PLAYERS Karlin, Daniel 36 Young IV, Lummie 61 7 DUKE FOOTBALL 2018 MEDIA GUIDE
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DUKE FOOTBALL 2018 MEDIA GUIDE Name Page Katrenick, Chris 36 Addo, Peace 8 Koppenhaver, Davis 36-37 Baker, Zach 8 Kraeling, Robert 37 Birmingham, Mark 9 Lee, Trevon 38 Blackwell, Josh 9 Leitten, Patrick 38 Bobo, Jake 10 Lewis, Jeremiah 38 Bracey, Scott 10 Lloyd, Johnathan 39 Brown, Brittain 11 Lucas, Terrell 40 Brown, Elijiah 12 Marwede, Jake 40 Bulleit, Clark 12 McDuffie, Jeremy 41 Carteaux, Cole 62 McIntyre, Maurice 42 Carter, Griffin 12 McSwain, Trevon 42 Carter II, Michael 13 Miller, Jaylen 43 Cerenord, Edgar 13-14 Morgenstern, Jacob 43 Chambers, Rakavius 14 Mugala, Twazanga 44 Cone, Matthew 15 Neal, Damani 44 Deveaux, Elijah 15 Nelson, Robert 62 Dimukeje, Victor 16 Nyembwe, Axel 45 Driggers, Jack 16 Okonya, Chidi 45 Duncan, Troy 16 Parker, Austin 46 Durant, Mataeo 17 Philyaw-Johnson, Damond Eklund, Matt 62 47 Ellis, Zamari 17 Pierre, Nicodem 47-48 Feamster, Brandon 17-18 Quansah, Koby 48-49 Frye, Ben 18 Rahming, T.J. 49-50 Fullard, DJ 62 Reed, AJ 51 Fuller, Keyston 18 Rice, Tahj 51 Gagnon, Xander 19 Rimmer, Jacob 52 Garner, Jarett 19 Rodio, Lee 52 Gehsmann, Kevin 19 Rumph II, Chris 52 Gilbert, Mark 20 Sampson, Sayvon 52 Giles-Harris, Joe 21-22 Santos, Julian 53 Gray, Noah 22 Shelton II, Rocky 53 Hardison, Joe 62 Singleton, Dylan 53-54 Harmon, Zach 23 Skapek, Tim 54 Harris, Christian 23 Smith, Dennis 54 Harris, Quentin 24 Smith, Liam 55 Hayes, Jordan 25 Tangelo, Derrick 55 Helm, Daniel 26 Taylor, Chris 56 Heyward, Shaka 27 Taylor, John 57 Hill, Brandon 27 Taylor, Will 57 Holman, Casey 27 Thompson, Nate 57 Holmberg, Gunnar 28 Thomson, Zach 62 Hornbuckle, Tre 28 Torain, Ken 57 Hubbard, Jackson 29 Waddell, Noah 58 Hubbard III, Marvin 29 Wareham, Collin 58 Hudzick, Myles 29 Waters, Marquis 58 Humphreys, Ben 30-31 Westover, Tristan 59 Jackson, Deon 31 Williams, Antone 59 Jackson IV, James 62 Williams, Mason 59 Jackson, Javon 32 Wohlabaugh, Jack 59 Johnson, Leonard 32 Wolitzer, Ryan 60 Jones, Daniel 33-34 Wright, Aaron 60 Jones, Scott 35 Wyatt, Ben 60 Jordan, Drew 35 Young, Aaron 61 PLAYERS Karlin, Daniel 36 Young IV, Lummie 61 7 DUKE FOOTBALL 2018 MEDIA GUIDE 76 69 Peace Addo Zach Baker OT • 6-6, 310 • FR. OG • 6-4, 295 • R-JR. SILVER SPRING, MD. GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FLA. ST. FRANCES ACADEMY CLAY HIGH SCHOOL PRIOR TO DUKE 2018 Played one season at St. Frances Academy under coaches Biff Poggi and Henry Russell ... Charted as the second string left offensive guard behind returning starter Julian Santos helped St. Frances to 13-0 record including a 41-3 win over Bingham (Utah) in the GEICO ... in 21 career games (2 starts), has played 463 snaps ... one of five Duke offensive line- State Champions Bowl Series in Phoenix, Ariz., on December 23 ... member of St. Frances men with 400+ snaps of experience, joining Zach Harmon (1,598), Santos (904), Rakavius squad that captured the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association championship with a Chambers (441) and Christian Harris (402). 44-7 win over Gilman, earned the state’s No. 1 ranking and finished the season ranked No. 4 in the final USA Today Super 25 poll ... prior to enrolling at St. Frances, played at Spring- 2017 brook High School under coach Jason Lomax ... also played basketball at Springbrook. Played in 12 games at offensive guard ... did not see action at North Carolina ... member of an offensive front that helped Duke close the year as one of six ACC teams to compile PERSONAL 2,200+ rushing yards and 2,700+ passing yards, joining Clemson, Louisville, N.C. State, Born July 11, 1999 ... son of Ayeshetu Amado and Andrew Addo. Virginia Tech and Wake Forest ... helped the Blue Devils rank tied for fourth in fewest sacks allowed per game and fifth in first downs per game in the ACC in league action ... member of Duke’s offensive line that assisted in producing three 200-200 outings as the Blue Devils posted 200+ rushing and 200+ passing yards versus N.C. Central, Northwestern and North- ern Illinois ... helped open holes for a Duke rushing attack that featured three players with 500+ ground yards for the first time in school history (Shaun Wilson — 818, Brittain Brown — 701 & Daniel Jones — 518) as the trio combined for 2,037 yards and 20 rushing TDs ... in the Week 11 win over Georgia Tech, helped Duke rush for a season-high 319 yards against a Yellow Jacket defense that entered week allowing 124.9 yards per game to rank second in ACC and 23rd nationally ... in the 36-14 victory over Northern Illinois, provided protection and opened lanes for MVP Daniel Jones to complete 27-of-40 (.675) passes for 252 yards and two TDs and rush for a game-high 86 yards and one TD as Duke set or matched Quick Lane Bowl team records for total TDs (5), total first downs (27), rushing attempts (52), rushing TDs (3), total plays (92) & time of possession (38:21) ... on the field for 245 snaps. 