Penn State · L 17-31
11 carries, 20 yards
The other 7 games average 81 yards. This one was 61 below.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Ahead of Mockobee’s 2022 pace
Backs who run like Ijeboi, and how their seasons went
Ijeboi against this year’s top backs, game by game
The road ahead: 588 yards, 74 a game, 4 regular-season games left.
Already their own best season; their previous best was 441, in 2025.
Over the last few games, Purdue fans have been high on Ijeboi's running.
“I don’t know why we’re not running Ijeboi”
“Yes. ijeboi has been running all over them”
“Literally just hand the rock to Ijeboi every play at this point and let him go for like 250.”
From r/CFB game threads. Read by AI.
13 stories in the last 30 days, from 12 outlets.
Fame Ijeboi dominates former school Minnesota in Purdue football win
IndyStar +1 Oct 11
Share of the team's total this season.
Each line is one carry: taller means more yards, and a line pointing down lost yards. Black lines are touchdowns. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside each lane the carries are lined up shortest to longest, not placed. Of his carries with a spot in the play text: left 39, middle 76, right 23. His longest went for 30 yards.
Fame Ijeboi
Fame Ijeboi takes over from Devin Mockobee at Purdue.
Rushing value per play
+0.29
our model · 2026 · 111 plays
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 21.8% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 16.8% of his carries. 13 carries for 19 yds vs Washington; 30 for 188 vs Minnesota.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
8 of 11 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (72.7%). 14 of the team's 20 inside-the-5 carries (70.0%).
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 12 outlets
Fame Ijeboi dominates former school Minnesota in Purdue football win
IndyStar +1 Oct 11 · 2 outlets
Sports IllustratedHammering Down: Fame Ijeboi Ran to Prove Something to Purdue, Not MinnesotaOct 11Sports IllustratedPurdue RB Fame Ijeboi Leads the Country in One Impressive StatOct 14
Yahoo SportsFame Ijeboi is latest breakout RB for PurdueOct 28IndyStar +1Fame Ijeboi dominates former school Minnesota in Purdue football winOct 11
247Sports +1Fame Ijeboi runs for 195 yards, 3 TDs as Purdue routs MinnesotaOct 11
Hammer and RailsFame Ijeboi and Ryan Browne Lead Purdue To Dominating 41-13 Victory Over MinnesotaOct 10from 17 outlets
Fame Ijeboi dominates former school Minnesota in Purdue football win
IndyStar +1 Oct 11 · 2 outlets
IndyStar +1Fame Ijeboi's rise as star Purdue running back, helping lead Boilermakers offenseSep 19
On3Fame Ijeboi emerges as leader for Boilermakers, both on and off fieldSep 8On3The 3-2-1: Meet RB Fame Ijeboi, Purdue's 'physical creature'Sep 9Sports IllustratedFame Ijeboi's Impressive Purdue Debut Results in High Grade From PFFSep 9
Journal & CourierFame Ijeboi joined Purdue football to change program. If Boilers do, he'll be a reasonSep 10
Purdue BoilermakersFame Ijeboi Lands on Doak Walker Award Watch ListAug 18Sports IllustratedPurdue's Fame Ijeboi Named to Doak Walker Watch List — Can He Carry the Boilers' Offense?Aug 18Purdue BoilermakersFame Ijeboi Named Big Ten Offensive Player of the WeekOct 12IndyStar +1Fame Ijeboi dominates former school Minnesota in Purdue football winOct 11247Sports +1Fame Ijeboi runs for 195 yards, 3 TDs as Purdue routs MinnesotaOct 11Hammer and RailsFame Ijeboi and Ryan Browne Lead Purdue To Dominating 41-13 Victory Over MinnesotaOct 10Journal & CourierPurdue running back Fame Ijeboi on his performance vs Indiana StateSep 9Yahoo SportsIndyStar +1IndyStar +1On3247SportsPurdue BoilermakersEach week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories we tracked, by school.
Purdue32 stories2026 to nowMost about: profile and feature, awards and watch lists, performance and stat line.
IndyStar +1Fame Ijeboi's rise as star Purdue running back, helping lead Boilermakers offenseSep 19IndyStar +1Fame Ijeboi dominates former school Minnesota in Purdue football winOct 11247Sports +1Fame Ijeboi runs for 195 yards, 3 TDs as Purdue routs MinnesotaOct 11Purdue BoilermakersFame Ijeboi Lands on Doak Walker Award Watch ListAug 18Sports IllustratedPurdue's Fame Ijeboi Named to Doak Walker Watch List — Can He Carry the Boilers' Offense?Aug 18
Minnesota1 story2024 to 2025Most about: starting job and depth chart.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Fans first named Fame Ijeboi vs Indiana State.
