Israel Abanikanda

San Francisco 49ers
Running Back #25

Personal

Age	22
Birthdate	October 5, 2002
Height	5'10"
Weight	216 lb

Draft

College	Pittsburgh
Year	2023
Pick	Round: 5, Overall: 143
Team	NYJ

Fantasy Value

Week 1 Projections
Carries	Yards	Touchdowns
0.0	0.0	0.0

You can see where those projections compare to other RBs in our Running Back Rankings.

Player News

Israel Abanikanda: Israel Abanikanda A Healthy Scratch Against 49ers

New York Jets running back Israel Abanikanda is a healthy scratch for the team's Week 1 regular-season opener at Levi's Stadium on Monday night against the San Francisco 49ers. Abanikanda enters the 2024 season as the team's RB4 behind starter and bell-cow Breece Hall and rookies Braelon Allen and Isaiah Davis. As such, the 21-year-old is obviously off the fantasy radar in most single-year leagues for the time being unless injuries push him into a relevant game-day role. The former fifth-round pick out of Pittsburgh last year was also buried on the depth chart in his rookie season and finished with 22 carries for 70 yards while catching seven passes for 43 yards in only six games. Abanikanda has breakaway speed but is once again buried on the depth chart and will have to wait for his opportunity beyond Week 1.

Sep. 9, 2024 7:44 PM EST