Deon Jackson: RB · Duke · #4.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Deon Jackson
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Four seasons in the Duke backfield to date. On tape: 169 rushing yards and 13 receiving yards against Syracuse, Week 6, 2020.
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Feast or famine
33.0% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — and he's stuffed on 23.2% of his carries. 5 carries for 3 yds vs Boston College; 30 for 165 vs Syracuse.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
12 of 18 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (66.7%). 12 of the team's 28 inside-the-5 carries (42.9%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Daily Progress Oct 23
Yahoo Sports Oct 19Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 13-27@ Notre Dame | 15 | 52 | 3.5 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 3 | L 6-26vs Boston College | 15 | 74 | 4.9 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-38@ Virginia | 14 | 49 | 3.5 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 5 | L 31-38vs Virginia Tech | 15 | 68 | 4.5 | 2 | 39 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-24@ Syracuse | 30 | 169 | 5.6 | 0 | 50 | Season-high 169 yds |
| Wk 7 | L 20-31@ NC State | 20 | 34 | 1.7 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 9 | W 53-19vs Charlotte | 10 | 101 | 10.1 | 2 | 65 | |
| Wk 10 | L 24-56vs North Carolina | 10 | 33 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 13 | L 33-56@ Georgia Tech | 9 | 54 | 6.0 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 14 | L 0-48vs No. 9 Miami | 9 | 14 | 1.6 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 15 | L 35-56@ Florida State | 14 | 34 | 2.4 | 1 | 9 | |
| Total | 161 | 682 | 4.2 | 5 | 65 |
Week 5 · 2020
L 31-38
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
32%151 carriesFumble rate
3.1%5 of 161 carries · 5 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.2 yds/carry on 161 carries · 9% explosive (10+ yds) · 32% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
4 seasons under David Cutcliffe — 22-27 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 58.0 | 4.9 | 0.8 |
| Road6g | 65.3 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 74.3 | 3.9 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 47.2 | 4.7 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Cutcliffe
Pass share
47.3%
390 pass / 434 run
Plays / game
74.9
11 games
Team sack rate
9.7%
391 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2020
161 carries, 10 catches and 1 pass attempt in 11 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Duke, 2,267 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 44 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coachPlayed every college season under David Cutcliffe.
