Abu Sama III
Wisconsin Badgers
83
Good

Abu Sama III

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RBOffenseGoodTRANSFER · Iowa State
Projected Starter

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Abu Sama III is the projected starter at RB for Wisconsin Badgers.

Senior · #3 · 5'11", 214 lbs

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Depth at RB · Wisconsin Badgers

  1. 1383Abu Sama IIIStarter
  2. 2673Darrion Dupree
  3. 32167Bryan Jackson II
  4. 43849Mason Lane

Wisconsin Starting Lineup

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Up next for Wisconsin

Wisconsin plays Rutgers at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 04:15 PM ET.

The Story

The Workhorse

A 3-star recruit out of Southeast Polk, ranked #712 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 732 rushing yards, 5 rush TD. That's 50% of the team's production at his spot and 85th-percentile production nationally — good for a 83 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #712 NatlTeam Share50%Percentile85th
Des Moines, IA
Jersey
#3
Class
SR/TR
Height
5'11"
Weight
214 lbs
Transfer
Iowa State

Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
—7325

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8756
National Rank
#712
High School
Southeast Polk
Hometown
Des Moines, IA

Why this rating?

On a 76-rated offense; 85th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.89 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 83.

Team offense (SP+)
76
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 85% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 22% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.89)
Depth-chart adjustment
+7 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31LIOWAYDS 23
CAR
6
YDS
23
AVG
3.8
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final L 30-0

Oct 24WUSCYDS 71
CAR
17
YDS
71
AVG
4.2
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
7
AVG
3.5
TD
0

Final W 24-7

Oct 17LUCLAYDS 34
CAR
6
YDS
34
AVG
5.7
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final L 17-7

Sep 26WPSUYDS 34
CAR
5
YDS
34
AVG
6.8
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
11
AVG
11.0
TD
0

Final W 24-20

Sep 12WWIUYDS 107
CAR
8
YDS
107
AVG
13.4
TD
1
REC
1
YDS
5
AVG
5.0
TD
0

Final W 36-9

Sep 6LNDYDS 49
CAR
15
YDS
49
AVG
3.3
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final L 41-13

Abu Sama III's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Workhorse
732 rush yds · 5 TD · 34% of carries
Usage / Involvement100%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.