Last confirmed: Wisconsin, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 225 lb · Capitol Heights, MD · DeMatha Catholic
Taiwan Deal: RB · Wisconsin · #28.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Taiwan Deal
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. This is his third year in the same backfield at Wisconsin. One game to point at: 111 rushing yards and 2 rushing TD against Illinois — Week 8, 2018.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
14.7% of carries overall (79/537) → 33.8% of Q4-with-lead carries (27/80) — 3.7% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
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
5 of the team's 20 inside-the-5 carries (25.0%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-3vs Western Kentucky | 8 | 53 | 6.6 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-14vs New Mexico | 9 | 57 | 6.3 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-24vs BYU | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 2 | 5 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-17@ Iowa | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-24vs Nebraska | 10 | 74 | 7.4 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-38@ No. 12 Michigan | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 49-20vs Illinois | 12 | 111 | 9.3 | 2 | 39 | Season-high 111 yds |
| Wk 9 | L 17-31@ Northwestern | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-17vs Rutgers | 9 | 77 | 8.6 | 0 | 29 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-22@ No. 21 Penn State | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 37 | |
| Wk 13 | L 15-37vs Minnesota | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 7 | |
 Bowl | W 35-3vs Miami | 10 | 52 | 5.2 | 1 | 14 | |
| Total | 82 | 545 | 6.6 | 6 | 39 |
Week 8 · 2018
W 49-20
vs Illinois
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
68%69 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds6.6 yds/carry on 82 carries · 16% explosive (10+ yds) · 68% success rate.
3 seasons under Paul Chryst — 29-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 57.1 | 6.3 | 0.7 |
| Road4g | 23.2 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 42.0 | 5.1 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 50.2 | 7.4 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Paul Chryst
Pass share
34.4%
299 pass / 570 run
Plays / game
66.8
13 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
330 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Wisconsin, 1,212 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 29 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Gary Andersen → Paul Chryst. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
