Football is won in the trenches.

Duke football 's front seven has become one of the program’s most talked-about units for good reason. The Blue Devils return great experience from its 2024 defense, which ranked second nationally in tackles for loss per game (8.9), second in fumbles recovered (14) and fourth in sacks per game (3.3). That experience includes edge rushers Wesley Williams and Vincent Anthony Jr., and Aaron Hall on the interior. There are several new faces, too, including Dartmouth transfer Josiah Greene inside and true freshman Bryce Davis — the highest-rated recruit in Duke ’s 2025 class — on the edge.

At linebacker, Duke returns fifth-year senior Tre Freeman along with a healthy Nick Morris. It also bolsters its linebacker corps with Utah State grad transfer Jaiden Francoi

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