Tag: Class of 2025 Recruiting

Duke football earns commitment from three-star 2025 defensive lineman

Tommy Rupley, a three-star defensive lineman from Massachusetts, chose the Blue Devils and announced his commitment on Friday afternoon.

The Duke football program earned a Class of 2025 commitment on Friday afternoon when three-star defensive lineman Tommy Rupley announced his decision.

“Proud to announce my commitment to Duke University! #BleedBlue,” Rupley wrote on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

Rupley, who plays at the Belmont Hill School in Massachusetts, chose the Blue Devils over schools like Virginia, Boston College, and Penn State, among his other leading offers.

The three-star prospect is the 84th-ranked defensive lineman in his class, according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings. He’s measured at 6-foot-4 and 250 pounds.

Rupley becomes the 10th commitment among Duke’s 2025 recruiting class, and he’s the third-highest-rated Blue Devils recruit according to 247Sports. He joins a squad with four-star linebacker Cameron Smith and three-star quarterback Dan Mahan.

The Blue Devils clearly seem committed to their defense on the recruiting trail. Rupley joins another defensive lineman, an edge rusher, two linebackers, and three cornerbacks.

Duke now has the 26th-ranked recruiting class for the 2025 cycle, according to 247Sports.

Three-star 2025 wide receiver announces official visit with Duke in early June

Duke will officially host a three-star wide receiver from Georgia during the second weekend of June, according to a Friday social media post.

Duke football will officially host a three-star receiver from the Class of 2025 in three weeks, according to a Friday social media post.

Gerritt Kemp, a wideout who plays for Hebron Christian Academy, announced on X (the social media platform formerly known as Twitter) that he would take an official visit with the Blue Devils from June 7-9.

Kemp is the 72nd-ranked receiver in 247Sports’ Composite Rankings, and recruiting sites list him at 6-foot-3 and 185 pounds. He already took an unofficial visit with Duke back in late January, and he shared the news of his offer from the Blue Devils on January 8.

247Sports says Kemp is also courting interest from Michigan State, NC State, and Ole Miss. However, the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine is bullish on the Blue Devils. The national recruiting site gives Manny Diaz a 26.9% chance to land a Kemp commitment, the best chance of any program in the running.

Diaz already has nine commitments from the Class of 2025, including four-star linebacker Cameron Smith and three-star quarterback Dan Mahan.

Four-star defensive lineman shares social media post about Duke visit

Adam Shovlin, a top-50 defensive lineman in the Class of 2025, shared a social media post about his upcoming Duke visit on Thursday.

2025 defensive lineman Adam Shovlin seems excited to get to Durham.

Just one day after a 247Sports report that Shovlin would take an official visit with the Blue Devils in early June, the four-star prospect posted about the Duke program on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

“Duke Nation Wsp??” Shovlin wrote above a blue-and-white sketch of him in pads.

The Connecticut native plays for the St. Thomas More School, and according to 247Sports Composite Ranking, he’s the 46th-ranked defensive lineman in the class.

On3 is even more bullish on Shovlin, giving him a fourth star and ranking him as the 25th overall defensive lineman in the Class of 2025.

What On3 isn’t as bullish about, however, is Duke’s odds to land Shovlin. The site’s recruitment prediction machine gives the Blue Devils a 4.6% chance to win his commitment, behind Penn State and Stanford. The Cardinal, who also have the only Crystal Ball prediction in Shovlin’s commitment thus far, have a 75.6% chance to be his eventual home.

Three-star 2025 defensive lineman sets up official visit with Blue Devils

Adam Shovlin, a three-star defensive lineman from Connecticut, will take an official visit to Durham in June, according to a 247Sports report on Wednesday.

Three-star 2025 defensive lineman Adam Shovlin will take an official visit with the Blue Devils this summer.

According to a Wednesday report from 247Sports’ Brian Dohn, Shovlin will visit Durham on June 7.

