2017 Football Roster
Roster
Duke Catalon
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 6-null
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Texas
• 2017 Athlon Preseason AAC Fourth Team
• 2016 Athlon Preseason AAC Second Team
2017: Has appeared in all 11 games, making eight starts ... led Houston’s rushing attack with 621 yards on the ground on 138 carries with eight touchdowns, while also tallying 14 receptions for 87 yards and one score ... tallied seven rushes for 27 yards in win over Navy (Nov. 24) ... had nine carries for 77 rushing yards and a touchdown in win over ECU (Nov. 4) ... totaled eight carries for 23 yards in win at No. 17 USF (Oct. 28) ... had 65 rushing yards on 22 attempts with one touchdown vs. Memphis (Oct. 19) ... tallied a career-high 24 rushing attempts, totaling 72 yards and a touchdown at Tulsa (Oct. 14) ... had a career-game with 177 rushing yards on 22 carries with two touchdowns in win over SMU (Oct. 7) ... produced a career-long 52-yard rush vs. Mustangs ... had six rushes for 32 yards and three catches in win at Temple (Sept. 30) ... has seen action in all three games ... had 13 rushes for 41 yards vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 23) ... had seven rushes for 31 yards with one touchdown ... also had a receiving touchdown and tallied two catches for 10 yards vs. Owls ... led Houston in rushing attempts in season opener at Arizona (Sept. 9) ... totaled 18 attempts for 78 yards in 19-16 win.
2016: Appeared in nine games for Houston and started in seven ... led Houston in rushing with 528 yards on 145 carries ... tied for third on the team with four rushing touchdowns, while tallying three receiving scores to total seven ... led the Cougars with one rushing touchdown and two receiving touchdowns after tallying 39 rushing yards on 14 attempts and 68 receiving yards on nine receptions in a home win vs. No. 3 Louisville ... led the Cougars with 20 rushing attempts for 50 yards in a home win over Tulane ... vs. UCF, led Cougars with 19 rushing attempts for 82 yards and a touchdown, while also tallying seven receptions for 40 yards ... after missing three games due to injury, returned to the field in a road loss at SMU ... had 17 carries for 54 yards and four catches for 66 yards vs. the Mustangs ... had 10 carries for 70 yards and a touchdown in a road win at Texas State ... had 16 rushing attempts for 67 yards and five receptions for 20 yards in a road win at Cincinnati ... led the Cougars with 22 rushing attempts for 88 yards, while tallying four receptions for 29 yards and a touchdown in a win over No. 3 Oklahoma.
2015: Sat out the year due to NCAA transfer rules.
At Texas: Catalon redshirted his lone season (2014) at Texas before returning home.
High School: Was a three-time all-district honoree and four-year letterman for Aldine Eisenhower ... named the No. 10 running back nationally and No. 25 player in the state of Texas by 247Sports ... rushed for 866 yards on 125 carries (6.9 yards per attempt) and had 410 yards receiving as a senior ... also started five games at cornerback and recorded 38 tackles and one interception, helping Eisenhower to an appearance in the 5A DII bi-district playoffs in 2013 ... named second-team All-District 18-5A and third-team DCTF Super Team as a running back in 2012, rushing for 1,331 yards and 10 TDs on 182 carries with 12 receptions for 152 yards and a TD as a junior, helping Eisenhower to an appearance in the 5A DII bi-district playoffs in 2012 ... selected as the top all-purpose player and Newcomer of the Year in District 18-5A in 2011 after rushing for 1,156 yards and seven TDs on 172 carries as a sophomore ... played in seven games as a freshman with one start, rushing for 211 yards and averaging 5.1 yards per carry.
Personal: Majoring in Retail Consumer Science.
Duke Catalon's Career Bests
Rushing Attempts: 24, at Tulsa (2017)
Rushing Yards: 177, SMU (2017)
Rushing Touchdowns: 3, Memphis (2017)
Long Rush: 52, SMU (2017)
Receptions: 9, Louisville (2016)
Receiving Yards: 68, Louisville (2016)
Long Reception: 51, at SMU (2016)
Receiving Touchdowns: 2, Louisville (2016)
