Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Wisconsin
Taiwan Deal
RB • 6'1" • 225 lbs • Capitol Heights, MD, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Taiwan Deal leans balanced backfield option traits and 58.6 efficiency.
Impact Production
62
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
51
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Wisconsin
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Wisconsin
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i
Player Story
Taiwan Deal built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a running back from Capitol Heights, MD wearing No. 28, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Taiwan Deal's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Wisconsin
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Taiwan Deal, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Wisconsin. Taiwan Deal leans balanced backfield option traits and 58.6 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,226
- Rushing yards
- 1,212
- Receiving yards
- 14
- Touchdowns
- 12
Quick Answers
Taiwan Deal quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wisconsin · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,226
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Wisconsin
- Top game
- Hawai'i
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · DeMatha Catholic · Wisconsin
- High school pipeline
- DeMatha Catholic · 82 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 28 · Senior
- 2018 Scrimmage yards rank
- 555 scrimmage yards · RB 186th (top 27%) · Big Ten 45th (top 15%) · National 421st (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Postseason | Wisconsin | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 60.1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 10 | 499 | 495 | 4 | 6 | 60.1 |
| 2016 Postseason | Wisconsin | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 37.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 7 | 155 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 37.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2018 Postseason | Wisconsin | 12 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 64.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 12 | 503 | 493 | 10 | 5 | 64.6 |
Related Context
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Taiwan Deal played RB for Wisconsin. Across 5 tracked seasons, Taiwan Deal recorded 1,212 rushing yards, 14 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Wisconsin.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Wisconsin paired 555 primary output with 58.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 58.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Win with 111 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Wisconsin
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
46.3
Efficiency
58.6
Usage
11.7
Consistency
66.1
Best Game by takeover score
Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami: 52. Western Kentucky: 63. New Mexico: 57. BYU: 15. Iowa: 42. Nebraska: 74. Michigan: 1. Illinois: 111. Northwestern: 8. Rutgers: 77. Penn State: 42. Minnesota: 13
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami: 10 by 54.2. Western Kentucky: 9 by 70.6. New Mexico: 9 by 66. BYU: 6 by 26. Iowa: 6 by 72.9. Nebraska: 10 by 77.1. Michigan: 1 by 10.4. Illinois: 12 by 88.5. Northwestern: 4 by 20.8. Rutgers: 9 by 85.6. Penn State: 3 by 100. Minnesota: 5 by 31.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins68 · Games = 7 · +52.2 vs Losses
Losses15.8 · Games = 5 · -52.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Illinois
Best efficiency game
100 vs Penn State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/27 | vs Miami | W 35-3 | 10 | 52 | 5.20 | 1 | — | — | 5.2 |
| Sat 11/24 | vs Minnesota | L 15-37 | 4 | 13 | 3.30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.6 |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Penn State | L 10-22 | 3 | 42 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 14 |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Rutgers | W 31-17 | 9 | 77 | 8.60 | 0 | — | — | 8.6 |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Northwestern | L 17-31 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Illinois100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 49-20 | 12 | 111 | 9.30 | 2 | — | — | 9.3 |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Michigan | L 13-38 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Nebraska | W 41-24 | 10 | 74 | 7.40 | 1 | — | — | 7.4 |
| Sun 9/23 | @ Iowa | W 28-17 | 6 | 42 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 |
| Sat 9/15 | vs BYU2+ TD | L 21-24 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 2 | — | — | 2.5 |
| Sat 9/8 | vs New Mexico | W 45-14 | 9 | 57 | 6.30 | 0 | — | — | 6.3 |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Western Kentucky | W 34-3 | 8 | 53 | 6.60 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 |
Player Story
Taiwan Deal story
Taiwan Deal built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a running back from Capitol Heights, MD wearing No. 28, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Taiwan Deal's career was his backfield work: 1,212 rushing yards, 231 carries, 12 rushing touchdowns, and 14 receiving yards across 29 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Wisconsin. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 14 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 29 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Wisconsin.
The arc is straightforward: Taiwan Deal moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Wisconsin
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201520162016201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Postseason | Wisconsin | 507 | 38.8 | 19.9 | 507 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 507 | 38.8 | 19.9 | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Wisconsin | 164 | 48.7 | 6.6 | -343 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 164 | 48.7 | 6.6 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | — | — | -164 |
| 2018 Postseason | Wisconsin | 555 | 58.6 | 11.7 | 555 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 555 | 58.6 | 11.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Hawai'i
Week 4 · W 28-0
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
147
Scrimmage Yards
86.3 takeover
147 scrimmage yards and 37.7 usage.
#2
vs Illinois
Week 8 · W 49-20 · Conference game
111
Scrimmage Yards
79.9 takeover
Win with 111 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
111 scrimmage yards and 17.9 usage.
#3
vs Troy
Week 3 · W 28-3
84
Scrimmage Yards
69.6 takeover
Win with 84 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
84 scrimmage yards and 34 usage.
#4
vs Rutgers
Week 10 · W 31-17 · Conference game
77
Scrimmage Yards
66.4 takeover
Win with 77 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
77 scrimmage yards and 15.5 usage.
#5
vs Akron
Week 2 · W 54-10
58
Scrimmage Yards
65.3 takeover
Win with 58 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
58 scrimmage yards and 16 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Wisconsin
555 primary output · 58.6 efficiency · 11.7 usage
64.6
#2
2018 Regular Season · Wisconsin
64.6
555 primary · 58.6 efficiency · 11.7 usage
#3
2015 Postseason · Wisconsin
60.1
507 primary · 38.8 efficiency · 19.9 usage
Milestones
2
100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
5
2+ TD games
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