Teams Duke 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Duke roster 102 players: 41 freshmen, 21 sophomores, 14 juniors, 26 seniors. From 27 states and 2 other countries; the most from North Carolina (14) and Georgia (12). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 7 Receivers 13 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 16 Specialists 8
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 20 Nate Sheppard RB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 5′10″ 205 Mandeville, LA 820 rushing yards, 8 TD 0 C.J. Campbell RB Transfer from Rutgers Sr. 5′10″ 200 Kaplan, LA 246 rushing yards 22 Jayvian Tanelus RB Fr. 5′10″ 195 Naples, FL 90 rushing yards, 2 TD 24 Wilhelm Daal RB Transfer from Yale Sr. 6′1″ 215 Amityville, NY 7 rushing yards 26 C.J. Givers RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 200 Roswell, GA 36 rushing yards, 1 TD 28 Cole Denson RB So. 6′0″ 200 Rye, NY 83 Paul Holyfield Jr. RB Sr. 6′0″ 200 Los Angeles, CA
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 6 Jonah Burton WR Transfer from Idaho State Sr. 5′11″ 210 Simi Valley, CA 16 catches, 230 yards, 1 TD 17 Jared Richardson WR Transfer from Pennsylvania Sr. 6′2″ 220 Blakeslee, PA 12 catches, 166 yards, 2 TD 4 Jaivon Solomon WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 190 Gray, GA 7 catches, 128 yards, 1 TD 8 Jayden Moore WR So. 5′8″ 190 Sykesville, MD 7 catches, 111 yards, 1 TD 7 Kavon Simmons WR Fr. 6′1″ 190 Wake Forest, NC 5 catches, 71 yards, 1 TD 5 Javen Nicholas WR Transfer from Charlotte Sr. 5′9″ 190 New Orleans, LA 3 catches, 13 yards 9 Kavon Conciauro WR Fr. 6′4″ 200 Reidsville, GA 1 catch, 12 yards 18 Brody Keefe WR Fr. 6′3″ 200 Charlotte, NC 1 catch, 27 yards, 1 TD 88 Paxon Kettering WR So. 6′4″ 200 Bend, OR 1 catch, 32 yards 1 Jamien Little WR Fr. 6′2″ 185 Hickory, NC 3 Blake Rohrer WR Sr. 6′3″ 215 Woodbury, MN 21 Qeanu Johnson WR Fr. 5′11″ 195 Hamden, CT 89 Jackson Maggiore WR Fr. 6′0″ 180 San Diego, CA
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 85 Jeremiah Hasley TE Sr. 6′3″ 250 Gibsonia, PA 21 catches, 250 yards 44 Nate Kurisky TE Transfer from Louisville Sr. 6′3″ 245 Leesburg, VA 5 catches, 38 yards 15 Jake Taylor TE Sr. 6′5″ 240 Apex, NC 4 catches, 33 yards 46 Tony Boggs TE Jr. 6′4″ 295 Wartrace, TN 1 tackle 80 Benjamin Moseley TE Fr. 6′4″ 200 Centre, AL 81 Brett Elliott TE So. 6′3″ 240 Holliston, MA 84 Jack Gaskins TE Fr. 6′3″ 240 Mclean, VA
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 54 Daniel Boyd OL Fr. 6′2″ 305 Las Vegas, NV 55 Ryan Daly OL So. 6′0″ 295 Venice, FL 56 Nick Del Grande OL Transfer from Coastal Carolina Sr. 6′4″ 300 Lancaster, PA 60 Sean Stover OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 305 Prosper, TX 62 Cole Allen OL Fr. 6′5″ 300 Jackson, MS 63 Bradley Smith OL So. 6′2″ 305 Newnan, GA 64 Jordan Larsen OL Sr. 6′3″ 310 Harrisburg, SD 65 Kai Jacobowitz OL Fr. 6′7″ 315 Carlsbad, CA 66 Caleb Dorris OL Jr. 6′6″ 310 White House, TN 71 Jamin Brown OL Fr. 6′3″ 300 Gadsden, AL 72 Matt Craycraft OL Sr. 6′3″ 305 Dallas, TX 74 Reagan McCranie OL Jr. 6′2″ 315 Rutherfordton, NC 75 Micah Sahakian OL Sr. 6′5″ 320 Mount Prospect, IL 76 Gemyel Allen OL So. 6′3″ 320 Buford, GA 77 Braden Miller OL Transfer from California Sr. 6′6″ 315 Aurora, CO 78 Nathan Kutufaris OL Fr. 6′5″ 300 Springfield, PA 79 Roman Fina OL Fr. 6′4″ 295 Tucson, AZ
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 10 Tyshon Reed DE Jr. 6′3″ 250 Moultrie, GA 17 tackles, 2 sacks 12 Bryce Davis DE 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 265 Greensboro, NC 16 tackles, 2 sacks 95 Preston Watson DT 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 300 Lake Mary, FL 18 tackles, 1 sack 15 Kevin O’Connor DE 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 245 Easton, MD 4 tackles, 3 sacks 55 Julius Columbus DT Fr. 6′1″ 285 Gainesville, GA 10 tackles 18 Kobe Smith DE 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 225 Chattanooga, TN 6 tackles, 1 sack 44 David Anderson DT Jr. 6′4″ 290 Hampton, VA 8 tackles 50 Chadwicke Cannon Jr. DT Fr. 6′1″ 280 Port Orange, FL 2 tackles, 1 sack 91 Owen Wafle DT Transfer from Penn State 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′2″ 285 Middletown, NJ 5 tackles 43 Semaj Turner DE 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 255 Winston-Salem, NC 3 tackles 93 Sampson Onuoha DE Fr. 6′3″ 240 London, England 3 tackles 99 Dakota Quinonez DT Transfer from Dartmouth Sr. 6′1″ 290 Moore, SC 3 tackles 13 Obinna Umeh DE 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 230 Houston, TX 1 tackle 90 Tommy Rupley DE Fr. 6′4″ 240 Acton, MA 1 tackle 88 Bariate Kara DT 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 290 Loganville, GA 97 Ayden Cain DT Fr. 6′1″ 280 Gainesville, GA 98 Jaylen Carl DE So. 6′4″ 250 High Point, NC
Linebackers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 7 Nick Morris Jr. LB Sr. 6′3″ 235 Austin, TX 33 tackles 34 Luke Mergott LB Jr. 6′3″ 225 Berlin, MD 25 tackles 24 Bradley Gompers LB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′5″ 230 Pittsburgh, PA 13 tackles, 3 sacks 42 Kendall Johnson LB Jr. 6′3″ 225 Gaithersburg, MD 15 tackles 30 Will Felder Jr. LB Fr. 6′0″ 195 Willingboro, NJ 7 tackles 31 Elliott Schaper LB So. 6′3″ 220 Austin, TX 5 tackles 40 Asher Wasserman LB Fr. 6′2″ 225 Hamden, CT 5 tackles 19 Jonathan Morris LB Transfer from UConn So. 6′2″ 215 Fairfield, CT 4 tackles 11 Derrick Brown Jr. LB So. 6′2″ 225 Waxhaw, NC 2 tackles 33 Colsen Gatten LB Fr. 6′1″ 220 Pittsburgh, PA 1 tackle 32 Tony Grimmer LB Fr. 5′11″ 205 Alpine, UT
Defensive backs 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 35 Andrew Pellicciotta S So. 5′11″ 200 Malvern, PA 33 tackles 8 DaShawn Stone S Jr. 6′3″ 195 Asheville, NC 24 tackles 0 Dylan Flowers CB Transfer from Western Kentucky 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′10″ 185 Playa Del Rey, CA 23 tackles 1 Kyon Loud CB Transfer from Montana 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 190 Richmond, CA 22 tackles 2 Patrick Smith S Transfer from North Texas 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′9″ 184 Sugar Land, TX 13 tackles 4 Evan Smith CB Transfer from Northwestern Sr. 5′10″ 185 Birmingham, AL 5 tackles, 1 INT 9 Che Ojarikre CB Transfer from Stanford Sr. 6′2″ 205 Alpharetta, GA 10 tackles 5 Kimari Robinson CB Jr. 5′10″ 180 Miramar, FL 5 tackles 3 Landan Callahan CB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 185 Rural Hall, NC 3 tackles 6 Leon Griffin III S Jr. 5′11″ 195 Virginia Beach, VA 3 tackles 26 Tyson Sanford CB Fr. 5′11″ 195 Suwanee, GA 2 tackles 28 Kaleb Lanier CB Fr. 6′0″ 190 Decatur, GA 2 tackles 21 K.D. Cotton S Fr. 5′9″ 185 Charlotte, NC 1 tackle 23 Kolbe Harmon CB Fr. 5′10″ 180 Brentwood, TN 1 tackle 29 Brady Winter S Fr. 5′11″ 200 New York, NY 1 tackle 37 Lyrik Pettis S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 195 Shelby, NC
Evan Smith, Jack Ronilo Nick Morris Jr., Elliott Schaper Lawrence Gardner, Matt Craycraft Brody Keefe, K.D. Cotton Qeanu Johnson, Asher Wasserman Bradley Gompers, Colsen Gatten Tyson Sanford, Gemyel Allen Mika Levy, Jack Gaskins Julius Columbus, Ayden Cain C.J. Campbell Dylan Flowers Jamien Little Kyon Loud Patrick Smith Walker Eget Blake Rohrer Jaivon Solomon Javen Nicholas Kimari Robinson Jonah Burton Leon Griffin III Kavon Simmons DaShawn Stone Jayden Moore Che Ojarikre Kavon Conciauro Dan Mahan Tyshon Reed Ari Patu Derrick Brown Jr. Blaine Hipa Bryce Davis Obinna Umeh Terry Walker III Jake Taylor Kevin O’Connor Jared Richardson Kobe Smith Jonathan Morris Nate Sheppard Jayvian Tanelus Kolbe Harmon Wilhelm Daal Gavin Strange C.J. Givers Jack Yates Cole Denson Kaleb Lanier Brady Winter Will Felder Jr. Tony Grimmer Luke Mergott Andrew Pellicciotta Lyrik Pettis Ashton Zamani Cosme Salas Kendall Johnson Semaj Turner David Anderson Nate Kurisky Chadwicke Cannon Jr. Jake Fitzgerald Daniel Boyd Ryan Daly Nick Del Grande Sean Stover Cole Allen Bradley Smith Jordan Larsen Kai Jacobowitz Caleb Dorris Jamin Brown Reagan McCranie Micah Sahakian Braden Miller Nathan Kutufaris Roman Fina Benjamin Moseley Brett Elliott Paul Holyfield Jr. Jeremiah Hasley Bariate Kara Paxon Kettering Jackson Maggiore Tommy Rupley Owen Wafle Preston Watson Jaylen Carl Dakota Quinonez NC 14 GA 12 CA 10 TX 8 PA 7 Hometowns of the 2026 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 14 Georgia 12 California 10 Texas 8 Pennsylvania 7 Florida 6 Virginia 5 Alabama 4 Top counties Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 4 Middlesex County, Massachusetts pop. 1.6 million 3 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.2 million 3 San Diego County, California pop. 3.3 million 2 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 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’ 2026 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.
