'26 Idaho St Transfer WR Ian Duarte (Tennessee)

[benholt06]

Kid looks like my nephew on my wife’s side.
I wonder what ethnicity he is.

I’m thinking at least partially Filipino

Was jw if we’d ever had a Filipino player. Kinda cool.

 

[NighthawkVol]

Special teams, o-line and skill positions all sured up now.

Just need the QB to be good!

Lots back on the o-line and the two transfers. Gordon makes the RB room deep. We should be better there with Bishop older and Duane more experienced.

WR loaded. Stayley and Matthews are studs as 2nd year players. Ethan Davis really came on. Brame looked great when he played. Encouraged by Jackson and Smith playing early. Dodson has ability. Keys and King are elite talents. This guy can play in the slot.

Trent Thomas is a good blocking TE with Cole Harrison being a sleeper there.

Radarius Jackson is going to be a stud.

 

[WesTnVol]

BM
SaS

 

[Orange.]

Boom!

 

[Jackcrevol]

 

[Jackcrevol]

Got that stop and go quickness.

 

[Blake25p]

Solid pickup, got our return specialist and backup slot. Has the potential to start in 27 if Staley goes pro.

 

[wrangler]

BM
SaS

BOOM!!!

 

[rocktopper16]

Solid pickup, got our return specialist and backup slot. Has the potential to start in 27 if Staley goes pro.

He will see some time in the backfield too.

 

[Stacmot]

Radarius Jackson is going to be a stud.

I totally agree with this!

 

[kamoshika]

Before Ian Duarte was catching passes inside the ICCU Dome as a redshirt sophomore wide receiver for Idaho State, his journey began nearly 7,000 miles away, in the Philippines. “I’m not from Idaho, actually,” Duarte said with a laugh. “I was born in the Philippines, and when I was two years old, my family moved to Southern California. That’s where I spent most of my life growing up.”

For many student-athletes, the path to college football follows a fairly linear arc. For Duarte, it involved uprooting mid-high school, adapting to a new culture, and embracing the pressure of elite-level competition, all while representing his family’s heritage with pride.

Duarte began his high school career at Chaminade Preparatory in West Hills, California, where he was already playing varsity football as a freshman, lining up against some of the most talented players in the country. “You’re playing teams with three to five-star guys every week,” Duarte said. “Guys like Justin Flowe, DJ Harvey. The speed of the game there, it’s basically like playing at the college level.”

Then came COVID. California’s pandemic restrictions made it difficult for young athletes to continue their development, and Duarte’s family made a bold decision, relocate to Idaho. “My dad wanted to move somewhere where me and my brother could just live freely and have a normal high school experience,” Duarte said. “So we packed up and moved to Eagle, Idaho.”
Built for the Moment: Duarte Finds His Lane in ISU’s Air Attack - Idaho State University Athletics