Deon Cain

Former wide receiver at Clemson. 2017: 58 catches, 734 receiving yards, 6 TD.

WR · Clemson · #8

6′1″ · 190 lb · Tampa, FL

Indianapolis — drafted 2018, Rd 6, Pick 11, #185 overall

Recruiting

5★

WR recruit

No. 18 nationally · Signed with Clemson

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former wide receiver at Clemson. 2017: 58 catches, 734 receiving yards, 6 TD.

Signed as a 5-star recruit to Clemson in 2015.
Drafted round 6 by the Indianapolis in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Clemson, 2,040 receiving yards — drafted at #185 overall by Indianapolis.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 140 yds vs The Citadel.The Citadel · W 61-32017

201511 games

Signed with Clemson5-star out of Tampa Bay Tech

2018

Drafted by Indianapolisround 6, pick 185

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★★

#18 national

CFB

College

Clemson

2015–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

R6 · #185

Indianapolis · 2018

Coaching lineage · 2015–2017

1 coach

2015–2017

Dabo Swinney

Clemson

Played his entire career under Dabo Swinney.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

IndianapolisEntering 9th NFL season

#185Rd 6 · Pick 11

IndianapolisEntering 9th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 40-4 over that span.

2015Clemson14-1HC: Dabo Swinney · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2016Clemson14-1HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo

2017Clemson12-2HC: Dabo Swinney · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (87th percentile). Strength: rec yards (85th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#70 / 539 · 87th pct

Rec yards#84 / 539 · 85th pct

734

Rec TDs#83 / 539 · 82nd pct

Long catch#160 / 539 · 70th pct

Yards / catch#314 / 539 · 42nd pct

12.7

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home9g	3.7	54.2	15.4	0.6
Road5g	5.0	49.2	11.9	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-78g	3.8	46.8	15.2	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	4.7	60.0	12.8	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dabo Swinney

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Clemson	58	734	12.7	6	--
2016	Clemson	38	724	19.1	9	--
2015	Clemson	34	582	17.1	5	--
Career		130	2,040	15.7	20	--

Season	Team
2017	Clemson	--	--	--	--	--
2016	Clemson	--	--	--	--	--
2015	Clemson	1	-5	--	--	--
Career		1	-5	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2017

W 14–6

vs Auburn

2 rec · 27 yds

With K. Bryant — 181 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 69.1 · 59 rush yds (19 car) · 2 TD · W. Spiers — 42 AVG · 53 LONG · 6 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week