Chris Duvalt

Darian Christopher Duvalt (born December 12, 1987) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini and attended Lake Gibson High School in Lakeland, Florida. He was a member of the Seattle Seahawks, Orlando Predators, New Orleans VooDoo, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Philadelphia Soul, Florida Tarpons, and Washington Valor.

Early life Duvalt attended Lake Gibson High School where he played football and basketball.

College career On January 29, 2006, Duvalt committed to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he played football for the Illinois Fighting Illini from 2006 to 2009. He was the team's starter his final year and a half and helped the Fighting Illini to 19 wins. He played in 42 games during his career including 15 starts at wide receiver. Duvalt started his career at Illinois as a defensive back, where he played 19 games primarily as a return specialist.

Statistics Source:

YearTeamReceivingTacklesKickoff returns Att Yards Avg Yds/G TD Solo Ast Total Att Yards Avg TD Long 2006 Illinois 0 0 -- -- 0 1 1 2 8 175 21.9 0 37 2007 Illinois 0 0 -- -- 0 0 4 4 4 70 17.5 0 23 2008 Illinois 10 156 15.6 14.2 4 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 -- 2009 Illinois 23 361 15.7 30.1 3 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 1Career 33 517 15.7 22.5 7 1 5 6 13 246 18.9 0 37

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks Duvalt signed as an undrafted free agent with the Seattle Seahawks in May 2010. About a week later, Duvalt was waived by the Seahawks.

Orlando Predators

On November 18, 2010, Duvalt was assigned to the Orlando Predators. Duvalt was active for the first 6 games of the season before being placed on injured reserve April 28, 2011. He was activated on June 29, 2011, just in time for the Predators playoff game where they lost to the Jacksonville Sharks.

New Orleans VooDoo Duvalt was assigned to the New Orleans VooDoo on September 30, 2011. December 20, 2011, Duvalt was placed on the other league exempt list. Duvalt performed well in limited time with the VooDoo in 2012. Duvalt was assigned to the VooDoo again on October 26, 2012. Duvalt was assigned to the VooDoo again on March 10, 2015. Duvalt posted career highs with 109 receptions, 1,265 and 23 touchdowns.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats On April 16, 2012, Duvalt was officially added to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats roster. Duvalt played in two preseason games with the Tiger-Cats, but was cut before the season began.

Philadelphia Soul On November 13, 2015, Duvalt was assigned to the Philadelphia Soul. On August 26, 2016, the Soul beat the Arizona Rattlers in ArenaBowl XXIX by a score of 56–42. On August 26, 2017, the Soul beat the Tampa Bay Storm in ArenaBowl XXX by a score of 44–40.

Florida Tarpons On March 6, 2018, Duvalt signed with the Florida Tarpons.

Washington Valor On March 21, 2018, Duvalt was assigned to the Washington Valor.