Usage / Role
46%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2017Idaho
Isaiah Saunders
RB • 5'10" • 225 lbs • Ewa Beach, HI, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Isaiah Saunders leans balanced backfield option traits and 41.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
32
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
33
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
44
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Idaho
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Idaho
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Alabama
Player Story
Isaiah Saunders built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a running back from Ewa Beach, HI wearing No. 21, spending time with Idaho. The clearest part of Isaiah Saunders' career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Idaho
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Isaiah Saunders, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Idaho. Isaiah Saunders leans balanced backfield option traits and 41.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,472
- Rushing yards
- 1,277
- Receiving yards
- 195
- Touchdowns
- 11
Quick Answers
Isaiah Saunders quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Idaho · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,472
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Idaho
- Top game
- South Alabama
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Elk Grove · Idaho
- High school pipeline
- Elk Grove · 17 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Class 2017
- 2017 Scrimmage yards rank
- 551 scrimmage yards · RB 184th (top 31%) · Sun Belt 39th (top 18%) · National 416th (top 18%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Idaho | 8 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 21.3 |
| 2016 Postseason | Idaho | 13 | 152 | 147 | 5 | 3 | 65.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Idaho | 13 | 727 | 584 | 143 | 6 | 65.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Idaho | 12 | 551 | 506 | 45 | 2 | 55.9 |
Related Context
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Isaiah Saunders played RB for Idaho. Across 3 tracked seasons, Isaiah Saunders recorded 1,277 rushing yards, 195 receiving yards, and 5 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Idaho.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Idaho paired 879 primary output with 44 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 41.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State
Game driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Idaho
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
45.9
Efficiency
41.3
Usage
19.4
Consistency
64
Best Game by takeover score
Fresno State
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Game by game trend chart. Fresno State: 97. Florida: 33
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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First Half97 · Games = 1 · +64 vs Second Half
Second Half33 · Games = 1 · -64 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
2 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Fresno State
Best efficiency game
39.3 vs Fresno State
Player Story
Isaiah Saunders story
Isaiah Saunders built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a running back from Ewa Beach, HI wearing No. 21, spending time with Idaho. The clearest part of Isaiah Saunders' career was his backfield work: 1,277 rushing yards, 298 carries, 11 rushing touchdowns, and 195 receiving yards across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Idaho. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 195 receiving yards, 5 tackles, and 74 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Idaho.
The arc is straightforward: Isaiah Saunders moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Idaho
2015-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2015201620162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Idaho | 42 | 29.5 | 2.9 | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Idaho | 879 | 44 | 22.1 | 837 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Idaho | 879 | 44 | 22.1 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Idaho | 551 | 41.3 | 19.4 | -328 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs South Alabama
Week 13 · W 38-31 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
141
Scrimmage Yards
85.3 takeover
141 scrimmage yards and 46.2 usage.
#2
@ Colorado State
Week 1 · W 61-50 · Postseason
152
Scrimmage Yards
82.2 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
152 scrimmage yards and 47.2 usage.
#3
@ Louisiana
Week 10 · W 23-13 · Conference game
141
Scrimmage Yards
80.3 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
141 scrimmage yards and 43.3 usage.
#4
vs Louisiana
Week 6 · L 16-21 · Conference game
81
Scrimmage Yards
78.6 takeover
Loss with 81 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
81 scrimmage yards and 30.8 usage.
#5
vs Sacramento State
Week 1 · W 28-6
78
Scrimmage Yards
74.3 takeover
Win with 78 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
78 scrimmage yards and 22.4 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Idaho
879 primary output · 44 efficiency · 22.1 usage
65.4
#2
2016 Regular Season · Idaho
65.4
879 primary · 44 efficiency · 22.1 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Idaho
55.9
551 primary · 41.3 efficiency · 19.4 usage
Milestones
2
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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