Player Career

Taiwan Deal Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Wisconsin

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20142015201520162016201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonWisconsin0
2015 PostseasonWisconsin50738.819.9507
2015 Regular SeasonWisconsin50738.819.90
2016 PostseasonWisconsin16448.76.6-343
2016 Regular SeasonWisconsin16448.76.60
2017 Regular SeasonWisconsin0-164
2018 PostseasonWisconsin55558.611.7555
2018 Regular SeasonWisconsin55558.611.70

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

0

150+ scrimmage yards

5

2+ TD games