards including a career-long 50-yard effort while punting 33 times for a yards per kick average... recorded 58 points on eight fi eld goals and 34 PATs... set school records for most fi eld goals in a game (4), season (10) and career (18), most consecutive extra points made (95), and most kicking points in a season (81) and career (149)... set state record for most consecutive extra points made (95) the third-longest streak nationally... in the Under Armour All-American Game on January 5, in St. Petersburg, Fla., registered four total points on one PAT and a 32-yard fi eld goal while punting seven times for 351 yards to set game records for highest punting average (50.1) and longest punt (72 yards)... also lettered in soccer. Son of Kristi and Jim Martin... uncle, Raymond Bucky Dahman lettered three years ( ) in football at Notre Dame under Hall of Fame coach Knute Rockne, helping the Fighting Irish to a three-year record of including an unbeaten home ledger of born July 3, Three-year letterman at Chancellor under coach Bob Oliver... charted as the No. 76 defensive tackle in the nation by Scout.com... helped Chancellor to three-year record of as a senior, posted 45 tackles, eight tackles for loss and four sacks en route to earning all-area accolades... All-Mid Atlantic Region choice by SuperPrep... all-district selection on both sides of the ball in... logged 35 tackles, four tackles for loss and three sacks as a junior... also participated in basketball and track and fi eld. Son of Cheryl and Samuel Marshall... born April 21,

30 MEDIA GUIDE 87 Max McCaffrey WR 6-1, 185 FR. CASTLE ROCK, COLO. VALOR CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL Lettered three seasons at Valor Christian under coach Brent Viselmeyer... helped Valor Christian to 39-3 record including undefeated, 14-0 campaigns in both and.. member of three consecutive state championship squads... listed as the No. 68 wide receiver in the country by Scout.com... in senior season, caught a team-high 40 passes for 833 yards and eight TDs as Valor Christian averaged 48.7 points per game... led the Valor Christian defense in INTs (3), INT returns for TDs (3), PBUs (8) and blocked punts (3) as the Eagles allowed just 6.9 points per game and posted fi ve shutouts... returned an INT 25 yards for a TD in Valor Christian s win over Pine Creek in the state title game on December 3,... fi rst team all-state (4A) and All-Colorado (all classifi cations) selection by the Denver Post following senior season... as a junior, caught 11 passes for 197 yards and three TDs while registering four INTs with one return for a TD en route to receiving All- Colorado honors from the Denver Post... participated in the Semper Fidelis All American Bowl on January 3, in Phoenix, Ariz.... also lettered in basketball and track and fi eld. Son of Ed and Lisa McCaffrey... father lettered four seasons ( ) as a wide receiver at Stanford, where he caught 146 passes for 2,333 yards and earned both fi rst team All-America and Academic All-America honors in 1990; played 13 seasons in the NFL with the New York Giants ( ), San Francisco 49ers (1994) and Denver Broncos ( ), catching 565 passes for 7,422 yards and 55 TDs; played on three Super Bowl championship teams (XXIX with San Francisco; XXXII & XXXIII with Denver) and participated in one Pro Bowl (1998)... mother lettered three seasons ( ) in soccer at Stanford... grandfather, Dave Sime, lettered in baseball (1957) and track and fi eld ( ) at Duke before graduating in 1959; on the diamond as an outfi elder, helped Duke to a 19-8 record and earned fi rst team All-ACC honors after leading the team in batting average (.376), home runs (4) and stolen bases (9); on the track, captured 12 total ACC championships (4 indoor & 8 outdoor), twice earned MVP honors at the ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships ( ), garnered All-America accolades in 1956, set seven world records (1 indoor & 6 outdoor), and was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary teams for both indoor and outdoor track and fi eld; played one season of football (1958) as a wide receiver; won the silver medal in the 100-meter competition at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, Italy; graduated from Duke Medical School in grandmother, Betty Conroy, graduated from Duke in uncle, Scott Sime, lettered four seasons ( ) as a fullback at Duke before graduating in 1986; in 24 career games, rushed 32 times for 125 yards while catching 14 passes for 78 yards... uncle, Billy McCaffrey, lettered two seasons ( ) in basketball at Duke, helping the Blue Devils to a record and the 1991 NCAA title while averaging 9.1 points per game; after transferring to Vanderbilt, lettered two seasons ( ), helping the Commodores to a record including the 1993 SEC East Division crown while averaging 20.6 points per game; twice earned fi rst team All-SEC accolades and garnered fi rst team All-America and SEC Player of the Year honors in aunt, Monica McCaffrey, lettered four seasons in basketball at Georgetown ( )... high school teammate of fellow Duke football program member Michael Mann... born May 17, Corbin McCarthy S 5-10, 200 FR. NORCO, CA. NORCO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterman at Norco Senior under coach Todd Gerhart... helped Norco to a threeyear record of with three state playoff appearances and one league championship... as a senior, carded 72 tackles, six tackles for loss and 23 PBUs en route to earning fi rst team All-CIF honors... had 52 tackles, four PBUs and one INT as a junior as Norco went 9-3 and fi nished second in the Big VIII League standings... registered 48 tackles, three PBUs and two INTs during sophomore campaign as Norco posted an 11-2 ledger and captured the Big VIII League title with a perfect 7-0 record... two-time all-conference and All-CIF selection... also lettered in baseball. Son of Kenneth and Raychel McCarthy... born April 7, Will Monday P 6-4, 210 R-FR. FLOWERY BRANCH, GA. FLOWERY BRANCH HIGH SCHOOL Enters the season as the leading candidate to handle the punting duties... also could compete for the placekicking chores... owns an explosive leg... has made good progress since arrival at Duke... in the annual Spring Game, booted a 25-yard fi eld goal and punted twice for a 37.5 yards per kick average. Three-year letterman at Flowery Branch under coach Lee Shaw... tabbed as the No. 1 punter in the nation by Scout.com... selected to play for the U.S. Under-19 National Team in the Team USA vs. The World game on February 2, in Austin, Texas... helped squad to three-year record of 32-9 with three state playoff berths... as a senior, averaged 41.2 yards per punt while making 43-of-47 PATs and four-of-seven fi eld goals... two-time fi rst team all-state pick by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in both and... Region 8-AAAA Special Teams Player of the Year in... team captain and MVP as a senior... career totals include 99-of-105 PATs and 13-of-21 fi eld goals... also participated in soccer... made a 32-yard fi eld goal to help the North team to a 22-0 win in the Georgia Coaches Association North-South All-Star Classic on December 29, in Columbus, Ga. Son of Bedford and Judy Monday... born July 25,

31 MEDIA GUIDE 68 Brian Moore C 6-2, 285 R-SR. CORAL GABLES, FLA. RANSOM EVERGLADES HIGH SCHOOL Slated to compete with Conor Irwin for starting center job... named to the Spring Watch List for the Rimington Trophy, an honor presented annually to the nation s top center... Duke s most experienced offensive lineman... could see action at any of the three interior line positions... sat out the contact portion of spring drills while recovering from a broken right arm suffered in August, and re-injured in week nine of the season versus Miami... started 24 consecutive games at right guard in -10 before transitioning to center in the spring of... in 27 career games (27 starts), has played 1,966 total snaps... ranks tied for fourth among active ACC offensive linemen in career games started... in May,, joined nine teammates on a mission trip to Langano, Ethiopia for water well-digging project... two-time Academic All-ACC selection... one of fi ve current Duke offensive linemen to have earned Academic All-ACC honors... one of three Duke players enrolled in graduate school, joining Lee Butler and Sean Renfree. Played in and started three games... suffered broken arm on August 12 and missed the fi rst six games of the season... after starting against Wake Forest, Virginia Tech and Miami, re-injured the arm against the Hurricanes and sat out the fi nal three weeks of the year... helped Duke rank among the ACC leaders in both passing offense (2nd) and sacks allowed per passing attempt (3rd)... part of a Duke line that opened holes for 19 rushing TDs, a total that matched the program s highest output since played a total of 235 snaps including a season-high 97 versus Wake Forest. Academic All-ACC choice... started all 12 games at right guard... played 878 total snaps, the third-highest total on the squad... played a season-high 90 snaps against Miami... also reached the 70-snap plateau versus Elon (84), Wake Forest (72), Alabama (81), Maryland (81), Virginia (80) and Boston College (78)... part of an offensive line that ranked third in the league in sacks allowed per passing attempt as the Blue Devils had fi ve players with 30 or more receptions for just the second time in school history... helped Duke s passing attack rank second in the ACC as quarterback Sean Renfree became just the fourth player in school history to throw for 3,000 or more yards... also aided in Duke s enhanced rushing attack that showed marked improvement in yards per game (+46.5), yards per attempt (+1.2), runs of 20 or more yards (+8) and total rushing TDs (+13). Freshman All-ACC selection by Sporting News... Academic All-ACC selection... started all 12 games at right guard... ranked fi rst on the team in total offensive snaps (853)... played 55 or more snaps in all 12 games including a season-high 86 at Kansas... starting member of an offensive front that ranked third in the ACC in sacks allowed per pass attempt... helped Duke lead the ACC and rank ninth nationally in passing offense Four-year letterman at Ransom Everglades under Dave Hewett... listed as the No. 43 offensive guard and No. 96 overall prospect in the state of Florida by Rivals.com... ranked as the No. 41 offensive guard in the country by Scout.com... charted as the No. 45 offensive guard in the nation by ESPN.com... missed senior season while recovering from injury... second team all-state and fi rst team all-county pick as a junior... earned Ransom Everglades Most Outstanding Player award following junior season... tallied 97 pancake blocks on offense and 11 sacks, three forced fumbles and three blocked kicks on defense during junior year... named second team all-county as a sophomore... recorded 37 pancake blocks on offense to go along with three sacks and one forced fumble on defense as a sophomore... also competed in basketball and track and fi eld... set school records in both shot put and discus. Son of Kevin and Cathy Moore... born March 20, graduated from Duke on May 13, with a degree in economics... currently pursuing a master s degree in economics. 83 Anthony Nash WR 6-5, 190 FR. WEST CHESTER, PA. BAYARD RUSTIN HIGH SCHOOL Two-year letterman at Bayard Rustin under coach Mike St. Clair... helped Bayard Rustin to a two-year record of 20-4 including an 11-2 mark in that included an appearance in the Pennsylvania District 1-AAAA semifi nals... also helped Bayard Rustin to consecutive Ches- Mont League American Division championships in and with a perfect two-year conference record of as a senior, caught 31 passes for 533 yards and seven TDs... scored a career-high four TDs on six catches covering 140 yards in Bayard Rustin s 41-0 win over East on September 17,... during junior season, had 52 receptions for 1,172 yards and 16 TDs with three 100-yard receiving games and a streak of nine straight games with at least one TD... fi rst team all-state choice in by the Pennsylvania Football News and All-Southeastern Pennsylvania pick by the Philadelphia Inquirer... fi rst team All-Ches- Mont League selection as a junior after leading the conference in receiving yardage while ranking second in scoring... had a career-high 177 receiving yards on four catches with TDs covering 65 and 68 yards in Bayard Rustin s 41-7 victory over Kennett on October 2,... caught fi ve passes for 176 yards and three TDs including a career-long 80-yard score in Bayard Rustin s win over Henderson on October 16,... registered a career yards per reception average of along with six 100-yard games and eight TDs covering 50+ yards... also lettered in basketball and track and fi eld, earning All-Ches-Mont and all-area honors on the hardwood. Son of Anthony and Shari Nash... born September 20, Dwayne Norman S 6-1, 195 FR. JACKSONVILLE, FLA. UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterman at University Christian under coaches Heath Nivens and David Penland... helped University Christian to an 8-4 record with a berth in the state playoffs in... charted as the No. 50 safety in the nation by ESPN.com and the No. 55 safety in the country by Rivals.com... recorded 84 tackles as a senior... earned fi rst team 2A all-state honors from the Associated Press following senior season... All-First Coast pick by the Florida Times-Union... named to the Super 24 team by the Florida Times-Union... credited with 80 tackles and one interception as a junior... two-time all-district choice... also lettered in baseball. Son of Catharee Jelks and Wayne Norman... uncle, Benjamin Norman, lettered two seasons ( ) in football at Indiana, helping the Hoosiers to a two-year record of 15-6 including the Big Ten Conference championship and Rose Bowl appearance in uncle, Oscar Norman, played football at Florida A&M from cousin, George McCloud, lettered four seasons ( ) in basketball at Florida State, earned Metro Conference Player of the Year honors as a senior and scored 1,594 career points before being selected in the fi rst round (7th pick) of the 1989 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers... cousin, William Jenkins, graduated from Duke in born September 23,

