Running back, Duke, 2017–⁠20

Deon Jackson

Number
No. 4
Height
6′0″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Atlanta, GA
Born
Feb 18, 1999

Deon Jackson played running back at Duke (2017–⁠20).

Career highs

169rushing yards, career highat Syracuse, 20202rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Charlotte, 20207catches, career highvs. Wake Forest, 201889receiving yards, career highat Pittsburgh, 2018

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Duke32973.009
2018Duke1618475.3775
2019Duke1726413.7632
2020Duke1616824.2565
Career5262,2674.31875

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Duke441.006
2018Duke262539.7274
2019Duke211929.1244
2020Duke10858.5047
Career615348.8474

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2017Duke2390
2018Duke235020
2019Duke3700
Career286110

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Duke4RBFr.
2018Duke4RBSo.
2019Duke4RBJr.
2020Duke4RBSr.6′0″220

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2017Duke37-0.13––-4.76%–
2018Duke1960.1139th (n=300)0.1520.820%0.04
2019Duke212-0.029th (n=287)0.13-4.024%0.03
2020Duke177-0.0210th (n=212)0.14-3.721%-0.14

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2020 Duke 11 games, 682 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 12atNotre DameL 13–⁠2715520122−6
Sep 19vs.Boston CollegeL 6–⁠26157402217
Sep 26atVirginiaL 20–⁠3814490241−2
Oct 3vs.Virginia TechL 31–⁠38156823914
Oct 10atSyracuseW 38–⁠2430169050113
Oct 17atNC StateL 20–⁠31203405––
Oct 31vs.CharlotteW 53–⁠1910101265––
Nov 7vs.North CarolinaL 24–⁠56103308147
Nov 28atGeorgia TechL 33–⁠56954023322
Dec 5vs.MiamiL 0–⁠4891408––
Dec 12atFlorida StateL 35–⁠56143419––
2019 Duke 12 games, 641 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.AlabamaL 3–⁠4273501227
Sep 7vs.North Carolina A&TW 45–⁠13167102129
Sep 14atMiddle TennesseeW 41–⁠1822711913
Sep 27atVirginia TechW 45–⁠10955132545
Oct 5vs.PittsburghL 30–⁠33196018247
Oct 12vs.Georgia TechW 41–⁠232069210112
Oct 19atVirginiaL 14–⁠481235010––
Oct 26atNorth CarolinaL 17–⁠201991025119
Nov 9vs.Notre DameL 7–⁠381452019319
Nov 16vs.SyracuseL 6–⁠49133208317
Nov 23atWake ForestL 27–⁠39726010114
Nov 30vs.MiamiW 27–⁠171444111––
2018 Duke 13 games, 847 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.ArmyW 34–⁠1472519––
Sep 8atNorthwesternW 21–⁠7185208113
Sep 15atBaylorW 40–⁠271083131––
Sep 22vs.North Carolina CentralW 55–⁠13963134––
Sep 29vs.Virginia TechL 14–⁠31153419334
Oct 13atGeorgia TechW 28–⁠14219811828
Oct 20vs.VirginiaL 14–⁠28111705113
Oct 27atPittsburghL 45–⁠5410162060389
Nov 3atMiamiW 20–⁠121411317519
Nov 10vs.North CarolinaW 42–⁠351778118314
Nov 17atClemsonL 6–⁠351151022321
Nov 24vs.Wake ForestL 7–⁠59830010745
Dec 27 ✦vs.TempleW 56–⁠27104101227
2017 Duke 8 games, 97 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.North Carolina CentralW 60–⁠76200616
Sep 9vs.NorthwesternW 41–⁠177200612
Sep 23atNorth CarolinaW 27–⁠1731307––
Sep 29vs.MiamiL 6–⁠3141409––
Oct 7atVirginiaL 21–⁠283503––
Oct 28atVirginia TechL 3–⁠2412022−4
Nov 18vs.Georgia TechW 43–⁠2041705––
Dec 26 ✦vs.Northern IllinoisW 36–⁠144604––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2021
Height5′11″
Weight218 lb
Arm length30¼″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan73¼″
40-yard dash4.42 s
10-yard split1.51 s
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump10′3″
Bench press18 reps
3-cone drill7.14 s
20-yard shuttle4.40 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 17 games with a stat; latest team: New York Giants.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2021Indianapolis Colts31331100
2022Indianapolis Colts1268236130209
2023New York Giants214160514
NFL career1795283235223

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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