Israel AbanikandaDallas Cowboys
RB/Dallas Cowboys

Israel Abanikanda

Age 24.0 · 4th season · 5'10", 216 lb · Pittsburgh · 2023 R5 #143
Week 6—Not projected
ROS rank—Not on our board
DynastyRB115962 · #417
01

Week 6

Lines Oct 14
DAL
@
Sun · Oct 18 · 8:20 PM ET
Lambeau Field
GB
LineGB -1.5Total52.5DAL implied25.5Rest10 days (GB 7)Forecast56°F, wind 17 mph
Green Bay Packers defense vs RBs
#30of 32 in fantasy points allowed to RBs (1 = stingiest)
StingiestSoftest
PPR a game
28.4
rush yds
101
rec
4.0
TD
1.8

Allowed to RBs per game across 5 games. Best games against them: Bijan Robinson (W3, 35.3 PPR, 29 car 194 ry, 2/2 19 rec); D'Andre Swift (W5, 17.3 PPR, 9 car 43 ry, 4/5 30 rec); Breece Hall (W2, 14.2 PPR, 16 car 29 ry, 5/5 63 rec).

EPA ranks entering Week 6: #7 against the pass, #23 against the run (1 = best defense).

Where GB gives up receiving fantasy points to RBs
Left
Middle
Right
Deep 20+
0.0#1
0.0#1
0.0#1
Middle 10–19
0.0#1
0.0#1
0.0#1
Short 0–9
2.4#27
1.2#25
1.0#21
Behind line
0.6#3
0.0#1
1.5#26

Runs by directionRB rushing points allowed a game

Left
Middle
Right
Rushing
12.3#32
1.3#4
6.1#29
StingySoft

Big number: receiving fantasy points GB allows a game to RBs in that zone. # = its rank of 32. Depth is air yards at the catch point; 5 games, through Week 5. Tap a zone for the detail.

Do defensive matchups actually matter? Our study ›

02

Game log

2026 · through W5

No catch, carry or pass recorded in 2026 yet.

Dallas Cowboys have played 5 games. His past seasons are under Career.

03

Team

DAL
Points a game
27.6
7th of 32
Plays a game
61.4
17th of 32
EPA per play
0.127
7th of 32
Pass rate over exp.
+0.2%
6th of 32
Red-zone plays a game
11.2
8th of 32
Motion rate
43%
23rd of 32
Play-action rate
13%
11th of 32
No-huddle rate
8%
6th of 32

Dallas Cowboys offense, 2026 through Week 5. Rank 1 = most. Scheme rates from FTN charting through Week 5.

Game by gamescore, implied total, pass rate (over expected), QB

WeekScoreImpliedPass rateQB
W1vs NYG20-2825.365%−4.0Prescott34 att
W2vs WAS37-2027.561%+10.2Prescott31 att
W3vs BAL31-3425.358%−6.1Prescott40 att
W4vs HOU34-3022.866%−0.6Prescott45 att
W5vs TB16-2429.577%+3.8Prescott42 att

Depth chartRB, Oct 14

Scheduleeach defense's current rank vs RBs

W6
@GB
#30
W7
@PHI
#16
W8
ARI
#13
W9
@IND
#27
W10
SF
#24
W11
TEN
#11
W12
PHI
#16
W13
@SEA
#17
W14
BYE
W15
@LA
#15
W16
JAX
#3
W17
NYG
#18
W18
@WAS
#2
Next 4
#22
average rank
Playoffs W15–17
#12
average rank
Bye
W14

Green = soft, red = stingy (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest), ranked on fantasy points allowed to RBs so far. Gold underline = fantasy playoffs. Does strength of schedule matter? ›

Head coach: Brian Schottenheimer. QB: Dak Prescott (most pass attempts, Week 5).

04

Career

Points a game by season
’233.1
’232.5
’231.9

Season by season

YearGRushing / receivingPts/gxFP/g
2023NYJ622-70-0 rush7-43-0 rec on 11 tgt2.54.9−11.3

Under points a game: his rank at RB in points a game (8+ games; 2026: 2+ games). xFP = expected PPR a game from his usage; under it, the season's points over expected. Routes = share of team dropbacks he ran a route (through 2025).

Every game since 2023

2023 game log 6 games · NYJ · 3.1 PPR a game
GameLineSnapsPts
W11@ BUF · D241-11 rush · 1-5 on 2 tgt18%2.1
W14vs HOU · D163--1 rush7%-0.1
W15@ MIA · D124-8 rush · 2-11 on 2 tgt38%2.9
W16vs WAS · D259-43 rush18%4.3
W17@ CLE · D92-3 rush · 4-27 on 7 tgt26%5.0
W18@ NE · D163-6 rush8%0.6
05

Health

2026 injury reportofficial, week by week

W6
•

✓ = not listed. Letters = game status (Q, D, O) or worst practice that week (LP limited, DNP did not practice). Tap a week for the detail.

Historyofficial injury reports since 2020

YearWeeks listedRuled outListed for
202340Ankle (3), Illness

4 report weeks over 1 seasons; recurring: Illness, Ankle. Risk label: low.

How long do players take to recover? ›

Teammates on the report

questionable

Our current notes first, then Sleeper designations. What happens when a starter is ruled out? ›

06

Value

Market Oct 10
1QB value
962
#417 overall · RB115 · tier 13
Superflex
773
#415 overall · RB114
30 days
−90
90 days −240 · 1 year −115
Peak
2,679
Apr 28, 2023 · 64% off
1QB dynasty value, last two years
1K1.5KJan ’25Jul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’269621,531

Market value on a 0–10,000 scale, through Oct 10, 2026. Faint stretches are estimates between real readings. Gold = peak.

Where his value could be in a year
271
852
1,721

Teal dot = today (962). Box = the middle half of outcomes, white line = the median, whiskers = 10th to 90th percentile. RBs about 24 valued near #400 overall: real 1-year moves since 2022, weighted by exact age and market rank (about 91 players' worth).

07

Profile

Draft
R5 #143
2023 · 9th RB · NYJ
Age
24.0
20 at the draft
Size
5'10"
216 lb
College
Pittsburgh

Athletic profilepercentile vs RBs at the combine since 2010

Height
5'10"
42
Weight
216 lb
62

College production

YearGRec-Yds-TDYds shareDominator
2022Pittsburgh1112-146-15.9%7.1
2021Pittsburgh1224-197-14.5%3.6
2020Pittsburgh62-11-10.7%8.7

Share = his share of his team's receiving yards. Dominator = average of his share of receiving yards and TDs.

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Sources: nflverse play-by-play, weekly stats, Next Gen Stats and FTN charting (free public data); official NFL injury reports; Sleeper; GWTTKB rankings, projections and market data. Built 2026-10-14. Every number on this page comes from those files; where a stat is not on file it is left blank, never zero. Nothing here is betting advice.