32 67 Lucas Patrick OG 6-4, 310 R-FR. BRENTWOOD, TENN. BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL Charted as the second string offensive left guard... has displayed promising ability since arrival on campus... coaches are excited about his future in the program... underwent surgery on March 24, to repair fractured left ankle suffered during spring practice. Three-year letterman at Brentwood under coach Ron Crawford... charted as the No. 25 offensive guard in the nation by ESPN.com... listed as the No. 31 offensive guard in the nation by Rivals.com... helped Brentwood to 29 wins and three state playoff berths... Super- Prep All-Dixie Region and fi rst team all-state (6A) choice by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association in... named to The Tennessean s Dream Team... served as team captain as a senior... selected to play in the annual Toyota Tennessee East vs. West All-Star Classic on December 11, in Jefferson City, Tenn.... also participated in track and fi eld. Son of Liz Patrick... born July 30, MEDIA GUIDE Elon Wake Forest Alabama Army Maryland Miami Virginia Tech Navy Virginia Boston College Georgia Tech North Carolina Richmond Stanford Boston College Tulane FIU Florida State Wake Forest Virginia Tech Miami Virginia Georgia Tech North Carolina / / Total 24/ Garett Patterson CB 6-1, 190 R-JR. RICHMOND, VA. MONACAN HIGH SCHOOL Reserve cornerback... contributor on special teams in each of the past two seasons... fi ne athlete... in 24 career games, has 20 tackles... on the fi eld for 338 career plays... in the program s post-spring strength and conditioning evaluation, paced the Blue Devils in both the vertical jump (38.5 ) and broad jump (10 7 ) while leading defensive backs in the squat lift (460 lbs.). Played in all 12 games, primarily on special teams... had seven tackles on the season... posted a season-high three stops versus Tulane... on the fi eld for 151 total snaps including 15 defensive plays. Played in all 12 games, primarily on special teams... credited for 13 tackles on the year including a season-best four stops against Virginia Tech... on the fi eld for 187 total snaps including nine defensive plays. Walk-on reserve offensive tackle. Graduated from Brophy Prep High School. 51 William Perrott OT 6-2, 255 SO. PHOENIX, ARIZ. BROPHY PREP HIGH SCHOOL Son of Julia Garcia and Richard Perrott... born October 25, Three-year letterman at Monacan under Danny Parsons... listed as the No. 82 safety in the nation by ESPN.com... fi rst team all-state choice by the Associated Press as a senior... fi rst team all-district and all-region honoree... had 81 tackles and two interceptions as a senior. Son of Yvette and Martin Patterson... born December 28, majoring in sociology while pursuing a certifi cate in markets and management studies. 38

33 MEDIA GUIDE Walk-on reserve tight end. 86 Connor Peters TE 6-4, 230 SO. HAMILTON, OHIO HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL Lettered under coaches Jim Place and Bob Jacoby at Hamilton high school... as a senior, named team captain and helped squad to an appearance in the state playoffs... received the Archie Griffi n Sportsmanship Award. Son of Kellee and Bryan Peters... born June 16, Keilin Rayner LB 6-3, 255 FR. LELAND, N.C. NORTH BRUNSWICK HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterman at North Brunswick under coach Garry Bishop... charted as the No. 36 middle linebacker in the nation by Scout.com and the No. 44 outside linebacker in the country by Rivals.com... as a senior, posted 164 tackles two shy of the school singleseason record to lead a North Brunswick defense that held four opponents to less than 10 points... fi rst team all-state selection by ESPN.com and NCPreps.com in... fi rst team all-area selection by the Wilmington Star News... two-time fi rst team All-Waccamaw 2A/3A Conference honoree... recorded 127 tackles, seven tackles for loss and two sacks as a junior... had 74 tackles, nine tackles for loss, fi ve sacks and four caused fumbles during sophomore season... helped North Carolina to a win over South Carolina in the 75th annual Shrine Bowl on December 17, in Spartanburg, S.C.... also lettered in basketball and track and fi eld as a thrower. Son of Keisha and Tyrone Simpson... born September 30, Shaquille Powell RB 5-10, 205 FR. LAS VEGAS, NEV. BISHOP GORMAN HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterman at Bishop Gorman under coach Tony Sanchez... helped Bishop Gorman to a three-year record of 42-4 with three Nevada 4A state championships... listed as the No. 6 all-purpose running back in the country by Rivals.com and the No. 12 all-purpose running back in the nation by 247Sports.com... selected to the PARADE All-America team... honorable mention All-America selection by SI.com as a senior... named Nevada s Gatorade Player of the Year in... selected as the Nevada 4A Player of the Year by the Las Vegas Review-Journal... earned Nevada Sunset Southwest District Offensive Player of the Year honors as a senior... as a senior, rushed for 2,458 yards with 44 total TDs (40 rushing) as Bishop Gorman went 15-1, captured its third consecutive state title and closed the year ranked No. 5 in the fi nal USA Today national poll... despite missing fi ve games due to injury, rushed for 1,394 yards and 17 TDs in junior campaign... scored four TDs while topping the 100-yard barrier on the ground in Bishop Gorman s win over Reed High School in the Nevada state 4A championship game on December 3,... rushed for 1,555 yards and 29 TDs as a sophomore... for prep career, rushed 473 times for 5,407 yards, averaging 11.4 yards per attempt, with 94 total TDs... three-time all-state and all-conference selection... also lettered in track and fi eld. Son of Skarlet Forwood... cousin, Sultan Abdul-Malik, lettered four seasons ( ) as a defensive end and linebacker at Southern California... cousin, J.P. Howell, lettered two seasons ( ) in baseball at Texas, twice earned All-America honors as a pitcher while helping the Longhorns to an two-year record with two appearances in the College World Series, was a fi rst round draft pick of the Kansas City Royals in the 2004 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft and helped the Tampa Bay Rays to the 2008 American League championship... born December 31, David Reeves TE 6-5, 250 R-FR. GREENSBORO, ALA. GREENSBORO PUBLIC WEST HIGH SCHOOL Reserve tight end... expected to compete for signifi cant playing time... owns good combination of size, speed and hands... enjoyed a productive spring practice, displaying play-making abilities in the passing game... in the Spring Game, caught three passes for 49 yards. Played at Greensboro Public West under coach Curtis Graves... charted as the No. 1 tight end in Alabama by Rivals.com... listed as the No. 51 tight end in the nation by Scout.com... tabbed as the No. 1 tight end and No. 22 overall prospect in Alabama by SuperPrep... All-Dixie Region choice by SuperPrep... helped Greensboro Public West to three straight state playoff berths... as a senior, caught 28 passes for 356 yards and two TDs... fi rst team all-state (3A) selection by the Alabama Sports Writers Association and Lineman of the Year (3A) pick by the Alabama High School Athletic Association in. Son of Gloria Reeves... born December 15,

34 19 Sean Renfree QB 6-5, 225 R-SR. SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. NOTRE DAME PREP Returning starting quarterback... slated to start under center for the third consecutive season... very experienced signal caller... extremely knowledgeable of the Blue Devil offensive system... post-season honors candidate... professional prospect... the most accurate passer in Duke history, holding the school career record for pass completion percentage (.634)... aiming to become the fi rst QB in school history to post three consecutive seasons with 2,500+ passing yards... in 29 career games (23 starts), has completed 601-of-948 (.634) passes for 6,352 yards with 32 TDs and 30 INTs while rushing 115 times for minus-117 yards and eight TDs... owns a career pass effi ciency rating of has played 1,579 career snaps... has compiled 6,235 total offensive yards... enters with streak of 24 consecutive games with 10+ pass completions four games shy of the school record held by Thaddeus Lewis (28)... owns eight career 300-yard passing games including a career-best 368-yard performance at Boston College in... responsible for 40 career TDs (32 passing & 8 rushing)... has posted a.700+ pass completion percentage in eight career games including a career-high and single-game school record.933 (28-30) mark at Navy in... owns two of the top seven passing seasons in school history (3,131 yards in [3rd] & 2,891 yards in [7th])... has thrown for 150+ yards in 17 straight and 22 of the last 24 contests dating back to the start of the season... enters the campaign with just one sub-.500 single-game completion percentage over the past 17 outings... has led the ACC in completions per game in each of the past two seasons while ranking among the conference s top three QBs in both passing yards and total offensive yards per game both years... has three career games with two rushing TDs against Navy (), Virginia () and Tulane ()... ranks seventh on the ACC s all-time chart for pass completion percentage (minimum 500 attempts), trailing only Virginia s Matt Schaub (.670), Wake Forest s Riley Skinner (.669), Maryland s Scott Milanovich (.662), Florida State s EJ Manuel (.661), Clemson s Cullen Harper (.637) and N.C. State s Philip Rivers (.635)... ranks tied for 10th on the ACC s career chart for 300-yard passing games and sits fi ve games shy of second place on the list (Chris Weinke, Florida State [13]) and 10 games short of the all-time leader, N.C. State s Philip Rivers (18)... ranks 30th on the ACC s all-time passing yardage chart, just behind Danny Kanell of Florida State (6,372)... sits just 287 total offensive yards shy of cracking the ACC s all-time top 30 list (No. 30 Charlie Ward, Florida State [6,522])... stands 3,648 passing yards shy of becoming just the third player in ACC history (Philip Rivers, N.C. State [13,484] & Thaddeus Lewis, Duke [10,065]) and 76th player in NCAA history to throw for 10,000+ career yards... is 100 pass completions away from 10th place on the ACC s career list (No. 10 Darian Durant, North Carolina [701])... is 295 pass attempts away from 10th place on the ACC s all-time chart (No. 10 Jamie Barnette, N.C. State [1,243])... on Duke s career charts, ranks second in pass effi ciency rating, tied for second in most TD passes of 50+ yards, tied for second in most games with 4+ TD passes (2), tied for third in most games with 30+ pass completions (4), fourth in most games with 20+ pass completions (15), tied for fourth in most 300-yard passing games, tied for fourth in most seasons with 2,000+ passing yards (2), fi fth in passing yards, fi fth in pass completions, fi fth in pass attempts, fi fth in average yards per passing attempt (6.74), fi fth in most games with 1+ TD pass (20), fi fth in TD-to-INT ratio (1.07-1), tied for fi fth in most seasons with 10+ TD passes (2), tied for fi fth in most 100-yard passing games (26), sixth in total offensive yards, sixth in TD passes, sixth in most 200-yard passing games (18), tied for sixth for most TD passes by a combination (10 with WR Conner Vernon), seventh in total offensive plays (1,063), seventh in most rushing TDs by a QB (8), tied for seventh in most seasons with 1,000+ passing yards (2) and tied for ninth in most starts by a QB... holds school singlegame records for pass completions (41 vs. Boston College, ) and pass completion percentage (.933 [28-30] vs. Navy, )... shares Duke single-game record for consecutive pass completions (16 vs. Navy, ; tied with D. Bryant vs. N.C. State, 2000)... among active ACC players, ranks fi rst in total offensive yards, fi rst in passing yards, fi rst in career 300- yard passing games, tied for fi rst in career 300-yard total offensive yardage games (6), fi rst in career 200-yard passing games, second in career pass completion percentage, second in total TD responsibility and tied for second in TD passes... one of four QBs in Duke history to post a 3,000-yard passing season, joining Ben Bennett ( ), Anthony Dilweg (1988) and Lewis (), and could join Bennett as the only players to accomplish the feat twice... aiming to become the seventh QB in Duke history to lead the team in passing yardage in three consecutive seasons, joining Leo Hart ( ), Mike Dunn ( ), Bennett ( ), Steve Slayden ( ), Spence Fischer ( ), and Lewis ( )... could become just the fourth QB in school history to throw for MEDIA GUIDE double fi gure TD totals in three straight campaigns, joining Slayden ( ), Fischer ( ) and Lewis ( )... owns fi ve of the top 50 single-game passing yardage totals in Duke history, trailing only Dilweg (8), Bennett (7), Fischer (7), Lewis (7) and Dave Brown (6)... has produced a career-long 70-yard pass twice to Conner Vernon against Wake Forest in and to Juwan Thompson versus North Carolina in with both resulting in TDs... has 15 career TD passes of 20+ yards... career-best rush from scrimmage covered 37 yards for a TD against Virginia in... best single-game rushing yardage total was a 28-yard performance on nine attempts in Duke s win over Navy in... has engineered three fourth quarter, game-winning scoring drives against Virginia (), Boston College () and FIU ()... two-time Academic All-ACC selection (-11) and the only QB in the conference to be named to the league s all-academic unit in each of the past two years... nominated for the AFCA Good Works Team... two-year counselor at the Manning Passing Academy (-12)... one of three Duke players enrolled in graduate school, joining Lee Butler and Brian Moore. Academic All-ACC selection... team co-captain... started all 12 games... completed 282- of-434 (.650) pass attempts for 2,891 yards with 14 TDs and 11 INTs... logged a pass effi ciency rating of rushed 58 times for minus-58 yards and four TDs... compiled 2,833 yards of total offense... set Duke single-season record for pass completion percentage... directed a Blue Devil passing attack that had four players catch 40+ passes for just the second time in school history and fi rst time since topped the 300-yard barrier through the air four times including a career-best 368-yard effort at Boston College... also against the Eagles, set a school single-game record for pass completions (41), matched the fi fth-highest total for consecutive pass completions (14) in a game by a Duke player, posted the 10th-highest single-game pass completion percentage (.773) in school history and scored the game-winning TD with a one-yard plunge with 9:57 remaining in the fourth quarter... rushing TD capped a 14-play, 70-yard drive that eclipsed 6:34 off the clock... the 41 pass completions matched the fi fth-highest single-game total in ACC history... passes attempted total (53) versus Boston College matched the 11th-highest single-game total in Duke history while the 21 pass completions in the fi rst half equaled the eighth-highest singlehalf total in school history... the 368 passing yards rank as the 24th-highest single-game total in Duke history... ACC Offensive Back of the Week choice after completing 28-of-43 passes for 335 yards and two TDs in road win over FIU... with 43 pass attempts without an INT in the victory at FIU, posted the ninth-highest single-game total in Duke history... registered a season-high seven plays of 20+ yards against FIU... matched career-high of four TD passes against Georgia Tech... in the ACC, ranked fi rst in pass completions per game (23.50), second in passing yards per game (240.9), third in total offensive yards per game (236.1) and ninth in passing effi ciency... nationally, ranked 19th in completions per game, 26th in pass completion percentage and 29th in passing yards per game... on Duke s single-season charts, totals stand fi rst in pass completion percentage, tied for fi rst in most 100-yard passing games (12), tied for second in most 200-yard passing games (9), tied for second in most games with 20+ pass completions (8), fourth in pass completions, sixth in pass effi ciency rating, seventh in passing yards, seventh in pass attempts, tied for seventh in most 300-yard passing games, eighth in total offensive yards, eighth in total offensive plays (492) and tied for 11th for most games with 1+ TD pass... threw six TD passes to WR Conner Vernon to match the 10th-highest single-season total for a combination in school history... posted a completion percentage of.650 or better in seven-of-12 games and dipped below the.500 mark just once... matched career-long completion of 70 yards with scoring toss to RB Juwan Thompson at North Carolina... threw for 150+ yards in all 12 weeks... equaled career-best rushing TD total with a pair of scores versus Tulane... on the fi eld for 745 snaps. Academic All-ACC choice... recipient of the Carman Falcone Award as Duke s Most Valuable Player... played in all 12 games with 11 starting assignments... completed 285-of-464 (.614) pass attempts for 3,131 yards with 14 TDs and 17 INTs... posted a pass effi ciency rating of rushed 51 times for minus-47 yards and four TDs... fi nished with 3,084 yards of total offense, the third-highest single-season total in Duke history... became just the fourth Duke QB to eclipse the 3,000-yard barrier through the air, joining Ben Bennett ( ), Anthony Dilweg (1988) and Thaddeus Lewis ()... the passing yardage total marked the fi fth-highest single-season total by a freshman or sophomore in ACC history, trailing only Clemson s Charlie Whitehurst (3,561 yards in 2003), Maryland s Scott Milanovich (3,409 yards in 1993), Miami s Jacory Harris (3,352 yards in ) and Florida State s Drew Weatherford (3,208 yards in 2005)... one of seven sophomores nationally to throw for 3,000+ yards on the year... topped the 300-yard plateau through the air in fi ve games including a season-high 358 yards at Wake Forest... also had a season-high four TD passes against the Demon Deacons to equal the third-highest single-game total in school history... equaled the school single-game record with two TD throws of 50+ yards in the Wake Forest tilt... established school single-game record for pass completion percentage by hitting on 28-of-30 (.933) throws for 314 yards and one TD at Navy... also rushed nine times for a season-best 28 yards and two TDs in the win over the Midshipmen while matching school record for consecutive pass completions (16)... posted the school s eighth-best single-game pass completion percentage (.795) versus Elon... also reached 300 yards against Elon (350), Maryland (351) and Georgia Tech (334)... threw 49 passes without an INT against Boston College 40

