Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2021-2024Western Michigan
Zahir Abdus-Salaam
RB • 5'9" • 195 lbs • Newark, NJ, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Zahir Abdus-Salaam leans balanced backfield option traits and 53.9 efficiency.
Impact Production
39
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
lowhigh
Star Power
37
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Western Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Western Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Player Story
Zahir Abdus-Salaam built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a running back from Newark, NJ wearing No. 10, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Zahir Abdus-Salaam's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Western Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Zahir Abdus-Salaam, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Western Michigan. Zahir Abdus-Salaam leans balanced backfield option traits and 53.9 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,565
- Rushing yards
- 1,260
- Receiving yards
- 305
- Touchdowns
- 9
Quick Answers
Zahir Abdus-Salaam quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Michigan · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,565
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Western Michigan
- Top game
- Eastern Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Union City · Western Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Union City · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Senior
- 2024 Scrimmage yards rank
- 850 scrimmage yards · RB 94th (top 14%) · Mid-American 15th (top 7%) · National 171st (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Western Michigan | 8 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 30.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 8 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 30.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 12 | 98 | 100 | -2 | 0 | 19.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 12 | 527 | 470 | 57 | 5 | 56.8 |
| 2024 Postseason | Western Michigan | 13 | 56 | 33 | 23 | 0 | 67.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 13 | 794 | 567 | 227 | 4 | 67.6 |
Related Context
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Zahir Abdus-Salaam played RB for Western Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Zahir Abdus-Salaam recorded 1,260 rushing yards, 305 receiving yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Western Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Western Michigan paired 850 primary output with 53.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 53.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Win with 175 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Western Michigan
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
65.4
Efficiency
53.9
Usage
20.3
Consistency
58.7
Best Game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Alabama: 56. Wisconsin: 34. Ohio State: 6. Bethune-Cookman: 110. Marshall: 46. Ball State: 45. Akron: 80. Buffalo: 58. Kent State: 93. Northern Illinois: 35. Bowling Green: 75. Central Michigan: 37. Eastern Michigan: 175
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Alabama: 12 by 42.4. Wisconsin: 6 by 51.1. Ohio State: 5 by 17.5. Bethune-Cookman: 20 by 59. Marshall: 16 by 29.9. Ball State: 10 by 46.9. Akron: 13 by 59.7. Buffalo: 8 by 57.7. Kent State: 8 by 98.4. Northern Illinois: 4 by 86.5. Bowling Green: 15 by 37.5. Central Michigan: 5 by 37.1. Eastern Michigan: 22 by 77.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins93.5 · Games = 6 · +52.2 vs Losses
Losses41.3 · Games = 7 · -52.2 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
Eastern Michigan
Best efficiency game
98.4 vs Kent State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/15 | vs South Alabama | L 23-30 | 9 | 33 | 3.70 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 4.7 |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Eastern Michigan100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 26-18 | 19 | 135 | 7.10 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 8.0 |
| Wed 11/20 | @ Central Michigan | L 14-16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 7.4 |
| Wed 11/13 | @ Bowling Green | L 13-31 | 6 | 16 | 2.70 | 0 | 9 | 59 | 5 |
| Thu 11/7 | vs Northern Illinois | L 28-42 | 4 | 35 | 8.80 | 0 | — | — | 8.8 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Kent State | W 52-21 | 6 | 83 | 13.80 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11.6 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Buffalo | W 48-41 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 7.3 |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Akron | W 34-24 | 9 | 49 | 5.40 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 6.2 |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Ball State | W 45-42 | 10 | 45 | 4.50 | 0 | — | — | 4.5 |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Marshall | L 20-27 | 16 | 46 | 2.90 | 0 | — | — | 2.9 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Bethune-Cookman100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 59-31 | 18 | 104 | 5.80 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5.5 |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Ohio State | L 0-56 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1.2 |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Wisconsin | L 14-28 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5.7 |
Player Story
Zahir Abdus-Salaam story
Zahir Abdus-Salaam built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a running back from Newark, NJ wearing No. 10, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Zahir Abdus-Salaam's career was his backfield work: 1,260 rushing yards, 302 carries, 8 rushing touchdowns, and 305 receiving yards across 45 career games in the available record. His career also includes 305 receiving yards, 3 tackles, and 221 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Zahir Abdus-Salaam's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Western Michigan
2021-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Western Michigan | 90 | 42.3 | 4 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 90 | 42.3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 98 | 21 | 7.2 | 8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 527 | 40.5 | 18.4 | 429 |
| 2024 Postseason | Western Michigan | 850 | 53.9 | 20.3 | 323 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 850 | 53.9 | 20.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 14 · W 26-18 · Conference game
Win with 175 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
92.5 takeover
175 scrimmage yards and 37.3 usage.
#2
vs Bethune-Cookman
Week 3 · W 59-31
110
Scrimmage Yards
74 takeover
Win with 110 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
110 scrimmage yards and 35.1 usage.
#3
vs St. Francis (PA)
Week 1 · W 35-17
85
Scrimmage Yards
70.1 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
85 scrimmage yards and 24.7 usage.
#4
@ Mississippi State
Week 6 · L 28-41
67
Scrimmage Yards
69.6 takeover
Loss with 67 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
67 scrimmage yards and 33.8 usage.
#5
@ Nevada
Week 1 · W 52-24 · Postseason
31
Scrimmage Yards
66.6 takeover
Win with 31 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
31 scrimmage yards and 6.7 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Western Michigan
850 primary output · 53.9 efficiency · 20.3 usage
67.6
#2
2024 Regular Season · Western Michigan
67.6
850 primary · 53.9 efficiency · 20.3 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Western Michigan
56.8
527 primary · 40.5 efficiency · 18.4 usage
Milestones
2
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
3
2+ TD games
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