Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-45vs UCLA | 28 | 120 | 4.3 | 1 | 20 | Season-high 120 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 21-18@ Syracuse | 19 | 74 | 3.9 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-7vs Wagner | 13 | 91 | 7.0 | 2 | 28 | |
| Total | 60 | 285 | 5.1 | 3 | 28 |
#24
Adam Mohammed
Every transfer is a wager; Adam Mohammed and California are still waiting to see how this one pays.
6′0″ · 220 lb · Glendale, AZ · Apollo HS
CFB Index 53 · #111 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceTransferred Washington → California for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
285
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 17 car · 59 yds · 3 TD -- top 1% rushing TDs game.
Swing playSwung California from 34% to 61% to win.UCLA at California · 45-24
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior running back for California. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Arizona in 2024.
- Transferred from Washington to California in 2026.
How he plays
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series.
EPA / carry: 46th percentile.
The full scouting readAdam Mohammed
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-09-22
Adam Mohammed arrives at California with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
285RUSH YDS3RUSH TD60CARRIES
Read the story so far
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-22
His career
6 programs, one constant: he played.
The week the volume broke through — put up 108 yds at UCLA.UCLA · W 48-142025
202413 games
- Signed with Arizona3-star out of Apollo
- Entered the portal
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024–2025
California
2026era →
Tosh Lupoi
California
Coaching transition mid-career: Justin Wilcox → Tosh Lupoi. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to California
2025Washington
2026California
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California | 60 | 285 | 4.8 | 3 | -- |
| 2025 | Washington | 106 | 523 | 4.9 | 5 | -- |
| 2024 | Washington | 42 | 193 | 4.6 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 208 | 1,001 | 4.8 | 8 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California | 14 | 138 | 9.9 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Washington | 17 | 138 | 8.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Washington | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 37 | 317 | 8.6 | 1 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Adam Mohammed's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 49–7
vs Wagner
91 rush yds (13 car) · 2 TD
Dominant 42-point win at home against Wagner.
With J. Sagapolutele — 413 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 64.3 · K. Grayes — 3 rec · 98 yds · 1 TD
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · Wagner · 2&5 · Q1 · EPA +5.59Adam Mohammed 65 Yd pass from Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (Towns McGough Kick)
- Week 1 · UCLA · 4&12 · Q4 · EPA -3.15(01:26) Shotgun #3 J.Sagapolutele pass complete short right to #24 A.Mohammed caught at CLA47, for 2 yards to the CLA47 (#9 J.Woods), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
- Week 3 · Wagner · 4&3 · Q2 · EPA +2.73(06:44) Shotgun #24 A.Mohammed rush left for 12 yards gain to the WAG32 (#1 S.Williams), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Wagner · 2&4 · Q1 · EPA +2.71(12:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #24 A.Mohammed rush right for 28 yards gain to the WAG00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:59, 1ST DOWN #33 T.McGough kick attempt good (H: #29 A.Davies, LS: #53 J.Franke)
- Week 1 · UCLA · 3&6 · Q1 · EPA +1.79(13:51) Shotgun #3 J.Sagapolutele pass complete short left to #24 A.Mohammed caught at CAL30, for 8 yards to the CAL37 (#32 D.Barksdale), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Wagner · 2&8 · Q1 · EPA +1.77(14:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 J.Sagapolutele pass complete short left to #24 A.Mohammed caught at CAL24, for 13 yards to the CAL40 (#4 B.Leal; #40 V.Bertone), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · UCLA · 3&4 · Q3 · EPA +1.68(04:32) Shotgun #24 A.Mohammed rush middle for 20 yards gain to the CLA03 (#1 S.Jackson), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Syracuse · 3&2 · Q3 · EPA +1.64(14:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #24 A.Mohammed rush right for 8 yards gain to the CAL41 (#5 A.Deslauriers), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · UCLA · 3&7 · Q3 · EPA +1.52(06:24) Shotgun #3 J.Sagapolutele pass complete short left to #24 A.Mohammed caught at CLA36, for 7 yards to the CLA29 (#9 J.Woods), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · UCLA · 2&4 · Q4 · EPA +1.47(00:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 J.Brousseau pass complete short right to #24 A.Mohammed caught at CAL26, for 14 yards to the CAL45 (#24 C.Cogshell), 1ST DOWN
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +91 rushing yards, +2 rushing TD, +2 catches.
Season context · Team result + system
2024Washington6-7HC: Jedd Fisch · Balanced
2025Washington9-4HC: Jedd Fisch · Run-leaning
2026California2-1HC: Tosh Lupoi · Pass-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
High confidence
Elite: rec yards (99th percentile). Strength: receptions (97th percentile). Concern: explosive rate (19th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Box-score rates (7)
Season trend
Last seasonThis season
EPA / carry
52nd → 46th percentile
Success rate
73rd → 21st percentile
Explosive rate
58th → 19th percentile
Yards / carry
53rd → 32nd percentile
TD rate
34th → 39th percentile
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
60 of 60 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
39%59 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds15%of carries
9 carries
Grind
1–3 yds40%of carries
24 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds32%of carries
19 carries
Explosive
10+ yds13%of carries
8 carries
1 of 3 (33%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.8 yds/carry on 60 carries · 13% explosive (10+ yds) · 39% success rate.
Receiving profile
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
14 of 14 receptions matched to play-by-play
14 of 15 targets charted for true throw depth
Targets
1513% of team targetsCatch rate
93%14 of 15 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
43% of targets (6)
100%catch rate
Air -3.8 · YAC 8.5 avg
Short · 0–9 air yds
57% of targets (8)
88%catch rate
Air 3.1 · YAC 3.3 avg
93% catch rate on 15 targets · 13% of the team's targets.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 106 | 5.7 | 1.5 |
| Road1g | 74.0 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 95.0 | 5.1 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tosh Lupoi
Pass share
57.9%
124 pass / 90 run
Plays / game
71.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.2%
138 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
The No. 1,475 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the ACC as a junior.
DNA match
Player DNA
Workhorse
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
RB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Taven Birdow’s 2017 season.
Matches Taven on
Yards / carry
Weight
Rush TD rate
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Rashad Amos’s path through Georgia State.
97%match
All-MAC
#2
Johness Davis
95%
#3
Athean Renfro
94%
Matches Rashad on
Height
Weight
Recruiting rating
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Dylan Carson's junior season at Air Force (2025).
78%match
Matches Dylan on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Rush TD rate
Weight
Differs from Dylan on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Adam Mohammed
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #106
Peaked at #106 this season.
Background
Accolades - Athletic Athlon Sports Fourth-Team All-ACC (2026) Doak Walker Award Watch List (2026) Paul Hornung Award Watch List (2026) PFN Preseason First-Team All-ACC (2026) Accolades - Academic 2025 Academic All-Big Ten Sophomore (2025) - Washington Played in 13 games, starting two. Finished…
The backfield · California
- #20Ashten Emory569 rushing yards · 2025
- #24Adam Mohammed523 rushing yards · 2025
- #25Anthony League38 rushing yards · 2025
- #33Dean-Taylor Chapman5 rushing yards · 2025
- #23Jayden Parker3 rushing yards · 2025
3 more on the roster · California team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology