Abu Sama
2025 Rush/Rec Stats
ATT
101
YDS
544
TD
4
YDS
19
TD
0
2025 Rush/Rec Projections
Nine carries in loss
Sama accrued nine carries for 63 yards during Saturday's 41-27 defeat against Brigham Young.
ANALYSIS
Sama successfully averaged 7.0 yards per carry; however, teammate Carson Hansen had a career-day in his return from an injury. Hansen was Iowa State's best playmaker with 16 carries for 152 yards and two touchdowns. The Cyclone's defense has struggled dramatically over the last three games which means the team has had to throw the ball more which did not help Sama against the Cougars. Expect Hansen and Sama to get more carries as the season progresses if Iowa State tries to slow down the pace. Iowa State will host Arizona State next week.
Sama successfully averaged 7.0 yards per carry; however, teammate Carson Hansen had a career-day in his return from an injury. Hansen was Iowa State's best playmaker with 16 carries for 152 yards and two touchdowns. The Cyclone's defense has struggled dramatically over the last three games which means the team has had to throw the ball more which did not help Sama against the Cougars. Expect Hansen and Sama to get more carries as the season progresses if Iowa State tries to slow down the pace. Iowa State will host Arizona State next week.
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Sama compiled perhaps one of the most impressive performances for a running back in the 2023 season when he rumbled for 276 yards on 16 carries in the snow versus Kansas State. The true freshman had scoring runs of 60, 71, and 77 yards, including a touchdown on his first play of the game. While he didn't begin the year as the starter, Sama's freshman year proved to be a massive success, tallying 84 carries for 614 yards and six touchdowns for a glistening 7.3 yards per carry. The departures of Eli Sanders (New Mexico) and Cartevious Norton (Charlotte) position Sama for more volume in 2024, and he's set up to succeed in a Cyclones offense that returns the majority of its starting lineup from last season.
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Silver lining in loss to Colorado
Sama accrued 24 rushes for 177 yards and two touchdowns and caught 0 of 1 targets for zero yards during Saturday's 24-17 defeat to Colorado.
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Totals 104 yards at Cincinnati
Sama recorded 18 rushes for 96 yards and hauled in 2 of 3 targets for eight yards during Saturday's 38-30 loss to Cincinnati.
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Logs 12 carries against Arizona
Sama had 12 rushes for 26 yards during Saturday's 39-14 victory against Arizona.
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Notches late TD in win
Sama had nine rushes for 69 yards and one touchdown and hauled in 1 of 2 targets for five yards during Saturday's 24-16 win versus Arkansas State.
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14 total touches in win over Iowa
Sama totaled 12 carries for 47 yards and gathered in all two targets for six yards during Saturday's 16-13 win against Iowa.
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