Mataeo Durant
| No. 40 – Pittsburgh Steelers | |
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| Position: | Running back |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 4, 1999 Plum Branch, South Carolina |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | McCormick High School (McCormick, South Carolina) |
| College: | Duke |
| Undrafted: | 2022 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Mataeo Durant (born December 4, 1999) is an American football running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Duke.
High school career
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
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
Pittsburgh Steelers
After his college career, Durant was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2022.[6]
References
- ^ "Pushing It: McCormick's Durant getting attention from defenses, colleges". The Index-Journal. September 15, 2015. pp. 1B, 3B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mataeo Durant is running wild". The Index-Journal. October 9, 2021. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Scott Keepfer (August 4, 2021). "Ever heard of Plum Branch, S.C.? No? Duke running back Mataeo Durant may change that". Greenville News.
- ^ "Mataeo Durant". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ^ a b Jonathan Levitan (December 7, 2021). "Duke football's Mataeo Durant declares for 2022 NFL Draft". The Chronicle.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (April 30, 2022). "Steelers agree to terms 10 rookie free agents". Steelers.com. Retrieved April 30, 2022.