Israel Abanikanda
Israel Abanikanda
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Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2022)
2 selectors honored him
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2022)
All-ACC
Where He Ended Up · NFL
New YorkEntering 4th NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Awards
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2022)
2 selectors honored him
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2022)
All-ACC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 239 | 1,431 | 6.0 | 20 | -- |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 123 | 651 | 5.3 | 7 | -- |
| Career | 362 | 2,082 | 5.8 | 27 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 146 | 12.2 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 24 | 197 | 8.2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 36 | 343 | 9.5 | 2 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Hits the crease and outruns the angle.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Speed Merchant
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Jerome Ford’s 2021 season.
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Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Devin Neal’s path through Kansas.
Rhamondre Stevenson
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jacory Merritt's junior season at New Mexico (2023).
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Player DNA
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Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2021–2022+120%
Up 120% from first season to most-recent.