2016 Second team Freshman All-ACC pick by Athlon Sports ... played in nine games (2 starts) at offensive guard ... earned starting assignments against N.C. Central and Wake Forest ... part of a Blue Devil offensive line that helped Duke finish the season as one of four ACC schools to complete at least 62 percent of its pass attempts along with a 2:1 TD-to-INT ra- tio, joining Clemson, North Carolina and Virginia Tech ... helped the Blue Devils rank fourth in the ACC in third down percentage during league play ... member of Duke’s offensive front that helped produce four 200-200 performances as the Blue Devils posted 200+ rushing and 200+ passing yards versus N.C. Central, Notre Dame, Georgia Tech and North Carolina ... helped open holes for a rushing attack that rushed for 227 yards versus No. 15 North Carolina, 227 yards against No. 23 Virginia Tech and 254 yards at Georgia Tech, marking the first time during head coach David Cutcliffe’s tenure that the Blue Devils carded three con- secutive games of 200+ rushing yards against ACC opponents ... part of a Duke offensive unit that was the lone ACC squad to have zero turnovers in the red zone in league action ... contributed to the success of QB Daniel Jones, who finished second in the balloting for ACC Rookie of the Year honors after setting or matching 23 school records including most total offensive yards by a freshman (3,322) ... helped open holes for RBs Jela Duncan and Shaun Wilson, who combined to rush for 1,073 yards and 10 TDs ... aided the Duke rushing attack that was one of two in the ACC to have three players with 450+ yards and 4+ TDs on the year, joining Georgia Tech ... on the field for 218 total snaps. 2015 Did not see game action. PRIOR TO DUKE Three-year letterman for Clay High School and head coach Joshua Hoekstra ... rated by Scout.com as the No. 19 center in the nation and by 247Sports.com as the No. 21 center in the country … starting center as a senior, helping Clay to a 10-2 overall record and a trip to the second round of the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) 5A playoffs … earned all-county, all-district, all-region and second team Florida Class 5A All-State honors following final campaign … earned all-county and all-district honors as a junior, when team went 10-5 … squad advanced to the FHSAA 5A title game before falling to American Heri- tage … also earned three letters in weightlifting. PERSONAL Born September 24, 1996 ... majoring in sociology ... son of Amanda Baker. 8 DUKE FOOTBALL 2018 MEDIA GUIDE 89 31 Mark Birmingham Josh Blackwell TE • 6-4, 245 • R-SO. CB • 5-11, 175 • R-FR. ASHBURN, VA. BUFORD, GA. BRIAR WOODS HIGH SCHOOL BUFORD HIGH SCHOOL 2018 2018 Reserve tight end ... in 13 career games, has one kickoff return for 12 yards (12.00) ... has Charted as a second string cornerback. played 90 snaps. 2017 2017 Did not see game action. Played in all 13 games ... returned one kickoff for 12 yards (12.00) against Wake Forest ... on the field for 90 snaps. PRIOR TO DUKE Played at Buford High School for coach Jess Simpson ... consensus three-star prospect by 2016 ESPN.com, Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247Sports.com ... charted as the No. 41 athlete in the Did not see game action. nation by ESPN.com ... following senior season, received the Touchdown Club of Gwinnett’s Cecil Morris Award, an honor presented to an all-county caliber player whose season was PRIOR TO DUKE cut short by injury ... helped the Rams to a 13-2 record and appearance in the state champi- Four-year letterman at Briar Woods High School under head coach Charlie Pierce ... four- onship game ... as a junior, earned first team all-state (4A) honors from the Georgia Sports star prospect by ESPN.com and Scout.com ... member of both the Scout300 (No. 214) and Writers Association as squad went 13-2 and reached the state title game ... also a first ESPN300 (No. 295) ... three-star prospect by Rivals.com and 247Sports.com ... consensus team all-region selection ... posted 47 tackles and one INT as part of a Buford defense that top-15 tight end prospect, ranked No. 3 by ESPN.com, No. 9 by Scout.com and No. 14 by allowed just 7.33 points per game ... averaged 14.4 yards per punt return ... in sophomore 247Sports.com ... rated as the fifth-best prospect in Virginia and the 34th-best in the re- season, helped Buford to a perfect 15-0 record and Georgia High School Association (GHSA) gion by ESPN.com ..