Akrum Wadley, 2018
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Running back, Iowa, 2013–⁠17

Akrum Wadley

Lettered 2015–⁠17 (school media guide)

Number
No. 25
Height
5′11″
Weight
195 lb
Hometown
Newark, NJ
Born
Mar 13, 1995, in Newark, New Jersey

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Akrum Wadley played running back at Iowa (2013–⁠17).

At a glance

Best season
1,109
Rushing yards, 2017 (Iowa, 8–⁠5)
Best game
204 yards
At Northwestern, week 7, 2015: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

204rushing yards, career highat Northwestern, 20154rushing touchdowns, career highat Northwestern, 20157catches, career highvs. Wisconsin, 201680receiving yards, career highvs. North Texas, 2017

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Iowa331865.6126
2015Iowa834966.0765
2016Iowa1681,0816.41075
2017Iowa2521,1094.41035
Career5362,8725.42875

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Iowa1−1−1.000
2015Iowa69415.7131
2016Iowa363158.8330
2017Iowa2835312.6370
Career7176110.7770

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2017Iowa92710

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013Iowa25RB
2014Iowa25RB
2015Iowa25RB
2016Iowa25RB
2017Iowa25RB5′11″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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2014Iowa36-0.10––-3.511%–
2015Iowa890.3092nd (n=268)0.1227.116%0.28
2016Iowa2090.2274th (n=259)0.1346.026%0.24
2017Iowa2840.0834th (n=287)0.1222.534%0.13

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

2017 Iowa 13 games, 1,109 rushing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.WyomingW 24–⁠3241160–––
Sep 9atIowa StateW 44–⁠412811814721
Sep 16vs.North TexasW 31–⁠1482402800
Sep 23vs.Penn StateL 19–⁠21198014751
Sep 30atMichigan StateL 10–⁠17173013170
Oct 7vs.IllinoisW 45–⁠162311512141
Oct 21atNorthwesternL 10–⁠1726900350
Oct 28vs.MinnesotaW 17–⁠1016701150
Nov 4vs.Ohio StateW 55–⁠242011803400
Nov 11atWisconsinL 14–⁠388230220
Nov 18vs.PurdueL 15–⁠24227811110
Nov 24atNebraskaW 56–⁠14191593180
Dec 27 ✦vs.Boston CollegeW 27–⁠20228812240
2016 Iowa 13 games, 1,081 rushing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.Miami (OH)W 45–⁠211212123210
Sep 10vs.Iowa StateW 42–⁠394911261
Sep 17vs.North Dakota StateL 21–⁠234200170
Sep 24atRutgersW 14–⁠7128412380
Oct 1vs.NorthwesternL 31–⁠3814352110
Oct 8atMinnesotaW 14–⁠71410711−20
Oct 15atPurdueW 49–⁠351517612250
Oct 22vs.WisconsinL 9–⁠17104407720
Nov 5atPenn StateL 14–⁠4192805321
Nov 12vs.MichiganW 14–⁠132311505521
Nov 19atIllinoisW 28–⁠013821230
Nov 25vs.NebraskaW 40–⁠101110512190
Jan 2 ✦vs.FloridaL 3–⁠302211504210
2015 Iowa 8 games, 496 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5vs.Illinois StateW 31–⁠143170–––
Sep 26vs.North TexasW 62–⁠165181–––
Oct 17atNorthwesternW 40–⁠10262044–––
Oct 31vs.MarylandW 31–⁠1519671–––
Nov 7atIndianaW 35–⁠27121201–––
Nov 21vs.PurdueW 40–⁠204230–––
Dec 5vs.Michigan StateL 13–⁠1651403340
Jan 1 ✦vs.StanfordL 16–⁠4593303601
2014 Iowa 5 games, 186 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Nov 1vs.NorthwesternW 48–⁠7151061–––
Nov 8atMinnesotaL 14–⁠5196801−10
Nov 15atIllinoisW 30–⁠145110–––
Nov 22vs.WisconsinL 24–⁠26100–––
Jan 2 ✦vs.TennesseeL 28–⁠45310–––

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2018 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 16–⁠45).

DrillCombine 2018Combine or pro day 2018
Height5′9⅞″
Weight194 lb
Arm length29½″
Hand size8¼″
Wingspan71⅝″W
40-yard dash4.54 s
10-yard split1.56 s
Vertical jump32″
Bench press12 reps
20-yard shuttle4.39 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2019AAFAtlanta Legends
2020XFLHouston Roughnecks *

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.

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