Duke Watson
Central Florida
66
Depth

Duke Watson

RBOffenseDepthTRANSFER · Louisville
2nd String / Backup

Is Duke Watson starting?

Duke Watson is listed 2nd string at RB for Central Florida.

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Mary Persons, ranked #382 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 158 rushing yards, 1 rush TD. That's 8% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 66 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit4★ · #382 NatlTeam Share8%
Forsyth, GA
Class
JR/TR
Height
6'0"
Weight
180 lbs
Transfer
Louisville

Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
1581

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★4-star
Composite
0.8983
National Rank
#382
High School
Mary Persons
Hometown
Forsyth, GA

Why this rating?

On a 74-rated offense; 47th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.95 for competition level) put them -2 vs unit starters → 66.

Team offense (SP+)
74
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 47% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 17% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.95)
Depth-chart adjustment
-2 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

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Team Role

158 rush yds · 1 TD · 13% of carries
Usage / Involvement12%

Depth at RB · Central Florida

  1. 178Landen ChambersStarter
  2. 266Duke WatsonYou
  3. 3466Taevion Swint
Coach Central FloridaTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.