Teams Duke 2011 Roster ← 2010 2012 → 2011 Duke roster 130 players. From 24 states and 4 other countries; the most from North Carolina (31) and Florida (15). The 2011 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 6 Receivers 16 Tight ends 11 Offensive line 24 Defensive line 14 Linebackers 16 Defensive backs 23 Specialists 11 Athletes and others 3
Receivers 16 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2011 2 Conner Vernon WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ Miami, FL 70 catches, 956 yards, 6 TD 26 Donovan Varner WR 5′9″ Miami, FL 61 catches, 713 yards, 3 TD 5 Brandon Braxton WR 6′1″ Charlotte, NC 40 catches, 352 yards 33 Desmond Scott WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′9″ Durham, NC 19 returns, 375 yards 3 WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ Monroe, NC 14 catches, 163 yards, 1 TD 17 Tyree Watkins WR 6′0″ Camden, NJ 10 catches, 70 yards 8 Blair Holliday WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ Sherman Oaks, CA 3 catches, 30 yards 14 Corey Gattis WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Durham, NC 1 catch, −3 yards 10 Matt Pridemore WR 6′0″ 190 Gainesville, GA 13 Preston Scott WR 5′10″ 185 Rochester, NY 13 William Johnston WR 5′10″ 190 Tai Tam, Hong Kong 17 Issac Blakeney WR 6′6″ Monroe, NC 25 Georgie Kerber WR 6′2″ 185 Murphy, NC 30 Brandon Watkins WR 6′0″ 200 Durham, NC 81 Jack Wise WR 6′4″ Rumson, NJ 83 Austin Kelly WR 6′2″ Mableton, GA
Tight ends 11 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2011 81 Cooper Helfet TE 6′4″ Kentfield, CA 43 catches, 395 yards, 4 TD 89 Braxton Deaver TE 6′5″ Charlotte, NC 8 catches, 107 yards 88 Danny Parker TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Rockville, MD 3 catches, 19 yards 22 Brandon King TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ Doylestown, PA 44 Jack Farrell TE 6′2″ 225 Atlanta, GA 46 George Pearkes TE 6′2″ 240 Nelson, BC 80 David Reeves TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ Greensboro, AL 85 Ryan Hall TE 6′3″ 240 Orlando, FL 86 Connor Peters TE 6′4″ 235 Hamilton, OH 87 Brett Huffman TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Massillon, OH 97 Nick Sink TE 6′5″ Kernersville, NC
Offensive line 24 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2011 51 William Perrott OG 6′2″ 255 Phoenix, AZ 52 Marcus Aprahamian OG 6′4″ 300 Brookfield, WI 55 Brandon Harper OG 6′2″ 315 Alpharetta, GA 62 Bryan Morgan C 6′3″ 260 Hoover, AL 62 C 6′4″ 305 Columbus, OH 63 Chris Shannon OT 6′5″ 285 Andover, MA 63 Robert Shofner OG 6′3″ 275 Nashville, TN 64 Joey Finison C 6′4″ 290 Greensboro, NC 65 Cody Robinson OG 6′3″ 300 McMinnville, TN 66 Carson Ginn OG 6′6″ 305 Belmont, NC 67 OG 6′4″ 305 Brentwood, TN 67 Mitchell Lederman OG 6′7″ 320 Brodhead, WI 68 Brian Moore C 6′2″ Coral Gables, FL 69 Teddy Force OT 6′5″ 270 Lancaster, PA 70 John Coleman C 6′4″ 290 Florence, SC 71 Jon Needham OG 6′7″ 315 Melrose, MA 72 Perry Simmons OT 6′5″ 300 Raleigh, NC 73 Takoby Cofield OT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 310 Tarboro, NC 74 Dave Harding OG 6′4″ 285 Orlando, FL 75 Sam Marshall OT 6′7″ 285 Fredericksburg, VA 75 Travis Gibson OG 6′1″ 260 Miami, FL 76 Conor Irwin C 6′4″ 285 Knoxville, TN 77 OG 6′3″ 330 Chicago, IL 79 Kyle Hill OT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 290 Orlando, FL
