Wisconsin · 2026

Abu Sama III

RBSenior5' 11", 214 lbsDes Moines, IA

Wisconsin Badgers4-2 · TDC #27

Snap share

28%

3 of 4 started · likely 22–35%

Rush yards

224

253rd of 1456 in FBS

Yards / carry

6.6

Rush TD

359th of 631 in FBS

Receptions

1397th of 1995 in FBS

EPA / play

+0.27

35 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

35 plays · +9.3 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet

All plays+0.27

Passing+0.49

Rushing+0.25

1st down+0.20

2nd down-0.05

3rd down+0.73

Standard downs+0.27

Passing downs+0.26

IIIRB average

Share of team plays

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

All plays15%

Pass plays2%

Run plays28%

1st down24%

2nd down9%

3rd down8%

Standard downs17%

Passing downs11%

IIIRB average

Advanced

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

Rushing	Value	FBS rank
Carries	34	—
Success rate	38.2%	262nd / 321
Explosive run rate	11.8%	205th / 321
Stuffed at the line	14.7%	156th / 321
First downs	7	—
Red-zone carries	4	—
Goal-line carries	0	—

Charting

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

Run direction34 carries

Left

29%

4.4 YPC · 40% succ.

Middle

59%

8.3 YPC · 40% succ.

Right

12%

3.8 YPC · 25% 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#27 · 4-2	4	28%	34	224	6.6	1	38.2%	2	16	3.3%
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

5.9 avg. game scoreBest: 8.0 vs Western Illinois (Week 2)1 of 4 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
2026 · 4 games			5.9	34	224	6.6	1	72

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing	2026	FBS rank
Carries	34	—
Yards	224	253rd / 1456
Yards / carry	6.6	—
Touchdowns	1	359th / 631
Long	72	—

Receiving	2026	FBS rank
Receptions	2	1397th / 1995
Yards	16	1514th / 1981
Yards / catch	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%
Season	3 GS	353	99 (77–122)	36	28%

Position Room

9 RBs on the Wisconsin roster, ordered by car

#	Player	Pos	Class	Car	Yds	YPC	TD	Rec	EPA/play
6	Darrion Dupree	RB	JR	49	215	4.4	2	8	-0.04
3	Abu Sama III	RB	SR	34	224	6.6	1	2	+0.27
21	Bryan Jackson II	RB	JR	22	79	3.6	0	—	-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 →