Mataeo Durant Explained
| Mataeo Durant |
| Current Team: | St. Louis Battlehawks |
| Number: | 21 |
| Position: | Running back |
| Birth Date: | 4 December 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Plum Branch, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 195 |
| High School: | McCormick High School
(McCormick, South Carolina) |
| College: | Duke |
| Undraftedyear: | 2022 |
| Pastteams: |
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| Status: | Active |
| Highlights: | - First-team All-ACC (2021)
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| Statlabel1: | Games played |
| Statlabel2: | Games started |
Mataeo Durant (born December 4, 1999) is an American football running back for the St. Louis BattleHawks for the United Football League (UFL). 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.
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] He was released on August 23, 2022.[7]
St. Louis BattleHawks
On November 17, 2022, Durant was drafted by the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL.[8] He re-signed with the team on January 31, 2024.[9] He was placed on the team's injured reserve list on April 25.[10]
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Notes and References
- News: Hampton . Gregg . September 15, 2015 . Pushing It: McCormick's Durant getting attention from defenses, colleges . 1B, 3B . The Index-Journal . Newspapers.com.
- News: Roberts . David . October 9, 2021 . Mataeo Durant is running wild . 1B . The Index-Journal . Newspapers.com.
- Web site: Keepfer . Scott . August 4, 2021 . Ever heard of Plum Branch, S.C.? No? Duke running back Mataeo Durant may change that . April 16, 2023 . Greenville News.
- Web site: Mataeo Durant . February 4, 2022 . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC.
- Web site: Levitan . Jonathan . December 7, 2021 . Duke football's Mataeo Durant declares for 2022 NFL Draft . April 16, 2023 . The Chronicle.
- Web site: Varley . Teresa . April 30, 2022 . Steelers agree to terms 10 rookie free agents . April 30, 2022 . Steelers.com.
- Web site: Schofield . Dave . August 23, 2022 . Steelers make their next round of cuts to get to 80 players, release Chris Oladokun . April 16, 2023 . Behind the Steel Curtain . en.
- Web site: November 18, 2022 . Rosters for all eight XFL teams: Full draft results and where Vic Beasley, Martavis Bryant landed . December 30, 2022 . ESPN.com . en.
- News: UFL Player Transactions – Wednesday January 31, 2024 . UFLBoard.com . January 31, 2024 . February 1, 2024.
- UFL_PR . The United Football League has announced the following transactions: . 1783677428243538193 . April 25, 2024 . April 25, 2024.