Defensive line 14 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2011 22 Britton Grier DE 6′1″ 245 Charlotte, NC 34 Jonathan Woodruff DE 6′3″ 225 Waldorf, MD 42 Dezmond Johnson DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 260 Nashville, TN 56 Kyler Brown DE 6′4″ 235 Matthews, NC 58 Curtis Hazelton DT 6′2″ 280 Roswell, GA 61 Will Boeckman DE 6′3″ 265 Columbus, OH 63 Anthony Schepis DL 6′0″ 300 Greenwich, CT 82 Sydney Sarmiento DT 6′4″ 300 Florence, SC 84 DE 6′5″ Galena, OH 90 Patrick Egboh DE 6′4″ 250 Mesquite, TX 91 Jamal Bruce DT 6′1″ 285 LaGrange, GA 92 Justin Foxx DE 6′3″ 255 Charlotte, NC 94 Jordan DeWalt-Ondijo DE 6′4″ 240 Prairie View, TX 95 Jamal Wallace DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 280 Virginia Beach, VA
Linebackers 16 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2011 8 Abraham Kromah LB 6′1″ Staten Island, NY 28 Kevin Rojas LB 6′3″ 225 Raleigh, NC 34 Ned Smith LB 6′1″ 215 Raleigh, NC 36 Brendan Fowler LB 6′0″ 215 Wantagh, NY 39 Adam Banks LB 6′3″ 230 Asheville, NC 44 Nick Hill LB 6′2″ 235 Nashville, TN 45 Austin Gamble LB 6′1″ 245 Weston, FL 47 David Helton LB 6′4″ 240 Chattanooga, TN 50 Emmanuel Watkins LB 6′2″ 225 St. Petersburg, FL 50 Tyree Glover LB 6′1″ 245 Crescent City, FL 53 Chris Hoover LB 6′1″ 210 Maumee, OH 54 C.J. France LB 6′0″ Columbus, GA 55 Lucas Fisher LB 6′4″ 240 Monroe, NC 56 Damian Thornton LB 6′2″ 240 Lenoir, NC 59 Kelby Brown LB 6′2″ Matthews, NC 90 Mario Sanders LB 6′5″ 240 Lyman, SC
Defensive backs 23 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2011 20 Lee Butler CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Anderson, SC 12 returns, 66 yards 40 Matt Daniels S 6′1″ Fayetteville, GA 2 INT 4 Walt Canty S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ Roebuck, SC 1 INT 6 CB 6′0″ Waxhaw, NC 1 INT 32 August Campbell S 6′3″ Freeport, Bahamas 1 INT 1 Zach Greene CB 5′10″ 170 Raleigh, NC 11 Tim Burton CB 5′9″ Hollywood, FL 15 Taylor Sowell S 5′10″ 210 Spartanburg, SC 16 Chris Rwabukamba CB 5′11″ Windsor, ON 16 Chris Tavarez S 5′11″ 190 Atlanta, GA 21 Anthony Young-Wiseman S 6′0″ Bethesda, MD 24 Garett Patterson CB 6′1″ Richmond, VA 25 Josh Trezvant S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ Morrilton, AR 29 Garrett Rider S 6′1″ 210 Raleigh, NC 29 Lex Butler CB 5′11″ 175 Anderson, SC 30 Jared Boyd CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 170 Stone Mountain, GA 31 Tony Foster CB 6′1″ Burlington, NC 35 Jeffrey Faris S 5′11″ 185 Knoxville, TN 37 Johnny Williams CB 5′10″ St. Stephens, AL 38 Jordon Byas S 6′1″ Lynn Haven, FL 39 Jacques Bristow S 6′4″ 205 Cherry Hills Village, CO 49 Anthony Pecoraro S 5′11″ 190 Warren, MI Quan Stevenson CB High Point, NC
