Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024Iowa
Deontae Craig
DL • 6'3" • 266 lbs • Fort Wayne, IN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Deontae Craig shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
34
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
31
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Missouri
Player Story
Deontae Craig built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Fort Wayne, IN wearing No. 45, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Deontae Craig's career was his defensive...
Read the storyDeontae Craig, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Iowa. Deontae Craig shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 139
- TFL
- 23
- Sacks
- 15
- QB hurries
- 16
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Deontae Craig quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · DL
- Career Tackles
- 139
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 9 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · Iowa
- Top game
- Missouri
- Latest roster
- No. 45 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 43 tackles · DL 45th (top 5%) · Big Ten 106th (top 13%) · National 829th (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Postseason | Iowa | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 24.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa | 8 | 12 | 2.5 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 24.4 |
| 2022 Postseason | Iowa | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 66.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa | 13 | 27 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 66.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Iowa | 13 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 56.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa | 13 | 51 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 56.7 |
| 2024 Postseason | Iowa | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 55.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa | 13 | 38 | 2.5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 55.7 |
Related Context
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Deontae Craig played DL for Iowa. Across 5 tracked seasons, Deontae Craig recorded 139 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Iowa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
Iowa paired 21 primary output with 25.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 12.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Iowa
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
12.9
Usage
3.8
Consistency
31.5
Best Game by takeover score
Penn State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kentucky: 0.5. Indiana: 0. Iowa State: 1. Kent State: 0. Penn State: 2. Northwestern: 1. Illinois: 0. Michigan: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kentucky: 2 by 13.3. Indiana: 2 by 8.3. Iowa State: 1 by 14.2. Kent State: 2 by 8.3. Penn State: 2 by 28.3. Northwestern: 1 by 14.2. Illinois: 1 by 4.2. Michigan: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 6 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 2 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Penn State
Best efficiency game
28.3 vs Penn State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/1 | @ Kentucky | L 17-20 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/5 | vs Michigan | L 3-42 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Illinois | W 33-23 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Northwestern | W 17-12 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Penn StateSplash game | W 23-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Kent State | W 30-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Iowa State | W 27-17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Indiana | W 34-6 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Deontae Craig story
Deontae Craig built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Fort Wayne, IN wearing No. 45, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Deontae Craig's career was his defensive production: 139 tackles, 23 tackles for loss, 15 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 47 career games in the available record. That gives Deontae Craig's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Iowa
2020-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Iowa | 4.5 | 12.9 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa | 4.5 | 12.9 | 3.8 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Iowa | 21 | 25.1 | 9.3 | 16.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa | 21 | 25.1 | 9.3 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Iowa | 16 | 29.6 | 8.8 | -5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa | 16 | 29.6 | 8.8 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Iowa | 16.5 | 25.7 | 9.8 | 0.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa | 16.5 | 25.7 | 9.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Missouri
Week 1 · L 24-27 · Postseason
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
6
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Wisconsin
Week 11 · W 24-10 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Utah State
Week 1 · W 24-14
4
Havoc Plays
81.4 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 81.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Purdue
Week 6 · W 20-14 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
75.8 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Penn State
Week 6 · W 23-20 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
74.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · Iowa
21 primary output · 25.1 efficiency · 9.3 usage
66.5
#2
2022 Regular Season · Iowa
66.5
21 primary · 25.1 efficiency · 9.3 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Iowa
56.7
16 primary · 29.6 efficiency · 8.8 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
17
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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