Career: Started at cornerback in all 39 games over three seasons and intercepted 12 passes … Three-time first-team All-Sun Belt selection ... USA TODAY Sports midseason second-team All-American as a returner in 2018 and Street & Smith preseason second-team All-American as a cornerback before the 2018 season … Lead contributor for defense that tied for first place nationally with 73 interceptions from 2015-18 … Scored two career touchdowns: one on a 62-yard punt return against Gardner-Webb as a junior and one on a 44-yard interception return against Idaho as a freshman … His three-interception game against New Mexico State in 2017 tied a school record … In three seasons, also had 158 tackles (107 solo), 8.5 tackles for loss, one sack, 31 passes defended (tied for fourth in Sun Belt history), 150 return yards on interceptions and 31 punt returns for 324 yards (10.5 average) ... From 2016-17, according to the PFF College Football site, led FBS defensive backs by allowing a passer rating of just 50.4 when targeted with a throw. Alabama's Minkah Fitzpatrick, a top-15 pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, ranked second with a 59.9 rating.
2018: Started all 13 games for the third straight year … All-Sun Belt first-team selection 51 tackles (tied for fifth on team), 3.0 tackles for loss, one interception and five pass breakups … USA TODAY Sports midseason second-team All-American as a returner who ended the season with 17 punt returns for 216 yards (a 12.7 average that ranked 10th nationally) and one touchdown (a 62-yard return against Gardner-Webb) … Also had a 52-yard punt return against South Alabama and a 46-yard punt return against Troy … Intercepted pass against Troy in regular-season finale that determined the Sun Belt’s East Division champion … Street & Smith preseason second-team All-American as a cornerback … Twelve interceptions from 2016-18 were tied for second nationally during those three seasons … Helped App State tie for No. 1 nationally with only eight passing touchdowns allowed. Defense also ranked No. 4 in scoring defense, No. 5 in passing yards allowed, No. 5 in fewest yards per pass attempt and No. 3 in pass efficiency defense … Key player in defense that ranked No. 1 nationally by allowing only 10 offensive plays of 30-plus yards and tied for No. 1 by allowing just one play of 50-plus yards … Had season highs of seven tackles against Penn State and Georgia State … Second-team preseason Dream Team from the College Football America Yearbook ... Preseason All-Sun Belt first team and Defensive Player of the Year in the Sun Belt, according to the league's coaches and media ... Named to the watch list for the Jim Thorpe Award.
2017: Started all 13 games at cornerback, making it two straight seasons he has started every game … Led the Sun Belt Conference in interceptions with six, tied for fourth most in the nation, and also contributed 50 tackles (sixth on the team) with one sack … Named All-Sun Belt first team for the second year in a row … Since 2000, Duck is one of eight FBS players with at least five picks in both his freshman and sophomore seasons … During the regular season, led Sun Belt cornerbacks by allowing a 43.6 passer rating when targeted, according to PFF College Football data ... Tied the school record with a three-interception game in a 45-31 win over New Mexico State, and he was named the Sun Belt’s Defensive Player of the Week after also posting seven tackles and one sack in the same game. Duck’s first two interception returns of 15 yards and 39 yards set up two touchdowns, including the go-ahead score with 5:45 remaining, and his third interception occurred inside the App State 25 with 1:16 left to seal the win. His first career sack resulted in a third-down loss of 11 yards to force a punt … Had one interception against Toledo to help keep the game scoreless in a 34-0 victory in the Dollar General Bowl … Also intercepted passes against Texas State (41-yard return in the fourth quarter of a 20-13 win) and Louisiana (8-yard return) … Returned nine punts for 85 yards, including a 35-yard return that matched App State’s season high.
2016: First-team All-Sun Belt Conference honoree … Named Sun Belt Freshman of the Year … Landed on USA Today’s Freshman All-America Team and the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) Freshman All-America Team … Started all 13 games as a true freshman at cornerback … Led the Mountaineers with five interceptions, which tied for second in the Sun Belt and 13th in the nation … Part of an App State secondary and defense that was sixth nationally with 20 interceptions in 2016 ... Led league with 13 passes defended and was tied for fourth on the team with 57 tackles … Had a 44-yard interception return for a touchdown versus Idaho to earn Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week honors … Recorded a career-high 13 tackles at Akron, also a team-leading total … Notched 2.5 tackles for a loss on the season.
High School: Rated a two-star prospect by Scout.com and 247Sports ... Four-year starter at North Carolina 4AA powerhouse Butler ... Helped lead Butler to double-digit wins during each of his four high school seasons, including a perfect 15-0 campaign that was capped by a state championship and No. 3 national ranking as a freshman in 2012 ... Intercepted a pass in the 2012 N.C. 4-A state title game ... Versatile athlete recorded five interceptions to go along with 10.3 yards per rush, 15.0 yards per reception and 23.7 yards per punt return as a senior in 2015 ... Scored five touchdowns as a senior in 2015 — two receiving, one rushing, one by punt return and one on an interception return ... Turned in the best performance of his senior season in the opening round of the 4-AA state playoffs versus Providence as he set up three touchdowns with long punt returns, including a 61-yarder that he took back for a score, and an interception in a 52-3 win ... Named second-team all-state as a junior in 2014 ... Three-time all-conference selection ... Honored as Butler’s best DB three straight seasons ... Coached by Brian Hales ... Chose Appalachian State over Toledo.
Personal: Full name is Clifton Evan Duck ... Son of Clifton and Monique Duck.
