Ham, Wilson Named to Freshman All-America Watch List

DURHAM, N.C. – The Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) announced Tuesday that Duke redshirt freshmen specialists Charlie Ham and Porter Wilson have been named to its Freshman All-America Watch List.

Ham has been Duke's primary kicker on placement kicks this season. The Atlanta, Ga., native has converted on 10 of his 12 field goal attempts in 2020 and currently ranks second in the ACC in made field goals. Duke's leading scorer with 42 points through six games, Ham has drilled three 40-plus yard field goals so far this year, including a career-best 47-yarder against Virginia.

Serving as Duke's punter, Porter has kicked 20 times for 1,236 yards for an average of 42.62 yards. His first career punt against Notre Dame went 60 yards while nine of his boots have been downed inside 20-yard line against zero touchbacks. Wilson is currently fifth in the ACC in punts of 50-plus yards with six, and with Boston College's Grant Carlson is one of just two punters ranking among the league's top 10 in punting average with 23-plus boots against zero touchbacks.

Now in its 20th year, the FWAA Freshman All-American team will be trimmed down later this season to a list of seven semifinalists and three finalists before the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year is unveiled.

Duke has an open date before it returns to Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium on Oct. 31 for an out-of-conference matchup with Charlotte. Opening kick is slated for 7 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on RSN.

Quarterbacks
Spencer Rattler (RS) - Oklahoma
6-1 - 205 - Phoenix, Ariz.

Grayson McCall (RS) - Coastal Carolina
6-3 - 200 - Indian Trail, N.C.

Grant Wells (RS) - Marshall
6-2 - 210 - Charleston, W. Va.

Bryson Lucero (RS) - UAB
6-1 - 210 - Loma, Colo.

Cornelious Brown IV (RS) - Georgia State
6-5 - 200 - Birmingham, Ala.

Connor Bazelak (RS) - Missouri
6-3 - 220 - Dayton, Ohio

Shane Illingworth - Oklahoma State
6-5 - 220 - Norco, Calif.

Michael Pratt - Tulane
6-2 - 200 - Boca Raton, Fla.

Running Backs
Ulysses Bentley IV (RS) - SMU
5-10 - 184 - Houston, Texas

Deuce Vaughn - Kansas State
5-5 - 168 - Round Rock, Texas

Tank Bigsby - Auburn
6-0 - 204 - LaGrange, Ga.

Jahmyr Gibbs - Georgia Tech
5-11 - 200 - Dalton, Ga.

Rahjai Harris - ECU
5-10 - 228 - Duncan, S.C.

Kimani Vidal - Troy
5-8 - 214 - Marietta, Ga.

Calvin Hill - Texas State
5-7 - 168 - Baytown, Texas

Deion Hankins (RS) - UTEP
6-0 - 215 - El Paso, Texas

Sean Tucker - Syracuse
5-10 - 202 - Owings Mills, Md.

Tyrell Robinson - Army
5-9 - 180 - Dallas, Ga.

Wide Receivers
Jordan Addison - Pittsburgh
6-0 - 170 - Frederick, Md.

Lavel Davis Jr. - Virginia
6-7 - 210 - Dorchester, S.C.

Marvin Mims - Oklahoma
5-11 - 177 - Frisco, Texas

Blair Conwright (RS) - TCU
5-11 - 180 - Lubbock, Texas

Taylor Morin (RS) - Wake Forest
5-10 - 174 - Centreville, Va.

Kyren Lacy - Louisiana
6-3 - 212 - Thibodaux, La.

Chase Lane (RS) - Texas A&M
6-0 - 190 - Houston, Texas

Donavon Greene (RS) - Wake Forest
6-2 - 198 - Mount Airy, N.C.

Tight Ends
Arik Gilbert - LSU
6-5 - 249 - Marietta, Ga.

Carter Wheat (RS) - BYU
6-4 - 236 - Mesa, Ariz.

Michael Mayer - Notre Dame
6-4 - 249 - Independence, Ky.

Beau Johnson (RS) - Georgia Southern
6-1 - 225 - Plantation, Fla.

