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Duke guard Caleb Krings named to Pro Football Focus National Team of the Week

Duke offensive lineman Caleb Krings earned his way onto the Pro Football Focus National Team of the Week in for his game against UNC.

Pro Football Focus released its national team of the week on Sunday, and Duke offensive lineman Caleb Krings earned a nomination at left guard for his performance against the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Krings, who transferred to the Blue Devils from Elon this offseason, earned an offensive grade of 91.9 against UNC, his highest score of the season. The popular football analytics site awarded Krings with a 92.8 run-blocking grade and an 88.1 pass-blocking grade.

Across his 170 pass-blocking snaps this season, the first-year Blue Devil hasn’t allowed a hurry since his lone blemish against his former team in Week 1.

The Duke offense has averaged 150.3 rushing yards per game and 3.92 yards per carry over the past three weeks, and the Blue Devils offensive line has only given up seven sacks through Week 5.

Krings also made the PFF ACC Team of the Week in Week 2 after he earned a 73.4 offensive grade against the Northwestern Wildcats.

Three Duke football players make Pro Football Focus ACC Team of the Week

After Duke’s double-overtime win over Northwestern in Week 2, three Blue Devils made Pro Football Focus’s ACC Team of the Week.

Pro Football Focus revealed its Atlantic Coast Conference Team of the Week earlier this week and included three Blue Devils.

Duke defeated Northwestern in overtime in Week 2, kicking a field goal in the final minute of regulation before scoring touchdowns on both overtime drives for the 26-20 triumph. According to the popular football analytics site, two members of the defense and an offensive lineman deserved All-ACC honors for the week.

Defensive tackle Aaron Hall, safety Terry Moore, and left guard Caleb Krings all made the PFF ACC Team of the Week.

Moore stood out over and over again on tape, coming away with the secondary’s first interception of the year and coming inches away from at least two more turnovers. His first-quarter pick set up Duke’s only touchdown drive in regulation, an essential part of a game that needed more than four quarters to decide a victor.

Hall, one of four team captains, finished with two tackles and played an essential role in Duke’s run defense. Outside of a 44-yard explosion on Northwestern’s first drive, the Wildcats finished with 88 yards on 37 carries, an average of 2.4 yards per attempt.

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Krings, who transferred from Elon this offseason, teamed with the offensive line to only surrender two sacks for the game.

Duke offensive line got older and better since the spring, says head coach Manny Diaz

The Duke offensive line has come a long way since the spring, and head coach Manny Diaz thinks transfer experience will play a big role.

Just over four months ago, the Duke football team could only play seven-on-seven for its spring game.

As the team transitioned from former coach Mike Elko, who left to coach Texas A&M, and new coach Manny Diaz, the Blue Devils didn’t have enough healthy offensive linemen on the roster for full 11-on-11 games the entire way through.

However, the line that will take the field against Elon on Friday bears little resemblance to that barren unit. During his first Monday press conference of the year, Diaz said the team got better because it got older.

“It’s the trenches, right?” Diaz said. “There’s a difference between being 22, 23 years old and being 18 and 19 years old…You’re just not putting a guy in the game that has never done it, has never prepared for a game, is surprised by the speed of it, and that’s just a luxury that past generations did not have.”

The Blue Devils added two starters through the transfer portal, left tackle Bruno Fina from UCLA and left guard Caleb Krings from, funnily enough, Elon. Between the two, they bring more than 40 starts along the offensive line into Durham.

Diaz even took pride in the experience of his backups, noting that four of his second five have solid collegiate resumes. All in all, the unit filled out as well as a Duke fan could hope back in April.