Player Profile

Duke Watson

RB • 6'0" • 180 lbs • Forsyth, GA, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Duke Watson leans balanced backfield option traits and 36.7 efficiency.

Usage Score

15.2

Efficiency

36.7

Consistency

68.6

Season Value

39

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Louisville

242425

Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
3
Primary stop by seasons
Louisville
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Louisville
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Stanford

Duke Watson, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Louisville. Duke Watson leans balanced backfield option traits and 36.7 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason

Louisville paired 657 primary output with 68.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 36.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: SMU

Loss with 42 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 71.4th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Louisville

Games

7

Scrimmage Yards / G

29.6

Efficiency

36.7

Usage

15.2

Consistency

68.6

Best Game by takeover score

SMU

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 32. James Madison: 13. Pittsburgh: 50. Virginia: 8. California: 19. Clemson: 43. SMU: 42

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 3 by 50.7. James Madison: 7 by 19.3. Pittsburgh: 15 by 34.9. Virginia: 2 by 29.2. California: 8 by 24.7. Clemson: 13 by 35.9. SMU: 7 by 62.5

Split Comparison

Wins31.5 · n=2 · +3.5 vs Losses
Losses28 · n=4 · -3.5 vs Wins
First Half25.8 · n=4 · -8.9 vs Second Half
Second Half34.7 · n=3 · +8.9 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

7 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

SMU

Best efficiency game

62.5 vs SMU

Result
Sat 11/22@ SMUL 6-3863660166
Sat 11/15vs ClemsonL 19-2011393.500243.3
Sun 11/9vs CaliforniaL 26-298192.4012.4
Sat 10/4vs VirginiaL 27-301220164
Sat 9/27@ PittsburghW 34-2714473.400133.3
Fri 9/5vs James MadisonW 28-147131.9001.9
Sat 8/30vs Unknown221013010.7

Career Arc

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

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    Louisville

    2024-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 PostseasonLouisville65768.111.3
2024 Regular SeasonLouisville65768.111.30
2025 Regular SeasonLouisville20736.715.2-450

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Stanford

Loss with 117 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

117

Primary metric

117 scrimmage yards and 21.2 usage.

#2

Kentucky

112

Primary metric

Win with 112 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

112 scrimmage yards and 11.7 usage.

#3

Unknown

86

Primary metric

Game with 86 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

86 scrimmage yards and 10.9 usage.

#4

Washington

84

Primary metric

Win with 84 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

84 scrimmage yards and 22.4 usage.

#5

SMU

42

Primary metric

Loss with 42 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

42 scrimmage yards and 16.3 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Postseason · Louisville

657 primary output · 68.1 efficiency · 11.3 usage

58.6

#2

2024 Regular Season · Louisville

58.6

657 primary · 68.1 efficiency · 11.3 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Louisville

39

207 primary · 36.7 efficiency · 15.2 usage

Milestones

2

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

2

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2024 · Rating 0.8983

Mary Persons · Forsyth, GA

Committed To
Louisville
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2024

Career Facts

1

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

864

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 19 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
3
Career rushing yards
755