Running back, Iowa State, 2024–26
Aiden Flora
Lettered 2024–25 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 21
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2026)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Adel, IA
Aiden Flora plays running back for Iowa State. Last time out, at BYU: 17 carries, 86 yards; 2 catches, −1 yard. Flora leads Iowa State in rushing touchdowns and rushing yards this season.
2026 so far
680 rushing yards, 6 TD
Last game: 17 carries, 86 yards; 2 catches, −1 yard at BYU, L 10–24
Next game: at Arizona, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
At a glance
Career highs
212rushing yards, career highvs. West Virginia, 20263rushing touchdowns, career highvs. West Virginia, 2026Honors
Rushing
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Iowa State | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 1 | 15 |
| 2025 | Iowa State | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 1 | 38 |
| 2026 | Iowa State | 90 | 680 | 7.6 | 6 | 63 |
| Career | 105 | 791 | 7.5 | 8 | 63 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Iowa State | 8 | 171 | 0 | 8 | 209 | 1 |
| 2026 | Iowa State | – | – | – | 7 | 125 | 1 |
| Career | 8 | 171 | 0 | 15 | 334 | 2 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Iowa State | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2025 | Iowa State | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 13 |
| 2026 | Iowa State | 10 | 65 | 6.5 | 0 | 30 |
| Career | 13 | 96 | 7.4 | 0 | 30 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Iowa State | 21 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2025 | Iowa State | 21 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2026 | Iowa State | 21 | RB | So. (Yr 3) | 6′0″ | 195 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Iowa State | 12 | 0.34 | – | – | 4.1 | – | – |
| 2025 | Iowa State | 8 | 0.79 | – | – | 6.3 | – | – |
| 2026 | Iowa State | 107 | 0.31 | 89th (n=478) | 0.10 | 32.9 | 28% | 0.37 |
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.
Rushing detail
| Season | Team | Success | Line yards | Second level | Open field | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Iowa State | 49% | 3.50 | 1.50 | 3.10 | 21% |
Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.
Game by game
2026 Iowa State 6 games, 680 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 38–10 | 7 | 45 | 1 | – | – | 3 |
| Sep 12 | at | L 13–16 | 19 | 89 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 55–7 | 12 | 194 | 2 | – | – | 3 |
| Sep 26 | vs. | L 17–31 | 13 | 54 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 3 | vs. | W 45–42 | 22 | 212 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Oct 9 | at | L 10–24 | 17 | 86 | 0 | – | – | – |
2025 Iowa State 9 games, 16 returns, 380 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23 | vs. | W 24–21 | – | – | – | 2 | 56 | – |
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 55–7 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 4 | at | L 30–38 | – | – | – | 1 | 18 | – |
| Oct 11 | at | L 17–24 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 25 | vs. | L 27–41 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 1 | vs. | L 19–24 | – | – | – | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | at | W 20–17 | – | – | – | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 38–14 | 2 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | at | W 20–13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 2 |
2024 Iowa State 4 games, 53 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 52–7 | 6 | 27 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 34–17 | 3 | 16 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 7 | vs. | L 19–45 | 1 | −2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | W 42–41 | 1 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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