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Joining Blue Devils Castle committed to Duke on Tuesday.

Impact Castle has one year of eligibility remaining, and he's chosen to spend it at Duke. The Appalachian State transfer hasn't rushed for more than 285 yards in a season. However, he's averaged 5.4 yards per carry during his career.

DECEMBER 24, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Hitting transfer portal Castle has decided to enter the transfer portal, according to Mike Farrell of MikeFarrellSports.com.

Impact Castle rushed for 1,036 yards and eight touchdowns during his time with the Mountaineers. He'll aim to join another program ahead of what figures to be his final year of college eligibility.

DECEMBER 13, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Logs one-yard carry Castle (undisclosed) tallied one carry for one yard during Thursday's 38-24 defeat to Coastal Carolina.

Impact There is good and bad that comes with Castle's availability Thursday. The good is that Castle is available, a status that has not been easy for him to achieve this season. The bad is that Castle continues to be limited, having logged only three carries since October. Contrastingly, his September included 39 rushing attempts, which resulted in him recording 184 yards and one touchdown.

NOVEMBER 8, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Questionable for CCU game Castle (undisclosed) is questionable for Appalachian State's game Thursday at Coastal Carolina, Davis Lemons of The Appalachian reports.

Impact For much of 2024, an undisclosed problem or problems have affected Castle's game availability. It seems like this undisclosed issue will make its way to affect him again, though Thursday will confirm that statement.

NOVEMBER 7, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Participates in game Castle (undisclosed) participated in Appalachian State's loss Saturday at Louisiana-Lafayette.

Impact Even though Castle did not log any carries during the Louisiana-Lafayette game, he participated in 18 of its plays recorded by Appalachian State. The running back has 39 carries for 184 yards and one touchdown.

OCTOBER 14, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Unlikely to be a factor Saturday Castle (undisclosed) is not expected to play much, if at all, Saturday against Marshall, per coach Shawn Clark's presser from earlier this week.

Impact Clark mentioned that the doctors said Castle shouldn't play running back a lot against Marshall but will be back in the rotation when healthy again. Castle missed his first game of the season Saturday but has been productive, totaling 184 yards and a touchdown on 39 carries.

OCTOBER 10, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Idle in Week 6 Castle (undisclosed) didn't play in Saturday's 52-37 loss to Marshall.

Impact It's unclear why Castle didn't take the field Saturday but it's likely he picked up an injury in the days leading up to the contest. In his stead, Kanye Roberts saw 13 carries while Ahmani Marshall rushed 10 times.

OCTOBER 7, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Tallies 22 touches Castle compiled 17 carries for 40 yards and hauled in all five targets for 13 yards during Saturday's 21-19 victory against East Carolina.

Impact Castle split carries in the first two games of the season but operated as the clear lead back in Week 3. He handled 12 more carries than any other tailback and also reeled in five passes. However, Castle wasn't very efficient, averaging merely 2.4 yards per touch. Castle has turned 33 carries into 148 yards and a touchdown while adding eight catches for 52 yards.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Finds endzone in Week 2 Castle tallied seven carries for 80 yards and one touchdown and gathered in 1 of 2 targets for 19 yards during Saturday's 66-20 defeat to Clemson.

Impact Castle once again split carries with Kanye Roberts and Ahmani Marshall, however, Castle paced the App. State backfield in rush yards and was the only back to score. Through two games, Castle has 16 carries for 108 yards to pair with three receptions and 39 receiving yards.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Finds endzone in Week 2 Castle tallied seven carries for 80 yards and one touchdown and gathered in 1 of 2 targets for 19 yards during Saturday's 66-20 defeat to Clemson.

Impact Castle once again split carries with Kanye Roberts and Ahmani Marshall, however, Castle paced the App. State backfield in rush yards and was the only back to score. Through two games, Castle has 16 carries for 108 yards to pair with three receptions and 39 receiving yards.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

In 50/50 timeshare Castle accrued nine carries for 28 yards and gathered in all two targets for 20 yards during Saturday's 38-10 win against East Tennessee State.

Impact Castle and Kanye Roberts each received nine carries Saturday, though Roberts bested Castle with 35 rushing yards. Castle flashed in the final weeks of 2023, but he'll be a fantasy afterthought as long as Appalachian State uses a backfield committee.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Post 126 total yards in bowl game Castle compiled 20 rushes for 119 yards and reeled in 1 of 3 targets for seven yards during Saturday's 13-9 win versus Miami (OH).

Impact Castle led the way for the Mountaineers in the Cure Bowl, totaling 126 yards in a win over Miami (OH). The 6-foot junior saw a substantial workload down the stretch for the Mountaineers despite not appearing in the first eight games of the season. Across Appalachian State's last six games, Castle totaled 53 carries for 283 yards and two touchdowns, along with five receptions for 35 yards. It remains unclear how involved Castle will be in 2024, following his breakout to end the 2023 season.

JANUARY 9, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Splits carries with Noel Castle recorded 10 carries for 21 yards and hauled in 3 of 4 targets for 20 yards during Saturday's 26-23 overtime victory versus James Madison.

Impact Castle worked in an even timeshare with Nate Noel, as each back handled 10 carries and notched 21 rushing yards. However, Castle was more impactful as a receiver, reeling in a trio of catches. After failing to see the field offensively during Weeks 1 through 9, Castle has seen his carries increase in three straight games.

NOVEMBER 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE