Duke Watson

RB · #26 · UCF · JR · 5'11" · 185 · Forsyth, GA

Transferred from LOU · RB depth chart, 2nd

158 2025 rush yards

2 2025 total TDs

8% Team touch share

4 Explosive plays

20 Career games (1 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Carries	Rush yds	YPC	Rec	Rec yds	TD
2025	Louisville	7	1	49	158	3.2	6	49	2
2024	Louisville	13	0	67	597	8.9	5	60	8

2025 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 22.6 41

Yards per carry 3.2 10

Receiving yards per game 7.0 56

Total TDs 2 36

Around Duke

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production

Alonza Barnett III QB · 2,806 pass yds · 14g · at JMU

Landen Chambers RB · no college stats

WR-X

Josh Derry WR · no college stats

WR-Z

Waden Charles WR · 290 rec yds · 12g

WR-SL

Duane Thomas Jr. WR · 528 rec yds · 12g

Dylan Wade TE · 523 rec yds · 11g

The situation

UCF 2025 offense ›

Explosive play rate 11.1% 49

Red zone TD rate 68.1% 43

Line yards per carry 2.3 38

Sack rate allowed 5.0% 71

2025 Game log

with Louisville

Wk	Opponent	Car	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	RZ opps	Touch share
W1	Eastern Kentucky Colonels	2	1	1	32	1		4%
W2	JMU	7			13		2	13%
W5	@ PITT	14	1	1	50		2	17%
W6	UVA	1	1	1	8			3%
W11	CAL	8			19	1	1	11%
W12	CLEM	11	4	2	43		2	21%
W13	@ SMU	6	1	1	42			14%

Recruiting

2024 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2024 board

#382 Eric Karner TE · Immaculate Conception TXAM

#382

Jeremiah Beasley LB · Belleville MICH

#382

Duke Watson RB · Mary Persons LOU

#385

Jacob Ponton OT · Dripping Springs TTU

#386 Alex Taylor WR · Grimsley UNC

RBs in the class

#25

Braylen Russell Benton ARK

#26

Corey Smith Catholic Memorial PSU

#27

Duke Watson Mary Persons LOU

#28

J'Marion Burnette Andalusia HOU

#29

Darrion Dupree Mount Carmel WIS

2025 · 41th pctile of RBs

Recruit · 87th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.