Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Iowa State
Abu Sama III
RB • 5'11" • 210 lbs • Des Moines, IA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Abu Sama III leans balanced backfield option traits and 56.9 efficiency.
Impact Production
50
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
45
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
71
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Iowa State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Iowa State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kansas State
Player Story
Abu Sama III built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a running back from Des Moines, IA wearing No. 24, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Abu Sama III's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Iowa State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Abu Sama III, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Iowa State. Abu Sama III leans balanced backfield option traits and 56.9 efficiency.
Quick Answers
Abu Sama III quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,061
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Iowa State
- Top game
- Kansas State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Southeast Polk · Iowa State
- High school pipeline
- Southeast Polk · 4 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Junior
- 2025 Scrimmage yards rank
- 751 scrimmage yards · RB 116th (top 16%) · Big 12 26th (top 8%) · National 223rd (top 9%)
Abu Sama III played RB for Iowa State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Abu Sama III recorded 1,933 rushing yards, 128 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Iowa State.
Recognition
Honors
- 20252025 All-Big 12 · official_conference_selectionhonorable mention
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