Usage Score
20
Player Dossier
2023-2025Arizona
Ismail Mahdi
RB • 5'9" • 188 lbs • Murphy, TX, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Ismail Mahdi leans balanced backfield option traits and 62.9 efficiency.
Efficiency
62.9
Consistency
56.5
Season Value
50
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Texas State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Texas State • Arizona
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Scouting Read
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Ismail Mahdi, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Texas State. Ismail Mahdi leans balanced backfield option traits and 62.9 efficiency.
Ismail Mahdi played RB for Texas State and Arizona. Across 3 tracked seasons, Ismail Mahdi recorded 3,175 rushing yards, 589 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Texas State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Texas State paired 1,606 primary output with 63.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 62.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Texas State, Arizona.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kansas State
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2025 Postseason · Arizona
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
74.8
Efficiency
62.9
Usage
20
Consistency
56.5
Best Game by takeover score
Kansas State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. SMU: 91. Hawai'i: 20. Weber State: 78. Kansas State: 221. Iowa State: 93. Oklahoma State: 34. BYU: 31. Houston: 47. Colorado: 85. Kansas: 61. Cincinnati: 48. Baylor: 104. Arizona State: 59
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. SMU: 15 by 63.9. Hawai'i: 7 by 35.9. Weber State: 10 by 67.9. Kansas State: 24 by 88.4. Iowa State: 16 by 65.1. Oklahoma State: 14 by 25.3. BYU: 10 by 31.7. Houston: 7 by 71.7. Colorado: 3 by 100. Kansas: 7 by 86.3. Cincinnati: 7 by 71.4. Baylor: 15 by 70.4. Arizona State: 15 by 40
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins78.9 · Games = 9 · +13.4 vs Losses
Losses65.5 · Games = 4 · -13.4 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
Kansas State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Colorado
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/3 | @ SMU | L 19-24 | 11 | 68 | 6.20 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 6.1 |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Arizona State | W 23-7 | 14 | 53 | 3.80 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3.9 |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Baylor | W 41-17 | 14 | 93 | 6.60 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6.9 |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Cincinnati | W 30-24 | 7 | 48 | 6.90 | 1 | — | — | 6.9 |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Kansas | W 24-20 | 7 | 61 | 8.70 | 0 | — | — | 8.7 |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Colorado | W 52-17 | 3 | 85 | 28.30 | 1 | — | — | 28.3 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Houston | L 28-31 | 6 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6.7 |
| Sun 10/12 | vs BYU | L 27-33 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3.1 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Oklahoma State | W 41-13 | 14 | 34 | 2.40 | 0 | — | — | 2.4 |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Iowa State | L 14-39 | 13 | 85 | 6.50 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5.8 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Kansas State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 23-17 | 22 | 189 | 8.60 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 9.2 |
| Sun 9/7 | vs Weber State | W 48-3 | 9 | 51 | 5.70 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 7.8 |
| Sun 8/31 | vs Hawai'i | W 40-6 | 6 | 23 | 3.80 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2.9 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Texas State
2023-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Arizona
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20232023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Texas State | 1,606 | 63.7 | 29.5 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas State | 1,606 | 63.7 | 29.5 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Texas State | 1,186 | 55.1 | 27.4 | -420 |
| 2025 Postseason | Arizona | 972 | 62.9 | 20 | -214 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Arizona | 972 | 62.9 | 20 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Nevada
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
256
Primary metric
256 scrimmage yards and 38.3 usage.
#2
Kansas State
221
Primary metric
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
221 scrimmage yards and 39.3 usage.
#3
Arkansas State
165
Primary metric
Win with 165 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
165 scrimmage yards and 27.7 usage.
#4
Old Dominion
151
Primary metric
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
151 scrimmage yards and 45.6 usage.
#5
Lamar
156
Primary metric
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
156 scrimmage yards and 42 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Texas State
1,606 primary output · 63.7 efficiency · 29.5 usage
65.5
#2
2023 Regular Season · Texas State
65.5
1,606 primary · 63.7 efficiency · 29.5 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Texas State
56.9
1,186 primary · 55.1 efficiency · 27.4 usage
Milestones
9
100+ rush yards
8
150+ scrimmage yards
4
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
2
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
3,764
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 38 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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