Gator Lamascus

Biography

Gator Lamascus joined the Duke coaching staff in March 2024 and serves as an analyst working primarily with the wide receivers. Lamascus enjoyed working with a highly productive group in 2025 with Cooper Barkate leading the way. Barkate, a Second Team All-ACC selection, finished the year ranked third in Duke single-season history with 1,106 yards and 10th in receptions with 72. He was Duke’s first 1,000-yard receiver since 2014. Que’Sean Brown also excelled in 2025, finishing with 64 receptions for 846 yards and five touchdowns. Brown paired with Barkate to become the second Duke duo with 800 or more receiving yards each in a season. Brown and Barkate combined for 136 receptions, the seventh most in a season by a Duke pair in program history, and 1,952 receiving yards, the third most by a Duke pair in program history. Lamascus’ wide receivers enjoyed a highly productive campaign in 2024 as Jordan Moore and Eli Pancol became the second Duke pair to both register eight or more touchdown receptions. Moore and Pancol were each Third Team All-ACC selections for their efforts. In addition to the outstanding duo, Sahmir Hagans caught 47 passes for 413 yards and three touchdowns, and Que’Sean Brown caught 41 passes for 455 yards and two scores. Brown, a redshirt freshman, finished fourth in Duke history for receptions by a freshman and fifth in receiving yards. Prior to arriving in Durham, Lamascus spent four seasons (2020-23) in a variety of roles at Southern Methodist University. H