Deon Silas
Deon Silas
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Iowa State to Rhode Island — the move that set up everything since.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
How it ended
Two seasons at Iowa State, 346 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimmy Rogers
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Iowa State | 60 | 271 | 4.5 | 3 | -- |
| 2021 | Iowa State | 13 | 75 | 5.8 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 73 | 346 | 4.7 | 5 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Iowa State | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Iowa State | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 0 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Blake Hester’s 2021 season.
Matches Blake on
Differs from Blake on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Andrew Body’s path through Alabama State.
Andrew Body
Larry Rountree III
Narii Gaither
Garrett Groshek
Matches Andrew on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Devin Spencer's sophomore season at Arkansas State (2025).
Matches Devin on
Differs from Devin on
Player DNA
Players who play like Deon Silas
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2021–2022+261%
Up 261% from first season to most-recent.