Running back, Purdue (from Minnesota), 2024–⁠26

Fame Ijeboi

Number
No. 2
Height
6′0″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Folcroft, PA

Fame Ijeboi plays running back for Purdue, after Minnesota (2024–⁠25). Ijeboi is No. 8 in FBS in rushing touchdowns this season. Last time out, against Washington: 13 carries, 19 yards; 3 catches, 23 yards, 1 TD.

2026 so far

568 rushing yards, 9 TD

No. 8 in FBS in rushing touchdowns

CFD Staff: Fame Ijeboi | Folcroft to a Purdue hat trick

Last game: 13 carries, 19 yards; 3 catches, 23 yards, 1 TD vs. Washington, L 26–⁠38

Next game: at Penn State, Oct 31

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 87INST
  2. 114WAKE
  3. 47@UCLA
  4. 41ND
  5. 65@ILL
  6. 195MINN
  7. 19WASH

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

At a glance

Best season
568
Rushing yards, 2026 (Purdue, 3–⁠4)
National rank
No. 8
In FBS in rushing touchdowns, 2026

Career highs

195rushing yards, career highvs. Minnesota, 20263rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Minnesota, 20266catches, career highvs. Wake Forest, 2026

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Minnesota2136.5013
2025Minnesota974414.5249
2026Purdue1305684.4930
Career2291,0224.51149

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025Minnesota12544.5122
2026Purdue161076.7119
Career281615.8222

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Minnesota2RBYr 1
2025Minnesota2RBYr 2
2026Purdue2RBSo. (Yr 3)6′0″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
2024Minnesota20.48––1.0––
2025Minnesota700.0022nd (n=576)0.100.117%0.06
2026Purdue1470.1355th (n=478)0.1018.830%0.29

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

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Minnesota43%3.101.200.8020%
2026Purdue42%2.800.900.8016%

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 Purdue 7 games, 568 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4vs.Indiana StateW 44–⁠191187120230
Sep 12vs.Wake ForestL 36–⁠3827114325642
Sep 19atUCLAL 38–⁠521747210––
Sep 26vs.Notre DameL 10–⁠49124101026
Oct 3atIllinoisW 24–⁠171965014110
Oct 10vs.MinnesotaW 41–⁠13311953302−4
Oct 16vs.WashingtonL 26–⁠38131909323
2025 Minnesota 11 games, 441 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 6vs.Northwestern StateW 66–⁠0751014222
Sep 13atCaliforniaL 14–⁠2716850271−1
Sep 27vs.RutgersW 31–⁠281237116112
Oct 4atOhio StateL 3–⁠421352013––
Oct 11vs.PurdueW 27–⁠20––––112
Oct 17vs.NebraskaW 24–⁠6834014––
Oct 25atIowaL 3–⁠419170630
Nov 1vs.Michigan StateW 23–⁠20171081492−1
Nov 14atOregonL 13–⁠423908210
Nov 22vs.NorthwesternL 35–⁠3852309––
Nov 29vs.WisconsinW 17–⁠772509––
2024 Minnesota 1 game, 13 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 26vs.MarylandW 48–⁠23213013––

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

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