Jacob is something of a legacy. His dad, Stanley, played at Duke and had quite a career as a Blue Devil.
Bang Bang Duke Gang!
Duke football receives its first 2019 football recruit
Three star OL big Jacob Monk from Wendell, NC.
http://www.scout.com/Player/Jacob-Monk-46040962
"This is the best of all possible worlds."
Dr. Pangloss - Candide
Jacob is something of a legacy. His dad, Stanley, played at Duke and had quite a career as a Blue Devil.
I posted about Mike Buckmire, son of Duke grad and 1986 NCAA Soccer Champion, Michael Buckmire, in another thread. Jacob's dad, Stanley, lived a few doors down the hall from me in Wannamaker in 1984, our Freshman year. Stanley was a running back and an all around good guy.
Nice to see some legacies coming back to play sports at Duke, but it sure does make me feel old when the parents are people I hung out with!
Rich
"Failure is Not a Destination"
Coach K on the Dan Patrick Show, December 22, 2016
My understanding is that we had a big contingency of recruits at the game yesterday, wonder if he was there.
Welcome, young man!
Stanley Monk was a real BMOC. That guy had style. If I recall, he wore some pretty outlandish outfits and used to go double-strap on his backpack. And he was a really good player. This is indeed great news.
His son is a formidable offensive guard, perhaps the best in NC in his class, and he weighs 285 as a junior. Look forward to having him.
According to Scout, he was at the NW game. It looks like Adam Rowe and John Watson keep a list of who will be at what games, pretty cool.
http://duke.247sports.com/Article/Th...Game-107230540
Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."
Tony Davis, a cornerback has verbally committed to Duke:
https://247sports.com/Bolt/Duke-Land...avis-112045213
At 6-foot-2 and 190 pounds, Davis is a big corner who visited Duke unofficially back in mid-October following an early Blue Devil offer.
Bob Green
Welcome to Duke:
1. Isiah Kemp 3* cornerback
2. Zonovan Knight 4* running backIsaiah Kemp 🎒
@nonsix
Excited to announce that I will be continuing my academic and athletic career at Duke University! #DukeGang19
3. Donavon Greene 3* wide receiverZonovan Knight
@knight_zonovan
Committed‼️🔵⚪️🔵⚪️
Bob Green
Beat some great programs for these 3 new kids:
1. Isiah Kemp 3* cornerback
Offer List:
ECU
Georgia
Mississippi State
North Carolina
ODU
Tennessee
Virginia
Wake Forest
2. Zonovan Knight 4* running back
Offer List:
Boston College
Charlotte
East Carolina
Illinois
Louisville
Maryland
NC State
Old Dominion
Tennessee
Virginia
Wake Forest
3. Donavon Greene 3* wide receiver
Offer List:
Appalachian State
East Carolina
N.C. State
North Carolina
Notre Dame
Wake Forest
Thanks for the news Bob! Welcome to Duke fellas!
Here's hoping 4 star Bracey breaks out this year at WR.
I show six verbal commitments, with five of the six being in state recruits:
1. Jacob Monk (OL)
2. Tony Davis (DB)
3. Jalen Alexander (DB)
4. Isiah Kemp (DB)
5. Zonovan Knight (RB)
6. Donavon Greene (WR)
Signing in state recruits is a double win. Not only do we get them, we keep them out of Chapel Hill, Raleigh and Winston-Salem.
Bob Green
This is already being discussed in the off season thread but I'm adding it here for consistency purposes and to update the running list of verbals.
WR Eli Pancol has verbally committed to Duke. He also had offers from Louisville, Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Indiana, Purdue and Cincinnati.
1. Jacob Monk (OL)
2. Tony Davis (DB)
3. Jalen Alexander (DB)
4. Isiah Kemp (DB)
5. Zonovan Knight (RB)
6. Donavon Greene (WR)
7. Eli Pancol (WR)
Bob Green
Some really nice pick ups and happy to see us adding WR's and another RB. I think we're in need of some LB's, Kicking help and possibly DL's.
Thoughts on this Bob as to what we're in need to be hunting for position wise?