Hickory High School (NC) three-star senior Jamien Little is a longtime Duke football fan. The 6-foot-1, 175-pound receiver, who visited Durham in late October and witnessed the team’s near miss in a 28-27 loss to current No. 1. 9 SMU, enjoyed following the electricity in the first season of the Manny Diaz era, including the Blue Devils’ three-game winning streak to record their first nine-win regular season since 2014.

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Speaking of that winning streak, Duke capped it with a thrilling 23-17 victory at Wake Forest on Saturday afternoon. And on Sunday, Little announced his commitment to Diaz & Co., three weeks after dropping his commitment to the struggling Demon Deacons.

He chose Duke over fellow finalist UNC.

Little’s most recent visit was to Chapel Hill, when he was on hand for the Tar Heels’ 31-24 home win over Wake Forest. But UNC’s recruiting efforts are now in freefall, especially after the school announced the firing of Mack Brown last week without immediately naming a new head coach.

At No. 769 overall, No. 113 among wide receivers and No. 18 in North Carolina on the 247Sports 2025 Composite, Jamien Little marks the Blue Devils’ highest receiver since August.

Duke Football now boasts the second-most 2025 commitments among ACC programs after also picking up commitments from Arbor View High School (Nev.) three-star offensive lineman Daniel Boyd and Malvern Prep (Pa.) three-star safety Andrew Pellicciotta last week.

The Blue Devils’ total of 27 hires in 2025 stood at 33rd in the country, according to 247Sports, and 5th in the conference. It includes two composite four-star prospects, Grimsley High School (NC) quarterback Bryce Davis and Central Catholic High School (Pa.) tight end Bradley Gompers.

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