The Duke Blue Devils play their most bitter rival on the football field this Saturday when the North Carolina Tar Heels come to town, and a potential quarterback of the future will be in attendance.
2026 quarterback prospect Darnell Kelly announced through social media on Thursday that he’d be in Durham this weekend while head coach [autotag]Manny Diaz[/autotag] and his staff aim for the school’s first 5-0 start in 30 years.
According to 247Sports, Kelly is a 6-foot-2 signal caller who plays for Peachtree Ridge High School in Georgia. Through the first five games of his junior season, MaxPreps credits him with 1,114 passing yards and 13 passing touchdowns against a single interception, completing 68.9% of his throws at 13.3 yards per attempt.
Diaz landed 2025 three-star quarterback Dan Mahan from Burlington, North Carolina, and Kelly shows how committed he and his staff are to building a deep room at the position.