Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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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
7
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
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.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,061
- Rushing yards
- 1,933
- Receiving yards
- 128
- Touchdowns
- 13
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%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Iowa State | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa State | 11 | 661 | 610 | 51 | 6 | 56 |
| 2024 Postseason | Iowa State | 14 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 58.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa State | 14 | 632 | 574 | 58 | 2 | 58.9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Iowa State | 12 | 751 | 732 | 19 | 5 | 69.1 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Iowa State to Wisconsin | P4 to P4 | 79.6 | Jan 3, 2026 |
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.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Iowa State paired 751 primary output with 56.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 47.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Houston
Win with 101 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2024 Postseason · Iowa State
Games
14
Scrimmage Yards / G
46.1
Efficiency
47.5
Usage
16.8
Consistency
54.2
Best Game by takeover score
Houston
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami: 13. North Dakota: 36. Iowa: 59. Arkansas State: 37. Houston: 101. Baylor: 17. West Virginia: 6. UCF: 89. Texas Tech: 74. Kansas: 20. Cincinnati: 52. Utah: 23. Kansas State: 91. Arizona State: 27
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami: 3 by 45.1. North Dakota: 6 by 70. Iowa: 19 by 34.3. Arkansas State: 8 by 46.1. Houston: 11 by 88.3. Baylor: 8 by 22.1. West Virginia: 2 by 31.3. UCF: 12 by 65.3. Texas Tech: 13 by 59.3. Kansas: 5 by 41.7. Cincinnati: 12 by 45.1. Utah: 9 by 23.9. Kansas State: 16 by 57.4. Arizona State: 8 by 35.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins47.6 · Games = 11 · +7.3 vs Losses
Losses40.3 · Games = 3 · -7.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Houston
Best efficiency game
88.3 vs Houston
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/28 | @ Miami | W 42-41 | 3 | 13 | 4.30 | 0 | — | — | 4.3 |
| Sat 12/7 | @ Arizona State | L 19-45 | 8 | 27 | 3.40 | 0 | — | — | 3.4 |
| Sun 12/1 | vs Kansas State | W 29-21 | 15 | 81 | 5.40 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5.7 |
| Sun 11/24 | @ Utah | W 31-28 | 8 | 17 | 2.10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2.6 |
| Sun 11/17 | vs Cincinnati | W 34-17 | 12 | 52 | 4.30 | 1 | — | — | 4.3 |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Kansas | L 36-45 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Texas Tech | L 22-23 | 13 | 74 | 5.70 | 0 | — | — | 5.7 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs UCF | W 38-35 | 10 | 55 | 5.50 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 7.4 |
| Sun 10/13 | @ West Virginia | W 28-16 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Baylor | W 43-21 | 8 | 17 | 2.10 | 0 | — | — | 2.1 |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Houston100 rush yards | W 20-0 | 11 | 101 | 9.20 | 1 | — | — | 9.2 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Arkansas State | W 52-7 | 7 | 30 | 4.30 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4.6 |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Iowa | W 20-19 | 17 | 58 | 3.40 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3.1 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs North Dakota | W 21-3 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Player Story
Abu Sama III 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: 1,933 rushing yards, 349 carries, 13 rushing touchdowns, and 128 receiving yards across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Iowa State. 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 128 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa State.
The arc is straightforward: Abu Sama III 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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Iowa State
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20232023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Iowa State | 665 | 53.5 | 19 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa State | 665 | 53.5 | 19 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Iowa State | 645 | 47.5 | 16.8 | -20 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa State | 645 | 47.5 | 16.8 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Iowa State | 751 | 56.9 | 21.1 | 106 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Kansas State
Week 13 · W 42-35 · Conference game
Win with 287 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
287
Scrimmage Yards
100 takeover
287 scrimmage yards and 54.8 usage.
#2
@ No. 96 Colorado
Week 7 · L 17-24 · Conference game
177
Scrimmage Yards
92.3 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
177 scrimmage yards and 43.6 usage.
#3
@ Houston
Week 5 · W 20-0 · Conference game
101
Scrimmage Yards
81.8 takeover
Win with 101 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
101 scrimmage yards and 20 usage.
#4
vs Kansas State
Week 14 · W 29-21 · Conference game
91
Scrimmage Yards
76.4 takeover
Win with 91 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
91 scrimmage yards and 28.6 usage.
#5
vs UCF
Week 8 · W 38-35 · Conference game
89
Scrimmage Yards
67.9 takeover
Win with 89 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
89 scrimmage yards and 17.6 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Iowa State
751 primary output · 56.9 efficiency · 21.1 usage
69.1
#2
2024 Postseason · Iowa State
58.9
645 primary · 47.5 efficiency · 16.8 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Iowa State
58.9
645 primary · 47.5 efficiency · 16.8 usage
Milestones
4
100+ rush yards
2
150+ scrimmage yards
3
2+ TD games
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