Khalid Duke
American football player (born 2001)
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Khalid Duke (born February 27, 2001) is an American professional football linebacker.[1] He played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats.
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||
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| Born | February 27, 2001 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
| Listed weight | 246 lb (112 kg) | ||||
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| High school | Riverside Military (Gainesville, Georgia) | ||||
| College | Kansas State (2019–2023) | ||||
| NFL draft | 2024: undrafted | ||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||
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Early life
Duke attended high school at Riverside Military Academy. Coming out of high school, Duke was rated as a three star recruit where he decided to commit to play college football for the Kansas State Wildcats.[2][3]
College career
In Duke's freshman season in 2019, he recorded seven tackles with three being for a loss, two sacks, a pass deflections and a fumble recovery.[4] During the COVID shortend 2020 season, Duke notched 26 tackles with three of them going for a loss, and a sack.[5] During the 2021 season, Duke played in two games where he had six tackles with two being for a loss, and two sacks, before going down with a season ending injury in week two.[6][7] In week five of the 2022 season, Duke tallied three sacks versus Texas Tech.[8] During the 2022 season, Duke had a breakout season posting 44 tackles with five being for a loss, three sacks, and a pass deflection.[9] In the 2023 season, Duke posted 19 tackles with eight being for a loss, six sacks, and a forced fumble.[10] After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Duke decided to declare for the 2024 NFL draft.[11]
Professional career
| 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 | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 3+1⁄4 in (1.91 m) | 246 lb (112 kg) | 32+5⁄8 in (0.83 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.79 s | 1.62 s | 2.80 s | 4.60 s | 7.41 s | 34.0 in (0.86 m) | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) | 21 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[12][13] | ||||||||||||
Duke signed with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent on May 10, 2024.[14] He was waived on August 27, and re-signed to the practice squad.[15][16] He was signed to the active roster on January 4, 2025.[17] He played in two games during the 2024 season, making his NFL debut on Week 16 against the Indianapolis Colts as a special teams contributor, and later recording one tackle and a quarterback hit in the season closer against the Houston Texans.[18] On April 18, Duke was released by the Titans.[19]