Cameron Dukes (born August 13, 1998) is an American professional

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. He most recently played for the

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of the

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(CFL).

College career

Dukes played

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for the

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from 2017 to 2021. He played in 49 games, starting in 45, where he threw for 10,439 yards and 114 touchdowns. In the 2020–21 season, Dukes led the Blue Raiders to a

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victory over the Northwestern Red Raiders.

Professional career

Vegas Knight Hawks

Dukes signed with the Vegas Knight Hawks of the

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(IFL) on May 17, 2022. During the 2022 IFL season, which was the inaugural season for the Knight Hawks, he passed for 1,100 yards and 27 touchdowns in eight games.

Toronto Argonauts

On March 9, 2023, Dukes signed with the

of the CFL. During the

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, Dukes acted as a backup for starter Chad Kelly and as a short yardage

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specialist, scoring his first CFL rushing touchdown on July 3, 2023, against the

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. Dukes saw his first action leading the Argonauts offence on August 4, 2023, taking over for an injured Kelly in a 20–7 loss to the

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. Dukes dressed in all 18 regular season games, starting in two, where he completed 63 of 96 pass attempts for 760 yards with two touchdown passes and three interceptions. He also had 35 carries for 126 yards and eight touchdowns, primarily in short-yardage situations. He also dressed in the East Final loss to the

Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes (Canadian French, French: ''Les Alouettes de Montréal'') are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has disbanded twice and been re-established thrice. The Alouettes compe ...

where he had two carries for two yards and one touchdown on his post-season debut. On May 7, 2024, Kelly was suspended for at least nine games after an investigation into allegations made against him and the Argonauts by a former strength and conditioning coach. Consequently, Dukes was elevated to the starting role for

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that he won during training camp. After winning his first two starts of the season, he won just two of the next six, leading the Argonauts to turn to Nick Arbuckle for their ninth game of the season, which he won. Kelly then returned from suspension and Dukes was his backup. With their season standing decided, the Argonauts started Dukes for their final game of the season, but he left due to injury and Arbuckle took over. In total, Dukes dressed for 18 regular season games, starting in nine, where he completed 143 out of 199 pass attempts for 1,444 yards and seven touchdown passes and six interceptions. In the East Final, Kelly was injured and Arbuckle replaced him, eventually being named the starter for the

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. In his first

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game, Dukes was the primary backup quarterback, but only entered the game in the final minute to kneel down in victory formation as the Argonauts defeated the

Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Blue Bombers compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division (CFL), West division. They play thei ...

41–24. In

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, he played in both preseason games, but was part of the final cuts on June 1, 2025.

References

External links

CFL bioVegas Knight Hawks bioLindsey Wilson Blue Raiders bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dukes, Cameron 1998 births Living people American football quarterbacks Toronto Argonauts players People from Shepherdsville, Kentucky Players of American football from Kentucky Players of Canadian football from Kentucky Vegas Knight Hawks players Canadian football quarterbacks