Running back, Rhode Island (from Iowa State), 2021–⁠24

Deon Silas

Lettered 2021–⁠22 at Iowa State (school media guide)

Number
No. 22
Height
5′8″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2024)
Sophomore
Hometown
Memphis, TN

Deon Silas played running back at Iowa State (2021–⁠22) and Rhode Island (2023–⁠24).

Career highs

2rushing touchdowns, career highat Hampton, 2024

Team titles: Coastal Athletic Association Football champions, 2024

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Iowa State13755.8218
2022Iowa State602714.5338
2023*Rhode Island341394.1020
2024Rhode Island562404.3231
Career1637254.4738

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2023*Rhode Island82040
2024Rhode Island203490
Career285530

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Iowa State1−4−4.000
2022Iowa State9384.208
2023*Rhode Island2115.5011
2024Rhode Island22010.0014
Career14654.6014

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Iowa State22RBYr 1
2022Iowa State22RBYr 2
2023Rhode Island22RBYr 3
2024Rhode Island22RBSo. (Yr 4)5′8″180

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
2021Iowa State140.57––8.0––
2022Iowa State700.0932nd (n=470)0.146.210%0.06
2023Rhode Island (FCS)20-0.23––-4.76%–
2024Rhode Island (FCS)560.02––0.98%–

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

2024 Rhode Island 14 games, 240 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 31vs.Holy CrossW 20–⁠17340110
Sep 7atMinnesotaL 0–⁠481−10––
Sep 14vs.CampbellW 21–⁠9270120
Sep 21vs.Long Island UniversityW 28–⁠2110460237
Oct 5atHamptonW 46–⁠449602––
Oct 12vs.BrownW 31–⁠219560224
Oct 19atNew HampshireW 26–⁠9270347
Oct 26vs.MaineW 24–⁠14–––125
Nov 2vs.MonmouthW 37–⁠288600470
Nov 9atDelawareL 21–⁠24470371
Nov 16vs.UAlbanyW 20–⁠17100––
Nov 23atBryantW 35–⁠21310126
Nov 30vs.Central ConnecticutW 21–⁠172−10219
Dec 7atMercerL 10–⁠172−60––
2023 Rhode Island 10 games, 139 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 31atGeorgia StateL 35–⁠4210500––
Sep 8vs.Stony BrookW 35–⁠14590––
Sep 16atMaineW 34–⁠173180––
Sep 23atVillanovaL 9–⁠35220––
Sep 30vs.BryantW 49–⁠26480––
Oct 14vs.RichmondL 17–⁠242190––
Oct 21atUAlbanyL 10–⁠352120262
Oct 28vs.New HampshireW 34–⁠28240361
Nov 11vs.North Carolina A&TW 31–⁠242110138
Nov 18atTowsonL 30–⁠31260243
2022 Iowa State 11 games, 271 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 3vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 42–⁠106171––
Sep 17vs.OhioW 43–⁠1010581––
Sep 24vs.BaylorL 24–⁠31160––
Oct 1atKansasL 11–⁠1412290––
Oct 8vs.Kansas StateL 9–⁠107300––
Oct 15atTexasL 21–⁠2410250––
Oct 29vs.OklahomaL 13–⁠27–––––
Nov 5vs.West VirginiaW 31–⁠146770––
Nov 12atOklahoma StateL 14–⁠20370––
Nov 19vs.Texas TechL 10–⁠14110––
Nov 26atTCUL 14–⁠624211––
2021 Iowa State 4 games, 75 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 18atUNLVW 48–⁠35321––
Oct 2vs.KansasW 59–⁠73301––
Nov 6vs.TexasW 30–⁠7330––
Dec 29 ✦vs.ClemsonL 13–⁠202100––

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

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