Last confirmed: Houston, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 215 lb · Houston, TX
Duke Catalon: RB · Houston · #2.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Duke Catalon
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Two seasons at Houston, two different head coaches: Tom Herman and Major Applewhite. A game that shows it: 177 rushing yards and 9 receiving yards against SMU — Week 6, 2017.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 25.3% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 19.6% of his carries. 2 carries for -2 yds vs Tulane; 22 for 177 vs SMU.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
35.1% of carries overall (147/419) → 33.8% of Q4-with-lead carries (22/65) — 100.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
9 of 12 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (75.0%). 9 of the team's 29 inside-the-5 carries (31.0%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 19-16@ Arizona | 18 | 78 | 4.3 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-3vs Rice | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-27vs Texas Tech | 13 | 41 | 3.2 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-13@ Temple | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-22vs SMU | 22 | 177 | 8.0 | 2 | 52 | Season-high 177 yds |
| Wk 7 | L 17-45@ Tulsa | 24 | 72 | 3.0 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 8 | L 38-42vs No. 25 Memphis | 22 | 65 | 3.0 | 3 | 16 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 9 | W 28-24@ No. 17 South Florida | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-27vs East Carolina | 9 | 77 | 8.6 | 1 | 22 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-20@ Tulane | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-14vs Navy | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 0 | 9 | |
 Bowl | L 27-33vs Fresno State | 11 | 16 | 1.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 149 | 637 | 4.3 | 8 | 52 |
Week 8 · 2017
L 38-42
vs Memphis
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
43%136 carriesFumble rate
1.3%2 of 149 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.3 yds/carry on 149 carries · 11% explosive (10+ yds) · 43% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 69.7 | 5.2 | 1.2 |
| Road5g | 40.6 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 63.9 | 4.2 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 38.0 | 3.5 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Major Applewhite
Pass share
48.2%
411 pass / 441 run
Plays / game
71.0
12 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
437 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
149 carries and 15 catches in 12 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Houston, 1,165 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tom Herman → Major Applewhite. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
