Running back, Duke (from App State), 2020–25
Anderson Castle
Lettered 2025 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Boone, NC
- Born
- Jan 28, 2002
Anderson Castle played running back at App State (2020–24) and Duke (2025).
Career highs
119rushing yards, career highvs. Miami (OH), 20233rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at North Carolina, 20256catches, career highat Tulane, 2025Team titles: ACC champions, 2025
Rushing
Receiving
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | App State | 4 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | App State | 4 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | App State | 4 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | App State | 4 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | App State | 4 | RB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2025 | Duke | 4 | RB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′0″ | 220 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | App State | 17 | -0.18 | – | – | -3.1 | – | – |
| 2021 | App State | 47 | 0.19 | – | – | 9.1 | 8% | 0.23 |
| 2022 | App State | 28 | 0.54 | – | – | 15.0 | 6% | – |
| 2023 | App State | 58 | 0.14 | – | – | 7.8 | 14% | 0.16 |
| 2024 | App State | 42 | -0.01 | – | – | -0.3 | 10% | 0.11 |
| 2025 | Duke | 134 | 0.25 | 88th (n=576) | 0.10 | 33.1 | 14% | 0.32 |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Rushing detail
| Season | Team | Success | Line yards | Second level | Open field | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Duke | 52% | 2.60 | 0.70 | 1.10 | 20% |
Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.
Game by game
2025 Duke 14 games, 488 rushing yards, 12 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. | W 45–17 | 3 | 69 | 0 | 63 | 2 | 8 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | L 19–45 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| Sep 13 | at | L 27–34 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 29 |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 45–33 | 12 | 92 | 3 | 66 | 1 | 13 |
| Sep 27 | at | W 38–3 | 10 | 42 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 17 |
| Oct 4 | at | W 45–21 | 10 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | vs. | L 18–27 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
| Nov 1 | at | W 46–45 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 16 | – | – |
| Nov 8 | at | L 34–37 | 8 | 43 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Nov 15 | vs. | L 17–34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Nov 22 | at | W 32–25 | 13 | 49 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| Nov 29 | vs. | W 49–32 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 18 |
| Dec 6 | vs. | W 27–20 | 16 | 35 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | W 42–39 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 9 | – | – |
2024 App State 8 games, 246 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 38–10 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
| Sep 7 | at | L 20–66 | 7 | 80 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 19 |
| Sep 14 | at | W 21–19 | 17 | 40 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 13 |
| Sep 19 | vs. | L 14–48 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 10 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 33–26 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 20 |
| Nov 7 | at | L 24–38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 34–20 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
| Nov 30 | at | L 20–29 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
2023 App State 6 games, 283 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 31–9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Nov 11 | at | W 42–14 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 9 | – | – |
| Nov 18 | at | W 26–23 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 20 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | W 55–27 | 6 | 63 | 1 | 29 | – | – |
| Dec 2 | at | L 23–49 | 8 | 47 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 8 |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. | W 13–9 | 20 | 119 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 7 |
2022 App State 8 games, 167 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | L 61–63 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 32–28 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 18 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | L 28–32 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 49–0 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 42–17 | 7 | 50 | 1 | 21 | – | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 42–3 | 9 | 67 | 1 | 17 | – | – |
| Nov 12 | at | L 21–28 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 27–14 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
2021 App State 9 games, 236 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 33–19 | 2 | −1 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 44–10 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 10 | – | – |
| Oct 2 | at | W 45–16 | 12 | 56 | 1 | 22 | – | – |
| Oct 30 | vs. | W 59–28 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Nov 6 | at | W 48–14 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 31–7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Nov 20 | at | W 45–7 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Nov 27 | vs. | W 27–3 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. | L 38–59 | 6 | 54 | 1 | 14 | – | – |
2020 App State 4 games, 104 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 52–21 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 45–17 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Oct 31 | at | W 31–13 | 2 | −2 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| Nov 28 | vs. | W 47–10 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 49 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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