Thomas Sirk

Height:
6-4
Weight:
220
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Glen St. Mary, Fla.
High School:
Baker County
Prev School:
Duke
Major:
Sport Management

A graduate transfer who officially signed a grant-in-aid agreement with East Carolina on May 15 and enrolled in the first summer semester … Two-year playing career at Duke came under the guidance of current ECU head coach Scottie Montgomery while the latter served as the Blue Devils’ offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach … Started 12 of 24 career contests at Duke, completing 261-of-441 passes for 2,692 yards and 19 touchdowns while also rushing for 1,041 yards and 16 scores on 210 carries … Did not play in the 2012 (redshirt), 2013 (injury) and 2016 (injury) seasons.

2016: Did not see action while recovering from surgery performed on Sept. 2, 2016, to repair a partial tear of his left Achilles tendon … Ruptured his left Achilles tendon on Feb. 9, 2016, and had surgery on it the following day.

2015: Played in and started 12 games (DNP-INJ vs. Pittsburgh) ... A first-team CoSIDA Academic All-District III honoree and Academic All-ACC selection ... Following Duke’s win over Virginia Tech, earned ACC Offensive Back of the Week, Manning Award Star of the Week and Davey O’Brien Award “Great 8” Performer of the Week honors ... Co-MVP of the New Era Pinstripe Bowl along with RB Shaun Wilson ... Completed 251-of-427 (.588) pass attempts for 2,625 yards with 16 TDs and eight INTs ... Recorded a pass efficiency rating of 119.04 ... Rushed 163 times for 803 yards (4.93) and eight TDs ... Amassed 3,428 total offensive yards to register the second-highest single-season total in Duke history (3,713 by Anthony Dilweg in 1988) ... Set school single-season record for total offensive plays (590; 163 rush, 427 pass) ... Scored 52 points on eight TDs and two PATs ... Sacked a total of 12 times, good for a sack-to-pass attempt ratio of 1:35.58 ... Credited with only one lost fumble ... Registered 30 total plays of 20+ yards (4 rush, 26 pass) ... Completed 12 passes of 30+ yards, including five covering 40+ yards with a season-long 89-yard TD toss to Shaun Wilson against N.C. Central ... Season-long 73-yard rush came versus Indiana at Yankee Stadium ... Became the first QB in Duke history to engineer two game-winning drives in OT ... One of four QBs among Power 5 schools nationally to lead their respective teams in both rushing and passing yardage (Seth Collins/Oregon State, Lamar Jackson/Louisville, Dak Prescott/Mississippi State) ... Became just the second Duke QB since 1951 to lead the team in both rushing and passing yards (Mike Dunn/1976) ... One of four QBs nationally to post 800+ rushing yards and 2,500+ passing yards on the season (Greg Ward/Houston, Deshaun Watson/Clemson, Marquise Williams/North Carolina) ... Became one of three players in ACC history to record 800+ rushing yards and 2,500+ passing yards in a single season, joining Watson and Williams ... One of 12 QBs nationally to record 15+ passing TDs and 8+ rushing TDs on the season ... One of eight QBs nationally to rush for 800+ yards ... Became the first Duke QB to lead the team in rushing yardage since 1976 (Dunn) ... Directed a Duke offense that joined Clemson and North Carolina as the only teams to rank among the ACC’s top five in rushing offense (5th), passing offense (5th), total offense (3rd) and scoring offense (5th) ... Signal-caller for an offensive unit that became the first in school history to average 190+ rushing yards and 240+ passing yards per contest ... Led Duke in rushing TDs as the Blue Devils scored 25 times on the ground (matching the program’s second-highest single-season total since 1956) ... Finished second on the team in total points (52) … In the ACC, ranked second in pass completions per game (20.92), third in total offensive yards per game (285.67), third in total points responsible per game (12.50), fourth