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Trio Earns Phil Steele Preseason All-America Honors
6/25/2025 11:06:00 AM | Football
DURHAM, N.C. – A trio of Duke football student-athletes received Phil Steele Preseason All-America accolades according to an announcement by the organization. Senior cornerback Chandler Rivers earned a second team nod while graduate safety Terry Moore and redshirt junior offensive lineman Brian Parker II were third team selections.Â
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The All-America pick is the second of the preseason for Rivers, who also earned a place on the Athlon's second team. Rivers, a Beaumont, Texas, native, was an All-America selection by four publications following the 2024 season: The Athletic (Second Team), College FootÂball Network (Second Team), the Associated Press (Third Team) and Phil Steele (Fourth Team). In addition, he earned First Team All-ACC and Academic All-ACC accolades. He enters the 2025 campaign with 164 career tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, five interceptions, two caused fumbles, one fumble recovery, 21 pass breakups, six quarterback pressures and one blocked kick.Â
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Moore is a returning All-America honoree and All-ACC safety. He earned Second Team All-America honors from Action Network to cap his 2024 season. From Washington, N.C., Moore was tabbed by Pro Football Focus (PFF) as the No. 10 returning safety nationally heading into 2025. He also earned a place on the 2025 On3 top-100 players list (No. 63). In 33 career games (19 starts), Moore has compiled 116 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, four interceptions, two caused fumbles, one fumble recovery, seven pass breakups and two quarterback pressures.
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Parker II earned Second Team All-ACC after the 2024 campaign. He started all 13 games, 12 at right tackle and one at left tackle, last fall. The Cincinnati, Ohio, product was graded by PFF as having the fifth-highest pass blocking grade among Power 4 tackles (85.5) and the highest in the ACC. According to PFF, he played the most pass blocking snaps nationally without allowing a sack in 2024 with 515, surrenÂdering just one hit and nine hurries. Parker II enters the 2025 season ranked as the No. 9 returning offensive tackle nationally by PFF.
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In addition to the All-America honors, Rivers, Moore and Parker II were all Preseason First Team All-ACC selections by Phil Steele. Joining the trio in receiving all-league nods were redshirt junior defensive end Wesley Williams (second), graduate long snapper Curtis Cooper (second), graduate linebacker Tre Freeman (third), sophomore punter Kade Reynoldson (third), redshirt sophomore punt returner Que'Sean Brown (third) and graduate offensive lineman Justin Pickett (fourth).
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Duke is set to kick off the 2025 season at home on Thursday, August 28 when it welcomes Elon to Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium.
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Season tickets for the 2025 campaign are now available by visiting GoDuke.com/footballtix.
For more information on Duke Football, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching "DukeFOOTBALL".
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The All-America pick is the second of the preseason for Rivers, who also earned a place on the Athlon's second team. Rivers, a Beaumont, Texas, native, was an All-America selection by four publications following the 2024 season: The Athletic (Second Team), College FootÂball Network (Second Team), the Associated Press (Third Team) and Phil Steele (Fourth Team). In addition, he earned First Team All-ACC and Academic All-ACC accolades. He enters the 2025 campaign with 164 career tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, five interceptions, two caused fumbles, one fumble recovery, 21 pass breakups, six quarterback pressures and one blocked kick.Â
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Moore is a returning All-America honoree and All-ACC safety. He earned Second Team All-America honors from Action Network to cap his 2024 season. From Washington, N.C., Moore was tabbed by Pro Football Focus (PFF) as the No. 10 returning safety nationally heading into 2025. He also earned a place on the 2025 On3 top-100 players list (No. 63). In 33 career games (19 starts), Moore has compiled 116 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, four interceptions, two caused fumbles, one fumble recovery, seven pass breakups and two quarterback pressures.
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Parker II earned Second Team All-ACC after the 2024 campaign. He started all 13 games, 12 at right tackle and one at left tackle, last fall. The Cincinnati, Ohio, product was graded by PFF as having the fifth-highest pass blocking grade among Power 4 tackles (85.5) and the highest in the ACC. According to PFF, he played the most pass blocking snaps nationally without allowing a sack in 2024 with 515, surrenÂdering just one hit and nine hurries. Parker II enters the 2025 season ranked as the No. 9 returning offensive tackle nationally by PFF.
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In addition to the All-America honors, Rivers, Moore and Parker II were all Preseason First Team All-ACC selections by Phil Steele. Joining the trio in receiving all-league nods were redshirt junior defensive end Wesley Williams (second), graduate long snapper Curtis Cooper (second), graduate linebacker Tre Freeman (third), sophomore punter Kade Reynoldson (third), redshirt sophomore punt returner Que'Sean Brown (third) and graduate offensive lineman Justin Pickett (fourth).
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Duke is set to kick off the 2025 season at home on Thursday, August 28 when it welcomes Elon to Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium.
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Season tickets for the 2025 campaign are now available by visiting GoDuke.com/footballtix.
For more information on Duke Football, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching "DukeFOOTBALL".
#GoDuke
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