Duke football’s newest commitment, three-star linebacker Elliott Schaper, will have at least one familiar face in the Duke locker room.
Schaper goes to Westlake High School in Austin, Texas. Blue Devils linebacker Nick Morris Jr. also attended Westlake for his senior season in 2020.
Morris, who will be a redshirt junior in 2024, played in all 13 of Duke’s games last season and racked up 61 total tackles, tied for the third-most on the team. After a slow start to the season, Morris compiled 38 tackles in Duke’s last four regular-season games, including 12 against Pittsburgh and 11 against Wake Forest.
He also recorded his first career sack against North Carolina and recovered a fumble against Connecticut.
Schaper, who would have been in eighth grade when Morris graduated from Westlake, shared a photo with the fellow Chaparral on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
Schaper announced his commitment to the Blue Devils just 32 minutes later.
😈 👀 @nick7morris pic.twitter.com/rJEhhB4EUV
— Elliott Schaper (@ElliottSchaper) June 2, 2024
Schaper becomes head coach Manny Diaz’s 11th commit of the 2025 class.