Duke Watson

Photo by: Caleb Jones |University of Louisville Athletics

Height:
6-0
Weight:
180
Position:
RB
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Forsyth, Ga.
High School:
Mary Persons

PRONUNCIATION

2025: Caught a 30-yard touchdown pass in the season-opening win over Eastern Kentucky.

2024: Second on the team in rushing with 597 yards and seven touchdowns ... led the nation with an average of 8.9 yards per carry ... tallied a pair of 100-yard rushing games ... totaled 373 yards and five touchdowns in the final four games ... ran for 83 yards on just 10 carries in the Sun Bowl win over Washington ... tallied his second 100-yard rushing game with 104 yards and two scores in a win at Kentucky ... scored from 58 yards and 24 yards at UK ... rushed 11 times for 117 yards and three touchdowns on the road against Stanford... rushed four times for 51 yards and one touchdown against Jacksonville State... rushed six times for 86 yards and one touchdown in season opener against Austin Peay.

High School: Committed in June… four-star prospect on Rivals and On3… ranked by 247Sports composite as No. 36 running back nationally and No. 57 player in Georgia… rushed for 5,541 yards and 74 touchdowns in his scholastic career… totaled 1600+ rushing yards in all three seasons from 2021-2023… averaged 8.3 yards per carry … ran for 1,865 yards and 30 scores as a senior… totaled 1,669 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns as a junior with 184 yards and four scores receiving… recorded 1,901 all-purpose yards and 16 touchdowns as a junior … rushed for 1,716 yards and 25 touchdowns as a sophomore… chose Louisville over Cincinnati, Kentucky, Georgia Tech, NC State, Penn State, Auburn, Boston College, Charlotte, James Madison, East Carolina, Kansas, Kansas State, Minnesota, NC State, Ole Miss, Purdue, and UCF.