Teams Duke 2021 Roster ← 2020 2022 → 2021 Duke roster 106 players: 16 freshmen, 17 sophomores, 11 juniors, 18 seniors, 44 with no class listed. From 23 states; the most from North Carolina (19) and Georgia (18). The 2021 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 8 Receivers 15 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 14 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 9 Defensive backs 22 Specialists 6 Athletes and others 2
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 21 Mataeo Durant RB Sr. 6′1″ 195 McCormick, SC 1,241 rushing yards, 9 TD 7 Jordan Waters RB 6′0″ 215 Fairmont, NC 197 rushing yards, 1 TD 89 Scott Boylan RB Transfer from Brown Sr. 5′10″ 185 Bakersfield, CA 8 returns, 73 yards 22 Jaylen Coleman RB 6′1″ 204 Matthews, NC 14 rushing yards 27 Nate Kyei-Donkor RB Sr. 5′9″ 170 Orlando, FL 18 rushing yards 25 Trent Davis RB Fr. 5′10″ 170 Attalla, AL 29 rushing yards 9 Jaquez Moore RB 5′10″ 205 Live Oak, FL 12 rushing yards 29 Grissim Anderson RB 6′2″ 233 Knoxville, TN 1 return, 8 yards
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 9 Jake Bobo WR 6′5″ 215 Belmont, MA 74 catches, 794 yards, 1 TD 5 Jalon Calhoun WR 5′11″ 191 Greenville, SC 56 catches, 718 yards, 3 TD 8 Jordan Moore WR Fr. 6′0″ 195 Sykesville, MD 221 rushing yards, 3 TD 1 Jontavis Robertson WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 195 Gray, GA 17 catches, 115 yards 4 Eli Pancol WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 205 Pendleton, IN 17 catches, 233 yards, 1 TD 3 Darrell Harding Jr. WR 6′4″ 222 Winter Garden, FL 12 catches, 141 yards 2 Sahmir Hagans WR 5′10″ 190 Philadelphia, PA 5 returns, 109 yards 82 Jarett Garner WR 6′3″ 208 Harrisburg, NC 10 catches, 119 yards 18 Malik Bowen-Sims WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 198 Mount Juliet, TN 5 catches, 40 yards 2 Luca Diamont WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 189 Venice, CA 48 rushing yards 10 James Hopson II WR Fr. 6′0″ 190 Leesburg, GA 23 Edwin Barnes III WR So. 6′1″ 190 Charlotte, NC 26 William Robertson WR So. 6′1″ 194 Montgomery, AL 84 Trevor Horton WR So. 5′8″ 198 Hendersonville, TN 89 Joe Hardison WR Jr. 5′9″ 183 Darien, CT
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 88 Jake Marwede TE 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′6″ 245 Wilmette, IL 16 catches, 140 yards 81 Nicky Dalmolin TE 6′4″ 235 Cumming, GA 15 catches, 121 yards, 1 TD 82 Cole Finney TE Fr. 6′7″ 260 Hingham, MA 5 catches, 101 yards 46 Mason Russell TE So. 6′2″ 233 Windermere, FL 60 Patrick Leitten TE 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′8″ 270 Brentwood, TN 80 Matt Smith TE 6′4″ 245 Needham, MA 86 Brendan Pernecky TE So. 6′3″ 230 Los Angeles, CA 88 Andrew Jones TE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 241 Pfafftown, NC
