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.

Usage / Role

23%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

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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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Recruit Profile

Class 2026 · Rating 0.845

Boonville · Boonville, IN

Committed To: Northern Illinois
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2026

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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%)

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.

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