Ismail Mahdi

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.

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.

2026 Arizona 2 games, 72 rushing yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD
Sep 19	vs.Northern Illinois	W 42–⁠17	2	9	0	–	–	–
Sep 26	atWashington State	W 34–⁠24	10	63	0	1	5	0

2025 Arizona 13 games, 853 rushing yards, 4 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD
Aug 30	vs.Hawai’i	W 40–⁠6	6	23	1	1	−3	0
Sep 6	vs.Weber State	W 48–⁠3	9	51	0	1	27	1
Sep 12	vs.Kansas State	W 23–⁠17	22	189	0	2	32	0
Sep 27	atIowa State	L 14–⁠39	13	85	0	3	8	0
Oct 4	vs.Oklahoma State	W 41–⁠13	14	34	0	–	–	–
Oct 11	vs.BYU	L 27–⁠33	7	21	0	3	10	0
Oct 18	atHouston	L 28–⁠31	6	42	0	1	5	0
Nov 1	atColorado	W 52–⁠17	3	85	1	–	–	–
Nov 8	vs.Kansas	W 24–⁠20	7	61	0	–	–	–
Nov 15	atCincinnati	W 30–⁠24	7	48	1	–	–	–
Nov 22	vs.Baylor	W 41–⁠17	14	93	1	1	11	0
Nov 28	atArizona State	W 23–⁠7	14	53	0	1	6	0
Jan 2 ✦	vs.SMU	L 19–⁠24	11	68	0	4	23	0

2024 Texas State 12 games, 991 rushing yards, 4 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD
Aug 31	vs.Lamar	W 34–⁠27	28	156	1	1	0	0
Sep 7	vs.UTSA	W 49–⁠10	9	26	0	4	56	0
Sep 12	vs.Arizona State	L 28–⁠31	14	68	0	5	28	0
Sep 28	vs.Sam Houston	L 39–⁠40	17	57	0	1	5	0
Oct 3	atTroy	W 38–⁠17	12	36	1	–	–	–
Oct 12	vs.Arkansas State	W 41–⁠9	17	164	0	1	1	0
Oct 19	atOld Dominion	L 14–⁠24	25	139	0	1	12	0
Oct 29	vs.Louisiana	L 17–⁠23	14	82	1	3	17	0
Nov 9	atUL Monroe	W 38–⁠17	9	45	0	1	6	0
Nov 16	vs.Southern Miss	W 58–⁠3	3	13	0	4	45	2
Nov 23	vs.Georgia State	L 44–⁠52	15	58	0	3	25	0
Nov 29	atSouth Alabama	W 45–⁠38	20	147	1	–	–	–

2023 Texas State 13 games, 1,331 rushing yards, 10 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD
Sep 2	atBaylor	W 42–⁠31	6	83	1	1	10	1
Sep 9	atUTSA	L 13–⁠20	6	23	0	–	–	–
Sep 16	vs.Jackson State	W 77–⁠34	3	77	1	1	27	0
Sep 23	vs.Nevada	W 35–⁠24	21	216	2	2	40	0
Sep 30	atSouthern Miss	W 50–⁠36	14	89	3	1	89	0
Oct 7	atLouisiana	L 30–⁠34	34	188	1	1	9	0
Oct 14	vs.UL Monroe	W 21–⁠20	14	50	0	1	8	0
Oct 28	vs.Troy	L 13–⁠31	20	128	0	4	32	0
Nov 4	vs.Georgia Southern	W 45–⁠24	20	99	0	–	–	–
Nov 11	atCoastal Carolina	L 23–⁠31	21	97	0	1	4	0
Nov 18	atArkansas State	L 31–⁠77	17	62	1	5	30	0
Nov 25	vs.South Alabama	W 52–⁠44	23	97	1	1	27	0
Dec 26 ✦	vs.Rice	W 45–⁠21	24	122	0	2	−1	0

2022 Houston Christian 8 games, 459 rushing yards, 1 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD
Sep 3	atNorthern Colorado	W 46–⁠34	17	75	0	–	–	–
Sep 10	vs.Lindenwood	L 20–⁠21	21	79	0	5	66	1
Oct 15	vs.Northwestern State	L 10–⁠37	4	6	0	5	14	0
Oct 22	atEast Texas A&M	L 3–⁠31	5	65	0	2	4	0
Oct 29	vs.UT Martin	L 28–⁠52	21	66	1	8	121	1
Nov 5	atIncarnate Word	L 20–⁠73	13	87	0	3	11	0
Nov 12	vs.McNeese	L 10–⁠21	16	78	0	2	5	0
Nov 19	atTarleton State	L 7–⁠49	7	3	0	5	29	0

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

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).