Usage / Role
69%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2015-2017Houston
Duke Catalon
RB • 6'0" • 215 lbs • Houston, TX, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Duke Catalon leans balanced backfield option traits and 41.6 efficiency.
Impact Production
26
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
31
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Houston
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: SMU
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- Texas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Duke Catalon, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Houston. Duke Catalon leans balanced backfield option traits and 41.6 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,532
- Rushing yards
- 1,165
- Receiving yards
- 367
- Touchdowns
- 16
Featured Highlight
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Duke Catalon Houston Highlights
2017 · Houston · Player Highlight
Duke Catalon college highlights at Houston.
- Season
- 2017
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Duke Catalon quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Houston · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,532
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 21 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Houston
- Top game
- SMU
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Aldine Eisenhower · Texas
- High school pipeline
- Aldine Eisenhower · 20 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Class 2017
- 2017 Scrimmage yards rank
- 723 scrimmage yards · RB 130th (top 22%) · American Athletic 31st (top 14%) · National 255th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Houston | 9 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 77.6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Houston | 9 | 782 | 510 | 272 | 7 | 77.6 |
| 2017 Postseason | Houston | 12 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 0 | 61.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Houston | 12 | 708 | 621 | 87 | 9 | 61.1 |
Related Context
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Duke Catalon played RB for Houston. Across 3 tracked seasons, Duke Catalon recorded 1,165 rushing yards, 367 receiving yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Houston.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Houston paired 809 primary output with 41.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 41.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UCF
Win with 122 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Houston
Games
9
Scrimmage Yards / G
89.9
Efficiency
41.9
Usage
31.8
Consistency
77.5
Best Game by takeover score
UCF
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. San Diego State: 27. Oklahoma: 117. Cincinnati: 87. Texas State: 70. SMU: 120. UCF: 122. Tulane: 58. Louisville: 107. Memphis: 101
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. San Diego State: 18 by 14.3. Oklahoma: 26 by 43.8. Cincinnati: 21 by 43.4. Texas State: 10 by 72.9. SMU: 21 by 43.7. UCF: 26 by 46.5. Tulane: 24 by 25.7. Louisville: 23 by 36.8. Memphis: 20 by 49.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins93.5 · Games = 6 · +10.8 vs Losses
Losses82.7 · Games = 3 · -10.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
UCF
Best efficiency game
72.9 vs Texas State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/17 | @ San Diego State | L 10-34 | 14 | 18 | 1.30 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1.5 |
| Fri 11/25 | @ Memphis | L 44-48 | 13 | 60 | 4.60 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 5.0 |
| Fri 11/18 | vs Louisville2+ TD | W 36-10 | 14 | 39 | 2.80 | 1 | 9 | 68 | 4.7 |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Tulane | W 30-18 | 20 | 50 | 2.50 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2.4 |
| Sat 10/29 | vs UCF | W 31-24 | 19 | 82 | 4.30 | 1 | 7 | 40 | 4.7 |
| Sat 10/22 | @ SMU | L 16-38 | 17 | 54 | 3.20 | 0 | 4 | 66 | 5.7 |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Texas State | W 64-3 | 10 | 70 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 7 |
| Thu 9/15 | @ Cincinnati | W 40-16 | 16 | 67 | 4.20 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 4.1 |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Oklahoma | W 33-23 | 22 | 88 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 4.5 |
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
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Houston
2015-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Houston | 809 | 41.9 | 31.8 | 809 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Houston | 809 | 41.9 | 31.8 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Houston | 723 | 41.6 | 22 | -86 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Houston | 723 | 41.6 | 22 | 0 |
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
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100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
4
2+ TD games
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