Completed Event: Football versus Arizona State on December 31, 2025 , Win , 42, to, 39


CAREER: Academic All-ACC selection in 2024 ... earned Honorable Mention All-ACC accolades as a return specialist in 2024 ... shared the program’s Offensive Skill Player of the Year Award in 2025 ... in 27 career games (12 starts), compiled 107 receptions for 1,310 yards (12.24) with seven TDs and rushed four times for minus-12 yards (-3.00) ... ended Duke career ranked 26th in receptions ... carded 2+ receptions in 24 contests and 4+ catches in 13 games ... recorded a career-high 11 receptions against Connecticut in 2024 ... registered a personal-best 178 receiving yards against Arizona State in the 2025 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl ... made a career-long 69-yard reception against the Sun Devils in 2025 ... totaled 24 plays (20 receiving and four punt return) covering 20+ yards, including four for TDs … hit the 100-yard receiving plateau twice, against California (108; 2025) and Arizona State (178; 2025) ... caught a career-high two touchdown passes at Clemson in 2025 and versus Arizona State in 2025 … paired with Cooper Barkate (1,106; 2025) to become the second Duke duo with 800+ receiving yards each in a season, the 10th with 700+ receiving yards each and the 17th with 600+ receiving yards each ... teamed with Barkate and Sahmir Hagans (508; 2025) to become the fifth Duke trio to each have 500+ receiving yards in a campaign ... combined with Barkate for 136 receptions in 2025, the seventh most in a season by a Duke pair in program history … combined with Barkate for 1,952 receiving yards in 2025, the third most by a Duke pair in program history … combined with Barkate and Hagans for 2,460 receiving yards in 2025, the second most by a Duke trio in program history … part of the first Blue Devil team to have five or more players with five or more receiving touchdowns each in 2025 … assisted in Duke claiming its first outright ACC Championship since 1962 and the 2025 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl crown … played 1,001 career snaps.
2025: Played in all 14 games and started 12 … only games not started were versus Tulane and Georgia Tech … shared the team’s Offensive Skill Player of the Year Award with Cooper Barkate … tallied 64 receptions for 846 yards (13.22) and five TDs … ranked 17th in Duke history in single-season receiving yardage … rushed two times for minus-13 yards (-6.50) ... receiving yardage and reception totals ranked second on the team while touchdown total tied for third ... returned nine punts for 116 yards (12.89) and one touchdown … ran a punt back 78 yards for a touchdown against Elon in the season opener … tallied 2+ receptions in 13 contests, 4+ catches in eight and 7+ in two with a season-high 10 grabs against Arizona State in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl ... carded 40+ receiving yards in nine games, 80+ in five contests and a year-high 178 versus the Sun Devils in the bowl tilt … yardage ranks as the 18th highest in a game in Duke history … also crossed the 100-yard receiving plateau at California (108) … registered a season-long 69-yard reception against Arizona State ... tallied a season-high two touchdown receptions at Clemson and versus Arizona State … caught two TD passes at Clemson during the opening half as Duke went on to register its first victory in Death Valley since 1980 … versus Arizona State in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, hauled in the Blue Devils’ first touchdown pass and scored the game-winning TD on a 17-yard toss with 2:10 to play … returned 2+ punts in two contests, versus Elon (three) and California (two) ... credited with 20+ punt return yards in one game with 82 against Elon … 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) … 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) ... paired with Barkate (1,106) to become the second Duke duo with 800+ receiving yards each in a season, the 10th with 700+ receiving yards each and the 17th with 600+ receiving yards each ... teamed with Barkate and Sahmir Hagans (508) to become the fifth Duke trio to each have 500+ receiving yards in a campaign ... combined with Barkate for 136 receptions, the seventh most in a season by a Duke pair in program history … combined with Barkate for 1,952 receiving yards, the third most by a Duke pair in program history … combined with Barkate and Hagans for 2,460 receiving yards, the second most by a Duke trio in program history … part of the first Blue Devil team to have five or more players with five or more receiving touchdowns each in 2025 … following performance against Arizona State on the Duke single-game bowl charts, ranks tied for first in most receiving touchdowns in a game (2), tied for second in most receptions in a half (7/1st) and most points in a game (12), stands alone in second in most receiving yards in a quarter (115/1st), most receiving yards in a half (137/1st) and most receiving yards in a game (178) and owns the second-longest reception in a game (69) … in addition, ranks tied for the fourth most receptions in a game (10) and most receptions of 20+ yards in a game (2), owns the fourth-highest receiving yards per catch average (17.80) in a game and tied for the fifth most receptions in a quarter (5/2nd) … on the field for 585 snaps.
2024: Academic All-ACC selection ... saw action in all 13 games ... the offensive recipient of Duke's Cutcliffe Family Awards, which are presented annually to the most improved players in the program ... registered 41 receptions for 445 yards (10.85) and two TDs … rushed two times for one yard (0.50) ... receiving yardage total ranked third on the team while catch total ranked fourth ... ranked fourth in Duke history for receptions by a freshman and fifth in receiving yards ... returned 24 punts for 233 yards (9.71) and was an Honorable Mention All-ACC selection as a return specialist … tied for seventh nationally in total punt returns and ranked 17th in punt return yardage ... within the ACC, tied for the league lead in punt returns and ranked third in return yards ... set the Duke freshman record with 24 punt returns ... punt return yardage was the fourth most in a season for a Blue Devil since 1996 ... tallied 2+ receptions in 10 contests and 4+ catches in five ... recorded a season-high 11 receptions against Connecticut, tied for the 21st most catches in a game in program history and tied for the second most by a Duke freshman in a contest ... finished with a personal-best 88 receiving yards at NC State … registered a season-long 43-yard reception for a touchdown against SMU … finished with 20+ receiving yards in eight contests and 50+ in five ... closed the season with 15 receptions for 225 yards (15.00) in the last four games ... returned 2+ punts in eight contests with a year-high four at Northwestern ... credited with 20+ punt return yards in six games ... finished with a season-best 44 punt return yards at Georgia Tech ... career-long 24-yard punt return came versus SMU ... on the field for 389 snaps.
2023: Played in two games against Pittsburgh and Troy … recorded two receptions for 19 yards (9.50) versus the Trojans … on the field for 27 snaps.
PRIOR TO DUKE: Lettered two seasons at East Forsyth under head coach Todd Willert … rated a three-star prospect by ESPN.com, 247Sports.com and Rivals.com … charted as the No. 30, No. 33 and No. 34 prospect in the state of North Carolina by Rivals.com, 247Sports.com and ESPN.com, respectively … during final two seasons, compiled 93 receptions for 1,977 yards and 43 TDs … totaled 3,183 all-purpose yards … helped East Forsyth to a 23-3 ledger in final two seasons, including consecutive playoff appearances … two-time all-state and all-conference choice ... conference player of the year as a junior … a 2022 Shrine Bowl selection … also lettered one season in track & field, finishing fifth at the state championship in the 100-meter run (10.76).
PERSONAL: Majoring in sociology … son of Eric Brown and Shaniqua Johnson.