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Johnson Named Duke Football Captain
10/29/2021 1:45:00 PM | Football
DURHAM – Duke head coach David Cutcliffe announced Friday that redshirt senior cornerback Leonard Johnson has been added to the team's trio of captains for the 2021 season.
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"To be honest, Leonard's been a captain since the start of this year," team captain Jake Bobo said of Duke's newest leader. "The way that guy has led the defense, led this team vocally and then with his actions, it only felt right to go ahead and put that into action. Coach was all in on it, the staff was all in on it and then of course the players were all in on it."
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Johnson joins Bobo, DeWayne Carter, and Gunnar Holmberg as Duke's captains this year.
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A native of Hayden, Ala., Johnson has played in 42 career games at Duke with 34 starting assignments at cornerback. He has 145 tackles, 10.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, six interceptions, three caused fumbles, two fumble recoveries, two quarterback pressures, and 15 pass breakups to his name. He leads the team with 2,691 career snaps and owns 10 games with six-plus tackles, including a career-high nine stops at Pittsburgh in 2018.
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This season alone, Johnson has compiled 15 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, two pass breakups and a team-best two interceptions.
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"We love him, and we love to follow him," Bobo added. "He's a great leader and obviously he's very deserving. I'm just happy that I can be around for it because it's a big step for him and a big step for this team. Hopefully we can build on it and get ourselves a couple wins here down the stretch."
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The Blue Devils are back in action Saturday when they travel to Winston-Salem, N.C. for a showdown with No. 13 Wake Forest. Kickoff is slated for 4 p.m. at Truist Field.Â
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"To be honest, Leonard's been a captain since the start of this year," team captain Jake Bobo said of Duke's newest leader. "The way that guy has led the defense, led this team vocally and then with his actions, it only felt right to go ahead and put that into action. Coach was all in on it, the staff was all in on it and then of course the players were all in on it."
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Johnson joins Bobo, DeWayne Carter, and Gunnar Holmberg as Duke's captains this year.
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A native of Hayden, Ala., Johnson has played in 42 career games at Duke with 34 starting assignments at cornerback. He has 145 tackles, 10.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, six interceptions, three caused fumbles, two fumble recoveries, two quarterback pressures, and 15 pass breakups to his name. He leads the team with 2,691 career snaps and owns 10 games with six-plus tackles, including a career-high nine stops at Pittsburgh in 2018.
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This season alone, Johnson has compiled 15 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, two pass breakups and a team-best two interceptions.
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"We love him, and we love to follow him," Bobo added. "He's a great leader and obviously he's very deserving. I'm just happy that I can be around for it because it's a big step for him and a big step for this team. Hopefully we can build on it and get ourselves a couple wins here down the stretch."
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The Blue Devils are back in action Saturday when they travel to Winston-Salem, N.C. for a showdown with No. 13 Wake Forest. Kickoff is slated for 4 p.m. at Truist Field.Â
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#GoDuke
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