Duke transfer WR Mehki Wall commits to North Carolina Central

Former Duke Blue Devils wide receiver Mehki Wall has found a new college football home. After entering the NCAA transfer portal in late April, the former Blue Devil has landed at his new home in early May after committing to play for HBCU North Carolina Central University.

Wall remains in his home state of North Carolina after committing to NCCU. He grew up in Greensboro, NC, and attended Dudley High School, which is where he honed his skills, becoming a three-star recruit with an 85.7 rating. Wall was the No. 844 overall recruit, the No. 129 wide receiver, and the No. 21ranked player from North Carolina in the 2022 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

In his two seasons at Duke, Wall has played in a total of nine games. Eight of those nine games he featured in were a part of the Blue Devils 2023 campaign. Last season, Wall made six receptions for 38 yards with one receiving touchdown. The majority of his productivity came against Virginia in Duke’s final road game of the regular season, where he was able to haul in five catches for 36 yards and one touchdown.

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Duke and the Transfer Portal

The Spring Transfer Portal window is currently open and with that, there has been plenty of movement around college football. That, notably, includes a program like Duke that underwent a coaching change with Manny Diaz taking over.

Duke currently has the 66th-ranked Transfer Portal class in the 2024 cycle, according to the On3 College Football Team Transfer Portal Rankings. That class includes 20 players who have left the program this offseason and nine who have entered the program. That number includes River Hanson.

Among the players leaving Duke who have committed to transfer to new teams, six have committed to going to a power conference school. Interestingly, none of those players have committed to following Mike Elko to Texas A&M at this point. Meanwhile, of the players transferring into the Duke program, two are coming from power conferences, and five are moving up from FCS.

One challenge that Manny Diaz is now facing is the need to get his Duke roster to 85 scholarship players, with the team not allowed to carry more than that. It would also put itself at a disadvantage to carry fewer.

On3’s Dan Morrison contributed to this article