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Craycraft Selected to Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List
8/20/2025 12:05:00 PM | Football
DURHAM, N.C. –  Duke redshirt junior offensive lineman Matt Craycraft has been selected to the preseason watch list for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, the organization announced Wednesday.
Craycraft enters his third season with the Blue Devils. He was a key member of an offensive line that ranked second in the ACC, and tied for ninth nationally, in fewest sacks allowed per game (0.92) in 2024. He was also part of a unit that allowed 72.0 tackles for loss, with just 234 yards lost, the fourth-lowest total in the ACC and provided pass protection for Maalik Murphy to throw for a Duke single-season record 26 touchdowns.
The Dallas, Texas, native was graded by Pro Football Focus as having the 10th-highest pass blocking grade among Power Four centers (76.1) and the fourth-highest mark in the ACC. Craycraft garnered Preseason All-ACC Fourth Team honors from Athlon Sports and was named to the East-West Shrine Bowl Watch List heading into the 2025 campaign.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community and tenacity; specifically, tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals. In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: Played football at and graduated from a Texas High School and/or currently playing at Texas D1 four-year college.
Season, mini plan and single game tickets for the 2025 campaign may be purchased online at goduke.com/footballtix or by calling the Duke Athletics Ticket Office at 919-681-BLUE (2583).
For more information on Duke Football, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching "DukeFOOTBALL".
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Craycraft enters his third season with the Blue Devils. He was a key member of an offensive line that ranked second in the ACC, and tied for ninth nationally, in fewest sacks allowed per game (0.92) in 2024. He was also part of a unit that allowed 72.0 tackles for loss, with just 234 yards lost, the fourth-lowest total in the ACC and provided pass protection for Maalik Murphy to throw for a Duke single-season record 26 touchdowns.
The Dallas, Texas, native was graded by Pro Football Focus as having the 10th-highest pass blocking grade among Power Four centers (76.1) and the fourth-highest mark in the ACC. Craycraft garnered Preseason All-ACC Fourth Team honors from Athlon Sports and was named to the East-West Shrine Bowl Watch List heading into the 2025 campaign.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community and tenacity; specifically, tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals. In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: Played football at and graduated from a Texas High School and/or currently playing at Texas D1 four-year college.
Season, mini plan and single game tickets for the 2025 campaign may be purchased online at goduke.com/footballtix or by calling the Duke Athletics Ticket Office at 919-681-BLUE (2583).
For more information on Duke Football, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching "DukeFOOTBALL".
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