Duke tight end Nicky Dalmolin returning for final year of eligibility

Duke tight end Nicky Dalmolin, who caught four touchdowns in 2022 and surpassed 100 receiving yards in each of the past three seasons, will be back for 2024.

Duke tight end Nicky Dalmolin will be back for the 2024 season, he announced through social media on Wednesday.

“Run it back!” Dalmolin wrote on the post.

Dalmolin, a four-year player for the Blue Devils, will exercise his additional year of eligibility from the COVID regulations in 2020. Across 41 career games played, the 6-foot-4 Georgia native hauled in 54 passes for 480 yards and five touchdowns.

Four of Dalmolin’s scores came during the 2022 season when he also set career highs with 21 receptions and 170 yards. The Blue Devils tight end caught multiple passes in eight of his 10 games that year.

As a senior in 2023, Dalmolin didn’t add to his touchdown total, but he did help a successful 2-point conversion. He finished with 10 receptions for 147 yards on the year.

Dalmolin will play alongside new quarterback Maalik Murphy in the first year of new head coach Manny Diaz.