Duke Blue Devils
Duke's top projected fantasy scorer for the 2026 season is Nate Sheppard, a RB projected for 283.6 points (overall rank #4 among every FBS draftable player on the board). Across its top 10 board-ranked players, Duke projects for 921.5 combined fantasy points — even with the ACC median of 921.5, ranking #9 of 17 in the conference. Its deepest position group is running backs, worth 455.3 combined projected points from 7 rostered players.
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Projected points and board slot are Saturday Night Showdown's own 2026 season-long projections and value-based draft board, generated before Week 0 kicks off — not stats from games already played, and not an average of real-world draft results.
2026 Projected Fantasy Points
Top 25 Duke players on the Saturday Night Showdown draft board, ranked by projected fantasy points.
| # | Player | Pos | Proj Pts | Board Slot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nate Sheppard | RB | 283.6 | 1.04 |
| 2 | Walker Eget | QB | 115.8 | — |
| 3 | Javen Nicholas | WR | 112.4 | — |
| 4 | Duke Defense | DEF | 88.9 | — |
| 5 | Jeremiah Hasley | TE | 87.8 | 9.03 |
| 6 | CJ Campbell Jr. | RB | 84.1 | — |
| 7 | Jared Richardson | WR | 52.6 | — |
| 8 | Jonah Burton | WR | 42.5 | — |
| 9 | Dan Mahan | QB | 29.8 | — |
| 10 | Gavin Strange | K | 24.0 | — |
| 11 | Ari Patu | QB | 24.0 | — |
| 12 | Nate Kurisky | TE | 23.9 | — |
| 13 | Blaine Hipa | QB | 22.8 | — |
| 14 | Jayden Moore | WR | 21.0 | — |
| 15 | Ashton Zamani | K | 19.8 | — |
| 16 | Wilhelm Daal II | RB | 19.8 | — |
| 17 | Mika Levy | K | 19.8 | — |
| 18 | Paul Holyfield Jr. | RB | 19.2 | — |
| 19 | Terry Walker III | QB | 19.2 | — |
| 20 | Lawrence Gardner | QB | 18.6 | — |
| 21 | Tony Boggs | TE | 18.3 | — |
| 22 | Cosme Salas | K | 18.1 | — |
| 23 | Blake Rohrer | WR | 18.0 | — |
| 24 | Cole Denson | RB | 17.4 | — |
| 25 | Paxon Kettering | WR | 16.2 | — |