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Duke Football Honors 2019 Award Winners/Seniors
1/9/2020 4:08:00 PM | Football
DURHAM, N.C. – Senior safety Dylan Singleton was named the recipient of the Carmen Falcone Most Valuable Player Award as head coach David Cutcliffe and the Duke football program honored 16 student-athletes with awards at their annual football banquet Friday evening.
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Singleton, a 5-11, 180-pound native of Dacula, Ga., tallied 87 tackles, including 4.5 tackles for loss and a sack, during the 2019 season. Singleton forced two fumbles, one apiece against Pittsburgh and North Carolina, and recovered a fumble against North Carolina A&T. He was one of three Blue Devils to force multiple fumbles this season. Singleton posted three double-digit tackle performances: the season-opener against No. 2 Alabama, at Wake Forest and senior day versus Miami.
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Other honorees included Zach Baker (Frances Cutcliffe Spirit of Perseverance Award & Steve Brooks Captain Award), Jake Bobo (Mike Suglia Award), Jalon Calhoun (Clarkston Hines Award), Michael Carter II (K.D. Kennedy Iron Devil Award & Willis Aldridge Award), Edgar Cerenord (Steve Brooks Captain Award), Victor Dimukeje (Mike McGee Award), Noah Gray (Claude T. Moorman II Award), Quentin Harris (Bob Pascal Award & Steve Brooks Captain Award), Tre Hornbuckle (Micah Harris Trinity Teammate Award, Sonny Falcone Iron Duke Award & Steve Brooks Captain Award), Jacob Morgenstern (Bill Keziah Award), Caleb Oppan (Sonny Falcone Iron Duke Award), Austin Parker (Bill Keziah Award), Koby Quansah (Vincent Rey Award, Sonny Falcone Award & Steve Brooks Captain Award), Will Taylor (Ace Parker Award), and Jack Wohlabaugh (Dan "Tiger" Hill Award & Sonny Falcone Award). Singleton also earned the Steve Brooks Captain Award.
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Baker, a redshirt senior offensive guard from Green Cove Springs, Fla., earned the Frances Cutcliffe Spirit of Perseverance Award, which is presented annually to the player who best displays the toughness and perseverance to overcome challenges and continue to strive for victory. Baker also received the Steve Brooks Captain Award. He, along with the offensive line, received Midseason Honor Roll recognition for the Joe Moore Award for the Most Outstanding Offensive Line Unit in College Football.
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Bobo, a sophomore from Belmont, Mass., received the Mike Suglia Award, which is presented annually to a second-year member of the Duke football program who best exemplifies the qualities of the late Mike Suglia. Suglia was an offensive lineman at Duke in 1976-77 who died suddenly during the spring of his sophomore year. He was an excellent student, an outstanding football player, and, most importantly, a young man of the highest integrity. Bobo generated a lot of offense for the Blue Devils in just his eight games, compiling 122 yards on 10 receptions this past season.
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Calhoun, a freshman slot receiver from Greenville, S.C., received the Clarkston Hines Award as Duke's top receiver. He was an honorable mention selection on the Pro Football Focus All-America Freshman Team of the Year after leading the Blue Devils with 420 yards on 46 grabs.
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Carter II, a junior cornerback from Douglasville, Ga., earned the Willis Aldridge Award as the team's top defensive back. He posted 53 tackles, one interception, two tackles for loss and a team-high eight pass breakups. In addition, Carter II received the K.D. Kennedy Iron Devil Award for playing the most snaps of any Blue Devil throughout the season. He played a total of 945 snaps.
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Cerenord received the Steve Brooks Captain Award, which is presented to the team's captains for their leadership throughout the season. The redshirt senior from Miami, Fla., tallied 26 tackles, 1.5 sacks, an interception and two quarterback hurries during his final campaign. In addition, Cerenord was named a CoSIDA Academic All-District selection as well.
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Dimukeje, a junior defensive end from Baltimore, Md., received the Mike McGee Award as Duke's top defensive lineman. The second team All-ACC pick has started all 38 games since arriving on campus and registered 41 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, a team-leading 8.5 sacks and 10 quarterback pressures this season.
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Gray, a junior from Leominster, Mass., became the second recipient of the Claude "T" Mooreman II Award, presented to the team's top tight end. Gray earned second team All-ACC accolades after catching 51 passes for 392 yards and three touchdowns during the regular season. He also received All-America recognition by the Walter Camp Football.
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Harris, a redshirt senior quarterback from Wilton, Conn., was presented with the Bob Pascal Award as Duke's top offensive back. The two-time PFF ACC Team of the Week selection led the Blue Devils with 2,078 yards on 209-of-357 (.585) passing with 16 touchdowns. He finished the season adding 510 yards on 160 carries for seven touchdowns. In addition, Harris was also acknowledged with the Steve Brooks Captain Award.
