Running back, UAlbany (from Utah), 2020–⁠24

Faysal Aden

Number
No. 37
Height
5′8″
Weight
208 lb
Class (2024)
Sophomore
Hometown
Salt Lake City, UT

Faysal Aden played running back at Utah (2020–⁠22) and UAlbany (2023–⁠24).

Career highs

141rushing yards, career highat Maine, 20232rushing touchdowns, career highat Maine, 20236catches, career highat South Dakota State, 2023

Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2021 and 2022; Coastal Athletic Association Football champions, 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023*UAlbany1084484.1232
2024UAlbany582364.1037
Career1666844.1237

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023*UAlbany12655.4013
2024UAlbany9616.8111
Career211266.0113

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Utah37RBYr 1
2021Utah37RBYr 2
2022Utah37RBYr 3
2023UAlbany37RBYr 4
2024UAlbany37RBSo. (Yr 5)5′8″208

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2023UAlbany (FCS)860.1649th (n=450)0.1714.112%
2024UAlbany (FCS)490.09––4.39%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 UAlbany 10 games, 236 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.Long Island UniversityW 27–⁠213160–––
Sep 7atWest VirginiaL 14–⁠49310160
Sep 14atIdahoL 13–⁠41290–––
Sep 28vs.MaineL 20–⁠34–––260
Oct 5atCornellW 31–⁠108390–––
Oct 12atBryantW 24–⁠17144202190
Oct 19vs.ElonL 14–⁠304110–––
Oct 26atDelawareL 14–⁠28105702200
Nov 2vs.New HampshireL 14–⁠31890171
Nov 9atStony BrookL 6–⁠246520130
2023 UAlbany 15 games, 448 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 26vs.FordhamW 34–⁠138250–––
Sep 2atMarshallL 17–⁠2151502120
Sep 9atHawai’iL 20–⁠3110380–––
Sep 23atMorgan StateW 23–⁠1718290–––
Sep 30vs.VillanovaW 31–⁠10110170
Oct 7atTowsonW 24–⁠171−40–––
Oct 14atNew HampshireL 31–⁠3841502−30
Oct 21vs.Rhode IslandW 35–⁠10171000–––
Oct 28atMaineW 37–⁠21221412150
Nov 4vs.William & MaryW 24–⁠8240–––
Nov 11atStony BrookW 38–⁠205300–––
Nov 18vs.MonmouthW 41–⁠07220–––
Dec 2 ✦vs.RichmondW 41–⁠135180–––
Dec 9 ✦atIdahoW 30–⁠22180–––
Dec 15 ✦atSouth Dakota StateL 0–⁠592606440
2021 Utah 2 games, 3 tackles
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Nov 26vs.ColoradoW 28–⁠13––––––
Jan 1 ✦vs.Ohio StateL 45–⁠48––––––

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

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