Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/17Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 17 inside-the-5 carries (5.9%).
Abdul Adams
Abdul Adams: RB · Syracuse · #27.
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Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Abdul Adams
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 25 rushing yards and 1 tackle against UAlbany — Week 3, 2021.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Syracuse in the news
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Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 29-9@ Ohio | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 3 | W 62-24vs UAlbany | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | 11 | Season-high 25 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 24-21vs Liberty | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 5 | L 30-33@ Florida State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-17vs Clemson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 41-36@ Virginia Tech | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 11 | L 3-41@ Louisville | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 13 | 56 | 4.3 | 0 | 15 |
Signature game
Week 3 · 2021
W 62-24
vs UAlbany
25 rush yds (7 car)
Dominant 38-point win at home against UAlbany.
With S. Tucker — 132 rush yds (13 car) · 4 TD · 3 rec · 121 yds · 1 TD · G. Shrader — 190 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 70.5 · 42 rush yds (9 car) · 2 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 4 · Liberty · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.60Garrett Shrader pass complete to Abdul Adams for 11 yds to the Liber 35 for a
- Week 1 · Ohio · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.40A.Adams rushed to SYR 50 for 15 yards. Tackled by T.Drake at SYR 50.
- Week 1 · Ohio · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +1.17A.Adams rushed to SYR 35 for 4 yards. Tackled by B.Houston at SYR 35.
- Week 7 · Clemson · 2nd and 16 · Q1 · EPA −1.11Garrett Shrader pass complete to Abdul Adams for a loss of 5 yards to the Syrac 42
- Week 3 · UAlbany · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −0.84Abdul Adams run for a loss of 1 yard to the Syrac 25
- Week 4 · Liberty · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +0.83Abdul Adams run for 10 yds to the Liber 46 for a
4 more plays
- Week 3 · UAlbany · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.68Abdul Adams run for 11 yds to the Alban 5 for a
- Week 5 · Florida State · 2nd and 6 · Q3 · EPA −0.65Garrett Shrader pass complete to Abdul Adams for no gain to the Syrac 29
- Week 1 · Ohio · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.64A.Adams rushed to SYR 23 for 0 yards. Tackled by R.Mathews at SYR 23.
- Week 4 · Liberty · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA −0.31Abdul Adams run for no gain to the Syrac 29
Teams and coaches
2016Oklahoma11-2HC: Bob Stoops · Run-leaning
2017Oklahoma12-2HC: Lincoln Riley · Run-leaning
2018Syracuse10-3HC: Dino Babers · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2019Syracuse5-7HC: Dino Babers · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2021Syracuse5-7HC: Dino Babers · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 12.3 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 4.8 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 11.2 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dino Babers
Pass share
36.8%
287 pass / 493 run
Plays / game
65.0
12 games
Team sack rate
9.8%
316 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
13 carries and 3 catches in 7 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Seven seasons, two schools
- 2021 Syracuse BabersYear 7 · 7 games
- 2020 Syracuse BabersYear 6 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2019 Syracuse BabersYear 5 · 11 games
- 2018 Syracuse BabersYear 4 · 1 game
- 2017 Oklahoma RileyYear 3 · 10 games
- 2016 Oklahoma StoopsYear 2 · 7 games
- 2015 Oklahoma StoopsYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- High school HillsideDurham, NC · Class of 2016Four-star, No. 326 in the 2016 class. Signed with Oklahoma.Also from Hillside: Isaiah Deloatch (Rutgers), Matthew Smith (Northwestern), Tiyyan Robinson (Middle Tennessee) and 2 more.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Oklahoma and Syracuse, 1,236 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 36 games over five seasons.
2016 7 games
- Signed with OklahomaFour-star, out of Hillside
Coaching lineage · 2015–2021
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Bob Stoops, Lincoln Riley and Dino Babers.