DUKE CAREER: Missed only four games during tenure (44 career games with 12 starts) … rushed 489 times for 2,562 yards (5.24) with 18 TDs and caught 55 passes for 488 yards (8.87) with four TDs ... became the ninth player to surpass the 2,000-rushing yard mark during their career … amassed 3,050 career all-purpose yards ... scored 132 career points (22 TDs) ... rushed for 50+ yards in 21 career games ... topped the 100-yard plateau on the ground 10 times, including a career-best 255 yards against Charlotte in 2021 … had 19 rushing attempts of 20+ yards, including a career-long 64-yard TD jaunt versus Florida State in 2020 … rushed for 1,241 yards in 2021 to set a new single-season program record ... set a single-game program record against Georgia Tech in 2021 with 43 rushing attempts … joined teammate Deon Jackson in 2020 to become the fourth pair of running backs to eclipse the 600-yard mark on the ground during the same season … recorded back-to-back seasons with 800+ plus yards to become the second Blue Devil all-time to rush for 800+ yards in consecutive seasons, joining Steve Jones (1970- 854, 1971- 861, 1972-1,236) … posted 17 games with 2+ pass receptions, including a career-high five catches against Virginia in 2021 … had 10 games with 25+ receiving yards, including a career-best 62 yards against Kansas in 2021 ... held eight career TDs of 20+ yards (seven rushing, one receiving) … graduated third in Duke history with 10 100-yard rushing games, fourth in rushing yards, sixth in highest average per rushing attempt, eighth in rushing attempts, and tied for 13th in rushing TDs … also finished tied for sixth in program history with four career TD receptions by a running back ... played 1,570 career snaps.
2021: First Team All-ACC selection … second team All-ACC selection by Phil Steele … eclipsed the program's single-season rushing yardage mark with 1,241 yards on 255 attempts (4.87) … added a team-high nine rushing TDs to tie for 11th in Blue Devil history for a single season … had 27 receptions for 249 yards (9.22) and two TDs ... finished the year second in the ACC in rushing yards and rushing yards per game (103.42), fifth in all-purpose yards (1,490), and seventh in rushing TDs … compiled six 100-yard rushing games to tie for the most in school history ... tallied 100+ rushing yards in four-straight contests against Northwestern, Kansas, North Carolina and Georgia Tech for the second most consecutive games with 100+ rushing yards in program history … posted a season-high 255-yard performance against Charlotte and 43 rushing attempts against Georgia Tech for the most in a single game in program lore … registered three multi-score games against Charlotte (two rushing), North Carolina A&T (two rushing) and Northwestern (one rushing & one receiving) ... scored a rushing TD in four consecutive games versus Charlotte, North Carolina A&T, Northwestern and Kansas ... accumulated 40+ rushing yards in all 12 contests and 80+ yards in eight ... scampered for three 50+ long runs on the year, including a season-long 59-yard rushing TD against Charlotte … the three 50+ long runs are tied for second most in a single season in school history … tallied a season-best 62-yards receiving against Kansas, including year-long 53-yard reception from QB Gunnar Holmberg ... registered receiving TDs against Northwestern and Pittsburgh … earned 15 plays of 20+ yards (one receiving & eight rushing) with four scores ... accounted for 66 points from 11 TDs (two receiving & nine rushing) … paired with Holmberg (six) to form the 30th duo in program history to each total 5+ rushing TDs in a campaign … on the field for 689 snaps.
