Ayden Duncanson

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
6-0
Weight:
191
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Atlanta, Ga.
High School:
Whitefield Academy
Prev School:
North Carolina
Major:
Recreation & Parks Management

Sophomore in the classroom that has three years of athletic eligibility remaining ... Earned varsity letter in 2024 … Played in seven career games (6/East Carolina, 1/North Carolina) … Booked three total tackles (one solo) … Transferred to East Carolina in the fall of 2024.

2024 (East Carolina): Played in six games earning first varsity letter … Logged 42 total snaps during initial year with the program (18 defense, 24 special teams) … Tallied one tackle (assisted) coming against Florida Atlantic … Made ECU debut in the season opener against Norfolk State … Also experienced action against App State, Army, Temple, Florida Atlantic and Navy.

2023 (North Carolina): Saw action in one game, versus Campbell, and made two tackles, while providing depth at defensive back.

High School: A three-star prospect at Whitefield Academy who is ranked as the No. 52 safety and the No. 69 player in Georgia by On3 ... A two-time all-state selection and a four-time all-region honoree ... Threw for 1,165 yards and 15 TDs to go along with 752 yards and eight TDs on the ground as a senior ... Also posted 33 tackles, two INTs and four PBU on defense ... Caught 37 passes for 615 yards and three TDs as a junior, while making 23 tackles and three INTs on defense ... Recorded 866 passing yards and eight TDs, while rushing for 285 yards and four TDs as a sophomore ... Added 13 tackles, five INTs and four PBU ... Also competed in the 100 meters, 200 meters and relays ... Was a state runner-up as a junior ... Coached by Colemain Joiner.

Personal: Son of Allison and Philip Duncanson ... Mom, Allison, ran track at Vanderbilt ... Played in the concert band in ninth and 11th grade … Majoring in recreation and parks management at East Carolina.