Duke Blue Devils
Duke's top projected fantasy scorer for the 2026 season is Nate Sheppard, a RB projected for 349.0 points (overall rank #1 among every FBS draftable player on the board). Across its top 10 board-ranked players, Duke projects for 1033.0 combined fantasy points — 20.5 points above the ACC median of 1012.5, ranking #7 of 17 in the conference. Its deepest position group is running backs, worth 535.4 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 | 349.0 | 1.01 |
| 2 | Walker Eget | QB | 153.4 | — |
| 3 | Duke Defense | DEF | 88.9 | — |
| 4 | Jeremiah Hasley | TE | 84.3 | 10.09 |
| 5 | Jonah Burton | WR | 68.9 | — |
| 6 | Jared Richardson | WR | 67.2 | — |
| 7 | CJ Campbell Jr. | RB | 65.2 | — |
| 8 | Jaivon Solomon | WR | 53.8 | — |
| 9 | Jayvian Tanelus | RB | 52.4 | — |
| 10 | Cosme Salas | K | 49.9 | — |
| 11 | Dan Mahan | QB | 49.1 | — |
| 12 | Kavon Simmons | WR | 47.4 | — |
| 13 | Javen Nicholas | WR | 43.6 | — |
| 14 | Jayden Moore | WR | 40.2 | — |
| 15 | Gavin Strange | K | 33.8 | — |
| 16 | CJ Givers | RB | 32.9 | — |
| 17 | Brody Keefe | WR | 31.1 | — |
| 18 | Nate Kurisky | TE | 21.8 | — |
| 19 | Paxon Kettering | WR | 20.6 | — |
| 20 | Terry Walker III | QB | 19.7 | — |
| 21 | Wilhelm Daal II | RB | 16.9 | — |
| 22 | Kavon Conciauro | WR | 14.9 | — |
| 23 | Jake Taylor | TE | 13.8 | — |
| 24 | Ari Patu | QB | 12.4 | — |
| 25 | Blaine Hipa | QB | 11.8 | — |