Upcoming Event: Women's Soccer versus Carolina Ascent FC on August 8, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.
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1:30 p.m.
Women's Soccer
vs Carolina Ascent FC
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2026 Duke Football Preseason Accolades
2026 Duke Football Preseason Honors
No. 72 C Matt Craycraft
Rimington Trophy Watch List - Presented annually to the most outstanding center in NCAA Division I College Football.
Second Team All-ACC (Athlon)
Third Team All-ACC (Phil Steele)
Shriners Children's East-West Bowl 1,000
- Returning starting center … three-time Academic All-ACC selection (2023-24-25) ... two-time College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honoree (2024-25) … member of the Duke Dean’s List for the fall 2025 semester
No. 56 OL Nick Del Grande
Second Team All-ACC (Sports Info Solutions)
Fourth Team All-ACC (Athlon)
Shriners Children's East-West Bowl 1,000
- Graduate transfer from Coastal Carolina ... two-time All-Sun Belt selection (2023-24) ... played in and started 35 games for Coastal Carolina the last four years … team captain in 2025
No. 2 QB Walker Eget
Shriners Children's East-West Bowl 1,000
- Graduate transfer quarterback from San Jose State University ... 2025 Honorable Mention All-Mountain West selection … two-time Academic All-Mountain West (2024-25)
No. 85 TE Jeremiah Hasley
John Mackey Award Watch List - Presented annually to the most outstanding collegiate tight end in college football. Named in honor of Pro Football Hall of Famer John Mackey, the award has recognized the nation's top tight end since 2000.
All-ACC (media)
First Team All-ACC (Phil Steele)
First Team All-ACC (Pick Six Previews)
Second Team All-ACC (Athlon)
First Team All-ACC (Sports Info Solutions)
Shriners Children's East-West Bowl 1,000
- Returning starting tight end … 2025 Honorable Mention All-ACC selection … two-time Academic All-ACC pick (2023-25) … 2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honoree … tabbed by Pro Football Focus as the No. 6 returning tight end heading into 2026
No. 64 OG Jordan Larsen
Shriners Children's East-West Bowl 1,000
- Returning starter along the offensive line following transfer from South Dakota ... in 2025, helped Duke to the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl title and its first outright ACC championship since 1962 … led South Dakota to the FCS semifinals in 2024, as well as a share of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) title ... two-time MVFC Honor Roll member (2022-23)
No. 34 LB Luke Mergott
Fourth Team All-ACC (Athlon)
Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List
Shriners Children's East-West Bowl 1,000
- Returning starting linebacker … two-time Academic All-ACC selection (2024-25) … one of five returning student-athletes in the ACC to have booked 85 or more tackles in 2025
No. 8 WR Jayden Moore
Fourth Team All-ACC [KR] (Athlon)
- Returning wide receiver … Academic All-ACC selection in 2025
No. 7 LB Nick Morris Jr.
Shriners Children's East-West Bowl 1,000
- Returning linebacker ... 2023 Academic All-ACC and College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honoree
No. 5 WR Javen Nicholas
Shriners Children's East-West Bowl 1,000
- Graduate transfer wide receiver from UNC Charlotte who spent the 2025 season with the 49ers after three seasons (2022-23-24) at LSU
No. 41 P Kade Reynoldson
Second Team All-America (Phil Steele)
First Team All-ACC (Phil Steele)
First Team All-ACC (Sports Info Solutions)
Third Team All-ACC (Athlon)
- Returning starting punter ... Freshman All-America pick by The Athletic and 247Sports.com in 2024 ... Honorable Mention All-ACC selection in 2024 ... the John Folmer Most Valuable Special Teams Player of the 2025 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl … two-time Academic All-ACC selection (2024-25) … 2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honoree
No. 17 WR Jared Richardson
Shriners Children's East-West Bowl 1,000
- Graduate transfer wide receiver from Penn … capped Penn career with one of the most decorated seasons in program history by earning first team All-America recognition from Sports Illustrated and the American Football Coaches Association as well as second-team nods from the Associated Press and Stats Perform ... received unanimous All-Ivy League accolades in 2025 as well as a first team nod in 2023 and a second team selection in 2024
No. 75 OL Micah Sahakian
Allstate AFCA Good Works Team nominee
- Returning offensive lineman ... has seen action in 34 career games (21 starts), mostly at tackle … entering third season at Duke after transferring from Cornell prior to the 2024 campaign ... two-time All-Ivy League selection (2022 – HM and 2023 – 2nd) … missed the 2025 campaign due to injury … served as Cornell’s offensive team captain during 2023 season
No. 20 RB Nate Sheppard
Maxwell Award Watch List - Presented annually to the top player in the nation, the award recognizes athletes whose performance, leadership and impact elevate both their program and the broader landscape of the sport.
First Team All-ACC (Sports Info Solutions)
Second Team All-ACC (Pick Six Previews)
Second Team All-ACC (Phil Steele)
Second Team All-ACC (Athlon)
- Returning starting running back ... Freshman All-America pick by The Athletic in 2025 … Second Team All-ACC by the league and the Associated Press, as well as an Academic All-ACC selection, in 2025 … tabbed by Pro Football Focus as the No. 7 returning running back heading into 2026
No. 8 S DaShawn Stone
Fourth Team All-ACC (Athlon)
- Returning starting safety … two-time Academic All-ACC selection (2024-25) .. .one of five returning student-athletes in the ACC to have booked 85 or more tackles in 2025
