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Player Dossier
2020-2022Pittsburgh
Israel Abanikanda
RB • 5'11" • 215 lbs • Brooklyn, NY, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Israel Abanikanda leans workhorse runner traits and 59.4 efficiency.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
80
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
91
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Pittsburgh
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Player Story
Israel Abanikanda built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a running back from Brooklyn, NY wearing No. 2, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Israel Abanikanda's career was his backfield...
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- Committed To
- Pittsburgh
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 9
- Overall
- No. 143
- NFL Team
- New York Jets
Israel Abanikanda, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Pittsburgh. Israel Abanikanda leans workhorse runner traits and 59.4 efficiency.
Quick Answers
Israel Abanikanda quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Pittsburgh · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,531
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
- Top game
- Virginia Tech
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Abraham Lincoln · Pittsburgh
- High school pipeline
- Abraham Lincoln · 6 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 5 · Pick 9 · New York Jets
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Junior
- 2022 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,577 scrimmage yards · RB 16th (top 3%) · ACC 1st (top 1%) · National 16th (top 1%)
Israel Abanikanda played RB for Pittsburgh. Across 3 tracked seasons, Israel Abanikanda recorded 2,177 rushing yards, 354 receiving yards, and 33 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Pittsburgh.
Recognition
Honors
- 20222022 All-ACC · official_conference_selectionfirst
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