Duke football: David Cutcliffe hits recruiting trail with recent offer spree

Duke football head coach David Cutcliffe. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
Duke football head coach David Cutcliffe. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /
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Duke football head coach David Cutcliffe hit the recruiting trail for a recent offer spree as he looks for the next Blue Devils.

Things have not gone according to plan for the Duke Blue Devils to start the 2020 college football season.

Despite an 0-2 start to the year, head coach David Cutcliffe and his coaching staff are continuing to work on the recruiting trail, trying to bring the next crop of Blue Devils to Durham.

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In a recent offer spree, Duke has extended offers to four players in the Class of 2022.

Davison Igbinosun is a cornerback at Union High School in Union, New Jersey, and is ranked as a three-star recruit. He is the No. 439 player in the Class of 2022, No. 43 cornerback, and No. 15 player in the state of New Jersey, according to the 247 Sports Composite Rankings.

The 6-foot-2 defensive back also holds offers from Akron, Boston College, Central Michigan, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Princeton, Rutgers, Temple, and Yale.

Duke was not done in the state of New Jersey, also offering a weak-side defensive end with Timber Creek High School star Jihaad Campbell.

A Sicklerville, New Jersey native, Campbell is also a three-star prospect in the Class of 2022 who is ranked as the No. 515 player in his class, No. 21 weak-side defensive end, and No. 20 player in the state, according to the 247 Sports Composite Rankings.

The Blue Devils have much more stiff competition to try and land the 6-foot-4 rusher as he holds offers from Boston College, Buffalo, Clemson, Florida, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Ole Miss, Oregon, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, South Carolina, Syracuse, Temple, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and West Virginia.

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Continuing to move down the East Coast, Duke also extended an offer to Jaiven Plummer out of Alexandria, Virginia, who stars at Episcopal High School.

An athlete that is not ranked in the Top 247 Rankings nor Composite Rankings, Plummer also holds offers from Boston College, North Carolina State, Rutgers, Stanford, Temple, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and William & Mary.

Lastly, Duke offered dual-threat quarterback Braden Davis out of Lake Minneola High School in Lake Minneola, Florida.

Davis is ranked as a four-star recruit and the No. 100 player in the Class of 2022, No. 5 player at his position, and No. 10 player in the state of Florida.

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The dual-threat has the elite programs in the country courting him, such as Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, LSU, Maryland, Michigan State, North Carolina State, Oregon, Penn State, Rutgers, Stanford, Tennessee, Temple, Texas A&M, Virginia Tech, Washington State, West Virginia, and Howard.

It’ll be a tough battle to try and land any one of these four players in Durham as the Blue Devils try and land their first commit in the Class of 2022.