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Syracuse freshman Duce Chestnut is one of 37 players on the Shaun Alexander Award watchlist, an honor given to the nation’s best freshman.
The Camden, New Jersey, native has started all nine games at cornerback for the Orange, becoming just the third defensive back to start a game as a rookie in the last 40 years (the others are Andre Cisco in 2018 and Markus Paul in 1985).
Chestnut leads the Orange in interceptions (two) and has the seventh-most tackles this season (36).