in total points responsible (150), fourth in rushing yards by a QB, fifth in passing yards per game (218.75), sixth in passing yards, sixth in TD passes, eighth in pass completion percentage, 10th in pass efficiency rating and 10th in rushing yards per game (66.92) ... Nationally, ranked 25th in total offensive yards per game, 27th in pass completions per game, 42nd in total points responsible, 43rd in total points responsible per game and 48th in passing yards per game ... Set school record for most pass attempts without an INT to begin a career (93) ... On Duke’s single-season charts, totals rank second for most rushing yards by a QB, tied for second for most games with 100+ passing yards (12), tied for second for most 100-yard rushing games by a QB (2), tied for third for most wins by a starting QB (8), fourth for pass completion-to-INT ratio (31.38:1), fourth for pass attempt-to-INT ratio (53.38:1) and tied for fifth for most rushing TDs by a QB (8) ... also established the second-longest streak (2014-15) of most consecutive pass attempts without an INT in school history (178) ... Topped the 300-yard plateau for total offense in six games against Tulane (357/289 pass, 68 rush), N.C. Central (401/315 pass, 86 rush), Virginia Tech (379/270 pass, 109 rush), Miami (309/258 pass, 51 rush), Wake Forest (332/275 pass, 57 rush) and Indiana (318/163 pass, 155 rush) ... Completed 20+ passes in five games, including a season-high 31 against Miami ... Threw for 200+ yards in six weeks including a season-best 315 versus N.C. Central ... Tossed multiple TD passes four times including a season-high four at Virginia Tech ... Eclipsed the 100-yard plateau on the ground twice - Virginia Tech (109) and Indiana (155) ... Had 50+ rushing yards in nine games ... Posted multiple rushing TDs twice - North Carolina (2) and Indiana (2) ... On Duke’s single-game charts, totals rank second for most rushing yards by a QB (155 vs. Indiana), tied for second for most pass attempts in a quarter (24 vs. Miami), third for passing efficiency (233.45 vs. N.C. Central), tied for third for most TD passes (4 vs. Virginia Tech), tied for third for most pass attempts without an INT (52 vs. Miami), tied for fourth for most offensive plays (65 vs. Miami) and fifth for most pass completions in a quarter (15 vs. Miami) ... Led Duke to a 45-43 4OT win at Virginia Tech by accounting for 379 total yards (270 pass, 109 rush) with four TD passes and game-winning PAT (rush) ... Guided Blue Devils to the program’s first bowl victory since 1961 by completing 17-of-37 (.459) passes for 163 yards with one TD and two INTs while rushing 20 times for 155 yards and two TDs in a 44-41 OT triumph over Indiana in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl ... Joined Louisville’s Lamar Jackson as the only players nationally to record 150+ rushing yards and 150+ passing yards in bowl play ... In the win over the Hoosiers, coupled with K Ross Martin for game-tying TD (5-yard rush) and PAT with 41 seconds remaining in the fourth period to force overtime ... The 155-yard ground performance marked the second-highest single-game rushing yardage total by a QB in school history (168 by Mike Dunn vs. Georgia Tech in 1976) ... Suffered knee injury during overtime and sat out Duke’s final offensive snap of the contest, an incomplete pass thrown by QB Parker Boehme prior to Ross Martin’s game-winning 36-yard field goal ... On Duke’s bowl charts, totals against Indiana rank first for rushing yards, tied for first for rushing TDs, tied for second for TD responsibility (3) and tied for second for total points (12) ... Engineered an offense that recorded the most rushing yards (373) by a Duke team in a bowl game and scored the second most points in a bowl game (48 vs. Texas A&M in the 2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl) ... One of four QBs named to the Academic All-ACC team ... On the field for 927 snaps.

