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Israel Abanikanda
Cowboys logoDallas Cowboys

Israel Abanikanda

RBposition#25jersey24age5' 10"height217lbs3 yrsexperiencePittsburghcollege
At a glance

Israel Abanikanda is a running back for the Dallas Cowboys (No. 25). Israel Abanikanda has not appeared in a box score yet in the 2026 season.

Is Israel Abanikanda playing this week?

Israel Abanikanda is not on the current injury report. The Dallas Cowboys play next at home against the San Francisco 49ers on Sun, Nov 15, 4:25 PM ET (Week 10), on Fox.

What team does Israel Abanikanda play for?

Israel Abanikanda plays running back for the Dallas Cowboys, wearing No. 25. Israel Abanikanda is 24 years old, 5' 10", 217 lbs. College: Pittsburgh. League experience: 3 seasons.

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Pigskin Nightly, “Israel Abanikanda 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/israel-abanikanda (updated 2026-11-10).

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Israel AbanikandaDallas Cowboys · #25
Not enough snaps yet2026 season
2026 percentile card · running backs

Not enough snaps yet

The card grades running backs with at least 41 carries this season. Abanikanda has 0, 41 short. Until then, the raw numbers:

Rush/gYPCEPA/carSuccessTgt/gRec/g

No regular-season stats logged yet.

Small sample · 0 of 41 carriesMethod0 games0 carriesweeks 1–9peer group 53 qualified · min. 41 carriesnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 24 min agoGlossary →

Abanikanda is under the 41-carries minimum, which grows with every week of the season, so his numbers are shown but not ranked against the 53 qualified running backs.

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The contract

OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap
Cowboys · signed 2026 · 1 years, through 2026$248K a year
Total
$248K
Guaranteed
$0K
Share of cap at signing
0.1%
0% of the value guaranteed
3rd paid1st in EPApercentiles among 146 RBs under contract, 2026
  1. 2026Cowboys · SFA2 yrs · $2.3M · $1.1M/yrTerminated
  2. 2026Cowboys · Practice1 yrs · $248K · $248K/yrRenegotiated
  3. 2026Cowboys · SFA2 yrs · $2.3M · $1.1M/yrTerminated
  4. 2026Cowboys · Practice1 yrs · $248K · $248K/yrActive
  5. 2025Packers · Practice1 yrs · $234K · $234K/yrTerminated
  6. 2025Cowboys · Practice1 yrs · $234K · $234K/yrExpired
  7. 2023Jets · Drafted4 yrs · $4.2M · $1.0M/yrClaimed
  8. 202349ers · Drafted4 yrs · $4.2M · $1.0M/yrClaimed
  9. 2023Packers · Drafted4 yrs · $4.2M · $1.0M/yrTerminated

No regular-season box score lines yet this season.

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Measure him against the leader in carries at his positionAbanikandaDAL · RBVSGibbsDET · 178 carriesSide by side, stat by stat →
vsDerrick HenryBAL · 176 carriesvsJames Cook IIIBUF · 169 carriesvsBijan RobinsonATL · 169 carriesvsBucky IrvingTB · 167 carriesvsJonathan TaylorIND · 160 carriesvsKenneth Walker IIIKC · 159 carriesvsD'Andre SwiftCHI · 155 carriesvsJavonte WilliamsDAL · 154 carries
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