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,

Mensah started 13 games for Tulane this past season. The redshirt freshman threw for 2,723 yards, 22 touchdowns and six interceptions.