Duke signs two defensive backs to scholarship agreements

 Duke coach David Cutcliffe has announced the signing of two football players to scholarship agreements. Defensive backs Mark Gilbert and Jacob Morgenstern plan to enroll enroll early and join the Blue Devils in January, upon completion of their high school degrees.

  Gilbert is a 6-foot-2, 170-pound athlete from Terry Sanford High School in Fayetteville, Ranked as a three-star prospect, he has recorded 45 tackles, an interception and run three kickoffs back for touchdowns while leading his team to a 10-1 record and the No. 1 seeding in the 3AA state playoffs. He is also a star basketball player who was the MVP of Terry Sanford's victory in the state championship game last spring and the nephew of former NFL Pro Bowler Sean Gilbert.

  Morgenstern, also a three-star prospect, is a 6-4, 215-pound native of New Canaan, Conn.,who has recorded 68 tackles and two interceptions this season while catching 14 passes for 288 yards and two touchdowns on offense.   Like Gilbert, he is a two-sport star, leading Roy C. Ketcham High in almost every offensive category on the way to the Connecticut state final four in 2014.

  Both players will be eligible to participate in Duke's spring practice.

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