The Duke Blue Devils football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Duke Blue Devils football program in various categories,[1] including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, and kicking. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Blue Devils represent Duke University in the NCAA Division I FBS Atlantic Coast Conference.
Although Duke began competing in intercollegiate football in 1888,[1] the school's official record book considers the generally does not have many entries from before the 1930s, as records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent.
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
- Since the 1930s, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length.
- The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 (with the exception of the World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers.
- The NCAA only began counting bowl games toward single-season and career statistics in 2002.[2] The Blue Devils have played in nine bowl games since that time, all since 2010, with a tenth assured in 2025. This means almost all of the most recent Duke players have had at least one extra game each season in which to accumulate statistics.
- The Blue Devils played in the ACC Championship Game in 2013 and 2025, giving players in those seasons yet another game in which to accumulate statistics.
- Since 2018, players have been allowed to participate in as many as four games in a redshirt season; previously, playing in even one game "burned" the redshirt.[3] Since 2024, postseason games have not counted against the four-game limit.[4] These changes to redshirt rules have given very recent players several extra games to accumulate statistics.
- Due to COVID-19 disruptions, the NCAA did not count the 2020 season against the eligibility of any football player, giving all players active in that season five years of eligibility instead of the normal four.
These lists are updated through the 2025 ACC Championship Game. Players active for Duke in 2025 are in bold.
Passing
Passing yards
Career
| Rk
|
Player
|
Yards
|
Years
|
| 1 |
Thaddeus Lewis |
10,065 |
2006 2007 2008 2009
|
| 2 |
Ben Bennett |
9,614 |
1980 1981 1982 1983
|
| 3 |
Sean Renfree |
9,465 |
2009 2010 2011 2012
|
| 4 |
Spence Fischer |
9,019 |
1992 1993 1994 1995
|
| 5 |
Daniel Jones |
8,201 |
2016 2017 2018
|
| 6 |
Steve Slayden |
8,004 |
1984 1985 1986 1987
|
| 7 |
Leo Hart |
6,116 |
1968 1969 1970
|
| 8 |
Anthony Boone |
5,789 |
2011 2012 2013 2014
|
| 9 |
Dave Brown |
5,717 |
1989 1990 1991
|
| 10 |
Anthony Dilweg |
4,557 |
1985 1986 1987 1988
|
|
Single season
| Rk
|
Player
|
Yards
|
Year
|
| 1 |
Anthony Dilweg |
3,824 |
1988
|
| 2 |
Darian Mensah |
3,646[5] |
2025
|
| 3 |
Thaddeus Lewis |
3,330 |
2009
|
| 4 |
Sean Renfree |
3,131 |
2010
|
| 5 |
Sean Renfree |
3,113 |
2012
|
| 6 |
Ben Bennett |
3,086 |
1983
|
| 7 |
Ben Bennett |
3,033 |
1982
|
| 8 |
Riley Leonard |
2,967 |
2022
|
| 9 |
Maalik Murphy |
2,933 |
2024
|
| 10 |
Steve Slayden |
2,924 |
1987
|
|
|
Passing touchdowns
Rushing
Rushing yards
Career
| Rk
|
Player
|
Yards
|