2020: Recipient of the team's Carmen Falcone Most Valuable Player Award ... played in all 11 games ... rushed 120 times for a team-high 817 yards (6.81) and a team-best eight TDs ... had 12 receptions for 107 yards (8.92) and one TD ... yards per attempt ranked as the fourth-highest single-season total in Duke history, trailing only Shaun Wilson (7.67 in 2014), Ace Parker (7.43 in 1935) & Buddy Luper (6.84 in 1943) ... rushing yardage total stood 15th on the Blue Devil single-season chart ... in the ACC, ranked fourth in average yards per rush, tied for sixth in rushing TDs and seventh in both rushing yards and rushing yards per game (74.3) ... registered a season-best 163 ground yards against Syracuse, which was the 14th-most rushing yards in a single game in the ACC ... registered three multi-score games against Syracuse (two rushing), Charlotte (two rushing) and Georgia Tech (one rushing & one receiving) ... scored a rushing TD in three consecutive games versus Charlotte, North Carolina and Georgia Tech ... recorded three additional 100+ yard rushing games against North Carolina (132), Florida State (127) and Charlotte (104) ... on two different occasions, joined teammate Deon Jackson as each registered 100+ yards rushing in the same game, marking just the second time in program history the same two players registered 100+ rushing yards in the same contest on multiple occasions during a single season (1976: Art Gore and Mike Dunn against N.C. State & North Carolina) … accumulated 40+ rushing yards in eight contests ... posted a season-high 23 carries in Duke's win at Syracuse … scampered for a season-long 64-yard rushing TD against Florida State and caught a season-long 30-yard TD pass from QB Chase Brice at Georgia Tech ... earned nine plays of 20+ yards (one receiving & eight rushing) with four scores ... accounted for 54 points from nine TDs (one receiving & eight rushing) … paired with Jackson (five) to form the 29th duo in program history to each total 5+ rushing TDs in a campaign ... also teamed with Jackson (682 yards) to form the 17th duo in program lore to register 500+ rushing yards during a single season … on the field for 392 snaps.
2019: Played in all 12 games ... rushed 97 times for 461 yards (4.75) and one TD while catching 16 passes for 117 yards (7.31) ... finished third on the team in rushing yards ... recorded a season-best 74 rushing yards against Georgia Tech ... had season-long 42-yard rush against Miami ... scored only two TDs on the year versus North Carolina A&T (1-yard rush & 22-yard reception) ... compiled season-best 53 receiving yards against Virginia Tech ... on the field for 381 snaps.
2018: Played in nine games ... did not see action against Army West Point, Northwestern, N.C. Central and Virginia Tech ... rushed 17 times for 43 yards (2.53) ... had a season-high six carries at Miami and gained a campaign-best 22 yards versus Wake Forest ... long gain of nine yards came against the Demon Deacons ... logged four tackles and one caused fumble on special teams ... carded two tackles against North Carolina and was credited with a caused fumble at Georgia Tech during a stretch when Duke forced fumbles on three consecutive drives to turn a 7-7 tie into a 28-7 advantage ... on the field for 108 snaps.
PRIOR TO DUKE: Lettered four seasons at McCormick High School under coach Paul Pratt ... three-star prospect according to ESPN.com, Rivals.com and _247Sports.com _... charted as the No. 49 running back in the country by _Rivals.com _and the No. 66 running back in the nation by ESPN.com ... selected to play in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas ... 2017 South Carolina Football Coaches Association Upper State Running Back of the Year choice ... Class A-Region 1 Player of the Year selection as a junior and senior ... two-time all-state pick ... during senior year, helped McCormick to a 6-5 record and state playoff berth by rushing for 1,551 yards and 19 TDs on 159 carries ... helped McCormick to consecutive Region 1-A titles in 2016 and 2017 ... as a junior, rushed for 1,375 yards and 17 TDs in six games ... during sophomore campaign, rushed for 1,349 yards and 16 TDs on 144 carries ... in freshman year, totaled 1,979 yards on 177 carries with 26 TDs ... also played basketball and earned _South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association _all-state accolades as a junior ... member of the track and field program as a sprinter and earned regional championships in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 4x100-meter relay ... in 2017, earned a third place finish at the state meet in both the 100 and 200 meters ... in 2018, placed second in the 200 meters (22.81 seconds) and third in the 100 meters (11.03 seconds) at the state meet ... following senior year, named one of the five national finalists for the Franklin D. Watkins Memorial Award, an honor presented to the nation's top African-American high school scholar-athlete, joining former Duke lettermen Zavier Carmichael, Rakavius Chambers, Matt Daniels, Brandon Hill, Vince Oghobaase, and Deion Williams, along with current team members Jaylen Coleman, Jordan Moore and Michael Reese as finalists for the award.
PERSONAL: Born December 4, 1999 ... graduated from Duke in December, 2021 with a psychology degree ... son of Nakisha and George Durant ... cousin, Davon Durant, played football at Marshall University (2013-17).
