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Rotational offensive role
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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
9
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
22
Limited ceiling signals so far
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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.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,531
- Rushing yards
- 2,177
- Receiving yards
- 354
- Touchdowns
- 33
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%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 6 | 106 | 95 | 11 | 2 | 31.7 |
| 2021 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 13 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 13 | 832 | 635 | 197 | 10 | 55 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 11 | 1,577 | 1,431 | 146 | 21 | 83.2 |
Related Context
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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.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Pittsburgh paired 1,577 primary output with 59.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 52.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Pittsburgh
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
65.2
Efficiency
52.4
Usage
17.3
Consistency
64.6
Best Game by takeover score
Virginia Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan State: 16. Massachusetts: 30. Tennessee: 61. Western Michigan: -1. New Hampshire: 130. Georgia Tech: 75. Virginia Tech: 140. Clemson: 76. Miami: 53. Duke: 91. North Carolina: 91. Virginia: 34. Wake Forest: 52
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan State: 5 by 33.3. Massachusetts: 7 by 44.6. Tennessee: 16 by 38.3. Western Michigan: 1 by 0. New Hampshire: 17 by 67.9. Georgia Tech: 17 by 43.4. Virginia Tech: 21 by 69.4. Clemson: 12 by 65.3. Miami: 8 by 56.8. Duke: 14 by 69. North Carolina: 15 by 58.1. Virginia: 4 by 75. Wake Forest: 10 by 59.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins78 · Games = 10 · +55.3 vs Losses
Losses22.7 · Games = 3 · -55.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Virginia Tech
Best efficiency game
75 vs Virginia
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/31 | @ Michigan State | L 21-31 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | — | — | 3.2 |
| Sun 12/5 | @ Wake Forest2+ TD | W 45-21 | 9 | 55 | 6.10 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 5.2 |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Virginia | W 48-38 | 3 | 19 | 6.30 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8.5 |
| Fri 11/12 | vs North Carolina | W 30-23 | 12 | 63 | 5.30 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 6.1 |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Duke | W 54-29 | 10 | 67 | 6.70 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 6.5 |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Miami2+ TD | L 34-38 | 6 | 28 | 4.70 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 6.6 |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Clemson | W 27-17 | 9 | 56 | 6.20 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 6.3 |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Virginia Tech100 rush yards | W 28-7 | 21 | 140 | 6.70 | 0 | — | — | 6.7 |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Georgia Tech2+ TD | W 52-21 | 15 | 60 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 4.4 |
| Sat 9/25 | vs New Hampshire | W 77-7 | 13 | 75 | 5.80 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 7.6 |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Western Michigan | L 41-44 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | — | — | -1 |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Tennessee | W 41-34 | 12 | 43 | 3.60 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 3.8 |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Massachusetts | W 51-7 | 7 | 30 | 4.30 | 1 | — | — | 4.3 |
Player Story
Israel Abanikanda 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 work: 2,177 rushing yards, 390 carries, 28 rushing touchdowns, and 354 receiving yards across 30 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Pittsburgh. 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 354 receiving yards and 434 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 30 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Pittsburgh.
The arc is straightforward: Israel Abanikanda 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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Pittsburgh
2020-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 106 | 31.2 | 8.8 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 848 | 52.4 | 17.3 | 742 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 848 | 52.4 | 17.3 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 1,577 | 59.4 | 41.2 | 729 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Virginia Tech
Week 6 · W 45-29 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
320
Scrimmage Yards
95.7 takeover
320 scrimmage yards and 62.1 usage.
#2
@ Virginia Tech
Week 7 · W 28-7 · Conference game
140
Scrimmage Yards
86.8 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
140 scrimmage yards and 31.8 usage.
#3
vs Rhode Island
Week 4 · W 45-24
196
Scrimmage Yards
81.9 takeover
Win with 196 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
196 scrimmage yards and 32.8 usage.
#4
vs New Hampshire
Week 4 · W 77-7
130
Scrimmage Yards
74.4 takeover
Win with 130 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
130 scrimmage yards and 21.8 usage.
#5
vs Tennessee
Week 2 · L 27-34
175
Scrimmage Yards
73.7 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
175 scrimmage yards and 41.9 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
1,577 primary output · 59.4 efficiency · 41.2 usage
83.2
#2
2021 Postseason · Pittsburgh
55
848 primary · 52.4 efficiency · 17.3 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
55
848 primary · 52.4 efficiency · 17.3 usage
Milestones
10
100+ rush yards
4
150+ scrimmage yards
7
2+ TD games
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