Khalid Duke

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Khalid Duke
No. 53 – Tennessee Titans
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (2001-02-27) February 27, 2001 (age 23)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:246 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school: Riverside Military
(Gainesville, Georgia)
College: Kansas State (2019–2023)
Undrafted: 2024
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards

Khalid Duke (born February 27, 2001) is an American football linebacker [1] for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Kansas State.

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Early life and high school

Duke attended high school at Riverside Military Academy. Coming out of high school, Duke was rated as a three star recruit where he decided to commit to play college football for the Kansas State Wildcats. [2] [3]

College career

In Duke's freshman season in 2019, he recorded seven tackles with three being for a loss, two sacks, a pass deflections and a fumble recovery. [4] During the COVID shortend 2020 season, Duke notched 26 tackles with three of them going for a loss, and a sack. [5] During the 2021 season, Duke played in two games where he had six tackles with two being for a loss, and two sacks, before going down with a season ending injury in week two. [6] [7] In week five of the 2022 season, Duke tallied three sacks versus Texas Tech. [8] During the 2022 season, Duke had a breakout season posting 44 tackles with five being for a loss, three sacks, and a pass deflection. [9] In the 2023 season, Duke posted 19 tackles with eight being for a loss, six sacks, and a forced fumble. [10] After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Duke decided to declare for the 2024 NFL draft. [11]

Professional career

Duke signed with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent on May 10, 2024. [12]

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