About
Israel "Izzy" Adewale Abanikanda is an American professional football running back for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers and was selected by the New York Jets in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL draft. Abanikanda set the Pitt single game rushing record of 320 yards in a game against Virginia Tech in Week 6 of 2022, breaking the record of 303 yards set by Tony Dorsett in 1975. In the same game, he tied a school and ACC record of 6 rushing touchdowns in a game.
From Wikipedia
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Weight
- 217 lbs
- Born
- 5/10/2002
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, NY
- College
- Pittsburgh
- Experience
- 3rd Season
- Draft
- 2023: Rd 5, Pk 143 (NYJ)
Height, weight, and draft lines are from the player file.
2023 Regular Season
National Football League stats
Rushing
- Games Played
- 6
- Rushing Attempts
- 22
- Rushing Yards
- 70
- Yards Per Rush Attempt
- 3.2
- Rushing Touchdowns
- 0
- Long Rushing
- 12
- Rushing 1st downs
- 3
- Rushing Fumbles
- 0
- Rushing Fumbles Lost
- 0
Receiving
- Games Played
- 6
- Receptions
- 7
- Receiving Targets
- 11
- Receiving Yards
- 43
- Yards Per Reception
- 6.1
- Receiving Touchdowns
- 0
- Long Reception
- 13
- Receiving First Downs
- 2
- Receiving Fumbles
- 0
- Receiving Fumbles Lost
- 0
Returning
- Games Played
- 6
- Punt Returns
- 0
- Punt Return Yards
- 0
- Punt Return Touchdowns
- 0
- Punt Return Fair Catches
- 0
- Long Punt Return
- 0
- Kick Returns
- 2
- Kick Return Yards
- 31
- Kick Return Touchdowns
- 0
- Kick Return Fair Catches
- 0
- Long Kick Return
- 19
Passing
- Games Played
- 6
- Completions
- 0
- Passing Attempts
- 0
- Completion Percentage
- 0.0
- Passing Yards
- 0
- Yards Per Pass Attempt
- 0.0
- Passing Touchdowns
- 0
- Interceptions
- 0
- Longest Pass
- 0
- Total Sacks
- 0
- Passer Rating
- 39.6
- Adjusted QBR
- -