Offensive line 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 50 Jack Wohlabaugh C Sr. 6′4″ 305 Cuyahoga Falls, OH 1 tackle 78 Casey Holman OT 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 290 Snellville, GA 1 tackle 55 Will Taylor C Sr. 6′3″ 305 Snellville, GA 61 Zach Thomson OG Sr. 6′5″ 225 Greenwood Village, CO 62 OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′5″ 314 Brentwood, TN 63 Jacob Monk OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 320 Clayton, NC 65 Elijah Wroten OL So. 6′3″ 315 Oreland, PA 70 John Gelotte OL So. 6′5″ 304 Moore, SC 71 Maurice McIntyre OL So. 6′2″ 314 Jacksonville, NC 74 Ron Carr OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′5″ 257 Solon, OH 75 Calib Perez OL 6′5″ 315 Pearland, TX 75 Peace Addo OL So. 6′6″ 325 Silver Spring, MD 77 Justin Pickett OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′7″ 317 Carmel, IN 79 Addison Penn OL Fr. 6′2″ 298 Southlake, TX
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 90 DeWayne Carter DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 305 Pickerington, OH 36 tackles, 4.5 sacks 9 R.J. Oben DL 6′3″ 262 Montclair, NJ 26 tackles, 5 sacks, 1 INT 93 Ben Frye DT Sr. 6′3″ 255 Dublin, OH 40 tackles, 2 sacks 16 Aeneas Peebles DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 290 Raleigh, NC 26 tackles, 2 sacks 58 Gary Smith III DL 6′2″ 340 Shelbyville, TN 24 tackles, 1 sack 14 Michael Reese DE 6′3″ 255 Nashville, TN 15 tackles, 1 sack 5 Ja’Mion Franklin DT Transfer from Notre Dame 6′2″ 309 Ridgely, MD 16 tackles 97 Caleb Oppan DE So. 6′4″ 235 Kennesaw, GA 14 tackles, 0.5 sacks 96 Christian Rorie DT 6′6″ 318 Raleigh, NC 14 tackles 40 Ryan Smith DE Fr. 6′2″ 240 Acworth, GA 10 tackles 91 Ahmad Craig DE Fr. 6′5″ 245 Buford, GA 5 tackles 99 Aaron Hall DT 6′4″ 290 Durham, NC 5 tackles 74 Michael Larbie DL Fr. 6′0″ 282 Monroe, NC 4 tackles 83 Zamari Ellis DE Jr. 6′5″ 240 Henderson, NC 1 tackle 51 Mandela Tobin DT Fr. 6′3″ 280 San Diego, CA 55 Ja’Mion Franklin DT Transfer from Notre Dame Jr. 6′1″ 310 Ridgely, MD 73 Anthony Hinton DE Jr. 6′2″ 240 Waxhaw, NC
Linebackers 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 42 Shaka Heyward LB Jr. 6′3″ 240 Hoschton, GA 97 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT 8 Dorian Mausi LB So. 6′2″ 233 Detroit, MI 59 tackles, 0.5 sacks 37 Sayyid Stevens LB 6′2″ 227 Midway, GA 12 tackles 45 Colby Campbell LB Transfer from Presbyterian Sr. 6′0″ 230 Montmorenci, SC 7 tackles 12 Tre Freeman LB 6′0″ 230 Durham, NC 2 tackles 54 Jason Hoffman LB Fr. 5′10″ 223 Memphis, TN 2 tackles 4 Cameron Bergeron LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 190 Albany, GA 1 tackle 7 Nick Morris Jr. LB 6′3″ 235 Austin, TX 30 Trey Brown III LB RS 6′2″ 225 Phoenix, AZ
Defensive backs 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 23 Lummie Young IV S 6′1″ 200 Anderson, SC 64 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 17 Da’Quan Johnson DB 6′1″ 192 Flomaton, AL 61 tackles 16 Nate Thompson DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 215 Sanford, NC 40 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 33 Leonard Johnson CB Sr. 6′1″ 190 Hayden, AL 35 tackles, 2 INT 2 Jaylen Stinson S 5′8″ 177 Opelika, AL 43 tackles 29 Jalen Alexander S Jr. 5′11″ 160 Loganville, GA 42 tackles 39 Jeremiah Lewis S 5′11″ 