35 for the sixth-highest single-game total in school history... posted the second-highest total of consecutive pass attempts without an INT in school history (173)... had 35 pass completions against Boston College to match the fourth-highest single-game total in school history... against Maryland, cracked school lists for pass attempts in a quarter (23; 4th; t1st), half (37; 2nd; 4th) and game (56; t5th)... versus Army, matched the third-highest single-quarter passing yardage total in school history (194; 4th)... in Duke s win over Virginia, engineered the game-winning 10-play, 91-yard drive that fi nished with RB Desmond Scott s 35-yard TD run with 40 seconds remaining in the fourth period... drive included a 32-yard completion to WR Donovan Varner on 4th-and-20 from the Duke 21 yard line... in the ACC, ranked fi rst in completions per game (23.75), tied for second in total offensive yards per game (257.0), third in passing yards per game (260.9), tied for sixth in touchdown passes and seventh in passing effi ciency... nationally, ranked 10th in completions per game, 21st in passing yards per game and tied for 33rd in passing effi ciency... on Duke s single-season charts, totals ranked tied for fi rst in most 100-yard passing games (12), tied for second in most 200-yard passing games (9), tied for second for most games with 30+ pass completions (3), third in most 300-yard passing games, third in passing yards, third in pass completions, third in pass attempts, tied for third in TD passes of 50+ yards (3), fi fth in pass completion percentage, fi fth in total offensive plays (515), tied for fi fth for most games with 1+ TD passes (9), tied for fi fth for most games with 20+ pass completions (7), 10th in pass effi ciency rating, 10th in average yards per pass attempt (6.75) and tied for 11th for most TD passes... on the ACC s single-season lists, totals ranked eighth in pass completions and ninth in pass attempts... set school record by throwing at least one TD pass in each of his fi rst fi ve starts... on the fi eld for 742 snaps. Played in fi ve games as the backup QB behind Thaddeus Lewis... saw action against Army, Kansas, N.C. Central, North Carolina and Georgia Tech... on the year, completed 34-of-50 (.680) passes for 330 yards with four TDs and two INTs... in fi rst collegiate action, came off the bench at Army to lead Duke to a come-from-behind victory... against the Black Knights, hit on seven-of-eight passes for 106 yards and two TDs... fi rst career pass attempt was a 17-yard TD strike to TE Brett Huffman... threw for a season-high 115 yards along with one TD at Kansas... after completing fi ve-of-six passes for 44 yards against Georgia Tech, suffered season-ending knee injury... underwent surgery to repair torn anterior cruciate ligament in right knee on November 21,... on the fi eld for 92 snaps Four-year letterman at Notre Dame Prep under Scott Bemis... selected to the 2008 PARADE All-America team... charted as the No. 10 quarterback in the country by Scout.com... rated as the No. 15 pro-style quarterback nationally and No. 9 overall prospect in the state of Arizona by Rivals.com... selected to compete at the Elite 11 Quarterback Camp... named Arizona s Big School Class 5A and 4A Player of the Year and to the All-Arizona team as a senior by The Arizona Republic... chosen as a 2007 PrepNation 101 All-American... as a senior, led Notre Dame Prep to a 13-1 record and the 2007 Arizona 4AII state championship... capped prep career by completing 23-of-33 passes for a state championship game record 411 yards and fi ve TDs against Cottonwood Mingus... as a senior, completed 197-of-357 passes for 3,353 yards and 41 TDs with just six INTs... in junior campaign, threw for 2,483 yards and 25 TDs with fi ve INTs... passed for 1,533 yards and 10 TDs as a sophomore. Son of Lisa and Kevin Renfree... born April 28, graduated from Duke in December, with a degree in public policy studies... pursuing a master s degree in humanities. DUKE RECORD BOOK WATCH Category Renfree (Rank) Duke leader (Total) Difference Passing yards 6,352 (5th) Lewis (10,065) -3,713 Pass effi ciency rating (2nd) Dilweg (128.94) Pass completions 601 (5th) Lewis (877) -276 Pass attempts 948 (5th) Lewis (1,510) -562 TD passes 32 (6th) Lewis (67) -35 TD-to-INT ratio 1.07:1 (5th) Lewis (1.68:1) TD passes of 50+ yards 5 (t2nd) Lewis (8) -3 TD passes by a combination (Vernon) 10 (t6th) Lewis-to-Riley (19) -9 Games with 2+ TD passes 8 (6th) Lewis (19) -11 Games with 4+ TD passes 2 (t2nd) Lewis (4) -2 Games with 200+ passing yards 18 (6th) Bennett (25) -7 Games with 300+ passing yards 8 (t4th) Lewis (11) -3 Games with 20+ completions 15 (4th) Bennett (22) -7 Games with 30+ completions 4 (t3rd) Bennett & Lewis (5) -1 *Consecutive games with 10+ completions 24 (2nd) Lewis (28) -4 *Active streak entering season MEDIA GUIDE Opponent C-A Pct. Yds TD-INT Lg Rush Yds Lg TD Richmond DNP Army Kansas N.C. Central Virginia Tech DNP N.C. State DNP Maryland DNP Virginia DNP North Carolina Georgia Tech Miami DNP Wake Forest DNP Opponent C-A Pct. Yds TD-INT Lg Rush Yds Lg TD Elon Wake Forest Alabama Army Maryland Miami Virginia Tech Navy Virginia Boston College Georgia Tech North Carolina Opponent C-A Pct. Yds TD-INT Lg Rush Yds Lg TD Richmond Stanford Boston College Tulane FIU Florida State Wake Forest Virginia Tech Miami Virginia Georgia Tech North Carolina Year G/GS Comp Att Pct. Yards TD INT Lg 5/ / , / , Total 29/ , Year G/GS Rush Yards Avg. TD Lg 5/ / / Total 29/ SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Category Career-high, Opponent, Year Pass completions 41 vs. Boston College, Pass attempts 56 vs. Maryland, Passing yards 368 vs. Boston College, Pass completion percentage.933 (28-30) vs. Navy, Passing TDs 4, twice; last vs. Georgia Tech, Pass effi ciency rating (28-30, 314 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT) vs. Navy, Rush attempts 10 vs. Virginia, Rushing yards 28 vs. Navy, Rushing TDs 2, three times; last vs. Tulane, Total offensive yards 376 vs. Boston College, Total TD responsibility 4, twice; last vs. Georgia Tech, SINGLE-PLAY CAREER LONGS Category Pass Rush Career-high, Opponent, Year 70 to Conner Vernon vs. Wake Forest, (TD) 70 to Juwan Thompson vs. North Carolina, (TD) 37 vs. Virginia, (TD) 41

36 MEDIA GUIDE 29 Garrett Rider S 6-1, 210 JR. RALEIGH, N.C. MIDDLE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL 11 Spencer Rogers P 6-1, 190 JR. LOS ALTOS, CALIF. ST. FRANCIS HIGH SCHOOL Walk-on reserve safety... in two career games, has one tackle. Played in two games... saw action against Tulane and North Carolina... credited with one tackle in the win over Tulane... on the fi eld for 10 total snaps. Two-year letterman at Middle Creek under coach Sean Crocker... posted 97 tackles, 12 tackles for loss and three INTs as a senior... two-time all-conference pick. Son of Jeff and Lisa Rider... father played football at N.C. State... born October 19, majoring in sociology 2/ Total 2/ Cody Robinson OG 6-3, 300 R-FR. McMINNVILLE, TENN. WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL Reserve offensive guard... could compete for playing time... owns excellent strength... in the program s post-spring strength and conditioning evaluation, led all offensive linemen in bench press (430 lbs.) and power clean (330 lbs.) while matching the second-best squat lift (515 lbs.)... also led the offensive line in 225-pound bench press repetitions (25)... in May,, joined nine teammates on a mission trip to Langano, Ethiopia for well-digging project. Did not see game action... recipient of the Sonny Falcone Iron Duke Award, a team honor presented annually to one offensive player, one defensive player and one player in the developmental program for their year-round commitment to strength training and conditioning. Four-year letterman at Warren County under coach Tommy Johnson... charted as the No. 24 offensive guard in the nation by ESPN.com... listed as the No. 19 offensive guard in the nation by Rivals.com... as a senior, posted 96 tackles with eight sacks and earned District 6AAA Defensive MVP honors... All-Dixie Region choice by SuperPrep... fi rst team all-state (6A) pick by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association in... named to The Tennessean s Dream Team... selected for the annual Toyota Tennessee East vs. West All-Star Classic on December 11, in Jefferson City, Tenn.... also participated in track and fi eld... set school record in the discus throw... region champion and state qualifi er in the shot put. Walk-on reserve punter. Two-year letterman at St. Francis under Mike Mitchell... averaged 37 yards per punt. Son of Patricia and Todd Rogers... born April 2, majoring in computer studies while pursuing a certifi cate in economics. 90 Mario Sanders DE 6-5, 240 R-FR. LYMAN, S.C. GREER HIGH SCHOOL Reserve defensive end... could compete for playing time. Four-year letterman at Greer under coach Will Young... helped Greer to four consecutive state playoff berths... as a senior, totaled 70 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, six sacks and two interceptions while blocking a pair of fi eld goals as Greer went 6-5 and earned a berth in the state playoffs... All-Mid Atlantic Region choice by SuperPrep... junior campaign totals included 60 tackles including 24 stops for loss... helped squad to co-region championship and state playoff berth... logged 40 tackles with two sacks as a sophomore as team went 10-2, captured the conference crown and advanced to the state playoffs... also participated in track and fi eld. Son of Lewis and Sharon Sanders... cousin, John Talley, lettered four seasons at Duke ( ), twice earned fi rst team All-ACC honors ( ), and holds school career records for interceptions (18), interception return yards (395), interception returns for touchdowns (3) and pass breakups (33)... born May 8, Son of Ray and Tricia Robinson... father lettered four seasons ( ) in football at Tennessee... born August 10,

