Deon McIntosh: RB · Washington State · #3.
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Deon McIntosh
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. The four seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Brian Kelly, Mike Leach and Nick Rolovich. On tape: 73 rushing yards against Arizona, Week 12, 2021.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 23.4% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 20.5% of his carries. 4 carries for 2 yds vs Utah State; 11 for 73 vs Arizona.
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 12 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (100.0%). 7 of the team's 30 inside-the-5 carries (23.3%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Washington State | 111 | 532 | 4.8 | 3 | 38 |
| 2020 | Washington State | 52 | 323 | 6.2 | 3 | 49 |
| 2019 | Washington State | 16 | 111 | 6.9 | 1 | 32 |
| 2017 | Notre Dame | 65 | 368 | 5.7 | 5 | 45 |
| Career | 244 | 1,334 | 5.5 | 12 | 49 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Washington State | 14 | 108 | 7.7 | 1 | 20 |
| 2020 | Washington State | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 29 |
| 2019 | Washington State | 17 | 113 | 6.6 | 2 | 41 |
| 2017 | Notre Dame | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 11 |
| Career | 36 | 259 | 7.2 | 3 | 41 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 23-26vs Utah State | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-24vs Portland State | 8 | 64 | 8.0 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-45vs USC | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-24@ Utah | 13 | 59 | 4.5 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-6@ California | 12 | 53 | 4.4 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-24vs Oregon State | 13 | 65 | 5.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-31vs Stanford | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-21@ Arizona State | 16 | 68 | 4.3 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-38@ No. 5 Oregon | 9 | 57 | 6.3 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 12 | W 44-18vs Arizona | 10 | 73 | 7.3 | 0 | 38 | Season-high 73 yds |
| Wk 13 | W 40-13@ Washington | 16 | 49 | 3.1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Total | 111 | 532 | 4.8 | 3 | 38 |
Week 6 · 2021
W 31-24
vs Oregon State
65 rush yds (13 car) · 2 rec · 17 yds · 1 TD
A close one, won by 7 at home.
With J. de Laura — 399 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 75.0 · T. Harris — 8 rec · 147 yds
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
46%112 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.8 yds/carry on 111 carries · 16% explosive (10+ yds) · 46% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 41.0 | 4.9 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 57.2 | 4.5 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 40.7 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 61.8 | 5.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Rolovich
Pass share
53.6%
452 pass / 392 run
Plays / game
70.3
12 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
474 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
111 carries and 14 catches in 11 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #140 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Notre Dame and Washington State, 1,334 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 32 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2021
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Brian Kelly, Mike Leach, Nick Rolovich and Jake Dickert.
