// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Mataeo Durant? A running back with a durant pace?
_(cropped).jpg) Durant with the St. Louis BattleHawks in 2023 | |
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| Position | Running back |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 4, 1999 Plum Branch, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | McCormick High School (McCormick, South Carolina) |
| College | Duke |
| NFL draft | 2022 (undrafted) |
| Career history | |
* Offseason or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Mataeo Durant (born December 4, 1999) is an American former professional football running back. He played college football at Duke.
Early life
[edit]Durant played high school football at McCormick High School in South Carolina.[1] As a senior in 2017, he gained 768 yards in just four games.[2]
College career
[edit]He played college football for the Duke Blue Devils from 2018 to 2021.[3] As a junior in 2020, he rushed for 817 yards and received the team's most valuable player award. As a senior in 2021, he rushed for 1,241 yards and scored 11 touchdowns.[4] His 2021 total set Duke's single-season rushing yardage record.[5]
In December 2021, Durant declared for the 2022 NFL draft.[5]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 11+3⁄8 in (1.81 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | 31+3⁄8 in (0.80 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 4.43 s | 1.60 s | 2.61 s | 4.47 s | 7.40 s | 35.0 in (0.89 m) | 10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) | ||
| All values from Pro Day[6] | ||||||||||||
Pittsburgh Steelers
[edit]After his college career, Durant was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2022.[7] He was released on August 23, 2022.[8]
St. Louis Battlehawks
[edit]On November 17, 2022, Durant was drafted by the St. Louis Battlehawks of the XFL.[9] He re-signed with the team on January 31, 2024.[10] He was placed on the team's injured reserve list on April 25.[11] He re-signed with the team again on August 26, 2024.[12]
References
[edit]- ↑ Hampton, Gregg (September 15, 2015). "Pushing It: McCormick's Durant getting attention from defenses, colleges". The Index-Journal. pp. 1B, 3B – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Roberts, David (October 9, 2021). "Mataeo Durant is running wild". The Index-Journal. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Keepfer, Scott (August 4, 2021). "Ever heard of Plum Branch, S.C.? No? Duke running back Mataeo Durant may change that". Greenville News. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Mataeo Durant College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- 1 2 Levitan, Jonathan (December 7, 2021). "Duke football's Mataeo Durant declares for 2022 NFL Draft". The Chronicle. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ↑ "2022 Draft Scout Mataeo Durant, Duke NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ↑ Varley, Teresa (April 30, 2022). "Steelers agree to terms 10 rookie free agents". Steelers.com. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ↑ Schofield, Dave (August 23, 2022). "Steelers make their next round of cuts to get to 80 players, release Chris Oladokun". Behind the Steel Curtain. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Rosters for all eight XFL teams: Full draft results and where Vic Beasley, Martavis Bryant landed". ESPN.com. November 18, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ↑ "UFL Player Transactions – Wednesday January 31, 2024". UFLBoard.com. January 31, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ↑ @UFL_PR (April 25, 2024). "The United Football League has announced the following transactions:" (Tweet). Retrieved April 25, 2024 – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ @UFL_PR (August 26, 2024). "The #UFL has announced the following transactions" (Tweet). Retrieved August 27, 2024 – via X (formerly Twitter).