Okay, I never thought I would be starting a thread on Trevon Lee.
If you're a casual Duke football fan, you're probably asking "who?"
If you're more than a casual fan, you might be going "meh."
Let me give you some context.
Lee is a redshirt senior, wide receiver.
He was highly-recruited out of high school. But his career has not gone the way he or anyone else expected. He hasn't been ravaged by injuries. But he's just never been able to get on the field. Better players ahead of him.
Coming into the Carolina game, Lee had one career reception, a four-yarder against NC Central in 2017.
He could have checked out a long time ago.
But he didn't. By all accounts, he's an active leader in the wide-receiver contingent and a mentor to the younger players at that position. He's worked at various WR positions and helps teach those to the freshmen.
Fast forward to last Saturday. Aaron Young out with an injury. Scott Bracey out with an injury. Jake Bobo sprains an ankle.
So, Lee gets his chance. Two catches, for 13 yards, one a catch at the Carolina 4 that helped set up a subsequent TD.
Hardly, earth-shattering. And he might not see the field much, if at all, in Duke's final three games.
But still an object lesson in how an athlete can deal with disappointment and still help his team prepare. And when he had a chance, he did something positive with it.
Oh, did I mention that he graduated from Duke last spring with a degree in political science and is currently working on a master's in the same subject?
So, some kudos for Trevon Lee.