2014: Played in 12 games, serving as the top reserve behind All-ACC QB Anthony Boone ... Missed the Miami game due to illness ... Completed 10-of-14 (.714) passes for 67 yards and three TDs ... Posted a pass efficiency rating of 182.34 ... Rushed 47 times for 238 yards (5.06) and a team-high eight TDs ... Ranked tied for second on the team in total points with 48 (tied with WR Jamison Crowder) ... Yards per rushing attempt ranked second on the squad, trailing only RB Shaun Wilson ... Key component of an offensive unit that became the first in school history to average 180+ rushing yards and 210+ passing yards per game and averaged over 30 points per game for the third consecutive season ... In first collegiate game, completed 5-of-7 (.714) passes for 40 yards while rushing eight times for 54 yards and two TDs against Elon ... First collegiate TD pass covered two yards to TE David Reeves at Troy ... Tossed game-winning, three-yard TD pass to Reeves at the 7:23 mark of the fourth period in Duke’s 20-13 home triumph over Virginia ... Final scoring throw of the season also went to Reeves on an 18-yard strike against Wake Forest ... On the ground, picked up a season-high 94 yards against Tulane ... Had multiple rushing TD weeks against Elon (2), Georgia Tech (2) and Pittsburgh (2) ... Sealed Duke’s double OT road win at Pittsburgh with a five-yard TD rush in the second overtime period (becoming the first player in Duke history to end an OT victory with a rushing TD) ... Season long run of 50 yards came versus Tulane ... Only reserve QB (zero starts) nationally to account for 10+ total TDs and produce two game-winning TDs (rush or pass) in the fourth quarter or overtime ... Matched the fourth-highest single-season total for rushing TDs by a QB in Duke history ... Became the third player in Duke history to rush and throw for fourth quarter or overtime game-winning TDs in a single season ... Along with Boone (5) and Wilson (5), formed the fourth trio in Duke history to post 5+ rushing TDs each in a single campaign ... Paired with Boone to become just the second QB tandem in Duke history to rush for 5+ TDs each in a season ... Ranked tied for third among ACC QBs (with Georgia Tech’s Justin Thomas) in rushing TDs behind North Carolina’s Marquise Williams (13) and Boston College’s Tyler Murphy (11) ... Nationally, ranked tied for 16th in rushing TDs by a QB ... On the field for 72 snaps.

2013: Did not experience action while recovering from surgery performed April 10 to repair ruptured right Achilles tendon.

2012: Did not experience game action ... Recipient of the Sonny Falcone Iron Duke Award, a team honor presented annually to one offensive player, one defensive player and one player in the developmental program for their year-round commitment to strength training and conditioning ... Enrolled at Duke in January, 2012.

High School: Four-year letterman at Baker County under coach Ryan Sulkowski ... Helped Baker County to a four-year record of 34-9 ... Listed as the No. 19 pro-style quarterback in the nation by Rivals.com ... As a senior, completed 141-of-207 (.681) pass attempts for 2,303 yards and 26 TDs while rushing 111 times for 1,018 yards and 17 TDs ... Became the first player in Baker County history to throw for 2,000+ yards and rush for 1,000+ yards in a season ... Established school single-game record for TD passes with six in a 61-0 win over Terry Parker on Oct. 21, 2011 ... A third-team all-state (5A) pick by the Associated Press ... District IV Player of the Year and first-team all-district selection by the Florida Athletic Coaches Association ... A first-team All-First Coast pick by the Florida Times-Union ... Named to the 2011 Super 24 team by the Florida Times-Union ... In final game at Baker County, completed 30-of-36 passes for 405 yards and five TDs in a 41-24 win over Bradford on Nov. 11, 2011 ... Threw two TDs passes to lead the North squad to a 47-21 win and earn MVP honors in the Florida Athletic Coaches Association North-South Classic played Dec. 21, 2011, in Sebring ... Also lettered in baseball ... Member of Baker County weightlifting program that won four consecutive 1A state championships (2008-11).

Personal: Son of Eddie and Joy Sirk ... Graduated from Duke in May, 2016 with a degree in political science while minoring in education ... Has plans to pursue a master’s degree in liberal studies ... Two-time counselor at the Manning Passing Academy in 2015-16.