The Blue Devils landed a former Harvard football player from the transfer portal this month.
Lost amid a hot streak on the 2025 recruiting trail, with Duke landing double-digit commitments since the month began, cornerback Diassa Diakite committed to the Blue Devils from the transfer portal.
Diakite spent 2019-22 with the Crimson, but he only played one game in his first two collegiate seasons because the Ivy League canceled its 2020 football season. After playing 15 games across his final two seasons with the program, tallying 15 total tackles and deflecting three passes, he transferred to Robert Morris for the 2023 season.
He tallied 31 total tackles for the season with the Colonials and his first career interception in a game against Tennessee Tech. The 6-foot corner should have one final year of eligibility remaining, based on his transfer announcement from the previous year.
He’s the second cornerback commitment from the transfer portal this offseason after former Rice defensive back Tre’Shon Devones.