37 82 Sydney Sarmiento DT 6-4, 300 R-JR. FLORENCE, S.C. WEST FLORENCE HIGH SCHOOL Returning starting defensive tackle... Duke s most experienced defensive lineman... enters the season having started 23 consecutive games... in 24 career games (23 starts), has 58 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 quarterback sack, one fumble recovery, one caused fumble and one PBU... has played 1,074 career snaps... has 10 career games with 3+ tackles including a career-high six stops on three occasions... all three games (Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech & North Carolina) with six tackles came over the fi nal fi ve weeks of the season. Started all 12 games... carded 32 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 quarterback sack and one fumble recovery on the year... had a career-high six tackles versus Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech and North Carolina... fi rst collegiate sack came at North Carolina... recovered a fumble against Georgia Tech... after totaling fi ve tackles through the fi rst fi ve games, averaged 3.9 stops per contest over the fi nal seven weeks of the year... on the fi eld for 465 snaps. Third team Freshman All-America selection by Phil Steele... played in all 12 games, starting the fi nal 11 weeks of the year... fi nished with 26 tackles, one tackle for loss, one pass breakup and one caused fumble... blocked a fi eld goal attempt versus Army... logged a season-high fi ve tackles against both Maryland and Georgia Tech... had four stops including one for loss and one caused fumble at Virginia Tech... on the fi eld for 609 total snaps. Did not see game action... enrolled at Duke in January,. Four-year letterman at West Florence under Trey Woodberry... charted as the 71st-best defensive end in the nation by ESPN.com... earned all-region honors as a senior after posting 70 tackles with 10 quarterback sacks as West Florence went All-Mid Atlantic Region pick by SuperPrep... helped the South squad to a win in the annual South Carolina North-South All-Star game on December 13, 2008 in Myrtle Beach... had 62 tackles with nine sacks as a junior. Son of Ramon and Tanya Sarmiento... born April 5, high school teammate of fellow Duke football team member John Coleman... majoring in cultural anthropology while minoring in education. MEDIA GUIDE Elon Wake Forest Alabama Army Maryland Miami Virginia Tech Navy Virginia Boston College Georgia Tech North Carolina Richmond Stanford Boston College Tulane FIU Florida State Wake Forest Virginia Tech Miami Virginia Georgia Tech North Carolina / / Total 24/ Erich Schneider TE 6-7, 225 FR. JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FLA. JACKSONVILLE EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterman at Jacksonville Episcopal under coach David Hess... as a senior, helped squad to the state playoffs by catching 43 passes for 576 yards and three touchdowns... named to the Super 24 team by the Florida Times-Union... honored with the Play of the Year by First Coast News.. had 48 receptions for 546 yards and one touchdown as a junior... in sophomore campaign, hauled in 36 passes for 435 yards and three touchdowns and, as a freshman, had 22 catches for 345 yards and two touchdowns... career prep numbers included 149 receptions for 1,902 yards and nine touchdowns... also lettered in baseball and basketball. Son of Erika and Timothy Schneider... father was a four-year ( ) member of the swimming and diving team at St. Olaf College, helping the Oles to three conference championships... brother, Hans, is a current member of the swimming and diving team at St. Olaf College... sister, Betsy, was a member of the rowing team at Bucknell University... born November 12,

38 33 Desmond Scott RB 5-9, 190 SR. DURHAM, N.C. HILLSIDE HIGH SCHOOL Veteran, multi-talented running back... proven to be an every-down back... extremely versatile... natural pass receiver... has displayed ability to make plays in the open fi eld... in 30 career games (19 starts), owns totals of 1,159 rushing yards on 262 carries, 548 receiving yards on 77 catches and 1,114 kickoff return yards on 52 attempts... has amassed 2,821 career all-purpose yards... has played 1,072 career snaps... enters having caught at least one pass in 26 straight games, marking the sixth-longest active streak in the country... current reception streak is tops among RBs nationally... one of 39 career 1,000-yard rushers in Duke history... has two career 100-yard rushing games including a career-best 122-yard performance on 11 attempts at Wake Forest in... has eight career games with 50+ rushing yards... Duke s active leader in rushing yardage... owns 12 career games with 100+ all-purpose yards including a career-high 259-yard effort versus Wake Forest in... has twice led the Blue Devils in rushing (-10) and could become just the sixth player in school history to pace the squad in ground yardage in three seasons, joining Mark Leggett ( ), Jay Calabrese ( ), Steve Jones ( ), Mike Grayson ( ) and Randy Cuthbert ( )... among active ACC players, ranks fourth in kickoff returns, fi fth in kickoff return yards, fi fth in all-purpose yards, sixth in rushing yards, tied for eighth in pass receptions and tied for ninth in 100-yard rushing games... one of two active players in the ACC with 1,000+ rushing yards, 500+ receiving yards and 1,000+ kickoff return yards (Orwin Smith, Georgia Tech)... joins Chris Douglas as the only players in Duke history with 1,000+ rushing yards, 500+ receiving yards and 1,000+ kickoff return yards... increased yards per rushing attempt from 3.74 as a freshman, to 4.42 in sophomore campaign to 5.10 last year as a junior... has caught at least one pass in 28 of 30 career games... sits 23 receptions shy of becoming just the fourth Duke RB with 100+ catches, joining Roger Boone (168), Randy Cuthbert (147) and Mike Grayson (141)... aiming to become just the second Duke RB to post 25+ pass receptions in three straight seasons, joining Roger Boone ( )... has twice ranked among the ACC leaders in kickoff return average (; 5th; & ; 9th; 19.74)... has six career games with 5+ pass receptions including a career-high six catches against Boston College in... has lost two fumbles in 392 career touches... on Duke s career charts, ranks seventh in pass receptions by a running back, seventh in kickoff return average, eighth in consecutive games with 1+ pass reception, 10th in kickoff returns, 10th in kickoff return yards, 15th in average rushing yards per attempt (4.42; minumum 200 attempts) and 30th in rushing yardage... sits 324 all-purpose yards shy of 10th place on Duke s all-time chart (No. 10 Julius Grantham; 3,135 yards). Played in nine games with four starts... missed weeks against Stanford, Boston College and Tulane due to injury... received starting assignments versus Virginia Tech, Miami, Virginia and Georgia Tech... rushed 72 times for 367 yards and two TDs... averaged 5.10 yards per rushing attempt... caught 25 passes for 135 yards, returned 19 kickoffs for 375 yards and a yards per return average... fi nished second on the team in rushing yards, third in all-purpose yardage and fi fth in pass receptions... ranked ninth in the ACC in kickoff return average... among ACC RBs, ranked fourth in pass receptions... led Duke with three rushes of 25+ yards... rushed 11 times for a season-high 80 yards and one TD in the seasonopener versus Richmond... had 72 yards on the ground including a three-yard TD run and a season-long 47-yard effort against No. 15 Virginia Tech... also against the Hokies, became the 39th player in Duke history to reach the 1,000-yard plateau on the ground... caught at least one pass in all nine games played, with eight weeks with 2+ receptions... pass reception total matched the 15th-highest single-season total by a Duke running back... had a season-best fi ve grabs for 33 yards against Wake Forest and four-catch outings versus both FIU and Virginia Tech... compiled a season-high 176 all-purpose yards at Miami with 52 rushing yards, 27 receiving yards and 97 kickoff return yards... logged a season-best 111 kickoff return yards on fi ve attempts against Georgia Tech... had 75+ all-purpose yards in seven games... paired with Juwan Thompson (22) to match the 10th-highest single-season reception total (47) by two RBs in school history... teamed with Conner Vernon (70) and Cooper Helfet (43) to form the seventh-most prolifi c WR-TE-RB receiving trio (138 receptions) in Duke history... part of a Duke offense that ranked second in the ACC in passing while rushing for 19 TDs to match the program s highest output since played 300 total snaps. MEDIA GUIDE Played in all 12 games with 11 starting assignments... rushed 120 times for a team-best 530 yards and three TDs... averaged 4.42 yards per carry... added 34 receptions for 266 yards while returning 15 kickoffs for 287 yards... ranked eighth in the ACC in all-purpose yards per game (90.2)... among ACC running backs, ranked second in pass receptions and fi fth in receiving yardage... joined Chris Douglas ( ) as the only two players to lead Duke in rushing as both freshmen and sophomores... led Duke with four rushes of 25+ yards... rushed 11 times for a season-high 122 yards with a 63-yard TD run at Wake Forest... in the victory over Virginia, had 17 carries for 97 yards including the game-winning 35-yard scoring run with 40 seconds left in the fourth period... picked up 77 yards and one TD on 15 attempts versus Elon... had a season-best six receptions against Boston College and fi ve versus both Navy and Georgia Tech... reception total ranks 10th on Duke s single-season chart for catches by a running back... caught at least one pass in all 12 games... teamed with Conner Vernon (73) and Cooper Helfet (34) to form the fourth-most prolifi c WR-TE-RB receiving trio (141 receptions) in Duke history... paired with Vernon to form the sixth-most prolifi c WR-RB receiving duo (107 receptions) in Duke history... key part of a passing attack that ranked second in the ACC and had fi ve players with 30+ receptions for just the second time in school history... aided in Duke s enhanced rushing attack that showed marked improvement in yards per game (+46.5), yards per attempt (+1.2), runs of 20 or more yards (+8) and total rushing TDs (+13)... played 489 total snaps. Freshman All-ACC selection by Sporting News as a kick return specialist... played in nine games with four starting assignments... did not play in the fi rst three games of the year... received starts against N.C. Central, North Carolina, Georgia Tech and Miami... rushed for a team-high 262 yards on 70 carries to become just the seventh true freshman in school history to pace the squad in rushing... also had 18 pass receptions for 147 yards while returning 18 kickoffs for 452 yards... in the ACC, ranked fi fth in kickoff return average (25.11) and seventh in all-purpose yards per game (95.7)... kickoff return average ranks eighth on Duke s single-season list... established Duke rookie single-game records for kickoff returns (7 vs. Wake Forest) and all-purpose yards (259 vs. Wake Forest)... totals rank tied for second and third on Duke s overall single-game list... amassed 861 all-purpose yards the sixth-highest single-season total by a freshman in Blue Devil history... earned starting nod in fi rst collegiate outing and responded with 100 rushing yards on 16 attempts with a 23-yard TD run against N.C. Central... caught a season-high fi ve passes against both N.C. State (37 yards) and Georgia Tech (season-high 45 yards)... on the fi eld for a total of 283 snaps. Two-year letterman at Hillside under Ray Harrison... played freshman and sophomore years at Southern High School All-America pick by SuperPrep... charted as the top running back in North Carolina and the 23rd-best back in the country by ESPN.com... listed as the fi fth-top all-purpose back in the nation by Rivals.com... as a senior, rushed 256 times for 2,249 yards and 24 TDs while catching 30 passes for 532 yards and fi ve TDs... added four kickoff returns for TDs as Hillside went and reached the state semifi nals... rushed for 905 yards and eight TDs as a junior... career prep totals were 568 rushing attempts for 4,690 yards and 63 TDs and 100 pass receptions for 1,630 yards and 11 TDs... also lettered in track and fi eld. Son of Lisa and Tony Scott... born November 12, high school teammate of fellow Duke football team member Corey Gattis... majoring in history while minoring in both African and African-American studies and education. NCAA ACTIVE PLAYERS CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 1+ PASS RECEPTION 1. Conner Vernon, Duke Taylor Stockemer, Arkansas State Lanear Sampson, Baylor Cody Wilson, Central Michigan 29 Tavon Austin, West Virginia Desmond Scott, Duke Chandler Jones, San Jose State Keenan Allen, California 24 Jackie Williams, UAB 24 Marques Wilson, Washington State 24 44