Specialists 11 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2011 96 Will Snyderwine PK 5′11″ Potomac, MD 8 of 16 field goals 36 Alex King P 6′2″ Winston-Salem, NC 50 punts, 42.1 average 94 Jeffrey Ijjas PK 5′11″ Clearwater, FL 1 of 3 field goals 11 Spencer Rogers P 6′1″ 190 Los Altos, CA 39 Andrew Bailey PK 5′9″ 170 Elmendorf, TX 41 Will Monday P 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Flowery Branch, GA 47 Nick Maggio PK 6′3″ Leawood, KS 49 Kevin Jones P 6′2″ Austin, TX 78 Jackson Anderson LS 6′4″ 260 Frisco, TX 95 Guillermo Freile PK 5′9″ 180 Miami, FL 98 Paul Asack PK 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 220 Westwood, MA
Brandon Braxton, Britton Grier, Kyler Brown, Kelby Brown, Braxton Deaver, Justin Foxx Zach Greene, Kevin Rojas, Garrett Rider, Ned Smith, Perry Simmons Conner Vernon, Donovan Varner, Travis Gibson, Guillermo Freile Jamison Crowder, Ross Cockrell, Issac Blakeney, Lucas Fisher Corey Gattis, Brandon Watkins, Desmond Scott Chris Tavarez, Jack Farrell, Will Bryant Anthony Young-Wiseman, Danny Parker, Will Snyderwine Dezmond Johnson, Nick Hill, Robert Shofner Dave Harding, Kyle Hill, Ryan Hall Walt Canty, Taylor Sowell Lee Butler, Lex Butler Jeffrey Faris, Conor Irwin Alex King, Nick Sink Patrick Kurunwune, Kevin Jones Will Boeckman, Matt Skura John Coleman, Sydney Sarmiento Connor Peters, Charlie Hatcher Anthony Boone Abraham Kromah Blair Holliday Josh Snead Matt Pridemore Spencer Rogers Tim Burton Sean Schroeder Preston Scott Mackenzie Sovereign Robert Collins Tyree Watkins Brandon Connette Sean Renfree Brandon King Juwan Thompson Garett Patterson Georgie Kerber Josh Trezvant Jay Hollingsworth Jared Boyd Tony Foster Eric Adams Jonathan Woodruff Brendan Fowler Johnny Williams Jordon Byas Adam Banks Andrew Bailey Jacques Bristow Matt Daniels Will Monday Greg DeLuca Austin Gamble David Helton Nick Maggio Anthony Pecoraro Emmanuel Watkins Tyree Glover William Perrott Marcus Aprahamian Chris Hoover C.J. France Brandon Harper Damian Thornton Curtis Hazelton Steven Ingram Bryan Morgan Anthony Schepis Chris Shannon Joey Finison Cody Robinson Carson Ginn Lucas Patrick Mitchell Lederman Brian Moore Teddy Force Jon Needham Takoby Cofield Sam Marshall Laken Tomlinson Jackson Anderson David Reeves Cooper Helfet Jack Wise Austin Kelly Kenny Anunike Brett Huffman Mario Sanders Patrick Egboh Jamal Bruce Jeffrey Ijjas Jordan DeWalt-Ondijo Jamal Wallace Paul Asack Quan Stevenson NC 31 FL 15 GA 13 TN 8 OH 7 Hometowns of the 2011 Duke roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state North Carolina 31 Florida 15 Georgia 13 Tennessee 8 South Carolina 7 Ohio 7 Texas 6 California 5 Top counties Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 6 Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 6 Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 5 Wake County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 5 Union County, North Carolina pop. 251,000 5 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2011 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.
Sean Renfree QB4-star recruit
Juwan Thompson RB
Jamison Crowder WR3-star recruit
Matt Skura C
Lucas Patrick OG
Laken Tomlinson OG
Kenny Anunike DE
Ross Cockrell CB