The Blue Devil run defense should be stout again but major help is needed in pass defense.
Duke has been one of the programs to slow down triple option attacks and their rush defense is better than you think. Still, they head into the summer with much work to do improving a porous pass defense.
Key Losses: DE Deion Williams, DE Kyler Brown, DE Britton Grier, DT Carlos Way, LB Dwayne Norman, S Jeremy Cash
Key Returnees: DE Marquies Price, DT A.J. Wolf, LB Tinashe Bere, LB Zavier Carmichael, LB Ben Humphreys, CB Breon Borders, CB Alonzo Saxton, S Deondre Singleton, S DeVon Edwards
FEI Defense Rank: 97
S&P Defense Rank: 53
S&P Rush Rank: 40
S&P Pass Rank: 104
PPG: 25.