Cameron Dukes (born August 13, 1998) is an American professional football quarterback for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
 Dukes with the Toronto Argonauts in 2024 | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | August 13, 1998 Shepherdsville, Kentucky, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Shepherdsville (KY) Bullitt Central | ||||||||||||
| College: | Lindsey Wilson | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2021 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
| CFL status: | American | ||||||||||||
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| Career CFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||||||||
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College career
editDukes played college football for the Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders from 2017 to 2021.[1] He played in 49 games, starting in 45, where he threw for 10,439 yards and 114 touchdowns.[1] In the 2020–21 season, Dukes led the Blue Raiders to a national championship victory over the Northwestern Red Raiders.[1]
Professional career
editVegas Knight Hawks
editDukes signed with the Vegas Knight Hawks of the Indoor Football League (IFL) on May 17, 2022.[2][3] During the 2022 IFL season, which was the inaugural season for the Knight Hawks, he passed for 1,100 yards and 27 touchdowns in eight games.[4]
Toronto Argonauts
editOn March 9, 2023, Dukes signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL.[5] During the 2023 CFL season, Dukes acted as a backup for starter Chad Kelly and as a short yardage quarterback sneak specialist, scoring his first CFL rushing touchdown on July 3, 2023, against the BC Lions.[6][7] Dukes saw his first action leading the Argonauts offence on August 4, 2023, taking over for an injured Kelly in a 20–7 loss to the Calgary Stampeders.[8] Dukes dressed in all 18 regular season games, starting in two, where he completed 63 of 96 pass attempts for 760 yards with two touchdown passes and three interceptions.[9] He also had 35 carries for 126 yards and eight touchdowns, primarily in short-yardage situations.[9] He also dressed in the East Final loss to the Montreal Alouettes where he had two carries for two yards and one touchdown on his post-season debut.[9]
On May 7, 2024, Kelly was suspended for at least nine games after an investigation into allegations made against him and the Argonauts by a former strength and conditioning coach.[10] Consequently, Dukes was elevated to the starting role for 2024 that he won during training camp.[11] After winning his first two starts of the season, he won just two of the next six, leading the Argonauts to turn to Nick Arbuckle for their ninth game of the season, which he won.[12] Kelly then returned from suspension and Dukes was his backup. With their season standing decided, the Argonauts started Dukes for their final game of the season, but he left due to injury and Arbuckle took over.[13] In total, Dukes dressed for 18 regular season games, starting in nine, where he completed 143 out of 199 pass attempts for 1,444 yards and seven touchdown passes and six interceptions.[12] In the East Final, Kelly was injured and Arbuckle replaced him, eventually being named the starter for the 111th Grey Cup. In his first Grey Cup game, Dukes was the primary backup quarterback, but only entered the game in the final minute to kneel down in victory formation as the Argonauts defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 41–24.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Cameron Dukes". Toronto Argonauts. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ "Dukes Signs Professional Contract with Vegas Knight Hawks" (Press release). Lindsey Wilson College Athletics. May 17, 2022. Archived from the original on May 17, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
{{cite press release}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Coombs, Christopher (May 17, 2022). "Dukes signs professional contract with Vegas Knight Hawks". ColumbiaMagazine.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ "Cameron Dukes Bio". Vegas Knight Hawks. Archived from the original on July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ "Argos add QB Cameron Dukes, WR David Ungerer III" (Press release). March 9, 2023. Archived from the original on July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ "Dukes rushes in a touchdown to give the Argos their first lead". TSN. July 3, 2023. Archived from the original on July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ Ralph, Dan (July 4, 2023). "Argos last unbeaten CFL team after racking up six picks against Lions". Winnipeg Sun. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ Spencer, Donna (August 4, 2023). "Argonauts lose first game of CFL season 20-7, Stampeders earn first home win". Lethbridge News Now / The Canadian Press. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
- ^ a b c "2024 CFL Guide" (PDF). Canadian Football League. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ "CFL's Chad Kelly suspended at least 9 games after investigation into ex-coach's lawsuit". AP News. May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
- ^ "Toronto Argonauts Depth Chart vs. BC Lions" (PDF). Canadian Football League. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ a b "2024 CFL statistics" (PDF). Canadian Football League. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
- ^ "Elks end season with walk-off overtime win over Argos". Canadian Football League. October 26, 2024.
- ^ "Play-by-Play, 111th Grey Cup". Canadian Football League. November 17, 2024.
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