Years
|
| 1 |
Chris Douglas |
3,122 |
2000 2001 2002 2003
|
| 2 |
Steve Jones |
2,951 |
1970 1971 1972
|
| 3 |
Randy Cuthbert |
2,790 |
1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
|
| 4 |
Mataeo Durant |
2,562 |
2018 2019 2020 2021
|
| 5 |
Shaun Wilson |
2,463 |
2014 2015 2016 2017
|
| 6 |
Mike Grayson |
2,441 |
1980 1981 1982 1983
|
| 7 |
Deon Jackson |
2,267 |
2017 2018 2019 2020
|
| 8 |
Tony Benjamin |
2,251 |
1973 1974 1975 1976
|
| 9 |
Jela Duncan |
2,025 |
2013 2014 2015 2016
|
| 10 |
Julius Grantham |
1,989 |
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
|
|
|
Single game
| Rk
|
Player
|
Yards
|
Year
|
Opponent
|
| 1 |
Mataeo Durant |
255 |
2021 |
Charlotte
|
| 2 |
Shaun Wilson |
245 |
2014 |
Kansas
|
| 3 |
Robert Baldwin |
238 |
1994 |
Maryland
|
| 4 |
Randy Cuthbert |
234 |
1989 |
Georgia Tech
|
| 5 |
Chris Douglas |
218 |
2003 |
Georgia Tech
|
| 6 |
George Clark |
214 |
1945 |
Wake Forest
|
| 7 |
Steve Jones |
204 |
1971 |
Florida
|
| 8 |
Steve Jones |
201 |
1972 |
Wake Forest
|
|
Roger Boone |
201 |
1989 |
Northwestern
|
| 10 |
Larry Martinez |
199 |
1974 |
South Carolina
|
|
Rushing touchdowns
|
|
|
Single game
| Rk
|
Player
|
TDs
|
Year
|
Opponent
|
| 1 |
Winston Siegfried |
4 |
1941 |
NC State
|
|
Tom Davis |
4 |
1942 |
NC State
|
|
Tony Benjamin |
4 |
1975 |
Wake Forest
|
|
Mike Dunn |
4 |
1976 |
North Carolina
|
|
Robert Baldwin |
4 |
1994 |
Maryland
|
|
Justin Boyle |
4 |
2006 |
Vanderbilt
|
|
Brandon Connette |
4 |
2013 |
Miami
|
|
Gunnar Holmberg |
4 |
2021 |
Kansas
|
|
Receiving
Receptions
Receiving yards
Career
| Rk
|
Player
|
Yards
|
Years
|
| 1 |
Conner Vernon |
3,749 |
2009 2010 2011 2012
|
| 2 |
Jamison Crowder |
3,641 |
2011 2012 2013 2014
|
| 3 |
Clarkston Hines |
3,318 |
1986 1987 1988 1989
|
| 4 |
Jalon Calhoun |
3,026 |
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
|
| 5 |
T. J. Rahming |
2,919 |
2015 2016 2017 2018
|
| 6 |
Donovan Varner |
2,660 |
2008 2009 2010 2011
|
| 7 |
Eron Riley |
2,413 |
2005 2006 2007 2008
|
| 8 |
Wes Chesson |
2,399 |
1968 1969 1970
|
| 9 |
Scottie Montgomery |
2,378 |
1996 1997 1998 1999
|
| 10 |
Jordan Moore |
2,352 |
2021 2022 2023 2024
|
|
Single season
| Rk
|
Player
|
Yards
|
Year
|
| 1 |
Jamison Crowder |
1,360 |
2013
|
| 2 |
Clarkston Hines |
1,149 |
1989
|
| 3 |
Clarkston Hines |
1,093 |
1987
|
| 4 |
Wes Chesson |
1,080 |
1970
|
| 5 |
Jamison Crowder |
1,074 |
2012
|
|
Conner Vernon |
1,074 |
2012
|
| 7 |
Cooper Barkate |
1,069[10] |
2025
|
| 8 |
Clarkston Hines |
1,067 |
1988
|
| 9 |
Donovan Varner |
1,047 |
2009
|
| 10 |
Jamison Crowder |
1,044 |
2014
|
|
|
Receiving touchdowns
Total offense
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[11]
Total offense yards
Career
| Rk
|
Player
|
Yards
|
Years
|
| 1 |
Thaddeus Lewis |
9,987 |
2006 2007 2008 2009
|
| 2 |
Daniel Jones |
9,524 |
2016 2017 2018
|
| 3 |
Sean Renfree |
9,298 |
2009 2010 2011 2012
|
| 4 |
Spence Fischer |
9,108 |
1992 1993 1994 1995
|
| 5 |
Ben Bennett |
9,061 |
1980 1981 1982 1983
|
| 6 |
Steve Slayden |
8,129 |
1984 1985 1986 1987
|
| 7 |
Anthony Boone |
6,589 |
2011 2012 2013 2014
|
| 8 |