39 Opponent Rush Yds Lg TD Rec Yds Lg TD Richmond DNP Army DNP Kansas DNP N.C. Central Virginia Tech N.C. State Maryland Virginia North Carolina Georgia Tech Miami Wake Forest Opponent Rush Yds Lg TD Rec Yds Lg TD Elon Wake Forest Alabama Army Maryland Miami Virginia Tech Navy Virginia Boston College Georgia Tech North Carolina Opponent Rush Yds Lg TD Rec Yds Lg TD Richmond Stanford DNP Boston College DNP Tulane DNP FIU Florida State Wake Forest Virginia Tech Miami Virginia Georgia Tech North Carolina Robert Shofner NG 6-3, 285 JR. NASHVILLE, TENN. HILLSBORO HIGH SCHOOL MEDIA GUIDE Walk-on reserve nose guard... made transition from offensive line to the defensive front during spring drills... in the program s post-spring weightlifting evaluation, ranked third among defensive linemen in bench press (390 lbs.), third in 225-pound bench press repetitions (23) and tied for third in the power clean (303 lbs.). Did not see game action... received the ACC s Top Six for Service Award for excellence in community service. Three-year letterman at Hillsboro under coach Dennis Moreno... also lettered in tennis and wrestling. Son of Stewart Shofner... born May 16, majoring in physics. Year G/GS Rush Yards Avg. TD Lg 9/ / / Total 30/ , Year G/GS Rec Yards Avg. TD Lg 9/ / / Total 30/ Year G/GS KOR Yards Avg. TD Lg 9/ / / Total 30/ , SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Category Career-high, Opponent, Year Rush attempts 17 vs. Virginia, Rushing yards 122 vs. Wake Forest, Rushing TDs 1, six times; last vs. Virginia Tech, Pass receptions 6 vs. Boston College, Pass receiving yards 49 vs. Navy, Kickoff returns 7 vs. Wake Forest, Kickoff return yards 211 vs. Wake Forest, All-purpose yards 259 (41 RUSH, 7 REC, 211 KOR, 0 PR) vs. Wake Forest, 45

40 MEDIA GUIDE 72 Perry Simmons OT 6-5, 300 R-JR. RALEIGH, N.C. SANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL Returning starting right tackle... preseason All-ACC selection by Lindy s Sports (3rd team)... in 24 career games (24 starts), has played 1,759 total snaps... enters the season having started 24 consecutive games, matching the 10th-longest streak among active ACC players... consummate student-athlete with a cumulative grade point average following the Spring, semester... in the program s post-spring weightlifting evaluation, ranked among the offensive line leaders in bench press (2nd; 395 lbs.), power clean (t2nd; 319 lbs.), broad jump (t2nd; 8 7 ) and squat lift (t3rd; 500 lbs.)... in May,, joined nine teammates on a mission trip to Langano, Ethiopia for water well-digging project... two-time Academic All-ACC pick... one of fi ve current Duke offensive linemen to have earned Academic All-ACC honors. Academic All-ACC selection... received the program s K.D. Kennedy Iron Devil Award after leading the team in snaps played (927)... started all 12 games at right tackle... topped the 70-play plateau in 11 of 12 games including a season-high 102 snaps against Wake Forest... helped Duke rank among the ACC leaders in both passing offense (2nd) and sacks allowed per passing attempt (3rd)... aided a Blue Devil passing attack that had four players catch 40+ passes for just the second time in school history and fi rst time since part of a Duke line that opened holes for 19 rushing TDs, a total that matched the program s highest output since Honorable mention Freshman All-America selection by College Football News... Academic All-ACC choice... recipient of the Mike Suglia Award, an honor presented annually to the sophomore member of the Duke football program who best exemplifi es the academic and athletic qualities of the late Mike Suglia... started all 12 games at right tackle... played 832 total snaps, the fourth-highest total on the team... played a season-best 93 snaps against Miami... topped the 70-play barrier against Maryland (85), Navy (80), Virginia (87), Boston College (79) and Georgia Tech (74)... part of an offensive line that ranked third in the league in sacks allowed per passing attempt as the Blue Devils had fi ve players with 30+ receptions for the just the second time in school history... helped Duke s passing attack rank second in the ACC as quarterback Sean Renfree became just the fourth player in school history to throw for 3,000+ yards... also aided in Duke s enhanced rushing attack that showed marked improvement in yards per game (+46.5), yards per attempt (+1.2), runs of 20 or more yards (+8) and total rushing TDs (+13). Four-year letterman at Sanderson under Jason Tindal... named 4A All-State by NCPreps. com following senior season... selected to play in the 72nd annual Shrine Bowl... named a Carolina Panthers Community Captain for excellence in athletics, academics and community service... four-time all-conference honoree... helped Sanderson to state playoff berths in each of his fi nal two seasons... also lettered in basketball and track and fi eld. Son of Renee and Brette Simmons... father lettered four years ( ) as a tight end at Furman and was a two-time ( ) All-Southern Conference selection who fi nished with 82 career receptions for 1,197 yards and nine TDs while captaining the Paladins to the 1978 league championship... father also served 12 years on the football coaching staff at N.C. State from , helping the Wolfpack to a record and eight bowl game appearances... born November 18, majoring in civil engineering while pursuring a certifi cate in architecture. 97 Nick Sink DT 6-5, 285 R-SO. KERNERSVILLE, N.C. FORSYTH COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL Enters the fall as the second string defensive tackle behind returning starter Sydney Sarmiento... good athlete... has increased size and strength since arrival on campus... showed signs of production during spring practice... in 10 career games, has three tackles... has played 159 career snaps... logged three tackles in the annual Spring Game. Played in 10 games... did not see action in the Richmond and Boston College contests... credited with three tackles... had one tackle in each of the fi nal three weeks of the year... played 159 snaps including a season-high 30 at North Carolina. Four-year letterman at Forsyth Country Day under coaches Rusty LaRue ( ) and Mark Moroz ( )... helped team to four-year record of with state playoff berths in 2007 and... as a senior, recorded 60 tackles and six sacks along with 37 pass receptions for 578 yards and seven TDs in eight-win campaign... earned all-conference, all-county and all-state accolades in... served as team captain as a senior... had 17 tackles and one fumble recovery as a junior despite missing six games due to injury... fi nished high school career with 80 pass receptions for 1,207 yards and 10 TDs... played in the fi fth annual Oasis Shrine Bowl on November 27, in Charlotte, N.C., as North Carolina dropped a overtime decision to South Carolina... also lettered in basketball and track and fi eld... NCISAA all-state selection in basketball... in, captured conference championships in both the discus and shot put while placing fourth in the discus at the NCISAA 3A state championship meet... in, won conference titles in both the discus and shot put while placing second in the discus and fourth in the shot put at the NCISAA 3A state championship meet. Son of Angie and Tim Sink... born April 29, majoring in history while pursuing a certifi cate in markets and management studies. Richmond DNP Stanford Boston College DNP Tulane FIU Florida State Wake Forest Virginia Tech Miami Virginia Georgia Tech North Carolina / Total 10/

41 MEDIA GUIDE 1 Thomas Sirk QB 6-4, 215 FR. GLEN ST. MARY, FLA. BAKER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL Enrolled at Duke in January,... has good size and athletic ability... showed good promise during spring practice... helped the White unit to a win in the annual Spring Game by completing 11-of-13 passes for 90 yards with two TDs and one INT while rushing three times for 21 yards... in the program s post-spring weightlifting evaluation, led all QBs in 40-yard dash (4.63 seconds), vertical jump (34.0 ) and broad jump (9 10 ). Four-year letterman at Baker County under coach Ryan Sulkowski... helped Baker County to a four-year record of listed as the No. 19 pro-style quarterback in the nation by Rivals.com... as a senior, completed 141-of-207 (.681) pass attempts for 2,303 yards and 26 TDs while rushing 111 times for 1,018 yards and 17 TDs... became the fi rst player in Baker County history to throw for 2,000+ yards and rush for 1,000+ yards in a season... established school single-game record for TD passes with six in a 61-0 win over Terry Parker on October 21,... punted 13 times for 602 yards and a 46.3 yards per kick average... third team all-state (5A) pick by the Associated Press... District IV Player of the Year and fi rst team all-district selection by the Florida Athletic Coaches Association... fi rst team All-First Coast pick by the Florida Times-Union... named to the Super 24 team by the Florida Times-Union... in fi nal game at Baker County, completed 30-of-36 passes for 405 yards and fi ve TDs in a win over Bradford on November 11,... threw two TDs passes to lead the North squad to a win and earn MVP honors in the Florida Athletic Coaches Association North-South Classic played on December 21, in Sebring, Fla.... also lettered in baseball, earning All-First Coast honors... member of Baker County weightlifting program that won four consecutive 1A state championships ( ). Son of Eddie and Joy Sirk... born September 24, Matt Skura C 6-4, 290 R-FR. COLUMBUS, OHIO WORTHINGTON KILBOURNE HIGH SCHOOL Reserve center... could push seniors Conor Irwin and Brian Moore for playing time... has made good improvement since arrival at Duke... coaches are excited about his potential. 9 Josh Snead RB 5-9, 190 R-SO. SMITHFIELD, N.C. SMITHFIELD-SELMA HIGH SCHOOL Reserve running back... scheduled to battle for signifi cant game action... physical, fearless runner with the football... true home run threat... owns excellent speed... could compete for kickoff return duties... in 10 career games, has rushed 45 times for 221 yards while returning 22 kickoffs for 483 yards... has played 142 career snaps... in the annual Spring Game, rushed four times for 90 yards while catching two passes for 30 yards including a 27-yard TD from QB Brandon Connette... in the program s post-spring weightlifting evaluation, ranked among the running back leaders in broad jump (1st; 10 2 ), vertical jump (1st; 37 ) and 40- yard dash (t1st; 4.49 seconds). Did not see game action while recovering from foot injury suffered in August,. Played in 10 games... missed the Navy and Virginia contests due to injury... rushed 45 times for 221 yards and one TD... led Duke in rushing yards per attempt (4.91)... returned 22 kickoffs for 483 yards... led Duke and ranked seventh in the ACC in kickoff return average (22.0)... rushed for a season-high 83 yards on 14 attempts against Alabama... also against the Crimson Tide, returned four kickoffs for 103 yards... the 83 rushing yards rank as the 21st-highest single-game total by a Blue Devil freshman while the 186 all-purpose yardage total stands as the eighth-best single-game total by a Duke rookie... fi rst career TD came in the season-opener versus Elon... recorded 704 all-purpose yards on the year, a total that ranks eighth on the school s single-season chart for freshmen... played 142 total snaps including a season-best 30 versus Alabama... enrolled at Duke in January,. Lettered two seasons ( ) at South Johnston High School under coach Joe Salas and two seasons at Smithfi eld-selma High School ( ) under coach Anthony Barbour... helped South Johnston to a two-year record of 17-6 with two state playoff berths... helped Smithfi eld-selma to a two-year ledger of with a state playoff appearance in charted as the 95th-top running back in the country and the 22nd-best overall prospect in North Carolina by Scout.com... All-Mid Atlantic Region choice by SuperPrep... as a senior, rushed for 1,932 yards and 27 TDs while returning three kickoffs for TDs... earned allconference and all-area honors in... rushed for 965 yards and 15 TDs while recording 83 tackles and two interceptions during junior season... two-time team MVP at Smithfi eld- Selma... as a sophomore, rushed for 786 yards and 13 TDs while catching 10 passes for 329 yards and three TDs... rushed nine times for 33 yards to help North Carolina to a win over South Carolina in the annual Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas on December 19, in Spartanburg, S.C.... also lettered in track and fi eld... set Smithfi eld-selma High School records in the 100-meter (10.33) and 200-meter (21.6) dashes... at the state championship meet in, placed fi fth in the 100-meters and sixth in the 200-meters. Son of Rachel and Terrance Snead... born June 19, majoring in psychology. Three-year letterman at Worthington Kilbourne under coach Vince Trombetti... listed as the No. 13 center in the nation by ESPN.com... served as team captain as a senior... all-metro choice by the Columbus Dispatch in... two-time all-conference selection... selected to play in the annual Ohio North-South All-Star Classic on April 23, in Columbus, Ohio... chosen to the Ohio roster for the annual Big 33 All-Star Game on June 18, in Hershey, Pa.... also participated in track and fi eld... inducted into the Socratic Society for distinguished personal effort, compassion, lifelong learning, integrity and scholarship. Son of Doug and Kris Skura... mother played basketball at Alderson-Broaddus (W.Va.) College... cousin, Nolan Samples, is a member of the football program at St. Anselm (N.H.) College... born February 17,

