Running back, Syracuse (from Oklahoma), 2015–⁠21

Abdul Adams

Number
No. 27
Height
5′11″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Landover, MD
Born
Aug 14, 1997, in New Jersey

Abdul Adams played running back at Oklahoma (2015–⁠17) and Syracuse (2018–⁠21).

Career highs

164rushing yards, career highat Baylor, 20172rushing touchdowns, career highvs. West Virginia, 2018

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2015, 2016 and 2017

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Oklahoma532835.3057
2017Oklahoma595429.2199
2018Syracuse8192.428
2019Syracuse873363.9320
2021Syracuse13564.3015
Career2201,2365.6699

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Oklahoma3258.3016
2017Oklahoma58016.0134
2019Syracuse151419.4022
2021Syracuse362.0011
Career262529.7134

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2017Oklahoma110000
2018Syracuse100000
2019Syracuse110010
2021Syracuse320000
Career640010

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Oklahoma27RBYr 1
2016Oklahoma27RBYr 2
2017Oklahoma27RBYr 3
2018Syracuse27RBYr 4
2019Syracuse27RBYr 5
2020Syracuse27RBYr 6
2021Syracuse27RBSr. (Yr 7)5′11″210

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2016Oklahoma570.04––2.311%0.03
2017Oklahoma650.4599th (n=287)0.1229.410%0.21
2018Syracuse80.42––3.4––
2019Syracuse1020.1555th (n=287)0.1314.912%-0.02
2021Syracuse160.08––1.3––

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 Syracuse 7 games, 56 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4atOhioW 29–⁠9319015––
Sep 18vs.UAlbanyW 62–⁠24725011––
Sep 24vs.LibertyW 24–⁠21210010111
Oct 2atFlorida StateL 30–⁠33––––10
Oct 15vs.ClemsonL 14–⁠1712021−5
Oct 23atVirginia TechW 41–⁠36––––––
Nov 13atLouisvilleL 3–⁠41––––––
2019 Syracuse 11 games, 336 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31atLibertyW 24–⁠0144918229
Sep 7atMarylandL 20–⁠63737013––
Sep 14vs.ClemsonL 6–⁠41143406214
Sep 21vs.Western MichiganW 52–⁠33831015226
Sep 28vs.Holy CrossW 41–⁠36421191−2
Oct 10atNC StateL 10–⁠1671707331
Oct 18vs.PittsburghL 20–⁠27210071−3
Oct 26atFlorida StateL 17–⁠351156120330
Nov 2vs.Boston CollegeL 27–⁠58418012116
Nov 16atDukeW 49–⁠671806––
Nov 23atLouisvilleL 34–⁠5672407––
2018 Syracuse 1 game, 19 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Dec 28 ✦vs.West VirginiaW 34–⁠1881928––
2017 Oklahoma 10 games, 542 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.UTEPW 56–⁠7753016134
Sep 9atOhio StateW 31–⁠1662008––
Sep 16vs.TulaneW 56–⁠14893049232
Sep 23atBaylorW 49–⁠411116419917
Oct 7vs.Iowa StateL 31–⁠3834203517
Oct 28vs.Texas TechW 49–⁠271095035––
Nov 4atOklahoma StateW 62–⁠521404––
Nov 11vs.TCUW 38–⁠201202––
Nov 18atKansasW 41–⁠34708––
Nov 25vs.West VirginiaW 59–⁠31862039––
2016 Oklahoma 7 games, 283 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 10vs.UL MonroeW 59–⁠171891024116
Oct 15vs.Kansas StateW 38–⁠176110512
Oct 22atTexas TechW 66–⁠59422016––
Oct 29vs.KansasW 56–⁠31391057––
Nov 3atIowa StateW 34–⁠2485403217
Nov 12vs.BaylorW 45–⁠2431205––
Nov 19atWest VirginiaW 56–⁠281202––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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