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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.
Impact Production
73
High-end production for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
56
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Texas State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Texas State • Arizona
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Player Story
Ismail Mahdi built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a running back from Murphy, TX wearing No. 21, spending time with Arizona and Texas State. The clearest part of Ismail Mahdi's career was his backfield...
Read the storyIsmail Mahdi, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Texas State. Ismail Mahdi leans balanced backfield option traits and 62.9 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,764
- Rushing yards
- 3,175
- Receiving yards
- 589
- Touchdowns
- 24
Quick Answers
Ismail Mahdi quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arizona · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,764
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Texas State
- Top game
- Nevada
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Senior
- 2025 Scrimmage yards rank
- 972 scrimmage yards · RB 63rd (top 9%) · Big 12 12th (top 4%) · National 102nd (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Texas State | 13 | 121 | 122 | -1 | 0 | 79.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas State | 13 | 1,485 | 1,209 | 276 | 13 | 79.2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Texas State | 12 | 1,186 | 991 | 195 | 6 | 69.6 |
| 2025 Postseason | Arizona | 13 | 91 | 68 | 23 | 0 | 59.3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Arizona | 13 | 881 | 785 | 96 | 5 | 59.3 |
Related Context
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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
2023 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 63.7 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: Nevada
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Texas State
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
123.5
Efficiency
63.7
Usage
29.5
Consistency
68.6
Best Game by takeover score
Nevada
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Rice: 121. Baylor: 93. UTSA: 23. Jackson State: 104. Nevada: 256. Southern Miss: 178. Louisiana: 197. UL Monroe: 58. Troy: 160. Georgia Southern: 99. Coastal Carolina: 101. Arkansas State: 92. South Alabama: 124
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Rice: 26 by 51.2. Baylor: 7 by 100. UTSA: 6 by 39.9. Jackson State: 4 by 100. Nevada: 23 by 96.4. Southern Miss: 15 by 89.2. Louisiana: 35 by 58. UL Monroe: 15 by 38.4. Troy: 24 by 67.8. Georgia Southern: 20 by 51.6. Coastal Carolina: 22 by 48. Arkansas State: 22 by 40.2. South Alabama: 24 by 47.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins129.1 · Games = 8 · +14.5 vs Losses
Losses114.6 · Games = 5 · -14.5 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
Nevada
Best efficiency game
100 vs Jackson State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/26 | @ Rice100 rush yards | W 45-21 | 24 | 122 | 5.10 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4.7 |
| Sun 11/26 | vs South Alabama | W 52-44 | 23 | 97 | 4.20 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 5.2 |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Arkansas State | L 31-77 | 17 | 62 | 3.60 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 4.2 |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Coastal Carolina | L 23-31 | 21 | 97 | 4.60 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.6 |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Georgia Southern | W 45-24 | 20 | 99 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5.0 |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Troy100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 13-31 | 20 | 128 | 6.40 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 6.7 |
| Sat 10/14 | vs UL Monroe | W 21-20 | 14 | 50 | 3.60 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3.9 |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Louisiana100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 30-34 | 34 | 188 | 5.50 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5.6 |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Southern Miss150 scrimmage yards · 2+ TD | W 50-36 | 14 | 89 | 6.40 | 3 | 1 | 89 | 11.9 |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Nevada100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 35-24 | 21 | 216 | 10.30 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 11.1 |
| Sun 9/17 | vs Jackson State | W 77-34 | 3 | 77 | 25.70 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 26 |
| Sat 9/9 | @ UTSA | L 13-20 | 6 | 23 | 3.80 | 0 | — | — | 3.8 |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Baylor2+ TD | W 42-31 | 6 | 83 | 13.80 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13.3 |
Player Story
Ismail Mahdi story
Ismail Mahdi built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a running back from Murphy, TX wearing No. 21, spending time with Arizona and Texas State. The clearest part of Ismail Mahdi's career was his backfield work: 3,175 rushing yards, 539 carries, 18 rushing touchdowns, and 589 receiving yards across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Texas 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 589 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 829 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arizona and Texas State.
The arc is straightforward: Ismail Mahdi 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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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
vs Nevada
Week 4 · W 35-24
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
256
Scrimmage Yards
98.8 takeover
256 scrimmage yards and 38.3 usage.
#2
vs No. 42 Kansas State
Week 3 · W 23-17 · Conference game
221
Scrimmage Yards
96.1 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
221 scrimmage yards and 39.3 usage.
#3
vs Arkansas State
Week 7 · W 41-9 · Conference game
165
Scrimmage Yards
89.1 takeover
Win with 165 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
165 scrimmage yards and 27.7 usage.
#4
vs Lamar
Week 1 · W 34-27
156
Scrimmage Yards
83.9 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
156 scrimmage yards and 42 usage.
#5
@ Old Dominion
Week 8 · L 14-24 · Conference game
151
Scrimmage Yards
83.5 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
151 scrimmage yards and 45.6 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Texas State
1,606 primary output · 63.7 efficiency · 29.5 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · Texas State
79.2
1,606 primary · 63.7 efficiency · 29.5 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Texas State
69.6
1,186 primary · 55.1 efficiency · 27.4 usage
Milestones
9
100+ rush yards
8
150+ scrimmage yards
4
2+ TD games
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