The case
2026 captain after starting all 12 games in 2025; profile lists 2027 Senior Bowl Top 300 inclusion, not a draft grade.
WR · Rutgers · Junior
KJ Duff
CHROME AUTOPAPER AUTO
PPG80.4OVERALL#2WR#14-GAME FORM91.6LATEST GAME81.1
CHROME PROSPECTBCP-135Chrome auto · BCPA-KD
PAPERBPP-135
CHROMEBCP-135
CHROME AUTOBCPA-KD
PAPER AUTOBPPA-KD
PLAYER STATS
2026 season & career
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SCOUTING NOTEBOOK
The read right now
A large receiving sample and early repeat production make Duff a high-priority receiver. Contested-catch success still needs separation and target context.
The production
2025: 60 catches, 1,084 yards and seven touchdowns. In the first two 2026 games: 196 yards/three scores against UMass and 137 yards/two scores at Boston College.
Latest game
Caught a touchdown pass against USC in Rutgers’ 42–35 loss. This confirms another scoring appearance; the intake does not claim a complete updated receiving total.
NEXT CHECK
Check target share and efficiency when coverage concentrates on him.
BOWMAN CHECKLIST
His 2026 Bowman cards
Paper and Chrome are separate prospect entries. Prospect autographs add a verified signature checklist appearance; inserts and variations are separate collecting paths. This is a format hierarchy, not a price or scarcity ranking.
Topps describes parallels, but a complete first-party football odds/serial-number matrix was not available in this audit. No baseball parallel structure is imported. Serial numbering is not an estimate of total print run.
2 base appearances · 2 autograph appearances · 0 insert / variation appearances. Counts describe checklist rows, not distinct print runs.
These are the official checklist appearances we have mapped. We only show serial numbering when we can source it.
| Checklist | Card number | Printed school | Check it / find it |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAPER PROSPECTS | BPP-135 | Rutgers® | Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for KJ Duff BPP-135 |
| CHROME PROSPECTS | BCP-135 | Rutgers® | Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for KJ Duff BCP-135 |
| CHROME PROSPECT AUTOGRAPHS | BCPA-KD | Rutgers® | Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for KJ Duff BCPA-KD |
| PAPER PROSPECT AUTOGRAPHS | BPPA-KD | Rutgers® | Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for KJ Duff BPPA-KD |
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RESEARCH FILEIdentity, open questions & evidence gapsOpen file
Rutgers; WR; Junior; 6-6; 225 lb.
Source 1: Rutgers: KJ Duff official profile / research ↗- school
- Rutgers (verified)
- position
- WR (verified)
- class
- Junior (verified)
- Date of birth
- Unknown (unknown)
- measurements
- 6-6 / 225 lb (verified)
- recruiting
- Four-star high-school prospect across multiple services, as reported by Rutgers. (partial)
- 2026 statistics
- Dated game evidence through 2026-09-19; complete season totals not verified. (partial)
- Draft eligibility
- Unknown (unknown)
- NFL consensus
- Unknown (unknown)
- Next catalyst
- Check target share and efficiency when coverage concentrates on him. (editorial)
- Full date of birth not verified; age is not inferred from class.
- Complete 2026 cumulative statistics through September 21 are not verified; dated games and prior seasons remain separately labeled.
- Draft eligibility and a current independent NFL consensus remain unverified; a school award or watch list is not consensus.
- Verified athletic testing, availability history and position-specific advanced charting are incomplete.
PPG METHODHow the 80.4 grade was built60% supported
We have support for 60% of the normal grade inputs. A player needs at least 60% before we publish a PPG. Missing pieces stay missing.
| Component | Weight | Score / confidence | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| production | 25% | 80medium | 1,084 yards on 60 catches across 12 starts establish strong second-season receiving production; four-star background is sourced.Source 1: Rutgers: KJ Duff official profile / research ↗ |
| ageClass | 15% | 80medium | 1,084 yards on 60 catches across 12 starts establish strong second-season receiving production; four-star background is sourced.Source 1: Rutgers: KJ Duff official profile / research ↗ |
| role | 15% | 85medium | 1,084 yards on 60 catches across 12 starts establish strong second-season receiving production; four-star background is sourced.Source 1: Rutgers: KJ Duff official profile / research ↗ |
| physical | 10% | Unavailableunavailable | Insufficient verified evidence for this component. |
| pedigree | 5% | 70medium | 1,084 yards on 60 catches across 12 starts establish strong second-season receiving production; four-star background is sourced.Source 1: Rutgers: KJ Duff official profile / research ↗ |
| consensus | 20% | Unavailableunavailable | Insufficient verified evidence for this component. |
| risk | 10% | Unavailableunavailable | Insufficient verified evidence for this component. |
GRADE HISTORYGrade history80.4 PPG · 8 checks · unchanged
No meaningful grade movement yet. We keep the checks so the first real change has a clean baseline.
| Date | PPG | 7d / 30d / season | Rank | Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17T12:00:03.513Z | Insufficient data | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | Unranked | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
| 2026-09-17T12:01:03.832Z | Insufficient data | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | Unranked | bowman-ppg-v1.0 · correction |
| 2026-09-17T12:13:29.755Z | Insufficient data | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | Unranked | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
| 2026-09-22T11:45:00.635Z | 80.4 | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | 9 | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
| 2026-09-22T16:34:28.321Z | 80.4 | Not measured / Not measured / Not measured | 9 | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
| 2026-09-23T12:51:43.562Z | 80.4 | -18.9 / Not measured / Not measured | 2 | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
| 2026-09-23T14:48:24.458Z | 80.4 | -18.9 / Not measured / Not measured | 2 | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
| 2026-09-24T04:16:58.722Z | 80.4 | -18.9 / Not measured / Not measured | 2 | bowman-ppg-v1.0 |
PROVENANCE
Sources
Card identity checked 2026-09-16 · Player research updated 2026-09-22
Open 4 sources
- 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗ · Topps · checked 2026-09-16
- Rutgers: KJ Duff official profile / research ↗ · Rutgers · checked 2026-09-22
- KJ Duff: official observation, 2026-09-19 ↗ · scarletknights.com · checked 2026-09-22
- ESPN: KJ Duff vs. USC Trojans ↗ · ESPN · checked 2026-09-23