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- Sophomore running back Nate Sheppard tallied three total touchdowns, including two receiving scores, to help power the Blue Devils (2-0) to their 11th one-score victory under head coach Manny Diaz . - Quarterback Walker Eget went 15-for-21 through the air, recording 206 passing yards and three touchdown strikes.

- QB/LB: This is the NFL's wet dream, to lift the salary cap and start pilfering rosters.

- Pick/market: TBH based on the enemy preview, it seems Duke aligns well against them.

- Duke coordinator Jonathan Patke praised the defense's energy and physicality in the 17-3 Tulane win, but the unit still allowed three gains of at least 20 yards and missed 12 tackles, per PFF. The opener set a better effort standard; tackling and explosive-play prevention remain corrections, not solved weaknesses. - Duke used 25 defenders across 60 snaps against Tulane, with nobody playing every snap. Luke Mergott and cornerbacks Dylan Flowers and Kyon Loud were the only players to reach 50 snaps. Patke says playing time will change with performance rather than remain fixed at opener levels. - Duke defensive tackle Owen Wafle earned a larger role after producing two pressures and a run stop in just five snaps, according to Patke. Wafle had been banged up during camp but was ready for the opener; no new injury limitation or exact future snap allocation was announced. - Patke said Duke linebacker Elliott Schaper should have received defensive snaps against Tulane and hopes to involve him going forward. Schaper dressed but did not play on defense; this signals a possible rotation addition, not a confirmed starting change. - Duke's STAR listing reflects personnel flexibility: Will Felder Jr. is a hybrid linebacker/safety, while Mergott mostly played middle linebacker last year. Nick Morris Jr., Kendall Johnson and Mergott started together against Tulane. Manny Diaz says the scheme can accommodate the best matchup personnel and wants the deep linebacker group, including Bradley Gompers, involved.

- Injury: To be honest, I don't there is a big enough sample size to call Eget trash; but I will say that he didn't look good to me.

- QB/LB: Awesome watching Nate but bittersweet knowing whats to come once the season is over.

- Pick/market: After a 4-8 season, some big SEC team will fund his transfer, and we’ll have nothing but ourselves to blame for choosing such an awful QB to run this team

- QB/LB: I feel with a run heavy QB we still haven’t learned much - next week will be what tells us if we have P4 pass coverage.

- Pick/market: Our D is playing out.

- Pick/market: Duke LB Mick Morris Jr.