Austin Duke

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Austin P. Duke
Personal information
Born: (1993-08-03) August 3, 1993 (age 31)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:171 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High school: Independence
(Charlotte, North Carolina)
College: Charlotte
Position: Wide receiver
Undrafted: 2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Austin P. Duke (born August 3, 1993) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver. He signed with the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2017. He played college football for Charlotte.

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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. He was the team's leading receiver in each of his four seasons with the 49ers, and 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 (CFL)'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 a punt returner. [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 [15] [16] [17] and was released on May 18. [18] [19] [20]

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  4. ↑ "Austin Duke". NFL.com.
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  15. 1 2 Hoffmann, Elias (January 6, 2023). "Ehemaliger NFL und XFL Receiver Duke zu den Dragons". Foot Bowl (in German). Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  16. ↑ MacKenzie, Daniel (January 8, 2023). "ELF: Barcelona Dragons sign former NFL and XFL receiver Austin Duke". AmericanFootballInternational.com. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  17. ↑ Hahn, Chris (January 22, 2023). "Barcelona Dragons sign French national team wide receiver Melvin Palin". EuropeanLeague.football. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  18. ↑ Hanswillemenke, Tim. "Barcelona Dragons replace former NFL wide receiver". EuropeanLeague.football. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
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