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
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
At a glance
Career highs
195rushing yards, career highvs. Minnesota, 20263rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Minnesota, 20266catches, career highvs. Wake Forest, 2026Rushing
* The season in progress, so far.
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Minnesota | 2 | 0.48 | – | – | 1.0 | – | – |
| 2025 | Minnesota | 70 | 0.00 | 22nd (n=576) | 0.10 | 0.1 | 17% | 0.06 |
| 2026 | Purdue | 147 | 0.13 | 55th (n=478) | 0.10 | 18.8 | 30% | 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
| Season | Team | Success | Line yards | Second level | Open field | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Minnesota | 43% | 3.10 | 1.20 | 0.80 | 20% |
| 2026 | Purdue | 42% | 2.80 | 0.90 | 0.80 | 16% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 44–19 | 11 | 87 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 30 |
| Sep 12 | vs. | L 36–38 | 27 | 114 | 3 | 25 | 6 | 42 |
| Sep 19 | at | L 38–52 | 17 | 47 | 2 | 10 | – | – |
| Sep 26 | vs. | L 10–49 | 12 | 41 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 |
| Oct 3 | at | W 24–17 | 19 | 65 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 10 |
| Oct 10 | vs. | W 41–13 | 31 | 195 | 3 | 30 | 2 | −4 |
| Oct 16 | vs. | L 26–38 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 23 |
2025 Minnesota 11 games, 441 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 66–0 | 7 | 51 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 22 |
| Sep 13 | at | L 14–27 | 16 | 85 | 0 | 27 | 1 | −1 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | W 31–28 | 12 | 37 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 12 |
| Oct 4 | at | L 3–42 | 13 | 52 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Oct 11 | vs. | W 27–20 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 12 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 24–6 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
| Oct 25 | at | L 3–41 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. | W 23–20 | 17 | 108 | 1 | 49 | 2 | −1 |
| Nov 14 | at | L 13–42 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | L 35–38 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Nov 29 | vs. | W 17–7 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
2024 Minnesota 1 game, 13 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 48–23 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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