Duke football is officially less than one week away from kicking off its 2025 season against Elon on Thursday, Aug. 28.

The Blue Devils enter their second season under Manny Diaz with 14 returning starters, 28 signees from its 2025 class and nine transfers. They are coming off a 9-4 season in 2024 with a trip to the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl.

Duke will release its official depth chart on Aug. 25, but here is a breakdown of the projected Duke football depth chart for the start of the 2025 season.

Duke football depth chart projections

Quarterback

Starter : Darian Mensah

Reserves: Henry Belin IV, Dan Mahan, Michael Appel Jr.

Mensah is expected to take the Duke offense to the next level with his dual-threat ability. A transfer from Tulane, it has not taken Mensah long to earn the resp

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