
Running back, Nebraska, 2011–14
Ameer Abdullah
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 5′9″
- Hometown
- Homewood, AL
- Born
- Jun 13, 1993, in Homewood, Alabama
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Ameer Abdullah played running back at Nebraska (2011–14). The Detroit Lions took Abdullah in round 2, No. 54 overall in the 2015 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
232rushing yards, career highvs. Florida Atlantic, 20144rushing touchdowns, career highat Northwestern, 20146catches, career highvs. USC, 201496receiving yards, career highvs. McNeese, 2014Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Rushing
Returns
Receiving
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Nebraska | 286 | 0.17 | 85th (n=226) | 0.07 | 49.7 | 31% | 0.13 |
| 2014 | Nebraska | 295 | 0.26 | 86th (n=253) | 0.12 | 75.6 | 31% | 0.38 |
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
2014 Nebraska 13 games, 1,611 rushing yards, 19 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 55–7 | 21 | 232 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 31–24 | 17 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 34 | – |
| Sep 13 | at | W 55–19 | 19 | 110 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 41–31 | 35 | 229 | 2 | 4 | 81 | – |
| Sep 27 | vs. | W 45–14 | 22 | 208 | 3 | 1 | 4 | – |
| Oct 4 | at | L 22–27 | 24 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 48 | – |
| Oct 18 | at | W 38–17 | 23 | 146 | 4 | 1 | 15 | – |
| Oct 25 | vs. | W 42–24 | 19 | 225 | 3 | 2 | 90 | – |
| Nov 1 | vs. | W 35–14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 15 | at | L 24–59 | 18 | 69 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 22 | vs. | L 24–28 | 20 | 98 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 28 | at | W 37–34 | 13 | 106 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | L 42–45 | 27 | 88 | 1 | 3 | 120 | – |
2013 Nebraska 13 games, 1,690 rushing yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 37–34 | 19 | 114 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 56–13 | 17 | 114 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | L 21–41 | 23 | 98 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 59–20 | 15 | 139 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 39–19 | 20 | 225 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Oct 12 | at | W 44–7 | 20 | 126 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 26 | at | L 23–34 | 19 | 165 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 27–24 | 24 | 127 | 0 | 2 | 39 | – |
| Nov 9 | at | W 17–13 | 27 | 105 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. | L 28–41 | 22 | 123 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 23 | at | W 23–20 | 25 | 147 | 0 | 1 | 20 | – |
| Nov 29 | vs. | L 17–38 | 23 | 85 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 24–19 | 27 | 122 | 1 | 1 | 18 | – |
2012 Nebraska 14 games, 1,137 rushing yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 49–20 | 15 | 81 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Sep 8 | at | L 30–36 | 16 | 119 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 42–13 | 30 | 167 | 2 | – | – | 3 |
| Sep 22 | vs. | W 73–7 | 8 | 49 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 30–27 | 10 | 70 | 0 | 5 | 142 | 3 |
| Oct 6 | at | L 38–63 | 7 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 128 | 2 |
| Oct 20 | at | W 29–28 | 19 | 101 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 27 | vs. | W 23–9 | 24 | 101 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 3 | at | W 28–24 | 22 | 110 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 10 | vs. | W 32–23 | 31 | 116 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 38–14 | 18 | 79 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 23 | at | W 13–7 | 14 | 50 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Dec 1 | vs. | L 31–70 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 23 | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 31–45 | 7 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 67 | – |
2011 Nebraska 13 games, 150 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 40–7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 6 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 42–29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 211 | 3 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 51–38 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 129 | 2 |
| Sep 24 | at | W 38–14 | 3 | 36 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 1 | at | L 17–48 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 187 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 34–27 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 111 | 3 |
| Oct 22 | at | W 41–14 | 7 | 30 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 24–3 | – | – | – | 1 | 28 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 25–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 12 | at | W 17–14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 |
| Nov 19 | at | L 17–45 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 3 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | W 20–7 | 12 | 35 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. | L 13–30 | 4 | −1 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
MVP of the 2015 Senior Bowl.
| Drill | Combine 2015 | Combine or pro day 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′8¾″ | |
| Weight | 205 lb | |
| Arm length | 30″ | |
| Hand size | 8⅝″ | |
| Wingspan | 72″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.60 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.60 s | |
| Vertical jump | 42½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′10″ | |
| Bench press | 24 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.79 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 3.95 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).
In the NFL
12 seasons, 149 games with a stat; latest team: Jacksonville Jaguars.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 143 | 597 | 2 | 25 | 183 |
| 2016 | Detroit Lions | 2 | 18 | 101 | 0 | 5 | 57 |
| 2017 | Detroit Lions | 14 | 165 | 552 | 4 | 25 | 162 |
| 2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 28 |
| 2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 23 | 115 | 0 | 15 | 88 |
| 2020 | Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 8 | 58 |
| 2021 | Carolina Panthers | 17 | 51 | 166 | 0 | 38 | 289 |
| 2022 | Las Vegas Raiders | 16 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 25 | 211 |
| 2023 | Las Vegas Raiders | 16 | 15 | 89 | 0 | 19 | 131 |
| 2024 | Las Vegas Raiders | 15 | 66 | 311 | 2 | 40 | 261 |
| 2025 | Indianapolis Colts | 13 | 14 | 60 | 1 | 16 | 99 |
| 2026 (so far) | Jacksonville Jaguars | 5 | 10 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| NFL career | 149 | 518 | 2,099 | 9 | 221 | 1,569 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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