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Two New Blue Devils Earn MaxPreps All-America Honors
1/7/2025 12:05:00 PM | Football
DURHAM, N.C. – Two of the newest members of the Duke football program capped their high school careers with MaxPreps All-America honors. Defensive lineman Bryce Davis and linebacker Elliott Schaper received first-team recognition.Â
Davis, who last week played in the 2025 Under Armour Next All-America Game, is a four-star prospect. He lettered four seasons at Grimsley High School in Greensboro, N.C., under head coach Darryl Brown. As a senior, Davis guided the Whirlies to the No. 1 seed in the state playoffs and captured the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 4A title. He finished his final campaign with 125 total tackles, 37 tackles for a loss, 27 sacks, five forced fumbles and eight pass breakups as Grimsley finished 16-0.Â
Schaper is a three-star prospect who was part of one state championship squad (2021), one runner-up squad (2024) and two semifinal teams (2022 and 2023) at Westlake High School in Austin, Texas. He served as a team captain as a senior and was a four-year letterwinner for head coach Tony Salazar. During his final season, he posted 128 tackles, 28 tackles for a loss and 12 sacks. As a junior, he received Austin American-Statesman Central Texas Defensive Player of the Year honors and Texas District 26-6A Defensive MVP accolades by a vote of the league's coaches.
Duke finished its season last week with a 9-4 overall record as head coach Manny Diaz matched Mike Elko as the only Duke head coaches to win nine games in their debut seasons.
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Davis, who last week played in the 2025 Under Armour Next All-America Game, is a four-star prospect. He lettered four seasons at Grimsley High School in Greensboro, N.C., under head coach Darryl Brown. As a senior, Davis guided the Whirlies to the No. 1 seed in the state playoffs and captured the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 4A title. He finished his final campaign with 125 total tackles, 37 tackles for a loss, 27 sacks, five forced fumbles and eight pass breakups as Grimsley finished 16-0.Â
Schaper is a three-star prospect who was part of one state championship squad (2021), one runner-up squad (2024) and two semifinal teams (2022 and 2023) at Westlake High School in Austin, Texas. He served as a team captain as a senior and was a four-year letterwinner for head coach Tony Salazar. During his final season, he posted 128 tackles, 28 tackles for a loss and 12 sacks. As a junior, he received Austin American-Statesman Central Texas Defensive Player of the Year honors and Texas District 26-6A Defensive MVP accolades by a vote of the league's coaches.
Duke finished its season last week with a 9-4 overall record as head coach Manny Diaz matched Mike Elko as the only Duke head coaches to win nine games in their debut seasons.
For more information on Duke Football, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching "DukeFOOTBALL".
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