Leo Hart |
6,267 |
1968 1969 1970
|
| 9 |
Dave Brown |
5,770 |
1989 1990 1991
|
| 10 |
Riley Leonard |
5,674 |
2021 2022 2023
|
|
Single season
| Rk
|
Player
|
Yards
|
Year
|
| 1 |
Anthony Dilweg |
3,713 |
1988
|
| 2 |
Riley Leonard |
3,666 |
2022
|
| 3 |
Darian Mensah |
3,593[5] |
2025
|
| 4 |
Thomas Sirk |
3,428 |
2015
|
| 5 |
Thaddeus Lewis |
3,378 |
2009
|
| 6 |
Daniel Jones |
3,322 |
2016
|
| 7 |
Sean Renfree |
3,084 |
2010
|
| 8 |
Anthony Boone |
3,075 |
2014
|
| 9 |
Sean Renfree |
3,063 |
2012
|
| 10 |
Daniel Jones |
2,993 |
2018
|
|
|
Touchdowns responsible for
"Touchdowns responsible for" is the NCAA's official term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.[12]
Defense
Interceptions
|
|
Single season
| Rk
|
Player
|
Ints
|
Year
|
| 1 |
George Skipworth |
9 |
1949
|
| 2 |
Jerry Barger |
7 |
1954
|
|
Rich Searl |
7 |
1970
|
|
John Talley |
7 |
2006
|
| 5 |
John Friedlund |
6 |
1948
|
|
Jerry Barger |
6 |
1953
|
|
Dale Boyd |
6 |
1955
|
|
Craig Hoskins |
6 |
1979
|
|
Bill Obremsky |
6 |
1981
|
|
Wyatt Smith |
6 |
1989
|
|
Mark Gilbert |
6 |
2017
|
|
Single game
| Rk
|
Player
|
Ints
|
Year
|
Opponent
|
| 1 |
Fred Folger |
3 |
1947 |
Maryland
|
|
John Friedlund |
3 |
1948 |
George Washington
|
|
George Skipworth |
3 |
1949 |
Tennessee
|
|
George Skipworth |
3 |
1949 |
George Washington
|
|
Jerry Barger |
3 |
1954 |
North Carolina
|
|
Mike Davies |
3 |
1971 |
West Virginia
|
|
Dennis Tabron |
3 |
1980 |
Clemson
|
|
Tackles
|
|
|
Single game
| Rk
|
Player
|
Tackles
|
Year
|
Opponent
|
| 1 |
Dick Biddle |
31 |
1968 |
South Carolina
|
| 2 |
Dick Biddle |
25 |
1968 |
North Carolina
|
|
Mike Junkin |
25 |
1986 |
Northwestern
|
| 4 |
Keith Stoneback |
23 |
1973 |
NC State
|
| 5 |
John McNabb |
22 |
1964 |
Wake Forest
|
|
Keith Stoneback |
22 |
1973 |
Virginia
|
|
Emmett Tilley |
22 |
1980 |
East Carolina
|
|
Mike Junkin |
22 |
1986 |
Clemson
|
|
Erwin Sampson |
22 |
1990 |
Army
|
|
Chike Egbuniwe |
22 |
1997 |
NC State
|
|
Terrell Smith |
22 |
2003 |
Rice
|
|
Sacks
Kicking
Field goals made
|
|
Single season
| Rk
|
Player
|
FGs
|
Year
|
| 1 |
Ross Martin |
26 |
2015
|
| 2 |
Will Snyderwine |
21 |
2010
|
| 3 |
Ross Martin |
20 |
2012
|
| 4 |
Ross Martin |
19 |
2014
|
| 5 |
Todd Pelino |
18 |
2023
|
| 6 |
Will Snyderwine |
17 |
2009
|
|
Austin Parker |
17 |
2017
|
| 8 |
Sims Lenhardt |
16 |
1997
|
|
Sims Lenhardt |
16 |
1998
|
| 10 |
Doug Peterson |
15 |
1987
|
|
AJ Reed |
15 |
2019
|
|
Todd Pelino |
15 |
2024
|
|
Single game
| Rk
|
Player
|
FGs
|
Year
|
Opponent
|
| 1 |
Vince Fusco |
6 |
1976 |
Clemson
|
| 2 |
Doug Peterson |
5 |
1987 |
Maryland
|
|
Will Snyderwine |
5 |
2009 |
Virginia
|
|
Field goal percentage
|
|
Single season
| Rk
|
Player
|
FG%
|
Year
|
| 1 |
Ross Martin |
90.5% |
2014
|
| 2 |
Will Snyderwine |
87.5% |
2010
|
| 3 |
Ross Martin |
87.0% |
2012
|
| 4 |
Ross Martin |
86.7% |
2015
|
|
Charlie Ham |
86.7% |
2020
|
| 6 |
Will Snyderwine |
85.0% |
2009
|
| 7 |
AJ Reed |
83.3% |
2019
|
| 8 |
Ken Harper |
81.3% |
1984
|
| 9 |
Sims Lenhardt |
80.0% |
1997
|
| 10 |
Todd Pelino |
78.3% |
2023
|
|
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