Shovlin, who plays for the St. Thomas More School in Connecticut, is the 46th-ranked defensive lineman in 247Sports’ composite rankings for the Class of 2025.

Shovlin already took an unofficial visit with Duke back in November 2022.

The recruiting race for the lineman seems to be down to the Blue Devils, Stanford, and Penn State. Shovlin will visit all three programs over the next seven weeks. Dohn submitted a Crystal Ball prediction for the Cardinal to land Shovlin in early April, and Stanford is first on the Connecticut native’s list with a visit scheduled for the end of this month.

Blue Devils offer Class of 2025 edge rusher from North Carolina

Sherrod Henderson, a Class of 2025 edge rusher from Rocky Point, North Carolina, announced that the Blue Devils gave him on offer on Monday.

Class of 2025 edge rusher Sherrod Henderson, a North Carolina native, announced through social media on Monday that he received an offer from the Blue Devils.

Based on his post, Henderson seemed pretty impressed by the Duke program, too.

“WOW!” Henderson wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “After a great discussion with (Duke offensive coordinator Jonathan Brewer) I am truly BLESSED to recieve a D1 offer from Duke University.”

Henderson plays for Heide Trask Senior High School in Rocky Point, North Carolina. According to his 247Sports page, he stands 6-foot-3 and weighs 210 pounds. He’s received offers from 19 other schools, including ACC foes like Pittsburgh and Virginia Tech.

The Blue Devils have nine commitments from the Class of 2024 thus far, led by four-star linebacker Cameron Smith and three-star edge rusher Sampson Onuoha.

Duke lands fifth 2025 commitment, a three-star defensive lineman

The Blue Devils got a commitment from Georgia defensive lineman Julius Columbus, a three-star 2025 recruit, late on Monday night.

Duke landed its fifth commitment of the 2025 football cycle late on Monday night.

Julius Columbus, a three-star defensive lineman from Gainesville, Georgia, announced his commitment to the Blue Devils on social media.

Columbus is 247Sports’ 99th-ranked defensive lineman in the class and the No. 86 player in the state of Georgia. Over 12 games as a junior, MaxPreps credits him with 58 total tackles, 18.0 tackles for loss, and 17.0 sacks.

He unofficially visited Durham over the weekend, committing swiftly afterward. The Blue Devils beat out offers from Yale, UCF, Appalachian State, Liberty, and a handful of other schools.

Columbus is the fifth player from the Class of 2025 to commit to new Duke head coach Manny Diaz and the fourth to do so since February 8. Four-star linebacker Cameron Smith leads an all-defensive class that includes edge rusher Sampson Onuoha and defensive backs Ma’Khi Jones and William Felder Jr.

Duke is now 37th in 247Sports’ recruiting rankings for the 2025 cycle.

2025 three-star edge rusher Sampson Onuoha commits to the Blue Devils

Sampson Onuoha, who plays for Belmont Hill in Massachusetts, announced his commitment to the Blue Devils on Friday.

Sampson Onuoha, a three-star edge rusher in the Class of 2025, announced his commitment to the Blue Devils through social media on Friday.

Onuoha, who plays for Belmont Hill School in Massachusetts, is the 37th-ranked edge rusher in the class, per 247Sports’ rankings. MaxPreps tracked him with five sacks, nine tackles for loss, and 35 total tackles during his six-game junior season in 2023.

He became the fourth commit of Duke’s 2025 class, joining four-star linebacker Cameron Smith and three-star corners Ma’Khi Jones and William Felder Jr.

“I am incredibly grateful for all of my coaches, teammates, friends, and family who supported throughout this process. #bleedblue,” Onuoha wrote in his message about the commitment.

The Blue Devils beat out offers from schools like Boston College and Rutgers. Onuoha took an unofficial visit to the Blue Devils last Friday, one day after an unofficial visit with Boston College.

Onuoha also plays basketball, and he made Great Britain’s roster for the FIBA u16 European Championships back in the summer of 2022.

His official Duke visit is scheduled for June 23.