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2025 Catamount Football Roster

Mark Haskett
Mark Haskett
Catamount Athletics Creative Media

3 Samaurie Dukes

  • Position Safety
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Miami, Fla.
  • High School Miami HS

Biography

PRONUNCIATION: suh - MARR - ree Dukes

2025 (Senior): Named to the second-team Preseason All-Southern Conference as a defensive back.

2024 (Junior): Saw action in 10 of the team’s 12 games on the season with seven starts in the defensive secondary … Finished with 55 total tackles to rank third on the WCU squad, with 33 solo stops and 1.5 tackles for loss with a quarterback hurry … Recorded at least two tackles in all 10 games he played … Tallied four pass breakups and had two interceptions … Tallied six tackles with three solo stops at NC State (Aug. 29) … Credited with a career-high 12 total tackles, including 10 solo stops, against Campbell (Sept. 7), his first double-digit tackle performance … Intercepted a pass with five tackles against The Citadel (Oct. 12) … Had seven stops, including four solo tackles, in the road win at Furman (Oct. 19) and eight tackles at ETSU (Nov. 9) … Added an interception to his eight-tackle performance at ETSU.

2023 (Sophomore): Played in nine of the team’s 11 games with seven starts in the defensive secondary …  Finished with 29 total tackles including 20 solo stops and 2.5 tackles for a total of six yards of losses … Tallied four pass break ups and three interceptions … Recorded a tackle in all nine games he played including a season-high six twice – in the season-opener at Arkansas (Sept. 2) and in the road win at nationally-ranked Chattanooga (Oct. 7) … Credited with five solo stops in the road win at Eastern Kentucky (Sept. 16) … Had a tackle for loss, a pass breakup, and his first career interception in the home win over Charleston Southern (Sept. 23) … Intercepted two passes in the home win over ETSU (Nov. 11).

2022 (Freshman): Played in all 11 games on the season with three starts … Tallied 33 tackles with 21 solo stops and two tackles for loss … Made his collegiate debut in the season-opener at Charleston Southern (Sept. 3), recording his first career tackle … Was an honorable mention for the FedEx Ground National Freshman of the Week after recording a then career-high nine tackles with four solo stops at Mercer (Oct. 8) … Recovered a fumble with two tackles at Furman (Oct. 15) … Posted six tackles with four solo stops against The Citadel (Oct. 22) … Had three tackles and a quarterback hurry against Wofford (Nov. 5) … Named to the 2022 Southern Conference All-Freshman team on defense.

Prior to Western Carolina: Joined the Catamount football team during the spring 2022 semester, participating in annual spring drills ... Recorded two interceptions during WCU's annual Spring Showcase scrimmage ... Played wide receiver and defensive back as a prep, while also returning punts and kickoffs on special teams ... Was the offensive MVP of the annual Private vs. Public High School All-Star Game, catching six passes for 115 yards and a touchdown ... Named All-Dade first-team by the Miami Herald.

Career Highs:
Tackles – 12, vs. Campbell (9/7/24)
Interceptions – 2, vs. ETSU (11/11/23)

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2022Freshman

    Cornerback
    5'10" 185 lbs
    24
  • 3

    2023Sophomore

    Cornerback
    5'10" 185 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2024Junior

    Cornerback
    5'10" 185 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2025Senior

    Safety
    5'11" 185 lbs
    3