Miami Emerges As Favorite For Duke Transfer QB Darian Mensah

Trinton Breeze

Jan 16, 2026 1 min read

Word around college football today is Miami is now the team to beat for former Duke QB Darian Mensah, who recently entered the transfer portal on the last day. This isn’t some long shot, the Hurricanes are getting serious looks and buzz as the favorite to land him according to 247Sports.

He broke out at Tulane in 2024, starting all 13 games and throwing 2,723 yards with 22 touchdowns and only 6 interceptions while completing 65.9% of his throws. He also ran for 132 yards and a score.

He then transferred to Manny Diaz’s Duke squad for the 2025 season, and he took off even more piling up nearly 4,000 yards passing with 34 touchdowns and 6 picks and a completion rate around 67%.

Mensah is back in the portal, and Miami fans are hyped about the possibility of adding a proven Power-5 QB.

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JHallCanes

Jan 19, 2026

TXCane20 said:
Mensah down to 4 on the On3 portal QB rankings. Was 2 since he entered portal lol

He’s #6 on 247 behind DJ ****** Lagway

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GOCANES05

Jan 19, 2026

When will he finish emerging ?

JamesQuall

Jan 19, 2026

GOCANES05 said:
When will he finish emerging ?

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GOCANES05

Jan 19, 2026

JamesQuall said:

Excellent point

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Bpayne32

Jan 19, 2026

Cane_J15 said:
Got alot of talent in that DB room Oj, Lucas, O' Conner, Slime, name who got alot of love in Spring a Fall at Nickel is Ewald. Gang of Freshman comin! Seatbelt, Wyman, Baby Portis. Dunnigan at 6'3 200 jfc dude gonna be a monster!! On that note good luck 3rd offseason weve heard chat bout him leavin..

Time to move to safety/nickel he looks fat as **** on the sidelines

ZeroBeachCane3

Jan 19, 2026

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YLCANE

Jan 19, 2026

Hoyacane1620 said:
He's already said he is staying.

Will he reconsider? IDK. Fletcher loves this team and he loves being a Hurricane. I think in some ways, it's still his connection to his father. Guess we'll see what advice he's given (or has been given after these first 3 games) in the next 24-48 hours...

He will make more staying than going to nfl
Stay play and have fun