Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-45vs UCLA | 28 | 120 | 4.3 | 1 | 20 | Season-high 120 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 21-18@ Syracuse | 19 | 74 | 3.9 | 0 | 13 | |
| Total | 47 | 194 | 4.1 | 1 | 20 |
Every transfer is a wager; Adam Mohammed and California are still waiting to see how this one pays.
6′0″ · 220 lb · Glendale, AZ · Apollo HS
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
rushing yards · 2026
1 TD · 4.1 per carry · 12 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 17 car · 59 yds · 3 TD -- top 1% rushing TDs game.
Swing playSwung California from 34% to 61% to win.UCLA at California · 45-24
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for California. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
How he plays
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series.
EPA / carry: 25th percentile.
The full scouting readAdam Mohammed
Adam Mohammed arrives at California with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-15
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Justin Wilcox → Tosh Lupoi. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to California
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: receptions (97th percentile). Strength: rec yards (93rd percentile). Concern: explosive rate (14th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 97.0 YDS/g, 4.1 YPC, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tosh Lupoi
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California | 47 | 194 | 4.1 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Washington | 106 | 523 | 4.9 | 5 | -- |
| 2024 | Washington | 42 | 193 | 4.6 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 195 | 910 | 4.7 | 6 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California | 12 | 60 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Washington | 17 | 138 | 8.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Washington | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 35 | 239 | 6.8 | 0 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 21–18
at Syracuse
74 rush yds (19 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
With A. Davies — 34 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 52 LONG · J. Sagapolutele — 182 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 54.4 · -5 rush yds (2 car)
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-45vs UCLA | 28 | 120 | 4.3 | 1 | 20 | Season-high 120 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 21-18@ Syracuse | 19 | 74 | 3.9 | 0 | 13 | |
| Total | 47 | 194 | 4.1 | 1 | 20 |
Play style
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Chris High’s 2017 season.
Matches Chris on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Rashad Amos’s path through Georgia State.
Matches Rashad on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Ari Broussard's junior season at Rice (2021).
Matches Ari on
Differs from Ari on
Player DNA
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peaked at #224 this season.
Accolades - Athletic Athlon Sports Fourth-Team All-ACC (2026) Doak Walker Award Watch List (2026) Paul Hornung Award Watch List (2026) PFN Preseason First-Team All-ACC (2026) Accolades - Academic 2025 Academic All-Big Ten Sophomore (2025) - Washington Played in 13 games, starting two. Finished th...
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