| No. 25 – New York Jets | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||
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| Born: | October 5, 2002 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 216 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Abraham Lincoln (Brooklyn, New York) | ||||||||||
| College: | Pittsburgh (2020–2022) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2023 / round: 5 / pick: 143 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2024 | |||||||||||
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Israel "Izzy" Adewale Abanikanda (born October 5, 2002) is an American professional football running back for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Pittsburgh. Abanikanda set the Pitt single game rushing record of 320 yards in a game against Virginia Tech in Week 6 of 2022, breaking the record of 303 yards set by Tony Dorsett in 1975. In the same game, he tied a school and ACC record of 6 rushing touchdowns in a game.[1]