Running back for Duke. 2016: 410 rushing yards, 6 rushing TD, 5 catches.
5′10″ · Charlotte, NC
Recruiting
RB recruit
No. 484 nationally · Signed with Duke
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2016 running back for Duke. 2016: 410 rushing yards, 6 rushing TD, 5 catches.
Jela Duncan
Second year in the Duke backfield, same address the whole way. The receipt: 121 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Notre Dame — Week 4, 2016.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Duke, 870 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under David Cutcliffe, all balanced, fast tempo offenses — 12-13 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (25th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 70.0 | 5.2 | 1.0 |
| Road4g | 67.5 | 4.9 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 71.6 | 5.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 52.0 | 5.2 | 2.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2016
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-6vs North Carolina Central | 15 | 115 | 7.7 | 2 | 50 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-24vs Wake Forest | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-24@ Northwestern | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-35@ Notre Dame | 21 | 121 | 5.8 | 1 | 32 | Season-high 121 yds |
| Wk 7 | L 14-24@ Louisville | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 9 | L 35-38@ Georgia Tech | 10 | 52 | 5.2 | 2 | 18 | |
| Total | 78 | 410 | 5.0 | 6 | 50 |