Duke Football 2025

More recruiting optimism.


"Duke football head coach Manny Diaz and the Blue Devils check in at No. 34 in the country with their 2025 recruiting class. It stacks up at No. 6 in the ACC, per On3.

Last go-round, in his first year at the helm in Durham, Manny Diaz and his crew finished No. 58 overall in the country and No. 14 in the conference."
 
I have a question about our incoming qb. I thought he was supposed to be a big deal. I understand we are paying him a fortune, like he was a VERY big deal. So why am I not seeing him mentioned in either a) lists of next years potential top ACC quarterbacks or b) lists of exciting new transfers coming in. I’ve read maybe a half dozen articles on these topics and haven’t seen him mentioned once. What gives?
 
I have a question about our incoming qb. I thought he was supposed to be a big deal. I understand we are paying him a fortune, like he was a VERY big deal. So why am I not seeing him mentioned in either a) lists of next years potential top ACC quarterbacks or b) lists of exciting new transfers coming in. I’ve read maybe a half dozen articles on these topics and haven’t seen him mentioned once. What gives?
He's playing for Duke?
 
Darian Mensah who we are reportedly paying $8 mil for 2 years (4/yr). I haven’t been following closely but I’m surprised I hear nothing about him, supposedly with the biggest NIL contract in cfb.
I know who he is. My reply was meaning that "He's playing for Duke; don't expect him to be on many radars", other than the occasional story about how much $ he's getting.
 
I know who he is. My reply was meaning that "He's playing for Duke; don't expect him to be on many radars", other than the occasional story about how much $ he's getting.
Got it - figured you would be in the know. An ESPN article in Dec called him the best player in the portal. But a few days ago I see an article about the top 10 portal players coming to ACC, including 2 or 3 qbs, and he isn’t even mentioned. Has his stock dropped?
 
Darian Mensah who we are reportedly paying $8 mil for 2 years (4/yr). I haven’t been following closely but I’m surprised I hear nothing about him, supposedly with the biggest NIL contract in cfb.

Darian Mensah is up there, but he's reportedly not even the highest paid ACC quarterback.


Georgia quarterback Carson Beck, who led the Bulldogs to the College Football Playoff quarterfinals where the team lost to Notre Dame, announced Friday he has committed to Miami, just one day after he entered the transfer portal.

Now his agents at ESM tell Front Office Sports Beck has secured close to $10 million in combined NIL (name, image, and likeness) deals in the past 12 months from a combination of his brand deals and money from the Miami NIL collective Canes Connection...

A different source close to Beck says that the $4 million figure widely reported Friday as coming from the Canes Connection is inaccurate and that the price tag is higher. Canes Connection declined to comment...

If Beck is getting more than $4 million from the Canes Connection, it would make him the highest-paid player in college football. Darian Mensah is reportedly getting $8 million over two years to transfer to Duke from Tulane, and John Mateer is reportedly getting a similar deal to transfer from Washington State to Oklahoma.
 
Darian Mensah is up there, but he's reportedly not even the highest paid ACC quarterback.


Georgia quarterback Carson Beck, who led the Bulldogs to the College Football Playoff quarterfinals where the team lost to Notre Dame, announced Friday he has committed to Miami, just one day after he entered the transfer portal.

Now his agents at ESM tell Front Office Sports Beck has secured close to $10 million in combined NIL (name, image, and likeness) deals in the past 12 months from a combination of his brand deals and money from the Miami NIL collective Canes Connection...

A different source close to Beck says that the $4 million figure widely reported Friday as coming from the Canes Connection is inaccurate and that the price tag is higher. Canes Connection declined to comment...

If Beck is getting more than $4 million from the Canes Connection, it would make him the highest-paid player in college football. Darian Mensah is reportedly getting $8 million over two years to transfer to Duke from Tulane, and John Mateer is reportedly getting a similar deal to transfer from Washington State to Oklahoma.
The top 10 ACC transfers list I saw has Carson Beck #1 and the California qb Sagapolutele ranked #4. No other qb made top 10 list, which included several edge rushers.

 
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