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Barton Tabbed Second Team Academic All-American
1/23/2024 12:56:00 PM | Football
DURHAM – Senior offensive lineman Graham Barton was named to the College Sports Communicators 2023 Academic All-America® Second Team.
Barton is the 23rd Blue Devil in program history to earn Academic All-America honors and is Duke's third consecutive recipient of the award. He joins Clemson's Will Shipley, Virginia's Malik Washington and Louisville's Eric Miller and Ashton Gillotte as the representatives from the ACC on the All-America list.
Barton, a 6-5, 314-pound Brentwood, Tenn., native started nine games for the Blue Devils at left tackle in 2023, helping the offense accumulate 2,174 rushing and 2,351 passing yards. He tallied a team-high five knockdown blocks against No. 9 Clemson and four against No. 4 Florida State, and only allowed 11 total quarterback pressures on the season with no sacks allowed against the Tiger and Seminoles. Barton played a key role in Duke only losing 171 yards on the year, the fewest in the ACC. In addition, he was named an American Football Coaches Association and Phil Steele Publications All-America selection and was a First Team All-ACC recipient.
Barton will graduate from Duke in May, with a degree in public policy, a minor in sociology, and a certificate in markets and management.
Duke Academic All-America
1959 Butch Allie (—)
Ed Lyon (—)
1960 Butch Allie (—)
1965 Bill Jones (2nd)
1965 Mike Shasby (Honorable Mention)
1966 Roger Hayes (1st)
1966 Mike Shasby (Honorable Mention)
1967 Bob Laskey (1st)
1969 John Cappellano (Honorable Mention)
1969 Jim Dearth (Honorable Mention)
1969 Curt Rawley (Honorable Mention)
1969 Dave Trice (Honorable Mention)
1970 Curt Rawley (1st)
1986 Mike Diminick (1st)
1987 Mike Diminick (1st)
1988 Mike Diminick (1st)
1989 Doug Kley (1st)
1993 Travis Pearson (1st)
2002 Shawn Johnson (2nd)
2005 Eli Nichols (2nd)
2006 Eli Nichols (2nd)
2012 Perry Simmons (2nd)
2013 Perry Simmons (1st)
2014 David Helton (1st)
2015 A.J. Wolf (1st)
DeVon Edwards (2nd)
Ross Martin (2nd)
2016 A.J. Wolf (1st)
2021 Jackson Hubbard (1st)
2022 Darius Joiner (2nd)
2023 Graham Barton (2nd)
For more information on Duke Football, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching "DukeFOOTBALL".
Barton is the 23rd Blue Devil in program history to earn Academic All-America honors and is Duke's third consecutive recipient of the award. He joins Clemson's Will Shipley, Virginia's Malik Washington and Louisville's Eric Miller and Ashton Gillotte as the representatives from the ACC on the All-America list.
Barton, a 6-5, 314-pound Brentwood, Tenn., native started nine games for the Blue Devils at left tackle in 2023, helping the offense accumulate 2,174 rushing and 2,351 passing yards. He tallied a team-high five knockdown blocks against No. 9 Clemson and four against No. 4 Florida State, and only allowed 11 total quarterback pressures on the season with no sacks allowed against the Tiger and Seminoles. Barton played a key role in Duke only losing 171 yards on the year, the fewest in the ACC. In addition, he was named an American Football Coaches Association and Phil Steele Publications All-America selection and was a First Team All-ACC recipient.
Barton will graduate from Duke in May, with a degree in public policy, a minor in sociology, and a certificate in markets and management.
Duke Academic All-America
1959 Butch Allie (—)
Ed Lyon (—)
1960 Butch Allie (—)
1965 Bill Jones (2nd)
1965 Mike Shasby (Honorable Mention)
1966 Roger Hayes (1st)
1966 Mike Shasby (Honorable Mention)
1967 Bob Laskey (1st)
1969 John Cappellano (Honorable Mention)
1969 Jim Dearth (Honorable Mention)
1969 Curt Rawley (Honorable Mention)
1969 Dave Trice (Honorable Mention)
1970 Curt Rawley (1st)
1986 Mike Diminick (1st)
1987 Mike Diminick (1st)
1988 Mike Diminick (1st)
1989 Doug Kley (1st)
1993 Travis Pearson (1st)
2002 Shawn Johnson (2nd)
2005 Eli Nichols (2nd)
2006 Eli Nichols (2nd)
2012 Perry Simmons (2nd)
2013 Perry Simmons (1st)
2014 David Helton (1st)
2015 A.J. Wolf (1st)
DeVon Edwards (2nd)
Ross Martin (2nd)
2016 A.J. Wolf (1st)
2021 Jackson Hubbard (1st)
2022 Darius Joiner (2nd)
2023 Graham Barton (2nd)
For more information on Duke Football, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching "DukeFOOTBALL".
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