His 11 rushing touchdowns that year rank as the third-highest single-season total in team history.In 2004, Duckett played in 13 games and totaled 509 yards on 104 carries (4.9 avg.) with 8 rushing touchdowns.In 2005, He played in 14 games and had 380 rushing yards on 121 carries with 8 touchdowns. He became the fourth Falcon ever with at least 10 rushing scores in a single-season. In 2003, He Started 10 of 16 games and led the team with career-highs of 779 yards on 197 attempts and 11 touchdowns, in addition to 11 catches for 94 yards. Weighing more than 250 pounds, he was a 'muscle' alternative to the 180-pound Dunn.In 2002, he played in 12 games (starting in three)and rushed 130 times for 507 yards with four touchdowns. He played as part of the Atlanta Falcons 'DVD' ( Dunn, Vick, Duckett) rushing offense in 2003-2005. The Atlanta Falcons drafted Duckett in the first round of the 2002 NFL Draft with the 18th pick overall. His 263 attempts rank eighth on the school's season-record list, while his 1,420 yards rank fourth. His 29 touchdowns is 3rd best in MSU History.As a Senior, he started every game,leading the team with 263 carries for 1,420 yards (5.4 avg.) and 12 scores. Duckett became Fifth all-time leading rusher for MSU, falling short of his brother Tico's 4,212 yards (#2 all time at MSU). His 621 rushing attempts rank sixth on the Spartans' career-record chart. He ran for more than 100 yards six times, including a career-high of 248 yards in a game against Iowa.ĭuckett's totals at MSU were 621 carries for 3,379 yards (5.4 avg.) and 29 touchdowns, 22 receptions for 151 yards with one score. In Michigan State's victory over Michigan in 2001 (also known as Clockgate) he caught a touchdown pass from Jeff Smoker as time expired to upset the Michigan Wolverines 26-24.Īs a Junior, he earned second-team All-Big Ten Conference honors with 1,353 yards rushing on 240 carries (5.6 avg.) and seven touchdowns. He was the lead running back for the Michigan State University Spartans in 1999-2001. He was also a member of the 400m relay team with a personal-best time of 10.9 in the 100m. He holds the state record in the shot put at 64-7 in track and field.

As a quarterback, he threw for 808 yards and 9 Touchdowns.Duckett also participated in Track and Feild, where he was a Two-time state Class A shot put champion.

In high school, he recorded 102 tackles, 9 sacks, and 4 forced fumbles, As a senior, also, he rushed for 1,623 yards (11.2 avg.) and had 21 touchdowns. He was named Defensive Player of the Year by Prepstar, SuperPrep and Rivalnet. As a junior, he had 140 tackles, three sacks and two interceptions and accounted for 2,080 total yards and 20 touchdowns on offense. In addition to Running Back, he played Linebacker and Quarterback. For this, he grows his beard out the whole season and has it shaved off for the event in order to raise money for childhood cancer research.ĭuckett was a consensus prep All-America at Loy Norrix High School, where, as a senior, he was named Parade Magazine and Rivalnet National Player of the Year. “Bald-ricks” Children’s Cancer Fundraiser. Every year, Duckett participates in the annual St.

His brother Tico Duckett was a running back at Michigan State also. His mother died from cancer when he was growing up and he has a tattoo of her on his upper right forearm. He played college football at Michigan State.ĭuckett has also played for the Washington Redskins and Detroit Lions in his career. He was originally drafted by the Atlanta Falcons 19th overall in the 2002 NFL Draft. J.' Duckett (born Februin Kalamazoo, Michigan) is an American football running back for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. *5th All Time Leading Rusher at Michigan State

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