Austin Duke
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 3, 1993 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 |
| NFL draft | 2017: undrafted |
| Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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Austin P. Duke (born August 3, 1993) is an American former football player. 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.
College football
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Carolina Panthers
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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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External links
[edit | edit source]- Austin Duke on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Charlotte 49ers bio
- 1993 births
- Living people
- American football wide receivers
- Charlotte 49ers football players
- Carolina Panthers players
- Atlanta Legends players
- Toronto Argonauts players
- New York Guardians players
- Players of American football from Charlotte, North Carolina
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- Barcelona Dragons (ELF) players
- American expatriate players of American football
- American expatriate sportspeople in Spain