Teams Duke 2012 Roster ← 2011 2013 → 2012 Duke roster 110 players. From 26 states and 1 other country; the most from North Carolina (29) and Florida (13). The 2012 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 7 Receivers 13 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 6 Athletes and others 1
Quarterbacks 6 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 19 QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ Scottsdale, AZ 3,113 passing yards, 19 TD 7 Anthony Boone QB 6′0″ Weddington, NC 531 passing yards, 5 TD 18 Brandon Connette QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ Corona, CA 91 rushing yards, 8 TD 10 Thomas Sirk QB 6′4″ 220 Glen St. Mary, FL 15 Mackenzie Sovereign QB 6′2″ 205 Traverse City, MI 16 Robert Collins QB 6′1″ 200 St. Davids, PA
Running backs 7 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 25 Jela Duncan RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ Charlotte, NC 553 rushing yards, 4 TD 9 Josh Snead RB 5′9″ Smithfield, NC 496 rushing yards, 2 TD 23 RB 5′11″ Fairburn, GA 352 rushing yards, 1 TD 28 Shaquille Powell RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ Las Vegas, NV 93 rushing yards 43 Patrick Kurunwune RB 5′9″ Austin, TX 22 rushing yards 34 Eric Adams RB 5′8″ Gulf Breeze, FL 45 Jackson Conway RB 5′10″ 215 Bronxville, NY
Receivers 13 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 2 Conner Vernon WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ Miami, FL 85 catches, 1,074 yards, 8 TD 3 WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ Monroe, NC 76 catches, 1,074 yards, 8 TD 33 Desmond Scott WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′9″ Durham, NC 66 catches, 666 yards, 2 TD 17 Issac Blakeney WR 6′6″ Monroe, NC 32 catches, 290 yards, 1 TD 14 Corey Gattis WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Durham, NC 6 catches, 63 yards 87 WR 6′2″ Castle Rock, CO 2 catches, 31 yards 81 Jack Wise WR 6′4″ Rumson, NJ 1 catch, 6 yards, 1 TD 5 Brandon Braxton WR 6′1″ Charlotte, NC 8 Blair Holliday WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ Sherman Oaks, CA 14 Johndre Bennett WR 5′11″ 200 Pearcy, AR 17 Hud Mellencamp WR 5′11″ 165 Bloomington, IN 30 Brandon Watkins WR 6′0″ 200 Durham, NC 83 Anthony Nash WR 6′5″ West Chester, PA
Tight ends 7 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 80 David Reeves TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ Greensboro, AL 18 catches, 122 yards, 3 TD 88 Erich Schneider TE 6′7″ Jacksonville Beach, FL 1 catch, 13 yards 44 Jack Farrell TE 6′2″ 225 Atlanta, GA 85 Dan Beilinson TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ Cary, NC 86 Connor Peters TE 6′4″ 235 Hamilton, OH 89 Braxton Deaver TE 6′5″ Charlotte, NC 97 Nick Sink TE 6′5″ Kernersville, NC
Offensive line 19 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 51 William Perrott OG 6′2″ 255 Phoenix, AZ 52 Marcus Aprahamian OG 6′4″ 300 Brookfield, WI 62 C 6′4″ 305 Columbus, OH 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 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 Casey Blaser OT 6′5″ Charlotte, NC 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 Tanner Stone OG 6′6″ 300 Dallas, TX
Defensive line 17 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 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 46 Keilin Rayner DT 6′3″ 260 Leland, NC 48 Deion Williams DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 230 Long Beach, CA 56 Kyler Brown DE 6′4″ 235 Matthews, NC 58 Michael Mann DE 6′4″ 235 Castle Rock, CO 61 Will Boeckman DE 6′3″ 265 Columbus, OH 82 Sydney Sarmiento DT 6′4″ 300 Florence, SC 84 DE 6′5″ Galena, OH 91 Jamal Bruce DT 6′1″ 285 LaGrange, GA 92 Justin Foxx DE 6′3″ 255 Charlotte, NC 93 A.J. Wolf DT 6′4″ Greenwich, CT 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 96 Allen Jackson DE 6′5″ Ellicott City, MD 98 Carlos Wray DT 6′2″ 290 Shelby, NC
