Wisconsin · 2026

Abu Sama III

RBSenior5' 11", 214 lbsDes Moines, IA

Wisconsin Badgers5-3 · TDC #33

Snap share

34%

3 of 6 started · likely 27–41%

Rush yards

318

206th of 1519 in FBS

Yards / carry

5.6

66th of 312 in FBS

Rush TD

411th of 683 in FBS

Receptions

1233rd of 2089 in FBS

EPA / play

+0.12

122nd of 264 RBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

60 plays · +7.5 total EPA · 122nd of 264 qualifying RBs

All plays+0.12

Passing+0.02

Rushing+0.13

1st down+0.03

2nd down+0.08

3rd down+1.04

Standard downs+0.06

Passing downs+0.29

IIIRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries

All plays18%

Pass plays3%

Run plays30%

1st down25%

2nd down15%

3rd down9%

Standard downs20%

Passing downs14%

IIIRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

Rushing	Value	FBS rank
Carries	57	—
Success rate	38.6%	254th / 332
Explosive run rate	10.5%	238th / 332
Stuffed at the line	15.8%	170th / 332
First downs	12	—
Red-zone carries	9	—
Goal-line carries	1	—

Charting

Where III's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Run direction57 carries

Left

21%

4.9 YPC · 50% succ.

Middle

61%

6.3 YPC · 34% succ.

Right

18%

3.8 YPC · 50% succ.

Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

2025 charting · Iowa State

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025, so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets

4 caught (57%)

Avg. depth of target

—

air yards per target

YAC per catch

—

0 yds after the catch

Air yards caught

of 0 yds on charted catches

Deep targets

—

20+ air yards

Where he's targeted0 targets charted

57% comp— avg. depth— YAC/catch— 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT

fewer more targets

Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction46 carries

Left

24%

8.1 YPC · 55% succ.

Middle

54%

5.7 YPC · 48% succ.

Right

22%

1.7 YPC · 30% succ.

Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

Season	Team	G	Snaps	Car	Rush yds	Y/C	Rush TD	Rush SR	Rec	Rec yds	Tgt share
2026 so far	Wisconsin#33 · 5-3	6	34%	57	318	5.6	1	38.6%	4	23	5.4%
2025	Iowa State#35 · 8-4	12	38%	140	732	5.2	5	41.2%	5	19	5.2%
2024	Iowa State#30 · 11-3	14	33%	124	587	4.7	2	32.5%	8	58	3.9%
2023	Iowa State#34 · 7-6	11	30%	84	614	7.3	6	30.9%	7	51	3.8%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Abu Sama III's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Abu Sama III's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

5.7 avg. game scoreBest: 8.0 vs Western Illinois (Week 2)1 of 6 games at 8.0+

				Rushing
Wk	Opponent	Result	Game score	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Long
1	vsNotre Dame	L 13–41	4.4	15	49	3.3	0	7
2	Western Illinois	W 36–9	8.0	8	107	13.4	1	72
3	Eastern Michigan	W 54–10	—	no stats recorded
4	@Penn State	W 24–20	6.0	5	34	6.8	0	17
5	Michigan State	W 31–3	—	no stats recorded
7	@UCLA	L 7–17	5.3	6	34	5.7	0	17
8	USC	W 24–7	5.9	17	71	4.2	0	17
9	@Iowa	L 0–30	4.5	6	23	3.8	0	11
2026 · 6 games			5.7	57	318	5.6	1	72

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing	2026	FBS rank
Carries	57	—
Yards	318	206th / 1519
Yards / carry	5.6	66th / 312
Touchdowns	1	411th / 683
Long	72	—

Receiving	2026	FBS rank
Receptions	4	1233rd / 2089
Yards	23	1474th / 2074
Yards / catch	5.8	—
Touchdowns	0	—
Long	11	—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

Game	Start	Team plays	Est. snaps	Plays involved	Snap share
Wk 1 · Notre Dame	✓ RB	61	~40 (34–44)	15	66%
Wk 2 · Western Illinois	✓ RB	53	~20 (14–26)	9	38%
Wk 4 · Penn State	✓ RB	66	~18 (12–23)	6	27%
Wk 7 · UCLA	—	48	~21 (14–27)	6	44%
Wk 8 · USC	—	58	~38 (26–49)	19	66%
Wk 9 · Iowa	—	50	~18 (12–23)	6	36%
Season	3 GS	461	155 (123–191)	61	34%

Position Room

9 RBs on the Wisconsin roster, ordered by car

#	Player	Pos	Class	Car	Yds	YPC	TD	Rec	EPA/play
3	Abu Sama III	RB	SR	57	318	5.6	1	4	+0.12
6	Darrion Dupree	RB	JR	54	237	4.4	2	8	-0.03
21	Bryan Jackson II	RB	JR	34	123	3.6	1	—	-0.10
15	Nate Palmer	RB	JR	9	26	2.9	0	—	+0.06
20	JuJu Pope	RB	JR	—	—	—	—	—	—
32	Harrison Bortolotti	RB	SO	—	—	—	—	—	—
38	Mason Lane	RB	JR	—	—	—	—	—	—
41	McCoy Smith	FB	FR	—	—	—	—	—	—
42	Tyler Jansey	FB	SR	—	—	—	—	—	—

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Wisconsin depth chart →