Running back, Houston, 2015–⁠17

Duke Catalon

Number
No. 2
Height
6′0″
Weight
215 lb
Hometown
Houston, TX

Duke Catalon played running back at Houston (2015–⁠17).

Career highs

177rushing yards, career highvs. SMU, 20173rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Memphis, 20179catches, career highvs. Louisville, 20162receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Louisville, 2016

Team titles: American champions, 2015

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Houston1455283.6435
2017Houston1496374.3852
Career2941,1654.01252

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Houston442816.4351
2017Houston15865.7131
Career593676.2451

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2015Houston2RB
2016Houston2RB
2017Houston2RB6′0″215

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2016Houston194-0.057th (n=259)0.13-9.126%0.02
2017Houston1720.0322nd (n=287)0.125.020%0.05

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.

Game by game

2017 Houston 12 games, 637 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 9atArizonaW 19–⁠1618780150
Sep 16vs.RiceW 38–⁠373112101
Sep 23vs.Texas TechL 24–⁠27134102150
Sep 30atTempleW 20–⁠136320350
Oct 7vs.SMUW 35–⁠22221772190
Oct 14atTulsaL 17–⁠4524721150
Oct 19vs.MemphisL 38–⁠42226532280
Oct 28atSouth FloridaW 28–⁠248230–––
Nov 4vs.East CarolinaW 52–⁠279771–––
Nov 18atTulaneL 17–⁠202−20–––
Nov 24vs.NavyW 24–⁠1472702100
Dec 24 ✦vs.Fresno StateL 27–⁠33111601−10
2016 Houston 9 games, 528 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.OklahomaW 33–⁠23228804291
Sep 15atCincinnatiW 40–⁠16166705200
Sep 24atTexas StateW 64–⁠310701–––
Oct 22atSMUL 16–⁠38175404660
Oct 29vs.UCFW 31–⁠24198217400
Nov 12vs.TulaneW 30–⁠1820500480
Nov 17vs.LouisvilleW 36–⁠10143919682
Nov 25atMemphisL 44–⁠48136017410
Dec 17 ✦vs.San Diego StateL 10–⁠3414180490

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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