2023: Returning starter at center ... team captain ... has played all three positions along the offensive line during collegiate career ... preseason All-ACC selection by Athlon Sports (3rd team) ... named to the "Freaks List" for his power in the weight room by Bruce Feldman of The Athletic prior to the start of the season ... in 46 career games (45 starts), has played 3,051 snaps ... in 2019, became the first true freshman to start a season-opener along the offensive line since Bryan Morgan in 2007 ... enters 2023 as the only returning starter with 3,000+ career snaps.

2022: Honorable Mention All-ACC selection ... team captain ... recipient of the team’s Steve Brooks Captain Award ... saw action in 11 games, making 10 starts ... missed the Virginia Tech and Pittsburgh contests due to injury ... assisted the offense in accumulating 2,394 rushing and 3,010 passing yards ... helped Duke register 31 rushing TDs, which set the program record for a single-season ... anchored an offensive line unit rank first in the ACC in sacks allowed (17) and TFL allowed (51) ... created paths for four Blue Devils to rush for 400+ yards, a first in program history ... selected the ACC Co-Offensive Lineman of the Week, after playing both center and guard against Virginia, spearheading an offensive effort that produced 38 points, 26 first downs and 377 total yards, while committing zero turnovers, surrendering just one sack and converting on two-of-three fourth down attempts ... on the field for 641 snaps.

2021: Honorable Mention All-ACC selection ... started all 12 games at right guard ... helped the offensive line finish sixth in the ACC in fewest sacks allowed with 27, while protecting an offense that accumulated 5,011 yards of total offense … also created paths for RB Mataeo Durant Hear how to pronounce Mataeo Durant

to rush for a program single-season record 1,241 yards … blocked for an aerial attack that threw for over 2,800+ yards for the 12th time in the last 13 seasons ... on the field for 777 snaps.

2020: Started all 11 games at right guard ... helped block for an attack that averaged 379.7 yards of total offense per game … created paths for RBs Durant and Deon Jackson to record four and two games with over 100+ rushing yards, respectively … helped the Duke offense register 33 total TDs, including 19 via the ground game … blocked for an aerial attack that threw for over 2,400+ yards ... on the field for 824 snaps.

2019: Started all 12 games at right offensive tackle ... part of an offensive line unit that was named to the Midseason Honor Roll for the Joe Moore Award for the Most Outstanding Offensive Line Unit in College Football ... helped Duke’s offensive line rank fifth in the ACC in sacks allowed and 15th nationally in TFL allowed ... blocked for an offense that averaged 329.7 yards per game and scored 37 TDs ... paved the way for the Duke offense to register 40+ points in three straight outings versus North Carolina A&T, Middle Tennessee and Virginia Tech ... became the first true freshman to start a season-opener along the offensive line since Bryan Morgan in 2007 ... on the field for 809 snaps ... enrolled at Duke in January, 2019.

PRIOR TO DUKE: Lettered three years at Corinth Holders under coach Adam Khavari ... consensus three-star prospect by ESPN.com, 247Sports.com and Rivals.com ... rated by ESPN.com as the No. 6 center in the country ... ranked as the No. 26 offensive guard in the country by 247Sports.com and No. 35 by Rivals.com ... three-year team captain ... as a senior, recorded 88 pancake blocks ... in junior campaign, posted 25 pancake blocks along with 15 TFL and seven sacks ... selected to play in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas ... invited to the Pro Football Hall of Fame World All-Star Bowl ... three-time all-conference selection and two-time Team MVP ... as a junior and senior, named to the USA Today American Family Insurance All-USA North Carolina Team ... also lettered in track & field.

PERSONAL: Born June 4, 2001 ... graduated from Duke in May 2023, with a African & African American studies and political science degree ... enrolled in Duke’s continuing studies program ... son of Stanley and Chareen Monk ... father was a four-year letterwinner (1984-85-86-87) as a running back at Duke, rushed 294 times for 1,149 yards and eight TDs with a pair of 100-yard rushing outings against N.C. State (21-104; 1985) and Rutgers (25-130; 1987) and signed with the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys following collegiate career ... late uncle, Quincy Monk, earned four letters (1998-99-2000-01) as a linebacker at the University of North Carolina, was selected in the seventh round of the NFL Draft by the New York Giants in 2002 and played three professional seasons with the Giants (2002-03) and Houston Texans (2004).

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