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Monk Named to Rimington Trophy Watch List
8/3/2023 11:28:00 PM | Football
DURHAM – Duke graduate student Jacob Monk has been selected to the preseason watch list for the Rimington Trophy, an honor presented to the most outstanding center in NCAA Division I College Football.
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Monk returns for his fifth season as a starter along the offensive line and second consecutive as the Blue Devils' center. The two-time team captain has played 3,051 snaps in 46 career games and was named a preseason All-ACC selection by Athlon Sports (3rd team) heading into the upcoming season.
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Just a year ago, the Clayton, N.C., native was named an honorable mention All-ACC selection and the recipient of the team's Steve Brooks Captain Award. He assisted the offense in accumulating 2,394 rushing and 3,010 passing yards, while helping Duke register 31 rushing touchdowns, a program record for a single-season.
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In 2022, the 6-3, 320-pound center helped create paths for four Blue Devils to rush for 400-plus yards, a first in program history, and anchored an offensive line unit that ranked first in the ACC in sacks allowed (17) and tackle for loss allowed (51). He was selected as the ACC Co-Offensive Lineman of the Week, after playing both center and guard against Virginia, spearheading an offensive effort that produced 38 points, 26 first downs and 377 total yards, while committing zero turnovers and surrendering just one sack.
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Since its inception, the Rimington Trophy has raised over $5 million for the Boomer Esiason Foundation. Dave Rimington, the award's namesake, was a consensus first-team All-America center at the University of Nebraska in 1981 and 1982, during which time he became the John Outland Trophy's only two-time winner as the nation's finest college interior lineman.
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Season and single-game tickets as well as mini plans for the 2023 campaign are now available by visiting GoDuke.com/footballtix.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils football, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeFootball".
Duke Players on 2023 NCFAA Watch Lists
Maxwell Award: Riley Leonard
Outland Trophy: Graham Barton
Bronko Nagurski Trophy: DeWayne Carter
Ray Guy Award: Porter Wilson
Wuerffel Trophy: Ja'Mion Franklin
Paul Hornung Award: Jaylen Stinson
Rimington Trophy: Jacob Monk
#GoDuke
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Monk returns for his fifth season as a starter along the offensive line and second consecutive as the Blue Devils' center. The two-time team captain has played 3,051 snaps in 46 career games and was named a preseason All-ACC selection by Athlon Sports (3rd team) heading into the upcoming season.
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Just a year ago, the Clayton, N.C., native was named an honorable mention All-ACC selection and the recipient of the team's Steve Brooks Captain Award. He assisted the offense in accumulating 2,394 rushing and 3,010 passing yards, while helping Duke register 31 rushing touchdowns, a program record for a single-season.
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In 2022, the 6-3, 320-pound center helped create paths for four Blue Devils to rush for 400-plus yards, a first in program history, and anchored an offensive line unit that ranked first in the ACC in sacks allowed (17) and tackle for loss allowed (51). He was selected as the ACC Co-Offensive Lineman of the Week, after playing both center and guard against Virginia, spearheading an offensive effort that produced 38 points, 26 first downs and 377 total yards, while committing zero turnovers and surrendering just one sack.
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Since its inception, the Rimington Trophy has raised over $5 million for the Boomer Esiason Foundation. Dave Rimington, the award's namesake, was a consensus first-team All-America center at the University of Nebraska in 1981 and 1982, during which time he became the John Outland Trophy's only two-time winner as the nation's finest college interior lineman.
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Season and single-game tickets as well as mini plans for the 2023 campaign are now available by visiting GoDuke.com/footballtix.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils football, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeFootball".
Duke Players on 2023 NCFAA Watch Lists
Maxwell Award: Riley Leonard
Outland Trophy: Graham Barton
Bronko Nagurski Trophy: DeWayne Carter
Ray Guy Award: Porter Wilson
Wuerffel Trophy: Ja'Mion Franklin
Paul Hornung Award: Jaylen Stinson
Rimington Trophy: Jacob Monk
#GoDuke
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