42 Opponent Rush Yds Lg TD Rec Yds Lg TD Elon Wake Forest Alabama Army Maryland Miami Virginia Tech Navy DNP Virginia DNP Boston College Georgia Tech North Carolina Did not play Year G/GS Rush Yards Avg. TD Lg 10/ / Total 10/ Year G/GS Rec Yards Avg. TD Lg 10/ / Total 10/ Year G/GS KOR Yards Avg. TD Lg 10/ / Total 10/ SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Category Career-high, Opponent, Year Rush attempts 14 vs. Alabama, Rushing yards 83 vs. Alabama, Rushing TDs 1 vs. Elon, Kickoff returns 5 vs. Georgia Tech, Kickoff return yards 108 vs. North Carolina, All-purpose yards 186 (83 RUSH, 0 REC, 103 KOR, 0 PR) vs. Alabama, Walk-on reserve quarterback. 15 Mackenzie Sovereign QB 6-2, 205 SO. TRAVERSE CITY, MICH. TRAVERSE CITY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterman at Traverse City Central under Tom Passinault... named team captain and most improved player as a sophomore... named to the All-Big North Conference team following junior and senior years... threw for 2,300 yards and 20 TDs as a senior... named honorable mention all-state and was selected to the Michigan High School East-West All-Star Game as a senior... also lettered three years in basketball. Son of Julie and Kelsey Sovereign... born September 28, Taylor Sowell S 5-10, 210 R-JR. SPARTANBURG, S.C. DORMAN HIGH SCHOOL MEDIA GUIDE Reserve safety... offers experienced depth... could push for playing time... in 12 career games, has six tackles... has played 80 career snaps. Played in six games... saw action against Richmond, Stanford, Boston College, Tulane, Georgia Tech and North Carolina... logged six tackles... had two tackles in tilts versus Richmond, Stanford and Tulane... on the fi eld for 46 total snaps. Played in six games on special teams... saw action against Elon, Wake Forest, Alabama, Army, Boston College and Georgia Tech... on the fi eld for 34 total plays. Two-year letterman at Dorman under David Gutshall... listed as the 27th-top cornerback in the country by ESPN.com... all-area selection by the Spartanburg Herald-Journal in 2008 after posting 24 tackles, seven PBUs and three INTs... in 2008, helped Dorman to a 13-1 record, national ranking as high as No. 12 by USA Today national rankings and berth in the state 4A Division I semifi nals... had 43 tackles and six INTs as a junior while Dorman went 10-3 and reached the second round of the state playoffs... participated in the annual South Carolina North-South All-Star game... All-Mid Atlantic Region pick by SuperPrep. Son of Karl and Rhonda Sowell... born January 18, high school teammate of fellow Duke football team member Walt Canty... majoring in sociology. Elon Wake Forest Alabama Army Maryland DNP Miami DNP Virginia Tech DNP Navy DNP Virginia DNP Boston College Georgia Tech North Carolina DNP Richmond Stanford Boston College Tulane FIU DNP Florida State DNP Wake Forest DNP Virginia Tech DNP Miami DNP Virginia DNP Georgia Tech North Carolina / / Total 11/

43 MEDIA GUIDE 16 Chris Tavarez S 5-11, 190 R-FR. ATLANTA, GA. WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL Reserve safety... physical defensive back... could compete for playing time on both defense and special teams... displayed improvement during spring drills... in the annual Spring Game, recorded fi ve tackles, one caused fumble and one fumble recovery to help the White team to a victory. 79 Tanner Stone OL 6-6, 280 FR. DALLAS, TEXAS HIGHLAND PARK HIGH SCHOOL Two-year letterman at Highland Park under coach Randy Allen... helped Highland Park to a three-year record of 35-4 with three 4A Region II District 10 championships and three state playoff appearances... as a senior, helped team to a 12-1 ledger as Highland Park averaged 44.7 points and offensive yards per game... fi rst team 4A all-state pick in by the Associated Press... All-District 10-4A fi rst team selection... named to the Dallas-Fort Worth 4A all-area fi rst team... all-greater Dallas choice by VYPE Magazine as a senior... helped Highland Park to 12-1 record as a junior and 11-2 ledger during sophomore campaign... also lettered in track and fi eld. Son of Joe and Tara Stone... father lettered one season (1988) as an offensive lineman at Baylor... born March 11, Three-year letterman at Westlake under coach Greg Minnis... listed as the No. 51 safety in the nation by Rivals.com... charted as the No. 84 safety in the nation by ESPN.com... as a junior, posted 124 tackles, 21 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks as Westlake earned a bid to the state playoffs. Son of Frank Tavarez... born November 7, accomplished actor with roles in Field of Vision (NBC Family Night Movie; ), Avalon High (Disney Channel original movie; ), Meet the Browns (TV series; ), The Last Adam (Film; 2006) and Big Momma s House 2 (Film; 2006). 23 Juwan Thompson RB 5-11, 225 JR. FAIRBURN, GA. WOODWARD ACADEMY Returning starting running back... Duke s leading returning ground gainer from a season ago... prototypical tailback with good size and speed... possesses an excellent understanding of the offense... improved receiver out of the backfi eld... in 23 career games (8 starts), has rushed 135 times for 544 yards, caught 25 passes for 223 yards and returned 15 kickoffs for 327 yards... on the gridiron for 601 career snaps... has eight career TDs (7 rushing & 1 receiving)... increased yards per rushing attempt average by over one-half yard from freshman season (3.48) to sophomore campaign (4.16)... has four career games with 50+ rushing yards including a career-high 86-yard effort against Richmond in... has lost one fumble on 175 career touches... has amassed 1,094 all-purpose yards... in the annual Spring Game, rushed fi ve times for 27 yards while catching two passes for 18 yards... holds school record for top power clean lift (357 lbs.) by a running back... in the program s postspring strength and conditioning evaluation, matched the top totals among running backs for 40-yard dash (4.49 seconds) and 225-pound bench press repetitions (20). Academic All-ACC selection... received the program s Bob Pascal Award as the Most Outstanding Offensive Back... played in all 12 games with seven starting assignments... started the fi rst six weeks of the year as well as the season fi nale at North Carolina... rushed 110 times for 457 yards and seven TDs... averaged 4.16 yards per carry... caught 22 passes for 182 yards and one TD... led Duke in rushing yards while fi nishing second in scoring with 48 points... one of just six RBs in the ACC to amass 450+ rushing yards, 5+ rushing TDs and 20+ pass receptions on the year... among ACC RBs, ranked fourth in receiving yardage, tied for fi fth in pass receptions and tied for seventh in rushing TDs... rushed for 50+ yards in four games including a season-high 86 yards on 15 attempts against Richmond... also topped 60 yards on the ground versus Tulane (69) and Wake Forest (62)... had two-td efforts against Tulane, FIU and Virginia... in win at FIU, scored game-winning TD with nine-yard run with 6:52 left in the fourth period... with two TDs in back-to-back weeks versus Tulane and FIU, became the fi rst Duke RB since 1995 to register multiple rushing scores in consecutive games... rushing TD total marked Duke s highest since Justin Boyle scored nine times on the ground in helped the Blue Devils rush for 19 TDs, matching the program s highest output since led Duke in rushing fi rst downs with caught a career-high seven passes for 50 yards at Boston College... hauled in a 70-yard TD pass from QB Sean Renfree at North Carolina... had a season-best 104 all-purpose yards at Boston College... paired with Desmond Scott (25) to match the 10th-highest single-season reception total (47) by two RBs in school history... with Scott, gave Duke one of just two teams in the ACC to have two RBs with 20+ pass receptions each... on the fi eld for 408 snaps. Played in 11 games with one starting assignment... missed the Alabama contest... started the Miami game... rushed 25 times for 87 yards while catching three passes for 41 yards... returned 15 kickoffs for 327 yards and a 21.7 yards per return average... totaled 454 allpurpose yards... ranked eighth in the ACC in kickoff return average... rushed eight times for a season-high 26 yards in the season-opener versus Elon... on the fi eld for 193 total snaps. Lettered four seasons at Woodward Academy under coach Mark Miller... listed as the 38thtop running back in the nation and the 42nd-best overall prospect in Georgia by Rivals.com... tabbed as the 58th-best running back in the country by Scout.com... named the 65th-top running back in the nation by ESPN.com... All-Dixie Region choice by SuperPrep... helped team to four-year record of with state playoff appearances in 2008 and... as a senior, rushed for 1,622 yards and 22 TDs en route to earning honorable mention all-state honors... rushed for 1,210 yards and 16 TDs in junior season and 650 yards and fi ve TDs as a sophomore... three-time All-South Metro and all-region selection... also lettered in basketball and track and fi eld... captured region championships in both the 100-meter dash and 4x100-meter relay in... part of region championship 4x100-meter relay team in... helped Woodward Academy to two region track and fi eld crowns. Son of Ramona Griggie and Justin Thompson... born May 13, majoring in sociology while minoring in education. 49

44 MEDIA GUIDE Opponent Rush Yds Lg TD Rec Yds Lg TD Elon Wake Forest Alabama DNP Army Maryland Miami Virginia Tech Navy Virginia Boston College Georgia Tech North Carolina Opponent Rush Yds Lg TD Rec Yds Lg TD Richmond Stanford Boston College Tulane FIU Florida State Wake Forest Virginia Tech Miami Virginia Georgia Tech North Carolina Year G/GS Rush Yards Avg. TD Lg 11/ / Total 23/ Year G/GS Rec Yards Avg. TD Lg 11/ / Total 23/ Year G/GS KOR Yards Avg. TD Lg 11/ / Total 23/ SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Category Career-high, Opponent, Year Rush attempts 15 vs. Richmond, Rushing yards 86 vs. Richmond, Rushing TDs 2, three times; last vs. Virginia, Pass receptions 7 vs. Boston College, Pass receiving yards 70 vs. North Carolina, Pass receiving TDs 1 vs. North Carolina, Kickoff returns 6 vs. Wake Forest, Kickoff return yards 153 vs. Wake Forest, All-purpose yards 154 (1 RUSH, 0 REC, 153 KOR, 0 PR) vs. Wake Forest, 77 Laken Tomlinson OG 6-3, 320 R-SO. CHICAGO, ILL. LANE TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL Returning starting offensive guard... preseason All-ACC selection by Athlon Sports (3rd team), Lindy s Sports (3rd team) and Phil Steele s College Football Preview (4th team)... very physical lineman... has shown marked improvement over the course of his brief tenure post-season honors candidate... in 12 career games (12 starts), has played 926 snaps... in the program s post-spring strength and conditioning evaluation, ranked among the offensive line leaders in vertical jump (2nd; 30.5 ), broad jump (2nd; 8 7 ), power clean (t2nd; 319 lbs.), squat lift (t3rd; 500 lbs.), 225-pound bench press repetitions (4th; 21) and bench press lift (t4th; 375 lbs.)... in May,, joined nine teammates on a mission trip to Langano, Ethiopia for water well-digging project... one of fi ve current Duke offensive linemen to have earned Academic All-ACC honors. First team Freshman All-America pick by Sporting News... Academic All-ACC selection... ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week choice after helping Duke throw for 335 yards with zero turnovers and zero sacks allowed in a road win over FIU... started all 12 games at right guard... became just the sixth fi rst team Freshman All-America choice in school history, joining Tony Benjamin (1973), Carl McGee (1975), Michael Tauiliili (2005), Kyle Hill (2008) and Conner Vernon ()... fi nished second on the team in total snaps played (926) behind Perry Simmons (927)... played 70+ snaps in all 12 weeks including a season-best 102 versus Wake Forest... helped Duke rank among the ACC leaders in both passing offense (2nd) and sacks allowed per passing attempt (3rd)... aided a Blue Devil passing attack that had four players catch 40+ passes for just the second time in school history and fi rst time since part of a Duke line that opened holes for 19 rushing TDs, a total that matched the program s highest total since Lettered four seasons at Lane Technical High School under coach Rich Rio... All-America choice by SuperPrep... listed as the 23rd-best offensive guard in the nation by Scout.com... named the 26th-top offensive line prospect in the nation by SuperPrep... charted as the 29th-best offensive guard in the country and the 12th-top overall prospect in Illinois by Rivals.com... tabbed as the 20th-best offensive tackle in the country by USA Today s Tom Lemming... all-state selection as a senior by both the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association and Chicago Tribune... team MVP as a senior... two-time all-city pick... fourtime fi rst team all-conference selection... helped Lane to the 2008 Chicago Public League football championship... also lettered in track and fi eld... at the Chicago Public League track and fi eld championship meet, placed fi rst in the discus (140-06) and second in the shot put... in the Illinois 3A state championship track and fi eld meet, threw personal bests of in the discus and 47-7 in the shot put to place 17th and 22nd, respectfully, in the preliminary heats. Son of Audrey Wilson... born February 9, double majoring in evolutionary anthropology and psychology. 50

