{"id":3673,"date":"2026-06-11T20:34:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T20:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=3673"},"modified":"2026-06-11T20:34:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T20:34:54","slug":"geneva-defensive-end-duke-carpenter-commits-to-stanford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=3673","title":{"rendered":"Geneva defensive end Duke Carpenter commits to Stanford"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two years ago, Duke Carpenter was not even sure that football was his focus sport. He also played basketball and was a national-level shot put and discus thrower in track and field.<\/p>\n

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His decision to throw his attention into football after transferring to the tiny Geneva School from Winter Park last year has paid huge dividends. Carpenter, a 6-foot-5, 250-pound defensive end committed to Stanford on Thursday, following official visits to his final two schools, Stanford and Wake Forest. Kansas, Rutgers and Princeton were also in the mix.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt feels great. It feels like a weight off my chest. It was a hard decision, but in the end I was super confident about it and I\u2019m super excited to be part of (the Stanford) program,\u201d Carpenter said. \u201cThe biggest thing for me was the academics at Stanford and also the fit for me. That\u2019s what kind of stood out.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is really far away, and that was one of the negatives, but in the end the other things kind of won out over that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carpenter started playing football in eighth grade, but he never really focused on one sport. He transferred to Geneva in 2023 and coach Dave Langdon saw a superstar in the talented youngster.<\/p>\n

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