Deon Jackson

Chase Brice and Deon Jackson team up against Charlotte

RB Deon Jackson rushes down the field for a Blue Devil score against Virginia Tech

Deon Jackson rushes up the middle during Duke's game with Boston College in 2020

Deon Jackson breaks a tackle against Boston College in 2020

Deon Jackson rushing down the sideline against Pittsburgh

Deon Jackson breaks free down the sideline in Duke's game against Syracuse

Deon Jackson drags two Notre Dame defenders as he tried to pick up yardage against the Irish.

Deon Jackson stiff-arms a defender as he scampers into the end zone against Pittsburgh

Position:
Running Back
Height:
6-0
Weight:
220
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Atlanta, Ga.
High School:
Pace Academy

DUKE CAREER: Missed only one game during tenure (48 career games with 31 starts), and rushed 526 times for 2,267 yards (4.31) with 18 TDs, caught 61 passes for 534 yards (8.75) and four TDs, completed 2-of-3 pass attempts for 41 yards with one TD and one INT and returned 28 kickoffs for 611 yards (21.8) ... scored 132 career points ... rushed for 50+ yards in 21 career games ... topped the 100-yard plateau on the ground four times, against Pittsburgh (10-162; 2018), Miami (14-113; 2018), Syracuse (30-169; 2020) and Charlotte (10-101; 2020) ... earned 18 rushing attempts of 20+ yards, including a career-long 75-yard TD jaunt versus Miami in 2018 ... posted 15 games with 2+ pass receptions, including a career-high seven catches against Wake Forest in 2018 ... had six games with 30+ receiving yards, including a career-best 89 yards at Pittsburgh in 2018 ... recorded two scoring plays of 70+ yards (75-yard rush vs. Miami, 2018 & 84-yard reception vs. Pittsburgh, 2018) ... surpassed 100 kickoff return yards twice, against Pittsburgh (6-152; 2018) and Wake Forest (6-110; 2018) ... rushed for 847 yards in 2018, the most for a back during the David Cutcliffe Era and the 10th highest single-season total in program history ... established the Duke single-game record with 403 all-purpose yards (162 rushing, 89 receiving & 152 kickoff return) at Pittsburgh in 2018 ... became just the third player in ACC history to reach the 400 all-purpose yardage plateau (Clemson’s Tobias Palmer; 496 vs. N.C. State in 2012 & Wake Forest’s John Leach; 411 vs. Maryland in 1993) ... finished ranked sixth on Duke’s career rushing and rushing attempts chart, while also becoming the eighth player to surpass the 2,000-rushing yard mark during their career ... tied Shaun Wilson for 13th all-time in program lore for rushing TDs in a career … became just the fifth player in Blue Devil history to rush for 2,000+ yards while registering multiple rushing touchdowns in three consecutive seasons ... joined teammate Mataeo Durant in 2020 to become the fourth pair of running backs to have eclipsed the 600-yard mark on the ground during the same season … finished tied for sixth in program history with four career touchdown receptions by a running back and 12th in career all-purpose yards with 3,412 ... on the field for 1,842 snaps.

2020: Team captain ... started in all 11 games ... rushed 161 times for 682 yards (4.24) and five TDs ... had 10 receptions for 85 yards (8.50) ... in the ACC, ranked 10th in rushing yards, 14th in rushing yards per game (62.0), and tied for 17th in rushing TDs ... was second on the team in rushing yards ... registered a season-best 169 ground yards against Syracuse, which was tied for the ninth most rushing yards in a single game in the ACC ... registered two multi-score rushing games against Virginia Tech and Charlotte ... recorded second 100+ yard rushing game against Charlotte (101 yards) ... on two different occasions joined teammate Mataeo Durant by each surpassing 100+ yards rushing in the same game, marking just the second time in program history the same two players registered 100+ rushing yards in the same game on multiple occasions during a single season (1976: Art Gore and Mike Dunn against NC State and North Carolina) … accumulated 40+ rushing yards in seven contests ... posted a season-high 30 carries in Duke’s win at Syracuse, this was also an ACC high mark … scampered for a season-long 65-yard rushing TD against Charlotte and caught a season-long 47-yard pass from Chase Brice versus North Carolina ... posted eight plays of 20+ yards (one receiving and seven rushing) with one score ... accounted for 30 points from five rushing TDs … for the third-straight season, paired with a teammate to form the 29th duo in program history to each total 5+ rushing TDs in a campaign (Durant – eight rushing TDs) ... also teamed with Durant (817 yards) to form the 17th duo in program lore to register 500+ rushing yards during a single season ... went 1-of-1 in pass attempts and connected with wide receiver Dennis Smith for a 29-yard TD reception … on the field for 461 snaps.

