Ameer Abdullah
Ameer Muhammad Abdullah
Born: June 13, 1993
Mobile, AL
Position: RB
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 198
College: Nebraska
High School: Homewood (AL)
Career: 2015-2026
Drafted: 2015 in Round 2, #54 overall by the Detroit Lions
Ameer Abdullah has played from 2015 to 2026 during his career with the Carolina Panthers, Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Las Vegas Raiders and Minnesota Vikings. Abdullah has run for 2,099 yards in his career on 518 attempts, scoring 9 rushing touchdowns. He also has caught 221 passes for 1,569 yards and 11 receiving touchdowns..
 Detroit Lions |
 Minnesota Vikings |
 Carolina Panthers |
 Las Vegas Raiders |
 Indianapolis Colts |
 Jacksonville Jaguars |
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 2015 | NFL Detroit Lions | 143 | 597 | 4.2 | 36 | 2 | 2016 | NFL Detroit Lions | 18 | 101 | 5.6 | 24 | 0 | 2017 | NFL Detroit Lions | 165 | 552 | 3.3 | 34 | 4 | 2018 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2019 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 23 | 115 | 5.0 | 15 | 0 | 2020 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 42 | 5.2 | 13 | 0 | 2021 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 44 | 136 | 3.1 | 15 | 0 | 2021 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 | 2022 | NFL Las Vegas Raiders | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 | 2023 | NFL Las Vegas Raiders | 15 | 89 | 5.9 | 12 | 0 | 2024 | NFL Las Vegas Raiders | 66 | 311 | 4.7 | 40 | 2 | 2025 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 14 | 60 | 4.3 | 14 | 1 | 2026 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 0 |
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| Totals | 518 | 2099 | 4.1 | 40 | 9 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 2015 | NFL Detroit Lions | 25 | 183 | 7.3 | 36 | 1 | 2016 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 18 | 1 | 2017 | NFL Detroit Lions | 25 | 162 | 6.5 | 22 | 1 | 2018 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 | 2018 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 2019 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 88 | 5.9 | 16 | 1 | 2020 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 58 | 7.2 | 22 | 2 | 2021 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 35 | 272 | 7.8 | 23 | 1 | 2021 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 10 | 0 | 2022 | NFL Las Vegas Raiders | 25 | 211 | 8.4 | 23 | 1 | 2023 | NFL Las Vegas Raiders | 19 | 131 | 6.9 | 18 | 0 | 2024 | NFL Las Vegas Raiders | 40 | 261 | 6.5 | 24 | 3 | 2025 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 99 | 6.2 | 15 | 0 | 2026 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 221 | 1569 | 7.1 | 36 | 11 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 2015 | NFL Detroit Lions | 37 | 1077 | 29.1 | 104 | 0 | 2017 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8 | 179 | 22.4 | 29 | 0 | 2018 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 107 | 26.8 | 32 | 0 | 2018 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 10 | 258 | 25.8 | 33 | 0 | 2019 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 325 | 25.0 | 38 | 0 | 2020 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 352 | 23.5 | 33 | 0 | 2021 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 22 | 484 | 22.0 | 39 | 0 | 2021 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 162 | 23.1 | 45 | 0 | 2022 | NFL Las Vegas Raiders | 26 | 543 | 20.9 | 33 | 0 | 2024 | NFL Las Vegas Raiders | 9 | 296 | 32.9 | 68 | 0 | 2025 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 19 | 563 | 29.6 | 81 | 0 | 2026 | NFL Jacksonville Jaguars | 13 | 382 | 29.4 | 0 |
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| Totals | 183 | 4728 | 25.8 | 104 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 2015 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2017 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2018 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2018 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2019 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2020 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2022 | NFL Las Vegas Raiders | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2023 | NFL Las Vegas Raiders | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2024 | NFL Las Vegas Raiders | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 36.5 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 2015 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2016 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2017 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2019 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2020 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2021 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2022 | NFL Las Vegas Raiders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2024 | NFL Las Vegas Raiders | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2025 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 2015 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 9 | 2016 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 2 | 2 | 2017 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 11 | 2018 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 3 | 0 | 2018 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 0 | 2019 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0 | 2020 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0 | 2021 | NFL | Carolina Panthers | 11 | 1 | 2021 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 0 | 2022 | NFL | Las Vegas Raiders | 17 | 0 | 2023 | NFL | Las Vegas Raiders | 17 | 0 | 2024 | NFL | Las Vegas Raiders | 16 | 3 | 2025 | NFL | Indianapolis Colts | 2026 | NFL | Jacksonville Jaguars | 0 | 0 |
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