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 / Role

21%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Louisville

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 1
Unique Seasons: 2
Program Path: Louisville
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Stanford

Player Story

Duke Watson built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a running back from Forsyth, GA wearing No. 26, spending time with Louisville. The clearest part of Duke Watson's career was his backfield work: 755...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2024 · Rating 0.8983

Mary Persons · Forsyth, GA

Committed To: Louisville
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2024

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Latest team and position: Louisville · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards: 864
Tracked sample: 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 19 games
Best season: 2024 Postseason · Louisville
Top game: Stanford
Recruit profile: 4-star · Mary Persons · Louisville
High school pipeline: Mary Persons · 11 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 26 · Sophomore
2025 Scrimmage yards rank: 207 scrimmage yards · RB 366th (top 50%) · ACC 126th (top 35%) · National 1,027th (top 38%)

Duke Watson played RB for Louisville. Across 2 tracked seasons, Duke Watson recorded 755 rushing yards, 109 receiving yards, and 10 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Louisville.

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