Player Dossier

2012-2016

Duke

Jela Duncan

RB • 5'10" • Charlotte, NC, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Jela Duncan leans balanced backfield option traits and 52.8 efficiency.

Usage / Role

48%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

49

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

43

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · Duke

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Duke
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame

Player Story

Jela Duncan built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a running back from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 25, spending time with Duke. The clearest part of Jela Duncan's career was his backfield work: 1,985...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2012 · Rating 0.8796

Mallard Creek · Charlotte, NC

Committed To
Duke
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2012

Jela Duncan, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · Duke. Jela Duncan leans balanced backfield option traits and 52.8 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
2,319
Rushing yards
1,985
Receiving yards
334
Touchdowns
18

Quick Answers

Jela Duncan quick answers

Latest team and position
Duke · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
2,319
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 42 games
Best season
2013 Regular Season · Duke
Top game
Notre Dame
Recruit profile
3-star · Mallard Creek · Duke
High school pipeline
Mallard Creek · 44 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 25 · Class 2016
2016 Scrimmage yards rank
443 scrimmage yards · RB 214th (top 38%) · ACC 69th (top 27%) · National 548th (top 23%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2012 PostseasonDuke13643727064.4
2012 Regular SeasonDuke1357851662464.4
2013 Regular SeasonDuke13685562123466.2
2014 Regular SeasonDuke00000-
2015 PostseasonDuke101131094059.8
2015 Regular SeasonDuke1043635185459.8
2016 Regular SeasonDuke644341033658.8

Related Context

Jela Duncan played RB for Duke. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jela Duncan recorded 1,985 rushing yards, 334 receiving yards, and 18 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Duke.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season

Duke paired 685 primary output with 51.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2012 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 52.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Memphis

Win with 102 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2012 Postseason · Duke

Games

13

Scrimmage Yards / G

49.4

Efficiency

52.6

Usage

16.1

Consistency

65.5

Best Game by takeover score

Memphis

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Cincinnati: 64. Florida International: 5. Stanford: 9. North Carolina Central: 50. Memphis: 102. Wake Forest: 79. Virginia: 41. Virginia Tech: 23. North Carolina: 86. Florida State: 46. Clemson: 26. Georgia Tech: 39. Miami: 72

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Cincinnati: 15 by 40.9. Florida International: 4 by 17.7. Stanford: 2 by 46.9. North Carolina Central: 6 by 84.7. Memphis: 10 by 92.5. Wake Forest: 14 by 55.3. Virginia: 10 by 42.7. Virginia Tech: 7 by 32.4. North Carolina: 25 by 35.4. Florida State: 13 by 36.9. Clemson: 8 by 42.7. Georgia Tech: 6 by 67.7. Miami: 8 by 87.5

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins60.5 · Games = 6 · +20.6 vs Losses
Losses39.9 · Games = 7 · -20.6 vs Wins

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Memphis

Best efficiency game

92.5 vs Memphis

Result
Thu 12/27vs CincinnatiL 34-4810373.7005274.3
Sat 11/24vs MiamiL 45-5266410.700289
Sat 11/17@ Georgia TechL 24-426396.5006.5
Sat 11/3vs ClemsonL 20-566284.7002-23.3
Sat 10/27@ Florida StateL 7-4813463.5013.5
Sat 10/20vs North CarolinaW 33-3022743.4013123.4
Sat 10/13@ Virginia TechL 20-4151530283.3
Sat 10/6vs VirginiaW 42-1710414.1014.1
Sat 9/29@ Wake ForestW 34-2711565.1013235.6
Sat 9/22vs MemphisW 38-149889.80011410.2
Sat 9/15vs North Carolina CentralW 54-176508.3008.3
Sun 9/9@ StanfordL 13-50294.5004.5
Sat 9/1vs Florida InternationalW 46-2636201-11.3

Player Story

Jela Duncan story

Jela Duncan built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a running back from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 25, spending time with Duke. The clearest part of Jela Duncan's career was his backfield work: 1,985 rushing yards, 367 carries, 17 rushing touchdowns, and 334 receiving yards across 42 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with Duke. 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 334 receiving yards and 147 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 42 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Duke.

The arc is straightforward: Jela Duncan 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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    Duke

    2012-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2012201220132014201520152016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 PostseasonDuke64252.616.1
2012 Regular SeasonDuke64252.616.10
2013 Regular SeasonDuke68551.41743
2014 Regular SeasonDuke0-685
2015 PostseasonDuke54959.512.7549
2015 Regular SeasonDuke54959.512.70
2016 Regular SeasonDuke44352.821.9-106

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Notre Dame

Week 4 · W 38-35

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

121

Scrimmage Yards

83.6 takeover

121 scrimmage yards and 31.8 usage.

#2

vs Indiana

Week 1 · W 44-41 · Postseason

113

Scrimmage Yards

82.2 takeover

Win with 113 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

113 scrimmage yards and 22.6 usage.

#3

@ North Carolina

Week 10 · L 31-66 · Conference game

115

Scrimmage Yards

81.6 takeover

Loss with 115 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

115 scrimmage yards and 20.3 usage.

#4

vs Miami

Week 12 · W 48-30 · Conference game

106

Scrimmage Yards

79 takeover

Win with 106 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

106 scrimmage yards and 25.4 usage.

#5

vs Georgia Tech

Week 3 · L 14-38 · Conference game

89

Scrimmage Yards

78.4 takeover

Loss with 89 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

89 scrimmage yards and 32.7 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2013 Regular Season · Duke

685 primary output · 51.4 efficiency · 17 usage

66.2

#2

2012 Postseason · Duke

64.4

642 primary · 52.6 efficiency · 16.1 usage

#3

2012 Regular Season · Duke

64.4

642 primary · 52.6 efficiency · 16.1 usage

Milestones

4

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

3

2+ TD games