Running back, Wisconsin, 2014–⁠18

Taiwan Deal

Number
No. 28
Height
6′1″
Weight
225 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Capitol Heights, MD

Taiwan Deal played running back at Wisconsin (2014–⁠18).

Career highs

147rushing yards, career highvs. Hawai’i, 20152rushing touchdowns, career highfive times; last vs. Illinois, 2018

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Wisconsin1175034.3617
2016Wisconsin321645.1012
2018Wisconsin825456.6639
Career2311,2125.21239

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Wisconsin28RBRS
2015Wisconsin28RBFr.
2016Wisconsin28RBSo.
2017Wisconsin28RBJr.
2018Wisconsin28RBSr.6′1″225

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
2015Wisconsin1190.1561st (n=268)0.1217.717%0.18
2016Wisconsin320.18––5.77%0.10
2018Wisconsin810.3995th (n=300)0.1531.211%0.29

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

2018 Wisconsin 12 games, 545 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Western KentuckyW 34–⁠3853016110
Sep 8vs.New MexicoW 45–⁠14957015––
Sep 15vs.BYUL 21–⁠2461525––
Sep 22atIowaW 28–⁠17642014––
Oct 6vs.NebraskaW 41–⁠241074120––
Oct 13atMichiganL 13–⁠381101––
Oct 20vs.IllinoisW 49–⁠2012111239––
Oct 27atNorthwesternL 17–⁠314804––
Nov 3vs.RutgersW 31–⁠17977029––
Nov 10atPenn StateL 10–⁠22342037––
Nov 24vs.MinnesotaL 15–⁠374130710
Dec 27 ✦vs.MiamiW 35–⁠31052114––
2016 Wisconsin 7 games, 164 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.LSUW 16–⁠141202––
Sep 10vs.AkronW 54–⁠101258012––
Sep 17vs.Georgia StateW 23–⁠17734010––
Sep 24atMichigan StateW 30–⁠6––––––
Nov 12vs.IllinoisW 48–⁠3641011––
Nov 19atPurdueW 49–⁠2042009––
Jan 2 ✦vs.Western MichiganW 24–⁠162909––
2015 Wisconsin 10 games, 503 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.AlabamaL 17–⁠356140414
Sep 12vs.Miami (OH)W 58–⁠0144529––
Sep 19vs.TroyW 28–⁠31684013––
Sep 26vs.Hawai’iW 28–⁠026147217––
Oct 3vs.IowaL 6–⁠101559010––
Oct 10atNebraskaW 23–⁠214805––
Nov 7atMarylandW 31–⁠24942014––
Nov 21vs.NorthwesternL 7–⁠133604––
Nov 28atMinnesotaW 31–⁠212290213––
Dec 30 ✦vs.USCW 23–⁠212804––

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2019
Height6′0¼″
Weight226 lb
Arm length31″
Hand size9⅜″
Bench press24 reps

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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