Temple University Athletics
2025 Football Roster
Roster
Jay Ducker
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Omaha, Ne.
- High School:
- Bellevue West
2025 (Redshirt Senior, Temple): Recognized with preseason second team All-AAC honors (Athlon's Sports, Phil Steele, Lindy's) ... named to the Doak Walker watch list recognizing the top running back in college football ... begins season as the teams top running back ... made Temple debut week 1 @UMass and rushed for 128 yards on 19 carries ... became first Temple running back to rush for over 100 yards in a single game since Joquez Smith in 2023 and became the first player in FBS history to rush for 100-plus yards for four different schools.
2024 (Redshirt Junior): Appeared in all 13 games for Sam Houston under K.C. Keeler … rushed for team-high 745 total yards with seven touchdowns … scored a career-high three touchdowns vs Texas State … caught 15 passes for 110 yards … topped the 100-yard mark twice – vs. Hawaii (15-148-0TD) and at Kennesaw State (18-111-1TD).
2023 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in four games for Memphis including the AutoZone Liberty Bowl win against Iowa State … recorded eight carries for 41 yards and also caught three passes for 16 yards … redshirted.
2022 (Sophomore): Played in all 13 games for Memphis … led team with 544 rushing yards on 110 carries with seven touchdowns … caught 12 passes for 103 receiving yards … scored a season-high two touchdowns during First Responders Bowl win against Utah State … third team preseason All-AAC (Phil Steele) ... named to AAC All-Academic Team.
2021 (Freshman): Named MAC Freshman of the Year after rushing for 1,184 yards and three touchdowns on 218 carries at Northern Illinois … averaged 137.4 yards a game over final eight contests with seven 100-yard performances after seeing limited action in first four games … ranked 24th nationally in rushing yards per game (98.7) … ranked 48th in the country in rushing yards per carry (5.43).
High School: Named 2019 Gatorade Football Player of the Year in Nebraska after leading Bellevue West to an undefeated (13-0) season and the Class A State Championship … served as team captain and earned team MVP honors his junior and senior years … gained 2,100 yards rushing on 215 carries with 39 touchdowns in 13 games and caught 25 passes for 315 yards and six scores as a senior … team went 46-4 during his four seasons with two state titles.
Personal: Born Jay Ducker.
