Usage / Role
23%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2022Iowa State
Deon Silas
RB • 5'8" • 180 lbs • Memphis, TN, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Deon Silas leans balanced backfield option traits and 44.4 efficiency.
Impact Production
27
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
27
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
40
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Iowa State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Iowa State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Georgia State
Player Story
Deon Silas built his college career from 2021 through 2022 as a running back from Memphis, TN wearing No. 22, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Deon Silas' career was his backfield work: 346 rushing...
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- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Deon Silas, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Iowa State. Deon Silas leans balanced backfield option traits and 44.4 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 380
- Rushing yards
- 346
- Receiving yards
- 34
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Deon Silas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 380
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 17 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Iowa State
- Top game
- Georgia State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Boonville · Northern Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Boonville · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 22 · Sophomore
- 2022 Scrimmage yards rank
- 309 scrimmage yards · RB 299th (top 44%) · Big 12 69th (top 35%) · National 787th (top 31%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Iowa State | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 0 | 37.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa State | 4 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 2 | 37.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa State | 11 | 309 | 271 | 38 | 3 | 55.8 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Iowa State to Unlisted | P4 to Unlisted | 18 | Dec 5, 2022 |
Deon Silas played RB for Iowa State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Deon Silas recorded 346 rushing yards, 34 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Iowa State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Iowa State paired 309 primary output with 44.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 44.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Game with -1 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Iowa State
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
28.1
Efficiency
44.4
Usage
10.9
Consistency
47.8
Best Game by takeover score
Minnesota
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All Games-1 · Games = 1
Game Log
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1 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Minnesota
Best efficiency game
0 vs Minnesota
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 9/7 | @ Minnesota | — | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | — | — | -1 |
Player Story
Deon Silas story
Deon Silas built his college career from 2021 through 2022 as a running back from Memphis, TN wearing No. 22, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Deon Silas' career was his backfield work: 346 rushing yards, 73 carries, 5 rushing touchdowns, and 34 receiving yards across 17 career games in the available record. His career also includes 34 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Deon Silas' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Iowa State
2021-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Iowa State | 71 | 52.1 | 6.4 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa State | 71 | 52.1 | 6.4 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa State | 309 | 44.4 | 10.9 | 238 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Georgia State
Week 1
Game with 50 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
50
Scrimmage Yards
76.1 takeover
50 scrimmage yards and — usage.
#2
vs West Virginia
Week 10 · W 31-14 · Conference game
77
Scrimmage Yards
75.9 takeover
Win with 77 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
77 scrimmage yards and 9.7 usage.
#3
vs Kansas
Week 5 · W 59-7 · Conference game
30
Scrimmage Yards
67.4 takeover
Win with 30 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
30 scrimmage yards and 5.8 usage.
#4
@ UNLV
Week 3 · W 48-3
32
Scrimmage Yards
63.5 takeover
Win with 32 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
32 scrimmage yards and 8.3 usage.
#5
vs Ohio
Week 3 · W 43-10
58
Scrimmage Yards
60.1 takeover
Win with 58 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
58 scrimmage yards and 15.6 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Iowa State
309 primary output · 44.4 efficiency · 10.9 usage
55.8
#2
2021 Postseason · Iowa State
37.9
71 primary · 52.1 efficiency · 6.4 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Iowa State
37.9
71 primary · 52.1 efficiency · 6.4 usage
Milestones
0
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
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