Usage / Role
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Featured offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Duke
Mataeo Durant
RB • 6'1" • 195 lbs • McCormick, SC, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Mataeo Durant leans workhorse runner traits and 51.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
79
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Duke
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Duke
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte
Player Story
Mataeo Durant built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a running back from McCormick, SC wearing No. 21, spending time with Duke. The clearest part of Mataeo Durant's career was his backfield work: 2,562...
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- Committed To
- Duke
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Mataeo Durant, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Duke. Mataeo Durant leans workhorse runner traits and 51.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,042
- Rushing yards
- 2,562
- Receiving yards
- 480
- Touchdowns
- 22
Quick Answers
Mataeo Durant quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Duke · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,042
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Duke
- Top game
- Charlotte
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · McCormick · Duke
- High school pipeline
- McCormick · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Senior
- 2021 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,497 scrimmage yards · RB 16th (top 3%) · ACC 3rd (top 2%) · National 21st (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Duke | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Duke | 7 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Duke | 12 | 578 | 461 | 117 | 2 | 51.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Duke | 11 | 924 | 817 | 107 | 9 | 61.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Duke | 12 | 1,497 | 1,241 | 256 | 11 | 79.1 |
Related Context
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Mataeo Durant played RB for Duke. Across 4 tracked seasons, Mataeo Durant recorded 2,562 rushing yards, 480 receiving yards, and 9 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Duke.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Duke paired 1,497 primary output with 51.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 51.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Duke
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
124.8
Efficiency
51.3
Usage
35.6
Consistency
65
Best Game by takeover score
Charlotte
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Charlotte: 296. North Carolina A&T: 69. Northwestern: 143. Kansas: 186. North Carolina: 116. Georgia Tech: 160. Virginia: 87. Wake Forest: 106. Pittsburgh: 128. Virginia Tech: 33. Louisville: 86. Miami: 87
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Charlotte: 31 by 89.8. North Carolina A&T: 17 by 34. Northwestern: 26 by 51.9. Kansas: 24 by 69.2. North Carolina: 20 by 61.7. Georgia Tech: 44 by 37.2. Virginia: 22 by 46.6. Wake Forest: 21 by 53.2. Pittsburgh: 28 by 42.2. Virginia Tech: 10 by 34.4. Louisville: 15 by 61.4. Miami: 24 by 34.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins132.7 · Games = 3 · +10.6 vs Losses
Losses122.1 · Games = 9 · -10.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Charlotte
Best efficiency game
89.8 vs Charlotte
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | vs Miami | L 10-47 | 22 | 68 | 3.10 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 3.6 |
| Fri 11/19 | vs Louisville | L 22-62 | 13 | 78 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5.7 |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Virginia Tech | L 17-48 | 10 | 33 | 3.30 | 0 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Pittsburgh | L 29-54 | 24 | 89 | 3.70 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 4.6 |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Wake Forest100 rush yards | L 7-45 | 20 | 103 | 5.20 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5.0 |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Virginia | L 0-48 | 17 | 82 | 4.80 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4.0 |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Georgia Tech100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 27-31 | 43 | 152 | 3.50 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3.6 |
| Sat 10/2 | @ North Carolina100 rush yards | L 7-38 | 19 | 114 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5.8 |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Kansas100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 52-33 | 21 | 124 | 5.90 | 1 | 3 | 62 | 7.8 |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Northwestern100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 30-23 | 22 | 102 | 4.60 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 5.5 |
| Sat 9/11 | vs North Carolina A&T2+ TD | W 45-17 | 15 | 41 | 2.70 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 4.1 |
| Fri 9/3 | @ Charlotte100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 28-31 | 29 | 255 | 8.80 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 9.5 |
Player Story
Mataeo Durant story
Mataeo Durant built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a running back from McCormick, SC wearing No. 21, spending time with Duke. The clearest part of Mataeo Durant's career was his backfield work: 2,562 rushing yards, 489 carries, 18 rushing touchdowns, and 480 receiving yards across 42 career games in the available record. His career also includes 480 receiving yards and 9 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Mataeo Durant's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Duke
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20182018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Duke | 43 | 28.3 | 4.5 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Duke | 43 | 28.3 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Duke | 578 | 49.7 | 16.1 | 535 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Duke | 924 | 63.1 | 20 | 346 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Duke | 1,497 | 51.3 | 35.6 | 573 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Charlotte
Week 1 · L 28-31
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
296
Scrimmage Yards
96.6 takeover
296 scrimmage yards and 48.4 usage.
#2
vs North Carolina
Week 10 · L 24-56 · Conference game
161
Scrimmage Yards
86.9 takeover
Loss with 161 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
161 scrimmage yards and 21.7 usage.
#3
@ Syracuse
Week 6 · W 38-24 · Conference game
163
Scrimmage Yards
83.4 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
163 scrimmage yards and 26.7 usage.
#4
vs Charlotte
Week 9 · W 53-19
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Scrimmage Yards
78.5 takeover
Win with 104 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
104 scrimmage yards and 30 usage.
#5
@ Wake Forest
Week 13 · L 27-39 · Conference game
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Scrimmage Yards
75.8 takeover
Loss with 72 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
72 scrimmage yards and 18.2 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Duke
1,497 primary output · 51.3 efficiency · 35.6 usage
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#2
2020 Regular Season · Duke
61.7
924 primary · 63.1 efficiency · 20 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Duke
51.3
578 primary · 49.7 efficiency · 16.1 usage
Milestones
10
100+ rush yards
5
150+ scrimmage yards
7
2+ TD games
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