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Player Dossier
2013-2017Iowa
Akrum Wadley
RB • 5'11" • 195 lbs • Newark, NJ, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Akrum Wadley leans workhorse runner traits and 48.8 efficiency.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
72
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Player Story
Akrum Wadley built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a running back from Newark, NJ wearing No. 25, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Akrum Wadley's career was his backfield work: 2,872 rushing...
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- Committed To
- Iowa
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Akrum Wadley, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Iowa. Akrum Wadley leans workhorse runner traits and 48.8 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,633
- Rushing yards
- 2,872
- Receiving yards
- 761
- Touchdowns
- 35
Quick Answers
Akrum Wadley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,633
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 9 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Iowa
- Top game
- Northwestern
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Weequahic · Iowa
- High school pipeline
- Weequahic · 5 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 25 · Class 2017
- 2017 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,462 scrimmage yards · RB 20th (top 4%) · Big Ten 5th (top 2%) · National 29th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Postseason | Iowa | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26.6 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Iowa | 5 | 184 | 185 | -1 | 1 | 26.6 |
| 2015 Postseason | Iowa | 8 | 93 | 33 | 60 | 1 | 50.6 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Iowa | 8 | 497 | 463 | 34 | 7 | 50.6 |
| 2016 Postseason | Iowa | 13 | 136 | 115 | 21 | 0 | 79.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa | 13 | 1,260 | 966 | 294 | 13 | 79.9 |
| 2017 Postseason | Iowa | 13 | 112 | 88 | 24 | 1 | 81.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa | 13 | 1,350 | 1,021 | 329 | 12 | 81.2 |
Related Context
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Akrum Wadley played RB for Iowa. Across 5 tracked seasons, Akrum Wadley recorded 2,872 rushing yards, 761 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Iowa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Iowa paired 1,462 primary output with 48.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 48.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Win with 167 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Iowa
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
112.5
Efficiency
48.8
Usage
42.5
Consistency
76
Best Game by takeover score
Nebraska
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Boston College: 112. Wyoming: 116. Iowa State: 190. North Texas: 104. Penn State: 155. Michigan State: 47. Illinois: 129. Northwestern: 95. Minnesota: 75. Ohio State: 158. Wisconsin: 25. Purdue: 89. Nebraska: 167
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Boston College: 24 by 44.4. Wyoming: 24 by 50.3. Iowa State: 32 by 51.1. North Texas: 10 by 62.1. Penn State: 23 by 54.4. Michigan State: 20 by 20.8. Illinois: 25 by 52.8. Northwestern: 29 by 35.3. Minnesota: 17 by 45.7. Ohio State: 23 by 65.5. Wisconsin: 10 by 28.4. Purdue: 23 by 38.3. Nebraska: 20 by 84.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins131.4 · Games = 8 · +49.2 vs Losses
Losses82.2 · Games = 5 · -49.2 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
Nebraska
Best efficiency game
84.8 vs Nebraska
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/27 | @ Boston College | W 27-20 | 22 | 88 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 4.7 |
| Fri 11/24 | @ Nebraska100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 56-14 | 19 | 159 | 8.40 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8.3 |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Purdue | L 15-24 | 22 | 78 | 3.50 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3.9 |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Wisconsin | L 14-38 | 8 | 23 | 2.90 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Ohio State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 55-24 | 20 | 118 | 5.90 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 6.9 |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Minnesota | W 17-10 | 16 | 70 | 4.40 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4.4 |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Northwestern | L 10-17 | 26 | 90 | 3.50 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3.3 |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Illinois100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 45-16 | 23 | 115 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5.2 |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Michigan State | L 10-17 | 17 | 30 | 1.80 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 2.4 |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Penn State150 scrimmage yards · 2+ TD | L 19-21 | 19 | 80 | 4.20 | 1 | 4 | 75 | 6.7 |
| Sat 9/16 | vs North Texas | W 31-14 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 10.4 |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Iowa State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 44-41 | 28 | 118 | 4.20 | 1 | 4 | 72 | 5.9 |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Wyoming100 rush yards | W 24-3 | 24 | 116 | 4.80 | 0 | — | — | 4.8 |
Player Story
Akrum Wadley story
Akrum Wadley built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a running back from Newark, NJ wearing No. 25, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Akrum Wadley's career was his backfield work: 2,872 rushing yards, 536 carries, 28 rushing touchdowns, and 761 receiving yards across 39 career games in the available record. His career also includes 761 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 271 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Akrum Wadley's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Iowa
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Postseason | Iowa | 185 | 35 | 12.5 | 185 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Iowa | 185 | 35 | 12.5 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | Iowa | 590 | 58 | 19.4 | 405 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Iowa | 590 | 58 | 19.4 | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Iowa | 1,396 | 65.1 | 30.3 | 806 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa | 1,396 | 65.1 | 30.3 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Iowa | 1,462 | 48.8 | 42.5 | 66 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa | 1,462 | 48.8 | 42.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Northwestern
Week 7 · W 40-10 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
204
Scrimmage Yards
93.9 takeover
204 scrimmage yards and 38.8 usage.
#2
@ Purdue
Week 7 · W 49-35 · Conference game
201
Scrimmage Yards
91.4 takeover
Win with 201 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
201 scrimmage yards and 26.2 usage.
#3
@ Nebraska
Week 13 · W 56-14 · Conference game
167
Scrimmage Yards
89.3 takeover
Win with 167 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
167 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.
#4
vs Miami (OH)
Week 1 · W 45-21
142
Scrimmage Yards
86.7 takeover
Win with 142 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
142 scrimmage yards and 35.7 usage.
#5
@ Iowa State
Week 2 · W 44-41
190
Scrimmage Yards
83.7 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
190 scrimmage yards and 47.1 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Iowa
1,462 primary output · 48.8 efficiency · 42.5 usage
81.2
#2
2017 Regular Season · Iowa
81.2
1,462 primary · 48.8 efficiency · 42.5 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Iowa
79.9
1,396 primary · 65.1 efficiency · 30.3 usage
Milestones
14
100+ rush yards
7
150+ scrimmage yards
8
2+ TD games
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