DeVon Edwards earns national honors

Redshirt freshman safety DeVon Edwards was named National Defensive Player of the Week by the Walter Camp Football Foundation for his play Saturday in Duke's 38-20 win against N.C. State.

Edwards scored three touchdowns in the Blue Devils' victory, taking a kickoff 100 yards to the house and returning interceptions of 25 and 45 yards on back-to-back plays. Edwards' second and third touchdowns came just 16 seconds apart. The Covington, Ga., native also recorded 10 tackles on the afternoon.

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Duke had not returned a kickoff for a score in head coach David Cutcliffe's six-year tenure. Jabari Marshall was the last to accomplish this when he returned a kickoff 94 yards for a score in the Blue Devils' 2007 season opener, a loss to Connecticut.

Edwards is Duke's second player to earn National Player of the Week recognition this season. Linebacker Kelby Brown won the award following Duke's 13-10 win against Virginia Tech, when he recorded 14 tackles and added an interception to seal the upset victory.