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Fantasy Football · Updated June 13, 2026 at 12:28 PM UTC · Default format: Superflex PPR

Israel Abanikanda

RB · Pittsburgh · Class of 2023 · Model rank #82 (pos #16)
596
Projected career fp
10.0
Projected peak3 fp/g
4.7
Proj yrs in league
21.0
Age
23
Comps w/ NFL data
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🏈 NFL Draft 2023: Round 5, Pick #143 — NYJ
KTC consensus. SF rank 433 (pos #110) — model delta ↑↑ +351. Positive delta = model bullish vs consensus; negative = bearish.
v3.6 projection methodology. Projection is purely comp-weighted (≥12 meaningful comps with NFL careers ≥200 fp).

Projection Inputs

College production summary feeding the v3.0 similarity vector. The engine weights these features against the prospect corpus (2000–present) to build the comp grid below.

College adj career fp/g: 14.42Final season fp/g: 26.89Peak season fp/g: 26.89Conf tier (last): P5

Top-25 Comparables

Historical college players whose production curves most closely match Israel Abanikanda. Hit-label colouring tags each comp's eventual NFL outcome: elite, starter, bust, unknown (still developing or never reached the NFL). Click an NFL name to jump to its veteran page when available.

College player School Class Similarity NFL outcome NFL career Career fp Peak3 fp/g Seasons
Rashard MendenhallIllinois20080.634starterRashard Mendenhall81413.26
Kerryon JohnsonAuburn20180.528unknownKerryon Johnson2969.93
Noah HerronNorthwestern20050.524unknownNoah Herron1055.12
Vernand MorencyOklahoma State20050.518bustVernand Morency1925.53
Justin ForsettCalifornia20080.513starterJustin Forsett85212.79
Javonte WilliamsNorth Carolina20210.500starterJavonte Williams82712.85
Dylan SampsonTennessee20250.484unknownDylan Sampson885.81
Kevin JonesVirginia Tech20040.483starterKevin Jones71114.45
Jonathan StewartOregon20080.474starterJonathan Stewart134312.511
Shonn GreeneIowa20090.464unknownShonn Greene66610.46
Hassan HaskinsMichigan20220.457bustHassan Haskins691.83
Kaleb JohnsonIowa20250.454unknownKaleb Johnson90.91
Le'Veon BellMichigan State20130.423eliteLe'Veon Bell168724.28
Devon AchaneTexas A&M20230.420eliteDe'Von Achane81318.43
Kenneth Walker IIIMichigan State20220.418starterKenneth Walker III77514.44
Alex BarnesKansas State20190.418unknownAlex Barnes
Eddie LacyAlabama20130.413starterEddie Lacy72714.25
Cam AkersFlorida State20200.404unknownCam Akers3948.46
Jordan TodmanConnecticut20110.404bustJordan Todman1603.66
Derrick HenryAlabama20160.393eliteDerrick Henry242821.610
Chase BrownIllinois20230.392starterChase Brown59112.33
Donald BrownConnecticut20090.390unknownDonald Brown6329.17
Emmett JohnsonNebraska20260.387unknownEmmett Johnson
Ronald Jones IIUSC20180.387unknownRonald Jones4699.75
Alex CollinsArkansas20160.386unknownAlex Collins4059.85

Methodology details: v3.0 prospect engine — PR 3 similarity, PR 4 projection, PR 5 back-test.