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The Sonny Falcone Iron Duke Award is presented annually to offensive, defensive and developmental program members for their year-round commitment to strength training and conditioning. These players best exemplify the strength staff's expectations with their daily effort, commitment, pride, toughness and discipline. This year, the honorees were Hornbuckle, a senior defensive end from Murray, Ky., Oppan, a freshman defensive end from Kennesaw, Ga., Quansah, a senior from Manchester, Conn., and Wohlabaugh, a redshirt junior from Akron, Ohio. This was the second consecutive year Hornbuckle received the award.
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Hornbuckle, was also the recipient of the Micah Harris Trinity Teammate Award, which is presented annually to the member of the Duke football program who displays the highest teammate qualities such as inspiration, unselfishness and commitment to the team. Micah Harris was tragically killed in an automobile accident in June of 2004, just prior to his senior year at Duke. In addition, Hornbuckle closed out his night with the Steve Brooks Captain Award.
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Morgenstern received the Bill Keziah Award as the team's most outstanding special teams performer. The native of LaGrange, N.Y., tallied seven special teams tackles for the Blue Devils this season.
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Parker also was a recipient of the Bill Keziah Award as the team's most outstanding special teams performer. The redshirt senior punter out of Mount Pleasant, N.C., punted for 3,018 yards in 2019 to finish his career with 9,911 yards. He graduates third in the all-time books for punting yards by a Blue Devil. The honorable mention All-ACC selection recorded two 71+ yard punts this season, a 72-yard kick against Syracuse and 71-yard punt against Miami, to become the first Blue Devil in school history to kick two punts of 71+ yards in a single season.
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Quansah was named the Vincent Rey Award winner as Duke's top linebacker as well as a Steve Brooks Captain Award recipient. Quansah led the Blue Devils with 105 tackles including six double-digit tackle performances. The third team All-ACC selection added 12 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, seven quarterback hurries and two fumble recoveries.
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Taylor, a redshirt sophomore center from Snellville, Ga., received the Ace Parker Award, which is presented annually to an individual who displays unparalleled commitment to the team and overcomes adversity to contribute. Parker, one of 12 former Duke players and coaches to be enshrined into the College Football Hall of Fame, was a two-time All-America pick in 1935 and 1936. Following his successful NFL career, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1972. This season, Taylor made his first career start for the Blue Devils at center against Syracuse. He then finished the year as Duke's starting center.
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Wohlabaugh was the recipient of the Dan "Tiger" Hill Award, given annually to the top offensive lineman. Wohlabaugh started nine games for the Blue Devils and played 649 snaps before succumbing to injury. The two-time PFF ACC Team of the Week selection powered the offensive line to the Midseason Honor Roll praise by the Joe Moore Award for the Most Outstanding Offensive Line Unit in College Football.
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Singleton, a 5-11, 180-pound native of Dacula, Ga., tallied 87 tackles, including 4.5 tackles for loss and a sack, during the 2019 season. Singleton forced two fumbles, one apiece against Pittsburgh and North Carolina, and recovered a fumble against North Carolina A&T. He was one of three Blue Devils to force multiple fumbles this season. Singleton posted three double-digit tackle performances: the season-opener against No. 2 Alabama, at Wake Forest and senior day versus Miami.
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Other honorees included Zach Baker (Frances Cutcliffe Spirit of Perseverance Award & Steve Brooks Captain Award), Jake Bobo (Mike Suglia Award), Jalon Calhoun (Clarkston Hines Award), Michael Carter II (K.D. Kennedy Iron Devil Award & Willis Aldridge Award), Edgar Cerenord (Steve Brooks Captain Award), Victor Dimukeje (Mike McGee Award), Noah Gray (Claude T. Moorman II Award), Quentin Harris (Bob Pascal Award & Steve Brooks Captain Award), Tre Hornbuckle (Micah Harris Trinity Teammate Award, Sonny Falcone Iron Duke Award & Steve Brooks Captain Award), Jacob Morgenstern (Bill Keziah Award), Caleb Oppan (Sonny Falcone Iron Duke Award), Austin Parker (Bill Keziah Award), Koby Quansah (Vincent Rey Award, Sonny Falcone Award & Steve Brooks Captain Award), Will Taylor (Ace Parker Award), and Jack Wohlabaugh (Dan "Tiger" Hill Award & Sonny Falcone Award). Singleton also earned the Steve Brooks Captain Award.
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Baker, a redshirt senior offensive guard from Green Cove Springs, Fla., earned the Frances Cutcliffe Spirit of Perseverance Award, which is presented annually to the player who best displays the toughness and perseverance to overcome challenges and continue to strive for victory. Baker also received the Steve Brooks Captain Award. He, along with the offensive line, received Midseason Honor Roll recognition for the Joe Moore Award for the Most Outstanding Offensive Line Unit in College Football.