45 2 Conner Vernon WR 6-1, 200 SR. MIAMI, FLA. GULLIVER PREPARATORY SCHOOL Returning starting wide receiver... pre-season All-America selection by Phil Steele s College Football Preview (4th team)... pre-season All-ACC choice by Athlon Sports (1st team), Blue Ribbon Yearbook (1st team), Lindy s Sports (2nd team) and Phil Steele s College Football Preview (1st team)... received the ACC s best hands accolade from Lindy s... charted as the No. 19 wide receiver in the country by Lindy s... candidate for post-season honors... professional prospect... determined and courageous competitor... cited by head coach David Cutcliffe as the most fearless wide receiver he has ever coached... two-time second team All-ACC pick (-11)... in 35 career games (32 starts), has 198 receptions for 2,675 yards and 13 TDs... has played 2,073 career snaps... has amassed 3,191 career allpurpose yards... is the only player in ACC history to register multiple seasons with 70+ pass receptions... has ranked among the ACC s top fi ve in receptions per game in each of the last three years (4th in, 1st in & 5th in )... enters with the longest active streak in the nation for consecutive games with at least one pass reception (35) and sits just two contests short of the school record held by Donovan Varner (37; ) and 10 weeks shy of the ACC standard set by North Carolina s Corey Holliday (45; )... has three career games with 10+ pass receptions including a career-best 12-catch outing versus Boston College in... has caught 2+ passes in 34 career weeks four games shy of the school record held by Varner (38)... owns nine career 100-yard receiving games including a career-best 181-yard performance at Wake Forest in... NCAA s active leader in both career receptions and receiving yardage... only active player nationally with three seasons with 50+ receptions... only active player in the country with three seasons of 700+ receiving yards... one of just three active players in the nation with multiple seasons with 70+ pass receptions (Ryan Swope, Texas A&M & Darius Johnson, SMU)... among active ACC players, ranks fi rst in receptions, fi rst in receiving yards, fi rst in 100-yard receiving games, fi rst in receiving TDs and fi rst in all-purpose yardage... needs 35 catches and 843 yards to establish new ACC career records by surpassing Clemson s Aaron Kelly (232 receptions) and Florida State s Peter Warrick (3,517 yards)... is nine receptions and 643 receiving yards short of setting new Duke career records by surpassing Varner (207 receptions) and Clarkston Hines (3,318 yards)... sits 66 receptions short of cracking the NCAA s all-time top 30 (No. 30 Chad Mackey, Louisiana Tech [264])... aiming to become the fi rst player in ACC history to post four seasons with 50+ receptions and 700+ receiving yards... bidding to become just the fourth player in Duke history to lead the Blue Devils in receptions in three consecutive seasons, joining Howard Pitt ( ), Stan Crisson ( ) and Scottie Montgomery ( )... also aiming to become just the fourth player in school history to pace the squad in receiving yardage in three straight campaigns, joining Crisson ( ), Hines ( ) and Eron Riley ( )... aiming to become just the third player in school history to have 3+ receiving TDs in four seasons, joining Walter Jones ( ) and Corey Thomas ( )... begins with active streak of 15 straight games with 2+ pass receptions to sit 13 games short of the school record (28) held by Hines... holds school career record for games with 5+ receptions (23)... owns school record for most consecutive games with 5+ catches (10; last three games of & fi rst seven weeks of )... with Varner, holds school record for most games with two 100-yard receivers by a tandem (4)... shares school single-game record for most TD receptions of 50+ yards (2 vs. Wake Forest, ) with Dave Dunaway (Rice, 1965), Hines (Wake Forest, 1989), Brad Breedlove (Clemson, 1991) and Riley (Navy, 2007)... with Varner, holds ACC record for most combined receptions by two teammates in common seasons (384)... on the ACC s all-time charts, stands seventh in pass receptions, tied for 14th in 100-yard receiving games and 16th in receiving yardage... on Duke s all-time lists, ranks second in pass receptions, second in receiving yards, tied for second in games with 10+ pass receptions, tied for second in 100-yard receiving games, tied for second in TD receptions of 50+ yards (4), tied for third in games with 2+ receptions, tied for eighth in TD receptions, ninth in all-purpose yardage, tied for ninth in games with 1+ reception (35) and 20th in average yards per catch (13.51)... with QB Sean Renfree, ranks tied for sixth on Duke s all-time chart for career TD passes by a combination (10)... part of school record-holding groups for most combined receiving yards by two teammates (1,793 with Varner, ), most combined pass receptions by three teammates (180 with Austin Kelly & Varner, ) and most combined pass receptions by a WR-TE duo (113 with Cooper Helfet, )... has increased TD reception total each season (3-4-6)... has averaged at least yards per catch in all three years as a Blue Devil, and could become the fi rst player in school history to accomplish the feat in four seasons (minimum 20 receptions). MEDIA GUIDE Second team All-ACC selection... started all 12 games... caught 70 passes for 956 yards and six TDs... also rushed three times for zero net yards and returned three punts for 38 yards and a 12.7 yards per return average... in the ACC, ranked fourth in receiving yards per game (79.7) and fi fth in receptions per game (5.83)... nationally, ranked tied for 41st in receptions per game and 43rd in receiving yards per week... became the fi rst player in ACC history to post multiple seasons with 70+ catches... established school record for consecutive games (10) with 5+ receptions (last three games of & fi rst seven weeks of )... streak was snapped by a four-reception, 88-yard day versus Wake Forest... matched school single-season records for most games with 5+ catches (9) and games with 2+ receptions (12)... on Duke s single-season lists, totals rank fourth in receptions and seventh in receiving yards... twice topped the 100-yard receiving mark versus Boston College (116) and FIU (117)... had 75+ receiving yards in eight total weeks... logged a two-td afternoon at Boston College with scoring receptions covering 53 and 21 yards... scored single TDs against Tulane, FIU, Miami and Georgia Tech... had a season-high nine catches for 92 yards and one TD versus Georgia Tech... had eight-catch outings against Richmond and FIU... seasonlong reception of 53 yards (TD) came in the win at Boston College... paired with Cooper Helfet to form the most prolifi c WR-TE receiving duo (113 combined receptions) in Duke history... teamed with Donovan Varner (61) and Helfet (43) to form the fourth-most prolifi c pass-catching trio in school history with 174 combined receptions... coupled with Varner to form the third-most prolifi c pass-catching tandem in school history with 131 combined receptions... paired with Varner (713) to become just the sixth duo in school history to each have 700+ receiving yards in a single campaign... joined with Varner to become the fi rst Duke duo to have 60+ receptions apiece in multiple seasons ( & )... coupled with Varner to match the eighth-highest single-season combined receiving yardage total by a Duke tandem (1,669)... teamed with Helfet (43) and Desmond Scott (25) to form the seventh-most prolifi c WR-TE-RB receiving trio (138 receptions) in Duke history... paired with Scott to form the eighth-most prolifi c WR-RB duo (95 receptions) in school history... main cog in a Duke aerial attack that ranked second in the ACC in passing yards per game and had four players catch 40+ passes for just the second time in school history (1982)... caught six TD passes from QB Sean Renfree to match the 10th-highest single-season total for a combination in school history... on the fi eld for 714 plays. Second team All-ACC selection... earned Duke s Most Outstanding Receiver award... started all 12 games... caught 73 passes for 946 yards and four TDs... rushed fi ve times for 40 yards... returned six kickoffs for 143 yards and a 23.8 yards per return average... in the ACC, ranked fi rst in receptions per game (6.08), third in receiving yards per game (81.1) and fi fth in all-purpose yards per game (96.3)... nationally, ranked 24th in receptions per game and 29th in receiving yards per game... established new ACC record for most combined receptions (384 with Donovan Varner) by two teammates in common seasons, breaking the previous standard of 364 held by the Clemson duo of Aaron Kelly and Tyler Grisham... reception total fell one shy of matching the Duke single-season standard of 74 set by Wes Chesson in receiving yardage total ranks sixth in the school s singleseason chart... caught at least one pass in all 12 weeks... reached double fi gures in the reception column twice with 12 catches versus Boston College and 10 grabs against Elon... reception total against the Eagles marked the second-highest by an ACC receiver in... was the only player in the ACC to register multiple games with double fi gure reception totals... carded four 100-yard games including a season-best 181-yard outing at Wake Forest on eight receptions... performance in Winston-Salem marked the 10th-highest single-game receiving yardage total in school history... also had two TD catches against the Demon Deacons covering 70 and 51 yards to become just the fi fth player in school history with two scoring receptions of 50+ yards in a single game... also reached 100 yards against Elon (129), Army (129) and Boston College (134)... the four 100-yard receiving games matched the sixth-highest single-season total in Duke history... caught 5+ passes in nine contests... had three TD catches of 50+ yards on the year, marking the second-highest single-season total in school history... teamed with Varner (60) and Austin Kelly (47) to form the most prolifi c pass-catching trio in school history with 180 combined receptions... coupled with Varner to form the second-most prolifi c pass-catching tandem in school history with 133 combined receptions... paired with Varner (736) to become just the fi fth duo in school history to each have 700 or more receiving yards in a single campaign... teamed with Cooper Helfet (34) and Desmond Scott (34) to form the fourth-most prolifi c WR-TE-RB receiving trio (141 receptions) in Duke history... paired with Helfet to form the third-most prolifi c WR-TE receiving duo (107 receptions) in Duke history... key component of a passing attack that ranked second in the ACC and had fi ve players with 30+ receptions for just the second time in school history... threw an incomplete pass at Georgia Tech... on the fi eld for 749 total plays. First team Freshman All-America and Freshman All-ACC selection by Sporting News... played in 11 games with eight starts... missed the Kansas game due to foot injury... started the fi nal eight games of the season... caught 55 passes for 746 yards and three TDs... also returned 12 kickoffs for 295 yards (24.6)... in the ACC, ranked tied for fourth in receptions per game (5.00), sixth in receiving yards per game (67.8) and eighth in all-purpose yards per game (94.6)... among rookie wide receivers nationally, ranked second in receiving yards 51

46 per game and third in receptions per game... established Duke freshman single-season records for catches, receiving yards and 100-yard games (3) while totals in the same charts ranked fourth for all-purpose yards (1,041), tied for fourth for TD receptions and sixth for average yards per catch (13.56)... reception total ranks third on the ACC s single-season chart for rookies behind Virginia s Wali Lundy (58 in 2002) and Maryland s Frank Wychek (58 in 1990) while yardage total also stands third among conference freshmen behind N.C. State s Koren Robinson (853 in 1999) and Georgia Tech s Calvin Johnson (837 in 2004)... with Donovan Varner (1,047) and Austin Kelly (602), became the fi rst trio in school history to each have over 600 receiving yards in a single season... paired with Varner to become the top duo in school history for combined receiving yards (1,793)... in fi rst career start versus Virginia Tech, caught four passes for 128 yards to match the eighth-highest single-game total for yards per reception average (32.00) in school history... totaled 192 all-purpose yards against the Hokies to equal the fi fth-highest single-game total by a Duke rookie... caught a season-high 10 passes for 86 yards and one TD against N.C. State with the reception total matching the second-highest single-game total by a freshman in Blue Devil history... had 173 all-purpose yards at N.C. State for the 10th-best single-game total by a freshman in school history... other 100-yard efforts came in wins over Maryland (5-102) and Virginia (7-103)... against the Cavaliers, fi ve of the seven grabs produced fi rst downs including the game-winning 42-yard scoring strike from Thaddeus Lewis at the 3:45 mark of the fourth quarter... became the fi rst Duke freshman to score a game-winning, fourth quarter TD since George Clark provided the go-ahead score against Alabama in the Sugar Bowl on January 1, on the fi eld for 610 total snaps. Three-year letterman at Gulliver Prep under Earl Simms... as a senior, caught 60 passes for 1,163 yards and 11 TDs to earn fi rst team all-state honors... led the Miami area in receiving yards in 2008 while helping Gulliver to a 12-2 record and berth in the Florida 2A state title game... had 131 career catches for 2,668 yards and 22 TDs... also lettered in track and fi eld. Son of Thiana and Robert Vernon... cousin, Al Del Greco ( ) and uncle, Jorge Portela ( ), both played football at Auburn... born August 18, majoring in English. DUKE RECORD BOOK WATCH Category Vernon Duke leader Difference Pass receptions 198 Varner (207) -9 Pass receiving yards 2,675 Hines (3,318) -643 Games with 100+ receiving yards 9 Hines (17) -8 Games with 1+ reception 35 Varner (43) -8 Games with 2+ receptions 34 Varner (38) -4 Games with 10+ receptions 3 R. Boone (4) -1 Consecutive games with 1+ reception 35 Varner (37) -2 TD catches of 50+ yards 4 Riley (5) -1 ACC RECORD BOOK WATCH Category Vernon ACC leader Difference Pass receptions 198 Aaron Kelly, Clemson ( ), Pass receiving yards 2,675 Peter Warrick, Florida State ( ), 3, NCAA ACTIVE PLAYERS CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 1+ PASS RECEPTION 1. Conner Vernon, Duke Taylor Stockemer, Arkansas State Lanear Sampson, Baylor Cody Wilson, Central Michigan 29 Tavon Austin, West Virginia Desmond Scott, Duke Chandler Jones, San Jose State Keenan Allen, California 24 Jackie Williams, UAB 24 Marques Wilson, Washington State 24 NCAA ACTIVE PLAYERS CAREER PASS RECEPTIONS 1. Conner Vernon, Duke Ryan Swope, Texas A&M Robert Woods, Southern California Tavon Austin, West Virginia Darius Johnson, SMU 168 NCAA ACTIVE PLAYERS CAREER PASS RECEIVING YARDS 1. Conner Vernon, Duke 2, Marquess Wilson, Washington State 2, Nick Harwell, Miami (Ohio) 2, Ryan Swope, Texas A&M 2, Tavon Austin, West Virginia 2,124 MEDIA GUIDE ACC CAREER PASS RECEPTIONS 1. Aaron Kelly, Clemson ( ) Desmond Clark, Wake Forest ( ) Billy McMullen, Virginia ( ) Peter Warrick, Florida State ( ) 207 Donovan Varner, Duke ( ) Jerricho Cotchery, N.C. State ( ) Conner Vernon, Duke (-present) 198 ACC CAREER RECEIVING YARDS 1. Peter Warrick, Florida State ( ) 3, Torry Holt, N.C. State ( ) 3, Clarkston Hines, Duke ( ) 3, Jerricho Cotchery, N.C. State ( ) 3, Billy McMullen, Virginia ( ) 2, Ricky Proehl, Wake Forest ( ) 2, Jermaine Lewis, Maryland ( ) 2, Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech ( ) 2, E.G. Green, Florida State ( ) 2, Kelly Campbell, Georgia Tech ( ) 2, Jarrett Boykin, Virginia Tech ( ) 2, Hakeem Nicks, North Carolina ( ) 2, Desmond Clark, Wake Forest ( ) 2, Aaron Kelly, Clemson ( ) 2, Kerry Watkins, Georgia Tech ( ) 2, Conner Vernon, Duke (-present) 2,675 Opponent Rec Yds Lg TD Rush Yds Lg TD Richmond Army Kansas DNP N.C. Central Virginia Tech N.C. State Maryland Virginia North Carolina Georgia Tech Miami Wake Forest Opponent Rec Yds Lg TD Rush Yds Lg TD Elon Wake Forest Alabama Army Maryland Miami Virginia Tech Navy Virginia Boston College Georgia Tech North Carolina Opponent Rec Yds Lg TD Rush Yds Lg TD Richmond Stanford Boston College Tulane FIU Florida State Wake Forest Virginia Tech Miami Virginia Georgia Tech North Carolina Year G/GS Rec Yards Avg. TD Lg 11/ / / Total 35/ ,

