Manny Diaz’s next quarterback at Duke may have just fallen into his lap

The offseason has gone entirely off script for the Duke Blue Devils with quarterback Darian Mensah and his go-to target Cooper Barkate taking their talents to the Miami Hurricanes.

Now, Duke head coach Manny Diaz has been forced to figure out his offense once again, and this go-around, he didn’t have an elite quarterback knocking on his door, asking to come to Durham from the transfer portal.

However, just when things seemed to be falling into a dire situation, Diaz and his staff may have just had a blue-chip quarterback pop up out of the blue.

DJ Hunter opens the door for Duke and Manny Diaz

Three-star quarterback DJ Hunter committed to the Kentucky Wildcats in April of 2025. Earlier this week, he decommitted from the program. Just like that, a highly touted quarterback is available for Diaz and the Blue Devils to sweep in and claim…

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