197 Plano, TX 30 tackles, 2 INT 31 Josh Blackwell CB Sr. 6′0″ 175 Buford, GA 35 tackles 9 J’Marick Woods S Sr. 6′3″ 215 Florence, AL 27 tackles 3 Brandon Johnson DB Fr. 5′10″ 180 Newton, NC 17 tackles 11 Isaiah Fisher-Smith S 5′11″ 203 Greensboro, NC 15 tackles 26 Joshua Pickett CB Fr. 6′0″ 188 Demorest, GA 5 tackles 38 Dominique Long CB Transfer from Michigan State Sr. 6′2″ 195 Westerville, OH 5 tackles 20 Placide Djungu-Sungu S 6′1″ 200 Arlington, TX 3 tackles 14 Trent Broadnax DB Fr. 6′1″ 188 Savannah, GA 2 tackles 24 Cole Carteaux S Sr. 6′2″ 210 Brentwood, TN 2 tackles 13 Tony Davis DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 195 Gastonia, NC 1 tackle 47 Steve Mann S Sr. 6′0″ 205 Farmington Hills, MI 1 tackle 9 Dylan Merrell DB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′2″ 180 Alpharetta, GA 21 Khilan Walker CB So. 5′9″ 168 Nesbit, MS 27 Brandon Hersh CB So. 6′1″ 186 Short Hills, NJ 37 Ken Torain CB Jr. 6′3″ 180 Tampa, FL
Cole Carteaux, Patrick Leitten, Graham Barton Josh Blackwell, Nicky Dalmolin, Ahmad Craig Will Taylor, John Taylor, Casey Holman Cameron Bergeron, James Hopson II Ja’Mion Franklin, Ja’Mion Franklin Jake Bobo, Matt Smith R.J. Oben, Brandon Hersh Tre Freeman, Aaron Hall Aeneas Peebles, Christian Rorie Malik Bowen-Sims, Trevor Horton Jaylen Coleman, Edwin Barnes III Nate Kyei-Donkor, Mason Russell Ryan Smith, Caleb Oppan Anthony Hinton, Michael Larbie Jontavis Robertson Jaylen Stinson Luca Diamont Sahmir Hagans Brandon Johnson Darrell Harding Jr. Eli Pancol Robert Nelson Jalon Calhoun Jordan Waters Nick Morris Jr. Dorian Mausi Jordan Moore Dylan Merrell Gavin Spurrier J’Marick Woods Jaquez Moore Isaiah Fisher-Smith Gunnar Holmberg Jack Colyar Riley Leonard Tony Davis Michael Reese Trent Broadnax Nate Thompson Da’Quan Johnson Placide Djungu-Sungu Khilan Walker Mataeo Durant Lummie Young IV Trent Davis Joshua Pickett William Robertson Grissim Anderson Jalen Alexander Trey Brown III Leonard Johnson Jackson Hubbard Ken Torain Sayyid Stevens Dominique Long Jeremiah Lewis Shaka Heyward Colby Campbell Steve Mann Jack Wohlabaugh Mandela Tobin Jason Hoffman Gary Smith III Zach Thomson Jacob Monk Colin Ross Elijah Wroten John Gelotte Maurice McIntyre Jack Griffin Ron Carr Calib Perez Peace Addo Justin Pickett Addison Penn Cole Finney Jarett Garner Zamari Ellis Brendan Pernecky Andrew Jones Jake Marwede Joe Hardison Scott Boylan DeWayne Carter Ben Frye Charlie Ham Porter Wilson NC 19 GA 18 TN 9 AL 7 OH 6 Hometowns of the 2021 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 19 Georgia 18 Tennessee 9 Alabama 7 Texas 6 Ohio 6 California 5 Florida 5 Top counties Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 5 Orange County, Florida pop. 1.5 million 3 Wake County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 3 Williamson County, Tennessee pop. 260,000 3 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 2 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’ 2021 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.
Riley Leonard QB3-star recruit
Graham Barton OL3-star recruit