Class of 2025 three-star wide receiver Qeanu Johnson plans to make the trek from Hamden, Conn., to Durham, N.C., to begin his college career. The Hamden Hall Country Day High School standout announced his commitment to Duke University on Saturday.
Johnson finished 10th at Connecticut State.
On July 2, Johnson announced his top three schools, Duke, Penn State and Connecticut, but ultimately it was the Blue Devils who secured the talented receiver’s verbal commitment.
Johnson and Rivals’ Rich O’Leary discussed his decision to join the Blue Devils with me.
He feels he’ll have a chance to play early in Durham, but Duke’s campus itself and strong academics are also factors that set Johnson apart.
“I’m committed to Duke,” Johnson said. Also, I know people who are going there too, they have a beautiful campus and warm weather.
Here’s Johnson’s strong relationship with Duke’s head coach Manny Diazoutfielders coach Zorn Burden and help from the rest of the staff, allowing him to feel comfortable making the choice to become a committed Blue Devil.
Duke coaches have been linked to Johnson for some time. The Blue Devils offered Johnson a scholarship in January, with the assistant head coach/special teams coordinator/defensive tackles coach offering him a scholarship Gabe Infante. Later that month, Diaz, Infante and the safeties coach Rick Lester Visited Johnson at Hamden Hall. Since then, the connection between the young receiver and the coaching staff has grown significantly.
“When they come to our school and meet us and talk, that’s when it all really starts,” Johnson explained of his relationship with Duke’s coaching staff. Said a lot of wise things and I could learn a lot from him. And Coach Zorn, I feel like he has a lot of great and useful advice that will help me develop in the future and bring out the best in my game.
However, it wasn’t just the coaches who played a role in getting Johnson to join the Blue Devils. Johnson’s high school teammate, three-star inside linebacker Asher Wasserman, committed to Duke in April and has also been recruiting Johnson.
“My teammate Asher (Wasserman) is very committed to Duke and he always tells me that when he went to Duke, he fell in love with it,” Johnson noted. is also like this.
Johnson paid an official visit to Duke over the weekend of June 21-23. He was also able to sit down with the coaches and discuss areas of the game that the staff was looking for to improve and how he would be the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Jonathan Breweroffensive system, and what the Blue Devils have planned for his future.
Overall, Johnson feels like Duke is home and considers the people in the football program to be family.
“Everything is close, it’s a very diverse campus, and it looks beautiful,” Johnson said of the official visit. How to fit into their offense, develop. Everyone there showed great hospitality and treated me like my own child.
Johnson also paid an official visit to Connecticut over the weekend of May 31.
As a junior in 2023, Johnson helped Hamden Hall to a 9-1 overall record and a New England Prep School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) Joe Lang Bowl championship.
In addition to the schools mentioned above, Johnson also received scholarships from the following schools: air forceArmy, Boston College, Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon State, Rutgers, Syracuse, West Virginia and Yale University.
Duke’s 2025 recruiting class currently has 25 recruits, including Johnson, who ranks No. 31 nationally.
