Austin Duke

Last updated
Austin P. Duke
Personal information
Born: (1993-08-03) August 3, 1993 (age 30)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:171 lb (78 kg)
Career information
College: Charlotte
Position: Wide receiver
Undrafted: 2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Austin P. Duke (born August 3, 1993) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football for Charlotte and later professionally for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL).

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College football

In 2013, Duke began his college football career with the Charlotte 49ers as a member of UNC Charlotte's first varsity football team since 1948. As their leading receiver in each of his four seasons with the 49ers, he would go on to finish his college career in 2016 as their all-time leading receiver in receptions (253), receiving yards (3,437), and receiving touchdowns (24).

Professional football

Carolina Panthers

On May 5, 2017, Duke signed with the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL), [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] and spent the remainder of the 2017 NFL season on the Panthers' practice roster. [6]

On January 1, 2018, Duke was signed to a reserve future contract with the Panthers. [7] Duke would go on to participate in the Panthers' training camp, and appeared in 4 NFL preseason games, accumulating 69 yards on 9 receptions. [8] On September 1, 2018, Duke was released by the Panthers at the end of training camp. [9]

Atlanta Legends

In early 2019, Duke participated in the Alliance of American Football's Atlanta Legends training camp, [10] but was injured and ultimately did not play.

Toronto Argonauts

On May 27, 2019, he signed with the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts. [11] He was released June 7, 2019. [12]

New York Guardians

Duke signed with the New York Guardians of the XFL on January 7, 2020, where he was the league's top Punt Returner and starter for the NY Guardians. [13] The league suspended operations on April 10, 2020. [14] [15]

Barcelona Dragons

Duke signed with the Barcelona Dragons of the European League of Football on January 8, 2023 [16] and was released on May 18. [17]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Austin Duke". Espn.com.
  3. ↑ "Austin Duke - Carolina Panthers - 2018 Player Profile - Rotoworld.com". Rotoworld.com.
  4. ↑ "Austin Duke". NFL.com.
  5. ↑ "Austin Duke". Panthers.com.
  6. ↑ "Austin Duke Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Carolina Panthers". Panthers.com. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "NFL Player Gamelogs". Nfl.com. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  9. ↑ "NFL". Charlotteobserver.com. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  10. ↑ Thompson, Jaylon (January 6, 2019). "Legends 'burst' onto scene at Training Camp". Alliance of American Football . Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Argos add INT WR Austin Duke & INT DB Malik Davis". Toronto Argonauts . May 27, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Making Moves: Tracking roster cuts around the CFL". Cfl.ca. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  13. ↑ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  14. ↑ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  15. ↑ Hoffmann, Elias (2023-01-06). "Ehemaliger NFL und XFL Receiver Duke zu den Dragons". Foot Bowl (in German). Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  16. ↑ MacKenzie, Daniel. "ELF: Barcelona Dragons sign former NFL and XFL receiver Austin Duke". AmericanFootballInternational.com. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  17. ↑ Hanswillemenke, Tim. "Barcelona Dragons replace former NFL wide receiver". EuropeanLeague.football. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
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