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Duke offensive tackle Brian Parker II named to PFF ACC Team of the Week

Duke offensive tackle Brian Parker II made the Pro Football Focus ACC Team of the Week for his work against Wake Forest in Week 14.

Pro Football Focus unveiled its conference teams of the week for Week 14 on Sunday, and Duke offensive tackle Brian Parker II nabbed one of two spots for his position thanks to his performance against Wake Forest.

Parker, a redshirt sophomore who started seven games in 2023, ended Saturday’s game with a PFF offensive grade of 75.9. The popular analytics site gave him the most credit for his work in the passing game, not crediting him with a single pressure on 35 snaps for an 83.8 pass-blocking grade.

According to the Pro Football Focus charting, Parker has allowed seven pressures and zero sacks across 440 pass-blocking snaps in 2024. Pass protection has been a strength for the rebuilt Duke offensive line all season. Blue Devils quarterback Maalik Murphy only hit the turf for 12 sacks this season, tied for the 13th-fewest of any FBS team.

Parker also made the PFF National Team of the Week in Week 6 after a stellar road outing against Georgia Tech.

Duke right tackle Brian Parker II makes the PFF National Team of the Week

Duke right tackle Brian Parker became the second Blue Devils offensive lineman of the year to make the Pro Football Focus Team of the Week.

Pro Football Focus revealed its national team of the week on Sunday, and Blue Devils right tackle Brian Parker II became the second straight Duke offensive lineman to make the squad.

Parker earned a 90.2 offensive grade against Georgia Tech on Saturday after he didn’t give up a single pressure on 35 pass-blocking snaps. The Blue Devils averaged 3.70 yards per carry as a team, resulting in an 88.1 run-blocking grade for the redshirt sophomore.

Left guard Caleb Krings, who transferred to the Blue Devils from Elon this offseason, made the PFF national team in Week 5 for his performance against the North Carolina Tar Heels.

The consecutive nominations highlight just how impressive a job head coach Manny Diaz and his staff did in the trenches this offseason. After all, the Blue Devils literally played a seven-on-seven spring game because they did not have enough active offensive linemen on the roster.

Instead of instability in the trenches, however, quarterback [autotag]Maalik Murphy[/autotag] has been sacked eight times (the fourth-fewest in the ACC) this season and the offense has averaged 3.88 yards per rushing attempt over the past four games.

Justin Pickett, a right guard and one of Duke’s team captains, joined Parker on the ACC Team of the Week.