Duke defensive back Quentin Ajiero withdraws from NCAA Transfer Portal
Duke defensive back Quentin Ajiero has had a change of heart. The Blue Devils corner withdrew from the NCAA Transfer Portal on Thursday evening, just four days after entering it on Monday. The news was relayed on Thursday night by On3’s Pete Nakos.
Ajiero did not appear as a freshman this past season for the Blue Devils. That led him to the redshirt, which would have made this his upcoming fall as his redshirt freshman season in Durham.
Quentin Ajiero high school recruiting profile
Ajiero played high school football at North Cobb as a native of Kennesaw, Georgia. He was a three-star prospect there as the No. 1,098 overall recruit in the 2023 cycle. That’s according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He also ranked at No. 105 both at his position at corner as well as out of the state.
Ajiero then arrived at Duke as part of their No. 60 class per On3’s 2023 Industry Football Team Recruiting Rankings. He was one of 27 commitments in the group, all of which were three-star talents.
As for additions, Duke has brought in nine transfers that make up the No. 66 class per On3’s 2024 Team Transfer Portal Rankings. Two of those are for the defense with each being linemen in Kendy Charles (Liberty) and Will Seiler (Penn). The highest-rated one is QB Maalik Murphy (Texas) who is No. 97 overall and is the No. 16 QB per On3’s 2024 Transfer Portal Top Players.
Duke had an excellent season yet again on the gridiron, finishing 8-5 overall and 4-4 in ACC play. They had a great year, but unfortunately had to deal with a season-ending injury to quarterback Riley Leonard. He has since moved onto the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the offseason. And the Blue Devils also lost former head coach Mike Elko, who moved onto to be the head man for the Texas A&M Aggies in College Station.
The new head coach for the Blue Devils is former Penn State defensive coordinator, Manny Diaz.
To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire.
The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.
On3’s Sam Gillenwater also contributed to this article.