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NEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK (Oct. 16, 2023)

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2024)

Played in six games and made one start (season finale at CCSU)
Rushed for 268 yards on 69 carries (3.9 yards per rush)
Suffered injury in season opener after leading team with 39 yards
Returned to action at Stonehill ... Charted double-digit carries in each of final four games
Career-high 21 carries with a season-high 76 yards vs. Wagner
Also caught five passes for 32 total yards

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2023)

NEC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 7 after win vs. CCSU)
Played in 11 of 12 games and made one start (at WVU)
Totaled 569 yards (8th-most in the NEC) on 109 carries with three rushing touchdowns (also had one receiving TD)
Had double-digit carries in seven games with a season-high 16 vs. Saint Francis
Two 100+ yard rushing games (118 vs. CCSU & 108 in Dukes debut vs. Edinboro)
Racked up 118 yards on the ground and scored two touchdowns on 12 rushes with a season-long 58-yard TD run in win over Central Conn. St. ... Also caught a touchdown in the win ... The three TDs were tied for the most by an NEC player in a conference game in 2023 and most by a Duke since 2018
Snagged nine receptions for 97 yards on the season, with a long of 26 yards in NEC championship-clinching win at Merrimack
Led team with three catches and 41 receiving yards out of the backfield in NCAA FCS Playoffs game at Youngstown State
Battled midseason injuries

BEFORE DUQUESNE

HIGH SCHOOL

Three-star prospect by all the major recruiting services
Rated as the state’s No. 7 player at the position and the nation’s No. 27 running back
Sports Illustrated All-America candidate as a senior
Ranked No. 9 on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Super 30 list heading into his senior season
Had 56 carries for 419 yards (7.5 avg.) as a senior for Class 6 De Smet and added three catches for 38 yards over seven games
Led De Smet with 18 touchdowns as a junior while rushing for a team-high 1,279 yards on 131 carries (9.8 avg.)
Helped De Smet to a Class 6 state title as a junior, outscoring opponents by an average of 44-9 thanks to a dominant ground attack led by Butts
As a sophomore, he ran for 729 and 13 scores.

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