Duke Football Starter Profile: T.J. Rahming Returns to Lead Receivers

The Duke football team will be looking to T.J. Rahming to lead a core of experienced receivers and to add big plays to an offense that has stalled the past couple of seasons.

After his breakout campaign as a sophomore, the Duke football coaches were expecting T.J. Rahming to be the primary target of quarterback Daniel Jones for years to come. While he has been the leading Blue Devils wide receiver during the past two seasons, his stats have stayed about the same and he has struggled to find the end zone.

But Rahming has shown his ability to get open often with his quickness and field awareness. The 5-foot-10, 170-pound senior from Powder Springs, Ga., enters the 2018 season with 178 career receptions for a total of 2,108 yards.

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However, only five of Rahming’s catches have ever ended in a touchdown. And the speedy 21-year-old has never crossed the goal line more than twice in a season.

If the Blue Devils are to get back to the top half of the FBS in scoring this season — they finished in the bottom half in 2016 and 2017 after finishing in the top half from 2012-15 — Rahming will likely have to be part of the solution.

One thing working in Rahming’s favor, though, is his experience. He is one of only three players in the history of Duke football to be a starter during two bowl wins (2015 Pinstripe and 2017 Quick Lane).

When the season begins for the Blue Devils on August 31 at home against Army, Duke fans can expect to see Rahming find ways to get open. But they also would like to see him become the first Duke player to end a season with more than 1,000 yards receiving since Jamison Crowder accomplished the feat in three consecutive seasons (2012-14).

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Most of all, though, they just want to watch Rahming and the rest of the Duke offense find a way to score more.

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