47 Year G/GS Rush Yards Avg. TD Lg 11/ / / Total 35/ Year G/GS KOR Yards Avg. TD Lg 11/ / / Total 35/ Year G/GS PR Yards Avg. TD Lg 11/ / / Total 35/ Year G/GS Comp Att Pct. Yards TD INT Lg 11/ / / Total 35/ Jamal Wallace DE 6-4, 275 R-SO. VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. GREEN RUN HIGH SCHOOL Charted as a second string defensive end... has good size and speed... could play key role in the defensive trenches this fall... picked up valuable experience at the end of the campaign with three starting assignments over the fi nal fi ve weeks... in 12 career games (3 starts), has 15 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 quarterback sack and one caused fumble... has played 314 career snaps. Played in all 12 games with three starts... earned starting nods versus Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech and North Carolina... fi nished with 15 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 quarterback sack and one caused fumble... had a season-high four tackles against both FIU and Georgia Tech... versus Virginia Tech, logged two tackles for loss including fi rst collegiate sack and one forced fumble... on the fi eld for 314 total snaps. Four-year letterman at Green Run High School under coaches Ray Gatlin (2006) and Shawn Wilson ( )... listed as the 41st-best strongside defensive end in the nation by Rivals.com... All-Mid Atlantic Region choice by SuperPrep... helped team to four-year ledger of with two 10-win campaigns and two state playoff berths... logged 87 tackles and six sacks over fi nal two seasons...three-time All-Beach District honoree... also lettered in track and fi eld. Son of Khaula Wallace... born July 27, majoring in earth and ocean studies while minoring in education. 37 Brandon Watkins WR 6-0, 200 JR. DURHAM, N.C. HILLSIDE HIGH SCHOOL MEDIA GUIDE Richmond Stanford Boston College Tulane FIU Florida State Wake Forest Virginia Tech Miami Virginia Georgia Tech North Carolina / Total 12/ Walk-on reserve wide receiver... in the annual Spring Game, caught seven passes for 75 yards including a 28-yard TD from Thomas Sirk... among Duke s wide receivers, ranked fi rst in the broad jump (9 8 ) in the program s post-spring strength and conditioning evaluation. Graduate of Hillside High School. Son of Deborah and Samuel Watkins... born December 2, majoring in computer studies. Walk-on reserve linebacker. 50 Emmanuel Watkins LB 6-2, 225 SO. ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. ST. PETERSBURG SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterman at St. Petersburg under Joseph Fabriziu... all-county pick after posting 45 tackles as a junior... also lettered two years in basketball and track and fi eld. Son of Michael and Agakao Watkins... born December 1,

48 MEDIA GUIDE Walk-on reserve linebacker. 58 John Watts LB 6-2, 215 SO. GASTONIA, N.C. FORESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL Graduate of Forestview High School... four-year letterman in swimming. Son of Kenna and John Watts... mother graduated from Duke s Fuqua School of Business in born July 13, Deion Williams LB 6-0, 230 FR. LONG BEACH, CALIF. LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterman at Lutheran under coach Jim Kunau... listed as the No. 30 inside linebacker in the nation by Rivals.com... recorded 33 tackles and fi ve quarterback sacks in... fi rst team all-conference pick following senior campaign... served as team captain as a senior... registered 43 tackles, six tackles for loss and two sacks as a junior... posted 28 tackles, six tackles for loss and two sacks in sophomore season... one of six fi nalists for the Watkins Award, an honor presented annually to the top African-American high school student-athlete in the nation... also lettered in wrestling and track and fi eld... on the wrestling mat, won the CIF Coastal Division Championship and advanced to the quarterfi nals at the state championships in the 220-pound weight class as a senior... placed eighth in the county and 32nd in the state in the 220-pound weight class as a junior. Son of LaToya Butler... born September 2, Michael Westray S 6-1, 200 FR. WALDORF, MD. WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL Two-year letterman at Westlake under coach Dominic Zaccarelli... charted as the No. 79 safety in the nation by 247Sports.com... helped squad to two-year ledger of 18-6 with two state playoff berths... as a senior, posted 67 tackles and one interception while averaging 8.2 yards per rushing attempt... had 53 tackles and one interception during junior campaign as Westlake s defense allowed just 13.1 points per game during the regular season... helped the Washington squad to a 14-6 win over Baltimore in the fourth annual Maryland Crab Bowl on December 17, in Bowie, Md.... also lettered in track and fi eld. Son of Cindy and Michael Westray... prep teammate of current Duke football program member Jonathan Woodruff... born August 19, Jack Willoughby K 6-2, 195 SO. PRINCETON, N.J. LAWRENCEVILLE SCHOOL Walk-on kicker... could compete for placekicking and kickoff duties... showed good progress during spring drills... in the annual Spring Game, totaled eight points on fi ve PATs and one fi eld goal covering 32 yards... recipient of the Angier B. Duke Memorial Scholarship. Graduate of Lawrenceville School... lettered in baseball, indoor track and fi eld and soccer... all-state selection in both baseball and soccer. Son of Jay and Katie Willoughby... born September 4, father lettered in both soccer and baseball at Pomona (Calif.) College... uncle, Ted Willoughby, played soccer at the University of Washington and later played for the Tacoma Stars of the Major Indoor Soccer League... grandfather, Larry Black, played football at the University of Oregon. 54

49 MEDIA GUIDE 81 Jack Wise WR 6-4, 195 SO. RUMSON, N.J. RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Walk-on reserve wide receiver... co-recipient of the Blue Devil Heart Award following spring practice. Three-year letterman at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional under Shane Fallon... recipient of the Monmouth County Sportsmanship Award as a senior... totaled 68 receptions for 935 yards and eight TDs as a senior while helping Rumson-Fair Haven to the New Jersey CJ II State Championship... earned All-New Jersey Group II, all-conference and all-county accolades... also lettered four years in basketball. Son of Kaye and Ed Wise... born September 30, A.J. Wolf DE 6-4, 255 FR. GREENWICH, CONN. HACKLEY (N.Y.) SCHOOL Four-year letterman at Hackley under coach Phil Treglia... charted as the No. 58 weakside defensive end in the nation by 247Sports.com... two-time all-state selection by the New York State Sportswriters Association, earning fi rst team recognition as a senior and second team honors following junior season... as a senior, posted 98 tackles with three quarterback sacks and earned team MVP honors... registered 102 tackles with three fumble recoveries in junior campaign... carded 51 tackles, four sacks and fi ve fumble recoveries during sophomore season... three-time fi rst team all-league honoree... two-time all-county pick... also lettered in basketball and track and fi eld... four-time NYSAIS champion in the discus and shot put... also won the shot put title at junior nationals. 34 Jonathan Woodruff DE 6-3, 220 SO. WALDORF, MD. WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL Reserve defensive end... made transition from linebacker to the defensive front during spring drills... fastest member of the defensive line unit... in 11 career games, has three tackles... has played 122 career snaps... among Duke s defensive linemen, ranked fi rst in the 40-yard dash (4.79 seconds) and broad jump (9 9 ) in the program s post-spring strength and conditioning evaluation. Played in 11 games, exclusively on special teams... did not see action in the season-opener versus Richmond... credited with three tackles... on the fi eld for 122 total snaps. Three-year letterman at Westlake under coach Dominic Zaccarelli... helped Westlake to a three-year record of 28-9 with three state playoff appearances including the 2008 state championship (3A)... as a senior, recorded 10 quarterback sacks en route to earning allstate accolades... all-mid Atlantic Region choice by SuperPrep as a senior. Son of Sharlene Woodruff... cousin, Donta Jones, lettered four seasons at Nebraska ( ), earned All-Big Eight honors as an outside linebacker (1994), was a starter on the Huskers 1994 national championship team, was a fourth round selection of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1995 NFL Draft and was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame (2007)... prep teammate of current Duke football program member Michael Westray... born June 19, Richmond DNP Stanford Boston College Tulane FIU Florida State Wake Forest Virginia Tech Miami Virginia Georgia Tech North Carolina / Total 11/ Son of August and Anne Wolf... father holds Princeton and Ivy League records in both the indoor and outdoor shot put, was a member of the United States Olympic Track & Field team and placed fourth in the shot put competition at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Calif.... born April 28,

50 MEDIA GUIDE 98 Carlos Wray DT 6-2, 280 FR. SHELBY, N.C. SHELBY HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterman at Shelby under coaches Chris Norman and Lance Ware... listed as the No. 80 strongside defensive end in the country by 247Sports.com and the No. 94 overall defensive end in the nation by ESPN.com... helped Shelby to four-year record of with four state play-off appearances including consecutive berths in the state 2-AA semifi nals in both and... fi rst team 2A all-state pick by NCPreps.com following senior season... three-time All-Cleveland County pick (-10-11) by the Shelby Star... four-time All- South Mountain Athletic Conference selection... as a senior, posted 91 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks and fi ve caused fumbles... in junior season, logged 78 tackles, 24 tackles for loss and 14.5 sacks... as a sophomore, registered 70 total tackles, 21 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, three caused fumbles and two fumble recoveries en route to earning Co-Cleveland County Player of the Year honors from the Shelby Star. Son of Beverly Wray... born October 3, Anthony Young-Wiseman S 6-0, 220 R-JR. BETHESDA, MD. WALT WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL Reserve safety... can play all three safety slots... offers experienced depth... coaches were pleased with his progress in spring drills... in 21 career games (1 start), has 23 tackles, one caused fumble and one fumble recovery... has played 449 career snaps... has seven career games with 2+ tackles including a career-best three stops twice against Elon () and Stanford ()... had three tackles in the annual Spring Game... co-recipient of the program s Most Improved Defensive Player honor following spring drills... among Duke s defensive backs in the program s post-spring strength and conditioning evaluation, ranked fi rst in the power clean lift (324 lbs.) and second in both the bench press (340 lbs.) and 225-pound bench press repetitions (14). Did not see game action after suffering season-ending knee injury during preseason drills. Three-year letterman at Walt Whitman under James Kuhn... as a senior, had 389 yards passing, 558 yards rushing and 216 yards receiving while accounting for 14 total touchdowns... all-state choice by the Maryland Coaches Association following senior campaign... All-Mid Atlantic Region pick by SuperPrep... in junior season, threw for 749 yards and eight touchdowns while rushing for 625 yards and six scores to help Walt Whitman to the state playoffs... two-time Honorable Mention All-Met pick by the Washington Post... two-time fi rst team all-county selection... selected to play in the Maryland High School Football All-Star Game... also lettered in basketball and track and fi eld. Son of Shawn Yancy and Marcus Wiseman... born October 10, majoring in evolutionary anthropology while pursuing a certifi cate in markets and management studies. Elon Wake Forest Alabama Army Maryland Miami Virginia Tech Navy Virginia Boston College DNP Georgia Tech DNP North Carolina DNP Richmond Stanford Boston College Tulane FIU Florida State Wake Forest Virginia Tech Miami Virginia Georgia Tech North Carolina / / Total 21/ Played in all 12 games with one start... received starting assignment against Florida State... fi nished the year with 13 tackles, one fumble recovery and one QB pressure... had a season-high three tackles against Richmond and two-stop outings versus Tulane, Florida State and North Carolina... returned a fumble nine yards to set up Duke s game-winning TD against FIU... played 351 total snaps. Played in nine games... missed the Boston College, Georgia Tech and North Carolina weeks due to injury... fi nished with 10 tackles... had a season-high three stops along with one caused fumble versus Elon... on the fi eld for 98 total snaps. 56