Duke Football: 4-star linebacker Ellis Brooks commits to Blue Devils
By Gabe Encinas
Duke football continues to make strides on the recruiting trail with the addition of four-star linebacker Ellis Brooks.
The Duke Blue Devils have quietly become a hot destination for recruits across the country. In their latest recruiting class, they finished with a top 35 class.
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Now, for 2017, they’re already off to a fast start, compiling a recruiting class now ranked No. 30 overall. That is in part due to their latest commitment, Ellis Brooks, a four-star outside linebacker out of Richmond, Virginia.
He is ranked No. 17 among all outside linebackers and No. 209 regardless of position, according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings.
Brooks held offers to Michigan, Notre Dame and South Carolina, among others. He ended his recruitment process early on Thursday morning with his commitment.
"Officially committed 100% to Duke University!!!"
This now gives Duke their fourth commitment of the 2017 class and the first on the defensive side of the ball. They have had great success on the east coast, landing commitments from four different states now including Florida, Georgia and Tennessee to go along with Brooks out of Virginia.
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Blue Devils head coach David Cutcliffe has been able to land some pretty talented guys over the last few years and has been able to prove that he can win the ACC.
The Coastal Division is going to be tough with North Carolina and others in position to contend for the division, but looking down the line, Duke is in line to compete for years to come