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“The Future” Is Looking Pretty Good For Duke

Daniel Jones is off to a great start as a freshman quarterback.

By JD King

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NCAA Football: North Carolina Central at Duke
Sep 3, 2016; Durham, NC, USA; Duke Blue Devils quarterback Daniel Jones (17) takes the snap during the first quarter at Wallace Wade Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon
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We realized while watching the Duke-NCCU game that Daniel Jones played very well, but we didn’t realize just how well: yes it’s NCCU, but nonetheless, Jones, playing in his first college game, racked up Duke’s fifth highest ever efficiency rating (216.51) and set a freshman record.

Not bad.

And, says David Cutcliffe, he is clearly Duke’s best quarterback at the moment.

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