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DURHAM, NC. – Senior running back from Duke Jacques Moore, Wide Receiver in graduate school Jordan Moore and linebacker in graduate school Ozzie Nicholas were named to the 2025 Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List, the organization announced Wednesday.
The Reese’s Senior Bowl is widely considered the preeminent all-star game in college football and the first stop in the NFL Draft process. The players selected to the Reese’s Senior Bowl are considered the “best of the best” draft prospects at every level of college football for the 2025 NFL Draft.
After playing all 13 games last season, Jacques Moore returns for his final season as a preseason Third Team All-ACC selection Athlon Sport. Last year, the Live Oak, Florida native ran 116 times for 674 yards, averaging 5.81 yards per attempt, while scoring six touchdowns and adding four catches for 64 yards. He finished the year second on the team in rushing attempts, rushing yards and rushing touchdowns and fourth in scoring with 36 points.
During his career Jacques Moore has accumulated 1,194 rushing yards on 200 carries (5.97 yards per carry) and has found the end zone 11 times. In Duke’s game against Florida State in the 2023 season, he set career highs in both carries (16) and rushing yards (110) and also scored a touchdown. His first multi-score game came in 2022, when he scored twice against Boston College, and his career high came on a 59-yard run against Virginia that same season.
From the beginning of 2024 Jacques Moore ranks sixth in program history with six rushing touchdowns of over 20 yards and ranks 41st in career rushing yards.
Duke’s opening game of the 2024 season is scheduled for Friday, August 30, with kickoff at 7:30 p.m. against Elon at Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium.
At the start of his fourth season in Durham, Jordan Moore returns as the Blue Devils’ starting wide receiver after being named to the Second Team All-ACC during his junior season. He posted 62 receptions, leading his team in receiving. He finished the season with 835 yards (13.47) and eight touchdowns in 13 games. He finished the season ranked fourth in the ACC in receiving touchdowns, fifth in receptions, sixth in receiving yards and seventh in receptions per game and receiving yards per game.
Jordan Moore goes into the 2024 season as a preseason second-team All-ACC selection by Athlon Sport And Phil Steele Publications. In 36 career games, 24 starts, he has recorded 122 pass catches for 1,491 yards (12.22) with 13 touchdowns and added 52 carries for 256 yards (4.92) with three scores. He is one of only 18 Duke players to record a run, reception and passing touchdown during their Duke career, having completed 9 of 19 pass attempts for 95 yards and a touchdown so far in his career. The Sykesville, Maryland, native also has a 26-game receiving streak heading into the 2024 season.
Nicholas is preparing for his first season with the Blue Devils after graduating from Princeton University in May. During his four-year career with the Tigers, Nicholas earned FCS All-America honors from Focus on professional football And Perform statistics and was twice selected to the All-Ivy League, being named to the first team in 2023 and the second team in 2022.
In 25 career games, Nicholas has started 20 times and recorded 179 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, one interception, four passes intercepted, three forced fumbles and eight quarterback pressures. He has recorded double-digit tackles in eight career games, including a career-high 15 tackles, three times against Pennsylvania (2022), Bryant (2023) and Yale (2023). The Encinitas, California native has also recorded four or more tackles in 19 consecutive games during the 2024 season.
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Duke’s centenary
In 2024, Duke will celebrate its centennial, the 100th anniversary of the transformation of Trinity College into Duke University. Duke will use this historic milestone to deepen understanding of its history, inspire pride and strengthen bonds and partnerships, and prepare for a second century of sustained excellence and influential leadership. For more information, visit 100.duke.edu.
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