Bruno Fina

Duke offensive lineman Bruno Fina and Jordan Larsen, wearing white helmets, blue jerseys and white pants, lean forward and wait for a snap during the 2025 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, which Duke won 42-39 against Arizona State inside Sun Bowl Stadium.

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Duke offensive lineman Bruno Fina, wearing a white helmet, blue jersey and white pants, prepares to make a block in the 2025 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl in a 42-39 Duke victory inside Sun Bowl Stadium.

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Duke offensive lineman Bruno Fina, wearing a white helmet, black jersey and white pants, prepares for a block during Duke's regular season finale against Wake Forest.

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Duke's offensive line, all wearing a white helmet, white jersey and white pants, move in sync following the snap versus No. 16 Virginia in the 2025 ACC Championship Game.

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Duke offensive lineman Bruno Fina gets ready to block a Syracuse defensive lineman during the Blue Devils' 38-3 victory on September 27, 2025.

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Bruno Fina prepares to block a UConn defender.

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Bruno Fina prepares for a snap at Georgia Tech.

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Position:
Offensive Line
Height:
6-5
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Tucson, Ariz.
Prev School:
UCLA

CAREER: Lettered two (2024-25) seasons after arriving as a graduate transfer from UCLA in 2023 … played in 44 career games with 38 starts ... named to the 2023, 2024 and 2025 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team and earned 2024 CSC Second Team Academic All-America accolades ... National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society member in 2024 ... a two-time Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll (2022 and 2023) member … part of 18 victories in two seasons with the Blue Devils, the second-most wins in a two-year stretch in program history ... took part in two bowl games with Duke, the 2025 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl and 2025 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, capturing the Sun Bowl ... played 1,728 snaps for Duke.

2025: CSC Academic All-District … the offensive recipient of Duke's Cutcliffe Family Awards, which are presented annually to the most improved players in the program ... started all 14 games at left tackle … helped Duke to its first outright ACC title since 1962 with a thrilling 27-20 overtime victory against No. 16 Virginia … a key piece of the Blue Devil offensive attack that set the program record for total touchdowns scored (63), points scored (484) and pass efficiency (152.53) … part of an offensive unit that became the first in school history to have a 3,000-yard passer, 1,000-yard receiver and 1,000-yard rusher … provided protection for a Duke passing attack that averaged 285.36 yards per contest, the program’s highest mark since 2009 ... member of Duke’s offense that ranked among the NCAA leaders in fourth down conversion percentage (.738; 4th), total first downs (316; 10th), passing yards per game (285.4; 10th), points per game (34.6; 16th), team passing efficiency (152.53; 19th), completion percentage (.664; 25th) and total offense (423.5; 25th) … helped the Blue Devils to top-five ACC offensive rankings for passing yards per game (1st), points per game (1st), fourth down conversion percentage (1st), total first downs (1st), team passing efficiency (2nd), total offense (3rd), fewest turnovers lost (14; 3rd) and completion percentage (4th) ... aided in the protection of QB Darian Mensah, who set Duke single-season records for passing yards (3,973), pass completions (334), pass attempts (500), passing touchdowns (34), pass efficiency (153.59) and touchdown-to-interception ratio (5.67-1) ... opened holes for Duke’s ground attack that featured the first season in program history with two or more backs having 10 or more touchdowns each with Anderson Castle (12) and Nate Sheppard (11) … helped Sheppard establish the school single-season freshman record for rushing yards with 1,132 as well as the rushing touchdowns by a rookie mark ... on the field for 893 total snaps.

2024: Academic All-ACC, CSC Academic All-District, CSC Second Team Academic All-America and NFF Hampshire Honor Society honoree … started 12 of 13 games at left tackle, missing the Middle Tennessee contest … part of an offensive line that ranked second in the ACC, and tied for ninth nationally, in fewest sacks allowed per game (0.92) ... helped Duke not yield a sack in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl to an Ole Miss team that entered the contest averaging 4.33 sacks per game ... part of a unit that allowed 72.0 tackles for loss, with just 234 yards lost, the fourth-lowest total in the ACC … on the field for 835 snaps.

PRIOR TO DUKE: Four-year member (2020-21-22-23) and two-year letterwinner (2022-23) of the football program at UCLA … saw action in 19 career games (13 starts) at tackle … named to the 2023 CSC Academic All-District Team and was a two-time Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll (2022 and 2023) member … helped the Bruins lead the Pac-12 in rushing yards per game (197.9) in 2023 ... created holes for the Bruins’ offense to register six 200+ yard rushing games and six with 150+ rushing yards in 2023 … earned first career start against Coastal Carolina in 2023 … participated in three bowl games (2021 Holiday, 2022 Sun and 2023 Starco Brands LA) … attended Salpointe Catholic and played for coach Dennis Bene … three-star prospect by 247Sports.com, ESPN.com and Rivals.com ... ranked by 247Sports.com and ESPN.com as a top-70 offensive guard … charted as the No. 21, No. 24 and No. 26 prospect from the state of Arizona by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com … helped the Lancers reach the semifinal round of the 2019 AIA Open Division playoffs.

PERSONAL: Graduated from UCLA in June 2024 with a degree in business economics ... added a master’s in management studies from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business in May 2025 ... currently pursuing a master’s in business administration from Fuqua ... son of John and Melissa Fina ... played final season at Duke with brother, Roman, a freshman on the team ... father lettered three seasons in football at the University of Arizona (1989-90-91) playing on both sides of the ball, earning Second Team All-Pac-10 honors and team captain recognition in 1991 while being tabbed a three-time Pac-10 All-Academic Team honoree (1989-90-91); was a first round draft choice of the Buffalo Bills (27th pick overall) in the 1992 NFL Draft and spent 11 seasons in the NFL with the Bills (1992-2001) and Arizona Cardinals (2002) as an offensive lineman, starting 131 of the 155 games played and participating in two Super Bowls (Super Bowl XXVII [27] and Super Bowl XXVIII [28]) before induction into the University of Arizona Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002.