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Deonta
McMAHON
#0 Running Back
Deonta
McMAHON
#0 Running Back
Height 5'8
Weight 185 lbs
Birth Date (Age) 2000-03-07 (25)
Born Frostproof, FL
School McNeese State
Status AMER
Rushes 42
Yards 156
Touchdowns 1
Average 3.71

CFL: 4th season

Stamps: 1st season

 

Games played through 2025

Regular season: 39

Playoffs: 2

Grey Cup: 1

 

Acquired

Signed on Feb. 2, 2026.

 

Pro path

  • 2023 – Signed by Toronto Argonauts (CFL) on June 3. He played 42 regular-season and post-season games for Toronto over three years and was released on Jan. 29, 2026

 

2025

(Toronto) In his third season with the Argonauts, McMahon dressed for 14 games and had 42 carries for 156 yards and one touchdown, 18 catches for 130 yards and seven kickoff returns for 151 yards.

 

2024

(Toronto) McMahon played all 18 regular-season games for the Argos. He rushed for 288 yards and four touchdowns with an average of 6.0 yards on 48 carries and added 30 receptions for 237 yards and one major, six punt returns for 39 yards and 22 kickoff returns for 456 yards. McMahon appeared in all three of Toronto’s post-season games and had two catches for 41 yards in the Argos’ Grey Cup victory over Winnipeg.

 

2023

(Toronto) McMahon attended training camp with the Argos and was on the practice roster until he was activated for a Week 15 game at Montreal. He rushed for 30 yards and had one catch and one punt return in his CFL debut. McMahon played a total of seven games during his rookie season and had 300 all-purpose yards including 134 rushing yards, 64 receiving yards on 10 catches, 22 yards on two punt returns and 80 yards on four kickoff returns.

 

Notable

First game: Sept. 15, 2023, at Montreal

First reception: Sept. 15, 2023, at Montreal

First touchdown: Oct. 6, 2023, vs Edmonton

 

College

McMahon played three seasons (2020-22) at McNeese State. As a senior in 2022, he was the Southland Conference’s offensive player of the year and earned first-team all-conference honours as both a running back and a kick returner. He rushed for 1,408 yards – an average of 128 yards per game – and scored 14 total touchdowns during his decorated senior season. In 27 career games for the Cowboys, McMahon rushed for 2,155 yards and 21 touchdowns and also had 57 catches for 519 yards and two scores as well as 13 kickoff returns for 272 yards. He transferred to McNeese State after two seasons at Butte College in Oroville, Calif. In 2018, he rushed for 1,124 yards and 15 touchdowns for the Roadrunners.

 

Personal

McMahon rushed for more than 5,000 yards at Frostproof (Fla.) Senior High School. His career with the Bulldogs included a game in which he rushed for more than 300 yards and scored six touchdowns.

Seasons

Rushing

YEAR TEAM GP CAR YDS TDS AVG LG
2023
TOR 7 38 134 3 3.5 25
2024
TOR 18 48 288 4 6.0 44
2025
TOR 14 42 156 1 3.7 12
Total
39 128 578 8 4.5 44

Receiving

YEAR TEAM GP TAR REC YDS YAC TD AVG LG
2023
TOR 7 12 10 64 49 0 6.4 25
2024
TOR 18 35 30 237 210 1 7.9 28
2025
TOR 14 25 18 130 109 0 7.2 16
Total
39 72 58 431 368 1 7.4 28

Punt Returns

YEAR TEAM GP PR YDS AVG LG TD
2023
TOR 7 2 22 11.0 14 0
2024
TOR 18 6 39 6.5 10 0
Total
25 8 61 7.6 14 0

Kickoff Returns

YEAR TEAM GP KOR YDS AVG LG TD
2023
TOR 7 4 80 20.0 28 0
2024
TOR 18 22 456 20.7 44 0
2025
TOR 14 7 151 21.6 29 0
Total
39 33 687 20.8 44 0

Game Log

Game Participation Count

Year Team Regular Semi-Final Final Greycup Total
2023
TOR 7 0 0 0 7
2024
TOR 18 1 1 1 21
2025
TOR 14 0 0 0 14

Rushing

DATE WEEK OPP CAR YDS TD AVG LG
06-06
1 MTL 4 14 0 3.5 7
06-14
2 CGY 2 2 0 1.0 1
07-17
7 MTL 7 32 1 4.6 10
07-26
8 WPG 8 34 0 4.3 6
08-02
9 WPG 3 5 0 1.7 4
08-09
10 OTT 6 30 0 5.0 12
08-16
11 EDM 4 12 0 3.0 6
08-23
12 BC 3 7 0 2.3 4
09-13
15 EDM 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-19
16 MTL 1 0 0 0.0 0
09-27
17 BC 3 14 0 4.7 8
10-04
18 HAM 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-11
19 SSK 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-18
20 CGY 1 6 0 6.0 6
Total
42 156 1 3.3 64

Receiving

DATE WEEK OPP REC ATT YDS TD AVG LG
06-06
1 MTL 3 3 19 0 6.3 10
06-14
2 CGY 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
07-17
7 MTL 4 7 35 0 8.8 16
07-26
8 WPG 0 1 0 0 0.0 0
08-02
9 WPG 0 3 0 0 0.0 0
08-09
10 OTT 6 6 41 0 6.8 14
08-16
11 EDM 4 4 21 0 5.3 9
08-23
12 BC 1 1 14 0 14.0 14
09-13
15 EDM 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-19
16 MTL 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-27
17 BC 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-04
18 HAM 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-11
19 SSK 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
10-18
20 CGY 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
Total
18 25 130 0 8.2 63

Punt Returns

DATE WEEK OPP PR YDS AVG LG TD
Total
0 0 0.0 0 0

Kickoff Returns

DATE WEEK OPP KOR YDS AVG LG TD
09-19
16 MTL 1 24 24.0 24 0
09-27
17 BC 2 39 19.5 22 0
10-11
19 SSK 1 29 29.0 29 0
10-18
20 CGY 3 59 19.7 21 0
Total
7 151 21.6 29 0

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