Taylor Thompson - Charlotte
6-2 - 220 - Prattville, Ala.

Offensive Linemen
Maurice Smith - Florida State
6-3 - 286 - Miami, Fla.

Willie Lampkin - Coastal Carolina
6-1 - 295 - Lakeland, Fla.

Brady Latham (RS) - Arkansas
6-5 - 296 - Jenks, Okla.

Christian Mahogany (RS) - Boston College
6-3 - 316 - Elmwood Park, N.J.

Zach Frazier - West Virginia
6-2 - 308 - Fairmont, W. Va.

Tyler Smith (RS) - Tulsa
6-5 - 332 - Fort Worth, Texas

Warren McClendon (RS) - Georgia
6-4 - 320 - Brunswick, Ga.

Jake Springfield (RS) - Oklahoma State
6-5 - 310 - Flower Mound, Texas

Robert Scott Jr. - Florida State
6-5 - 320 - Conway, Ark.

Brandon Yates (RS) - West Virginia
6-4 - 306 - Middletown, Del.

Defensive Linemen
Calijah Kancey (RS) - Pittsburgh
6-0 - 270 - Miami, Fla.

Christian Clayton (RS) - UTSA
6-2 - 300 - Fort Worth, Texas

Jared Harrison-Hunte (RS) - Miami
6-4 - 285 - Middle Village, N.Y.

Bryan Bresee - Clemson
6-5 - 300 - Damascus, Md.

Myles Murphy - Clemson
6-5 - 275 - Marietta, Ga.

Josh Celiscar - UCF
6-4 - 230 - Winter Haven, Fla.

Jalen Carter -- Georgia
6-3 - 305 - Apopka, Fla.

Tyler Batty - BYU
6-5 - 261 - Payson, Utah

Akheem Mesidor - West Virginia
6-2 - 268 - Ottawa, Ontario

Javon Solomon (RS) - Troy
6-2 - 240 - Tallahassee, Fla.

Linebackers
Will Anderson Jr. - Alabama
6-4 - 235 - Hampton, Ga.

Tyler Grubbs - Louisiana Tech
6-1 - 221 - New Orleans, La.

Marlowe Wax - Syracuse
6-0 - 230 - Baltimore, Md.

BJ Ojulari - LSU
6-2 - 230 - Marietta, Ga.

Jamal Ligon - UTSA
6-3 - 245 - Tyler, Texas

Jared Bartlett (RS) - West Virginia
6-2 - 232 - Miami, Fla.

Stefon Thompson - Syracuse
6-0 - 235 - Charlotte, N.C.

Defensive Backs
Eli Ricks - LSU
6-2 - 196 - Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

Hudson Clark (RS) - Arkansas
6-2 - 176 - Dallas, Texas

Quincy Riley (RS) - MTSU
6-0 - 188 - Columbia, S.C.

Emmanuel Forbes - Mississippi State
6-0 - 180 - Grenada, Miss.

Caelen Carson - Wake Forest
6-0 - 182 - Waldorf, Md.

Derrick Canteen (RS) - Georgia Southern
5-11 - 185 - Evans, Ga.

Jalen Catalon (RS) - Arkansas
5-10 - 189 - Mansfield, Texas

Anthony Wilson (RS) - Georgia Southern
5-10 - 190 - Columbia, S.C.

Antavious Lane (RS) - Georgia State
5-9 - 180 - West Palm Beach, Fla.

Isheem Young (RS) - Iowa State
5-10 - 200 - Philadelphia, Pa.

Specialists
K - Harrison Mevis - Missouri
6-0 - 220 - Warsaw, Ind.

K - Matthew Quinn (RS) - UAB
5-10 - 175 - Spanish Fort, Ala.

K - Charlie Ham (RS) - Duke
6-2 - 180 - Atlanta, Ga.

P - Porter Wilson (RS) - Duke
6-5 - 225 - Fairlawn, Ohio

P - Alex Mastromanno - Florida State
6-1 - 206 - Melbourne, Australia

P - Kai Kroeger - South Carolina
6-3 - 195 - Lake Forest, Ill.

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