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.

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Regular offensive contributor

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Career Arc

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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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Recruit Profile

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8178

Union City · Irvington, NJ

Committed To: Western Michigan
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2021

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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%)

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.

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