Aura™ · Him Watch
Aura compares how much fans talk about this player with how well this player plays, each ranked among RBs.
+10aura tax
47th percentile our rushing-value metric (weighted expected points added) ranked among 104 RBs
— the talk and the play rank about the same.Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Last game (Wk 9): 20 rushing yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 44-19vs Indiana State | 11 | 87 | 7.9 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 2 | L 36-38vs Wake Forest | 27 | 114 | 4.2 | 3 | 25 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 3 | L 38-52@ UCLA | 17 | 47 | 2.8 | 2 | 10 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-49vs No. 3 Notre Dame | 12 | 41 | 3.4 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-17@ Illinois | 19 | 65 | 3.4 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-13vs Minnesota | 31 | 195 | 6.3 | 3 | 30 | Season-high 195 yds |
| Wk 7 | L 26-38vs Washington | 13 | 19 | 1.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-31@ Penn State | 11 | 20 | 1.8 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 141 | 588 | 4.2 | 9 | 30 |
Oct. 31 · L 17-31 at Penn State, play by play
11 carries for 20 yards.
2-yard run on 3rd and 3. First quarter, tied 0-0.
18-yard catch. Second quarter, down 21-14.
1-yard loss on 3rd and 2. Third quarter, down 21-14.
13 carries for 19 yards. He also caught 3 passes for 23 yards.
2-yard run on 3rd and 4. First quarter, tied 0-0.
2-yard loss on 4th and 2. First quarter, tied 0-0. Turnover on downs.
10-yard touchdown. Second quarter, made it 17-17.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
31 carries for 195 yards and 3 touchdowns, his most this season.
The per-play feed is missing a 7-yard run in the first quarter (the play drew a penalty), which the play text shows; the chart draws the 30 carries it has.
30-yard run. Third quarter, up 20-3.
1-yard touchdown run on 4th and 1. Fourth quarter, made it 41-13.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
19 carries for 65 yards.
The per-play feed is missing a run for no gain in the first quarter (the play drew a penalty) and a 12-yard run in the third quarter (the play drew a penalty), which the play text shows; the chart draws the 17 carries it has.
14-yard run. First quarter, tied 0-0.
10-yard catch on 3rd and 9. Third quarter, up 13-7. Converted.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
12 carries for 41 yards.
3-yard run on 3rd and 1. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
10-yard run. Third quarter, down 35-0.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
17 carries for 47 yards and 2 touchdowns.
10-yard run. First quarter, down 21-7.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
A big game: 27 carries for 114 yards and 3 touchdowns. He converted a 3rd and 1 with Purdue down 23-20. He also caught 6 passes for 42 yards.
3-yard run on 3rd and 2. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
Incomplete on 3rd and 11. Fourth quarter, down 20-13. Broken up by Wake Forest’s V. Firenze.
25-yard run on 3rd and 3. Fourth quarter, down 23-20. Converted. Fans named him again and again right after: the most-talked-about moment of his game.
“Fame “The Nigerian Nightmare” Ijeboi”Purdue fan, r/CFB game thread
1-yard run on 3rd and 1. Fourth quarter, down 23-20. Converted.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
11 carries for 87 yards and a touchdown.
The per-play feed is missing a 5-yard run in the second quarter (a touchdown called back by a penalty), which the play text shows; the chart draws the 10 carries it has.
20-yard run. Third quarter, up 16-6.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 2 · 2026
L 36-38
vs Wake Forest
114 rush yds (27 car) · 3 TD · 6 rec · 42 yds
With R. Browne — 329 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 74.0 · D. Drennan — 42.5 yards per punt · 2 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
52nd in rushing yards, among all 1,551 FBS players with a rushing row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from +4 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
40%137 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.2 yds/carry on 141 carries · 11% explosive (10+ yds) · 40% success rate.
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
229% of team targetsCatch rate
77%17 of 22 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
77% catch rate on 22 targets · 9% of the team's targets.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 91.2 | 4.7 | 1.4 |
| Road3g | 44.0 | 2.7 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 81.1 | 4.2 | 1.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 20.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Pass share
50.8%
265 pass / 257 run
Plays / game
65.2
8 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
297 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
141 carries and 17 catches in 8 games, more touches a game than nearly every FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #73 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 20 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: P.J. Fleck and Barry Odom.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Purdue
