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UCF · Through Week 8

Duke Watson

#26 · RB · Fr. · 5'11" · 185 lbs · Forsyth, GA

#29

of 218 running backs · Top 13%

+1.09

points added per game vs an average RB

Rushing +1.31Receiving -0.227 games
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What the numbers say about Duke

  • •Top 8% of running backs in yards per carry (6.8).
  • •Ranks #29 of 218 running backs (top 13%) with +1.09 points added per game.

Against every FBS RB

Where he ranks among qualified players at his position.

  • EPA per carry0.32Top 12%
  • Rush success rate45.7%Top 38%
  • Yards per carry6.8Top 8%
  • Explosive run rate13.6%Top 12%
  • Stuffed rate16.0%Bottom 45%
  • Carry share40.7%Top 30%
  • EPA per target-0.43Bottom 10%

What he does best

  • Yards per carry (Top 8%)
  • EPA per carry (Top 12%)
  • Explosive run rate (Top 12%)

What to work on

  • EPA per target (Bottom 10%)
  • Avoiding stuffs (Bottom 45%, his lowest mark)
  • Vs top-40 defenses (+0.12 per play, vs +0.47 vs everyone else)

Coaching notes

  • Against top defenses. Best: vs everyone else (+0.47 per play). Toughest: vs top-40 defenses (+0.12).
  • Direction. Best: right (+0.45 per play). Toughest: middle (+0.24).
  • By down. Best: 3rd/4th down (+0.48 per play). Toughest: 2nd down (+0.29).
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The closest matches at his position across every stat, not just the total.

Situational splits

Points added per play (adjusted for opponents) and success rate in each situation.

By down

  • 1st down+0.31 EPA · 40% succ · 38 plays
  • 2nd down+0.29 EPA · 55% succ · 33 plays
  • 3rd/4th down+0.48 EPA · 40% succ · 10 plays

Standard vs passing downs

  • Standard downs+0.28 EPA · 48% succ · 56 plays
  • Passing downs+0.42 EPA · 40% succ · 25 plays

Red zone

  • Red zone+0.12 EPA · 36% succ · 11 plays

Against top defenses

  • vs everyone else+0.47 EPA · 47% succ · 47 plays
  • vs top-40 defenses+0.12 EPA · 44% succ · 34 plays

Direction

  • Middle+0.24 EPA · 44% succ · 46 plays
  • Left+0.42 EPA · 42% succ · 19 plays
  • Right+0.45 EPA · 56% succ · 16 plays

Season stats

CarRush YdsYPCRush TDExpl%Stuff%Car Shr
815516.8313.6%16.0%40.7%
TgtRecRec YdsRec TD
107120

Game log

WkOpponentRushingReceivingEPA/play
1vsBethune-Cookman5 car, 87 yds, 1 TD—+1.22
2atPittsburgh6 car, 10 yds, 0 TD3/4, 7 yds, 0 TD-0.33
3vsGeorgia State13 car, 174 yds, 2 TD1/1, -1 yds, 0 TD+0.95
4vsTCU13 car, 57 yds, 0 TD1/1, 2 yds, 0 TD-0.03
5atHouston9 car, 50 yds, 0 TD1/2, -1 yds, 0 TD+0.10
6atOklahoma State20 car, 79 yds, 0 TD0/1, 0 yds, 0 TD+0.14
8vsBYU15 car, 94 yds, 0 TD1/1, 5 yds, 0 TD+0.44