2019: Started all 12 games ... rushed 172 times for 641 yards (3.73) and six TDs ... had 21 receptions for 192 yards (9.14) and two TDs ... returned three kickoffs for 70 yards (23.33) ... in the ACC, ranked 14th in rushing yards, tied for 14th in rushing TDs, 15th in rushing yards per game (53.42), tied for 17th in total TDs and 27th in points per game (4.0) ... led the Blue Devils with 641 rushing yards ... registered a season-best 91 ground yards against North Carolina ... scored rushing TDs in four consecutive games versus Middle Tennessee, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh and Georgia Tech ... posted three multi-touchdown games against Virginia Tech (one receiving and one rushing), Pittsburgh (one receiving and one rushing) and Georgia Tech (two rushing) ... accumulated 40+ rushing yards in eight contests ... scampered for a season-long 32-yard rushing TD against Virginia Tech and caught a season-long 44-yard TD pass from Quentin Harris versus the Hokies ... posted five plays of 20+ yards (two receiving and three rushing) with three scores ... accounted for 48 points from eight TDs (two receiving and six rushing) ... for the second-straight season, paired with Quentin Harris (7) to form the 28th duo in program history to each total 5+ rushing TDs in a campaign ... also teamed with Harris (510 yards) to form the 16th duo in program lore to register 500+ rushing yards during a single season ... on the field for 551 snaps.

2018: Second team All-ACC selection as an all-purpose back ... played in all 13 games with eight starts ... earned starting assignments in the final eight weeks of the year ... rushed 161 times for 847 yards (5.26) and seven TDs, caught 26 passes for 253 yards (9.73) and two TDs and returned 23 kickoffs for 502 yards (21.83) ... completed lone pass attempt for 12 yards ... totaled 1,602 all-purpose yards (123.23), the fifth highest single-season total in school history ... received the Bob Pascal Award as the team’s top running back ... finished fourth in the ACC in all-purpose yards per game and seventh in kickoff return average ... in ACC-only action, led the league in all-purpose yards per contest (157.38), ranked fourth in kickoff return average (22.15) and 10th in points per game (4.50) ... ranked second on the team in total points with 54 as a key component of an offensive unit which scored 40+ points five times to match the program record for 40+ point games with the 1943 and 2014 squads and scored 382 total points, the fourth highest single-season total in program history ... rushing yardage total marked the most for a back during the David Cutcliffe Era and the 10th highest single-season total in program history ... reached the 100-yard rushing plateau twice against Pittsburgh (10-162) and Miami (14-113) ... logged 50+ rushing yards in eight games ... recorded single-game rushing TDs against Army West Point, Baylor, N.C. Central, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, Miami and North Carolina ... led the Blue Devils with eight rushing plays of 20+ yards ... averaged 5.4 yards per rush on 80 first down carries and 5.5 yards per rush on 59 second down attempts ... gained a team-high 17 first downs on second down rushes ... paced Duke with four TDs on first down attempts ... tallied 3+ receptions in five contests with a season-high seven versus Wake Forest ... reached 30+ receiving yards in three games including a season-best 89 at Pittsburgh ... caught TD passes versus Pittsburgh and Wake Forest ... owned Duke’s second and third-longest plays of the season with a 75-yard touchdown rush at Miami and 74-yard touchdown reception at Pittsburgh ... returned 3+ kickoffs three times with a season-high six returns versus Pittsburgh and Wake Forest ... surpassed 100 kickoff return yards against Pittsburgh (6-152) and Wake Forest (6-110) ... logged a team-high 14 kickoff returns of 20+ yards ... had a 29-yard kickoff return versus Temple in the Walk-On’s Independence Bowl to post the third-longest KOR in Duke bowl game history ... paired with Quentin Harris (5) to form the 27th duo in program history to each total five rushing touchdowns in a campaign ... on the field for 701 snaps.

2017: Played in 12 games ... missed the Baylor contest ... rushed 29 times for 89 yards (3.07), caught four passes for four yards (1.00) and returned two kickoffs for 39 yards (19.50) ... logged a season-high 20 rushing yards against both N.C. Central and Northwestern ... had a season-high two pass receptions at Virginia Tech ... kickoff returns came versus Miami (1-24) and Georgia Tech (1-15) ... on the field for 129 snaps.

PRIOR TO DUKE: Played at Pace Academy for coach Chris Slade ... consensus three-star prospect by ESPN.com, Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247Sports.com ... listed as the No. 36 athlete in the country by Scout.com ... ranked among the top 60 running backs nationally by 247Sports.com (No. 46) and ESPN.com (No. 54) ... all-region pick following senior season as Pace went 6-5 with a state playoff appearance ... as a junior, received all-state honors after rushing for 1,562 yards and 10 TDs as team went 13-2 and captured the state championship ... in the state title game, rushed for 114 yards and three TDs as Pace defeated Fitzgerald, 42-21 ... in sophomore campaign, caught 26 passes for 492 yards and rushed 27 times for 162 yards while totaling eight TDs as Pace went 7-6 with a state playoff appearance ... also played basketball.

PERSONAL: Born February 18, 1999 … son of Deon Jackson and Dadra and Tiffani Smith ... father lettered four seasons (1996-97-98-99) as a running back at The Citadel and rushed for 1,346 career yards ... mother was a member of the track and field program at the University of Miami and earned All-America honors after placing 13th in the long jump at the 1995 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships ... stepfather played basketball at Utah State University ... brother, DarQuez Watson, lettered four seasons (2014-15-16-17) as a wide receiver at Presbyterian College and finished career with 53 pass receptions for 638 yards and three TDs.