Austin Duke

Austin P. Duke (born August 3, 1993) is an American football wide receiver for the New York Guardians of the XFL. He played college football for the Charlotte 49ers.

Austin Duke
No. 10 – New York Guardians
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1993-08-03) August 3, 1993
Charlotte, North Carolina
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
College:Charlotte
Undrafted:2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

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. As their leading receiver in each of his four seasons with the 49ers, he 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

On May 5, 2017, Duke signed with the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League,[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]

On May 27, 2019 he signed with the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts.[10] He was released June 7, 2019.[11]

Duke signed with the New York Guardians of the XFL on January 7, 2020.[12]

References
  1. "With nothing guaranteed, undrafted Panthers rookie Austin Duke works toward a dream". charlotteobserver.
  2. "Austin Duke". ESPN.com.
  3. "Austin Duke - Carolina Panthers - 2018 Player Profile - Rotoworld.com". www.rotoworld.com.
  4. "Austin Duke". NFL.com.
  5. "Austin Duke". www.panthers.com.
  6. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DukeAu00.htm
  7. https://www.panthers.com/team/transactions/
  8. http://www.nfl.com/player/austinduke/2558937/gamelogs
  9. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article217648760.html
  10. "Argos add INT WR Austin Duke & INT DB Malik Davis". Toronto Argonauts. May 27, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  11. https://www.cfl.ca/2019/06/07/making-moves-tracking-roster-cuts-around-cfl/
  12. "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.


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