UCF · 2026

Duke Watson

RB
UCF Knights3-3 · TDC #51
Snap share
52%
5 of 6 started · likely 41–64%
Rush yards
483
49th of 1456 in FBS
Yards / carry
6.9
21st of 325 in FBS
Rush TD
3
150th of 631 in FBS
Receptions
6
876th of 1995 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.13
125th of 262 RBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

75 plays · +9.7 total EPA · 125th of 262 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.13
Passing-0.60
Rushing+0.23
1st down+0.12
2nd down+0.06
3rd down+0.17
Standard downs+0.11
Passing downs+0.17
WatsonRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays20%
Pass plays5%
Run plays36%
1st down23%
2nd down25%
3rd down10%
Standard downs21%
Passing downs19%
WatsonRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries66—
Success rate42.4%203rd / 321
Explosive run rate22.7%28th / 321
Stuffed at the line15.2%164th / 321
First downs21—
Red-zone carries8—
Goal-line carries1—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets9—
Target share6.1%—
Catch rate66.7%—
Success rate per target11.1%—
Yards per target0.8—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets1—
Red-zone targets0—

Charting

Where Watson's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
9
6 caught (67%)
Avg. depth of target
-1.1
air yards per target
YAC per catch
3.0
18 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-11
of 7 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted9 targets charted

67% comp-1.1 avg. depth3.0 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 2 targets (22%), 2 caught (100%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target2100% · 0yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 8 yds, 8.0 per target1100% · 8yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 4 targets (44%), 2 caught (50%), -2 yds, -0.5 per target450% · -2yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (11%), 1 caught (100%), 1 yds, 1.0 per target1100% · 1yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction68 carries

Left
22%
8.9 YPC · 53% succ.
Middle
60%
6.5 YPC · 32% succ.
Right
18%
6.8 YPC · 67% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · Louisville

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (2 of Watson’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
5
3 caught (60%)
Avg. depth of target
-1.6
air yards per target
YAC per catch
6.3
19 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-9
of 10 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted5 targets charted

75% comp-1.6 avg. depth6.3 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (20%), 1 caught (100%), -2 yds, -2.0 per target1100% · -2yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (20%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 targets (20%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 2 targets (40%), 2 caught (100%), 12 yds, 6.0 per target2100% · 12yRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction24 carries

Left
17%
2.5 YPC · 25% succ.
Middle
67%
4.6 YPC · 56% succ.
Right
17%
1.8 YPC · 75% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

3 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SRRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farUCF#51 · 3-3652%704836.9342.4%6706.1%
2025Louisville#24 · 9-4718%491583.2143.5%64914.7%
2024Louisville#14 · 9-41321%675978.9743.1%56013.3%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Duke Watson's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Duke Watson's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

6.4 avg. game scoreBest: 9.2 vs Georgia State (Week 3)1 of 6 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Bethune-CookmanW 73–67.9711015.7164·····
2@PittsburghL 7–124.56101.708372.308
3Georgia StateW 44–309.21417712.62631-1-1.000
4TCUW 21–135.613574.4014122.002
5@HoustonL 17–275.79505.60371-1-1.000
6@Oklahoma StateL 28–425.321793.8013·····
2026 · 6 games6.4704836.9364671.208

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries70—
Yards48349th / 1456
Yards / carry6.921st / 325
Touchdowns3150th / 631
Long64—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions6876th / 1995
Yards71763rd / 1981
Yards / catch1.2—
Touchdowns0—
Long8—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost0—
Recovered0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Bethune-Cookman✓ RB60~16 (11–21)7·27%
Wk 2 · Pittsburgh✓ RB54~33 (23–43)10161%
Wk 3 · Georgia State✓ RB56~26 (18–34)15·46%
Wk 4 · TCU✓ RB53~28 (19–36)14·53%
Wk 5 · Houston—59~33 (23–43)11·56%
Wk 6 · Oklahoma State✓ RB83~52 (44–58)22·63%
Season5 GS365188 (149–232)79152%

Position Room

7 RBs on the UCF roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
Duke WatsonRB704836.936+0.13
4Taevion SwintRBFR321625.124+0.01
11Landen ChambersRBJR261395.333+0.21
20Kaj BakerRBFR63050—+0.14
35Agyeman AddaeRBSO47418.511+1.38
24Arthur Lewis IVRBFR1000—-0.47
42Chance NixonRBFR——————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. UCF depth chart →