2010: Returning starting wide receiver ... dynamic competitor ... proven all-star caliber receiver ... has improved strength ... candidate for post-season honors ... preseason honorable mention All-America choice by College Football Insiders ... preseason first team All-ACC pick by Athlon Sports, Blue Ribbon, Lindy’s and Phil Steele’s College Football Preview and YAHOO! Sports publications ... charted as the 16th-best wide receiver in the nation by Lindy’s ... listed as the top wide receiver and 18th-best overall player in the ACC by ESPN.com ... received “Best Hands” superlative among ACC receivers from both Lindy’s and Sporting News ... tabbed the top wide receiver in the ACC by CollegeFootballNews.com ... one of just three receivers in Duke gridiron history to post a 1,000-yard receiving season (1,047 in 2009), joining Wes Chesson (1,080 in 1970) and Clarkston Hines (1,093 in 1987; 1,067 in 1988; 1,149 in 1989) ... career totals include 86 pass receptions for 1,211 yards and nine TDs ... Duke’s active leader in receptions, receiving yards, average yards per catch (14.08), receiving TDs and 100-yard receiving games (5) ... on Duke’s career charts, ranks tied for fifth in 100-yard receiving games, tied for 12th in touchdown catches, 16th in average yards per reception, 24th in receiving yards and tied for 26th in receptions ... on the ACC’s charts for active players, ranks first in career 100-yard receiving games, tied for second in career receptions, fourth in career receiving yards and fifth in career touchdown receptions ... on the field for 852 career snaps including 838 offensive plays.

2009: First team All-ACC choice ... ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III selection ... played in all 12 games with 11 starts ... caught 65 passes for 1,047 yards and eight TDs to lead the team in all three categories ... in the ACC, ranked first in receptions, first in receptions per game (5.42), first in receiving yards per game (87.2), second in receiving yards and tied for second in TD receptions ... nationally, ranked 19th in receiving yards per game, 24th in total receiving yards and 39th in receptions per game ... registered five 100-yard receiving games ... on Duke’s single-season lists, totals rank tied for third for 100-yard games, fifth in receiving yards, tied for fifth in receptions, tied for seventh in TD catches and 13th in yards per reception (16.11) ... teamed with Conner Vernon (55) and Austin Kelly (54) to form the third-most prolific trio in Duke history with 174 combined catches ... also with Vernon (746) and Kelly (602), became the first trio in school history to each have over 600 receiving yards in a single season ... paired with Vernon to form the top duo in school history for combined receiving yards (1,793) while ranking third in combined catches (120) ... with Vernon became just the fourth tandem in Duke history to have over 700 receiving yards each ... against Wake Forest, established single-game career bests with 11 receptions for 174 yards ... on Duke’s single-game lists, totals against the Demon Deacons rank tied for 13th for receiving yards and tied for 14th for receptions ... other 100-yard games came against Miami (8-165), N.C. State (7-154), Maryland (8-120) and Virginia (7-113) ... had two-TD outings versus N.C. Central and Wake Forest ... ranked second on the team with 11 third-down catches resulting in first downs ... closed the season on a high note by registering 19 grabs for 339 yards and three TDs over the final two weeks against Miami and Wake Forest ... earned Duke’s Most Outstanding Receiver award ... on the field for 627 total snaps.

2008: Played in 10 games with two starts ... finished the year with 21 catches for 164 yards and one touchdown ... returned four punts for 25 yards ... missed the first two games of the year while recovering from injury ... first collegiate catch converted a 3rd-and-5 with a 36-yard gain against Navy ... capped off the year with a 10-reception, 73-yard outing against North Carolina ... the 10 receptions tied the sixth-highest total by a freshman nationally ... first collegiate TD covered two yards against Wake Forest ... on the field for 225 total plays.

Prior to Duke: Played for Earl Sims at Gulliver Prep ... listed as the No. 21 athlete in the country by ESPN.com ... tabbed the No. 64 cornerback in the nation by Scout.com ... charted as the No. 18 overall prospect and No. 3 cornerback in the Miami-Dade area by The Miami Herald ... earned All-Dade County honors.

Personal: Son of Bridgette and John Varner ... born October 20, 1989 ... high school teammate of fellow Duke football team member Conner Vernon ... majoring in Sociology.