Mensah is Duke's lone four-star transfer, as 247Sports ranked him as the No. 7 quarterback and No. 73 portal player overall. He and Duke are likely hoping that he can take the team that finished tied for fourth in the ACC at 5-3 to a team that can contend for a conference title and a College Football Playoff spot.

Quarterback Darian Mensah's move to Duke comes with a massive paycheck, as CBS Sports reported Monday that the recent Tulane transfer will receive $8 million over two years. An annual average of $4 million would make Mensah unofficially the highest paid college football player,

Duke football program will reportedly give former Tulane QB Darian Mensah an $8 million NIL deal to commit to them from the transfer portal