Player Career

Duke Catalon Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Duke Catalon story

Duke Catalon built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a running back from Houston, TX wearing No. 2, spending time with Houston. The clearest part of Duke Catalon's career was his backfield work: 1,165 rushing yards, 294 carries, 12 rushing touchdowns, and 367 receiving yards across 21 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Houston. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 367 receiving yards and 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 21 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Houston.

The arc is straightforward: Duke Catalon moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Houston

    2015-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20152016201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonHouston0
2016 PostseasonHouston80941.931.8809
2016 Regular SeasonHouston80941.931.80
2017 PostseasonHouston72341.622-86
2017 Regular SeasonHouston72341.6220

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs SMU

Week 6 · W 35-22 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

186

Scrimmage Yards

94.6 takeover

186 scrimmage yards and 38.3 usage.

#2

vs UCF

Week 9 · W 31-24 · Conference game

122

Scrimmage Yards

81.9 takeover

Win with 122 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

122 scrimmage yards and 34.7 usage.

#3

@ SMU

Week 8 · L 16-38 · Conference game

120

Scrimmage Yards

80.7 takeover

Loss with 120 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

120 scrimmage yards and 37.5 usage.

#4

vs Oklahoma

Week 1 · W 33-23

117

Scrimmage Yards

79.9 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

117 scrimmage yards and 41.3 usage.

#5

vs Louisville

Week 12 · W 36-10

107

Scrimmage Yards

74.8 takeover

Win with 107 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

107 scrimmage yards and 38.3 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · Houston

809 primary output · 41.9 efficiency · 31.8 usage

77.6

#2

2016 Regular Season · Houston

77.6

809 primary · 41.9 efficiency · 31.8 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · Houston

61.1

723 primary · 41.6 efficiency · 22 usage

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

4

2+ TD games