Nick Del Grande - 2026 - Football - Duke University

Nick Del Grande

Nick Del Grande

Position:
Offensive Line
Height:
6-4
Class:
Post Baccalaureate
Hometown:
Lancaster, Pa.
Prev School:
Coastal Carolina

Played in 35 games, starting in all 35, for Coastal Carolina the past four years and earned a pair of All-Sun Belt honors
Team captain in 2025
Helped the Chanticleers to a combined record of 20-19 across the last three seasons with appearances in the 2023 EasyPost Hawai'i Bowl, 2024 Myrtle Beach Bowl and 2025 Independence Bowl
Guided Coastal Carolina to six wins during the 2025 campaign and its sixth straight bowl appearance
According to Pro Football Focus (PFF), Del Grande finished the 2025 season with zero sacks allowed, just three quarterback hits surrendered and only 10 pressures yielded. He owned PFF’s highest total offensive grade among Sun Belt tackles (79.1) and the best pass blocking grade (88.2) among Group of Six tackles
In 2024, earned Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt accolades after starting all 13 games. He helped anchor a unit which led the Sun Belt in fewest sacks allowed with 15 (1.15 per game), a mark which ranked tied for 17th nationally. His performance helped the Chanticleers average 4.6 yards per carry with 21 scores. Aided by Del Grande’s pass protection, Coastal threw for 2,616 yards and with 20 touchdowns
As a redshirt freshman during the 2023 season, started all 12 games at left tackle and earned Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt honors
Helped the offense in 2023 rank first in the league in passing yards per attempt (8.49), third in yards per play (6.33) and third in sacks allowed (16). He helped Coastal rack up a season-high 569 yards of offense against Appalachian State and possess the ball for a season-high 37:16 in an EasyPost Hawai’i Bowl victory
Did not appear in any games as a true freshman in 2022

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