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Bobo, a sophomore from Belmont, Mass., received the Mike Suglia Award, which is presented annually to a second-year member of the Duke football program who best exemplifies the qualities of the late Mike Suglia. Suglia was an offensive lineman at Duke in 1976-77 who died suddenly during the spring of his sophomore year. He was an excellent student, an outstanding football player, and, most importantly, a young man of the highest integrity. Bobo generated a lot of offense for the Blue Devils in just his eight games, compiling 122 yards on 10 receptions this past season.
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Calhoun, a freshman slot receiver from Greenville, S.C., received the Clarkston Hines Award as Duke's top receiver. He was an honorable mention selection on the Pro Football Focus All-America Freshman Team of the Year after leading the Blue Devils with 420 yards on 46 grabs.
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Carter II, a junior cornerback from Douglasville, Ga., earned the Willis Aldridge Award as the team's top defensive back. He posted 53 tackles, one interception, two tackles for loss and a team-high eight pass breakups. In addition, Carter II received the K.D. Kennedy Iron Devil Award for playing the most snaps of any Blue Devil throughout the season. He played a total of 945 snaps.
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Cerenord received the Steve Brooks Captain Award, which is presented to the team's captains for their leadership throughout the season. The redshirt senior from Miami, Fla., tallied 26 tackles, 1.5 sacks, an interception and two quarterback hurries during his final campaign. In addition, Cerenord was named a CoSIDA Academic All-District selection as well.
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Dimukeje, a junior defensive end from Baltimore, Md., received the Mike McGee Award as Duke's top defensive lineman. The second team All-ACC pick has started all 38 games since arriving on campus and registered 41 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, a team-leading 8.5 sacks and 10 quarterback pressures this season.
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Gray, a junior from Leominster, Mass., became the second recipient of the Claude "T" Mooreman II Award, presented to the team's top tight end. Gray earned second team All-ACC accolades after catching 51 passes for 392 yards and three touchdowns during the regular season. He also received All-America recognition by the Walter Camp Football.
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Harris, a redshirt senior quarterback from Wilton, Conn., was presented with the Bob Pascal Award as Duke's top offensive back. The two-time PFF ACC Team of the Week selection led the Blue Devils with 2,078 yards on 209-of-357 (.585) passing with 16 touchdowns. He finished the season adding 510 yards on 160 carries for seven touchdowns. In addition, Harris was also acknowledged with the Steve Brooks Captain Award.
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The Sonny Falcone Iron Duke Award is presented annually to offensive, defensive and developmental program members for their year-round commitment to strength training and conditioning. These players best exemplify the strength staff's expectations with their daily effort, commitment, pride, toughness and discipline. This year, the honorees were Hornbuckle, a senior defensive end from Murray, Ky., Oppan, a freshman defensive end from Kennesaw, Ga., Quansah, a senior from Manchester, Conn., and Wohlabaugh, a redshirt junior from Akron, Ohio. This was the second consecutive year Hornbuckle received the award.
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Hornbuckle, was also the recipient of the Micah Harris Trinity Teammate Award, which is presented annually to the member of the Duke football program who displays the highest teammate qualities such as inspiration, unselfishness and commitment to the team. Micah Harris was tragically killed in an automobile accident in June of 2004, just prior to his senior year at Duke. In addition, Hornbuckle closed out his night with the Steve Brooks Captain Award.
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Morgenstern received the Bill Keziah Award as the team's most outstanding special teams performer. The native of LaGrange, N.Y., tallied seven special teams tackles for the Blue Devils this season.
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Parker also was a recipient of the Bill Keziah Award as the team's most outstanding special teams performer. The redshirt senior punter out of Mount Pleasant, N.C., punted for 3,018 yards in 2019 to finish his career with 9,911 yards. He graduates third in the all-time books for punting yards by a Blue Devil. The honorable mention All-ACC selection recorded two 71+ yard punts this season, a 72-yard kick against Syracuse and 71-yard punt against Miami, to become the first Blue Devil in school history to kick two punts of 71+ yards in a single season.
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Quansah was named the Vincent Rey Award winner as Duke's top linebacker as well as a Steve Brooks Captain Award recipient. Quansah led the Blue Devils with 105 tackles including six double-digit tackle performances. The third team All-ACC selection added 12 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, seven quarterback hurries and two fumble recoveries.
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Taylor, a redshirt sophomore center from Snellville, Ga., received the Ace Parker Award, which is presented annually to an individual who displays unparalleled commitment to the team and overcomes adversity to contribute. Parker, one of 12 former Duke players and coaches to be enshrined into the College Football Hall of Fame, was a two-time All-America pick in 1935 and 1936. Following his successful NFL career, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1972. This season, Taylor made his first career start for the Blue Devils at center against Syracuse. He then finished the year as Duke's starting center.
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Wohlabaugh was the recipient of the Dan "Tiger" Hill Award, given annually to the top offensive lineman. Wohlabaugh started nine games for the Blue Devils and played 649 snaps before succumbing to injury. The two-time PFF ACC Team of the Week selection powered the offensive line to the Midseason Honor Roll praise by the Joe Moore Award for the Most Outstanding Offensive Line Unit in College Football.
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