Linebackers 14 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 54 C.J. France LB 6′0″ Columbus, GA 1 INT 35 Ben Challgren LB 6′1″ 210 Cedar Falls, IA 36 Brendan Fowler LB 6′0″ 215 Wantagh, NY 40 Dwayne Norman LB 6′1″ Jacksonville, FL 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 51 Chris Coady LB 6′2″ 225 Winchester, MA 53 Chris Hoover LB 6′1″ 210 Maumee, OH 55 Lucas Fisher LB 6′4″ 240 Monroe, NC 58 John Watts LB 6′2″ 215 Gastonia, NC 59 Kelby Brown LB 6′2″ Matthews, NC 90 Mario Sanders LB 6′5″ 240 Lyman, SC
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 20 Lee Butler CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Anderson, SC 28 returns, 529 yards 6 CB 6′0″ Waxhaw, NC 5 INT 11 Tim Burton CB 5′9″ Hollywood, FL 13 returns, 260 yards 38 Jordon Byas S 6′1″ Lynn Haven, FL 2 INT 4 Walt Canty S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ Roebuck, SC 1 INT 31 Tony Foster CB 6′1″ Burlington, NC 1 INT 21 Anthony Young-Wiseman S 6′0″ Bethesda, MD 1 return, 2 yards 13 Michael Westray CB 6′1″ 200 Waldorf, MD 15 Taylor Sowell S 5′10″ 210 Spartanburg, SC 16 Chris Tavarez S 5′11″ 190 Atlanta, GA 16 S 6′2″ Miami, FL 24 Garett Patterson CB 6′1″ Richmond, VA 26 Corbin McCarthy S 5′10″ Norco, CA 27 DeVon Edwards S 5′9″ Covington, GA 29 Garrett Rider S 6′1″ 210 Raleigh, NC 30 Jared Boyd CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 170 Stone Mountain, GA 32 August Campbell S 6′3″ Freeport, Bahamas 36 Christian Conway S 5′10″ 200 Bronxville, NY 39 Jacques Bristow S 6′4″ 205 Cherry Hills Village, CO Quan Stevenson CB High Point, NC
Brandon Braxton, Britton Grier, Jela Duncan, Kyler Brown, Kelby Brown, Casey Blaser, Braxton Deaver, Justin Foxx Jamison Crowder, Ross Cockrell, Issac Blakeney, Lucas Fisher Conner Vernon, Jeremy Cash, Travis Gibson Corey Gattis, Brandon Watkins, Desmond Scott Garrett Rider, Perry Simmons, Dan Beilinson Walt Canty, Taylor Sowell Michael Westray, Jonathan Woodruff Chris Tavarez, Jack Farrell Brandon Connette, Corbin McCarthy Christian Conway, Jackson Conway Dezmond Johnson, Nick Hill Michael Mann, Max McCaffrey Will Boeckman, Matt Skura John Coleman, Sydney Sarmiento Anthony Boone Blair Holliday Josh Snead Thomas Sirk Spencer Rogers Tim Burton Johndre Bennett Mackenzie Sovereign Robert Collins Hud Mellencamp Sean Renfree Lee Butler Anthony Young-Wiseman Juwan Thompson Garett Patterson DeVon Edwards Shaquille Powell Jared Boyd Tony Foster Eric Adams Ben Challgren Ross Martin Brendan Fowler Jordon Byas Jacques Bristow Dwayne Norman Will Monday Patrick Kurunwune Austin Gamble Keilin Rayner David Helton Deion Williams Emmanuel Watkins Chris Coady William Perrott Marcus Aprahamian Chris Hoover C.J. France Thomas Hennessy John Watts Steven Ingram Joey Finison Cody Robinson Carson Ginn Lucas Patrick Brian Moore Teddy Force Takoby Cofield Dave Harding Sam Marshall Conor Irwin Laken Tomlinson Jackson Anderson Tanner Stone David Reeves Jack Wise Anthony Nash Kenny Anunike Connor Peters Erich Schneider Mario Sanders Jamal Bruce A.J. Wolf Jordan DeWalt-Ondijo Jack Willoughby Jamal Wallace Allen Jackson Nick Sink Carlos Wray Quan Stevenson NC 29 FL 13 GA 8 OH 6 SC 6 Hometowns of the 2012 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 29 Florida 13 Georgia 8 South Carolina 6 Ohio 6 Tennessee 6 California 5 Maryland 4 Top counties Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 8 Union County, North Carolina pop. 251,000 5 Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 4 Wake County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 3 Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 3 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’ 2012 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
Max McCaffrey WR
Matt Skura C
Lucas Patrick OG
Laken Tomlinson OG
Kenny Anunike DE
Ross Cockrell CB
Jeremy Cash S
Thomas Hennessy LS