2020-21 Football Roster
Roster
Abdullah, Isaiah

Jersey Number 25
Isaiah Abdullah
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Los Angeles, Calif.
- Previous School:
- Wyoming
- High School:
- Wilson HS
Bio
2023: Played in nine games for the Skyhawks at linebacker…Helped team to inaugural Big South-OVC Football Association championship…Compiled four total tackles, including two solos and two assists…Tallied a season-best two tackles against Gardner-Webb (Oct. 28)…Tallied one tackle against both No. 1 Georgia (Sept. 2) and Missouri State (Sept. 9).
2022: Played in all 11 games for the Skyhawks, primarily on special teams…Helped team to OVC Championship…Compiled 11 total tackles, including four solos and seven assists…Notched 1.5 tackles for loss totaling two yards…Tallied multiple tackles against Lindenwood (Sept. 24), Tennessee (Oct. 22) and Houston Christian (Oct. 29)…Posted a season-high three tackles – including a tackle for loss – against Houston Christian (Oct. 29).
2021: Played in eight games for the Skyhawks, primarily on special teams…Helped team to OVC Championship and second round berth in NCAA Division I playoffs…Compiled four total tackles, including three solos and one assist…Recorded tackles against Northwestern State (Sept. 18), No. 9 Jacksonville State (Sept. 25), Murray State (Oct. 9) and Austin Peay (Oct. 30).
2020-21: Played in all seven games for the Skyhawks primarily on special teams and at linebacker…Compiled three total tackles, including one solo and two assists…Tallied a season-high three tackles against Tennessee Tech (Apr. 11).
BEFORE UTM: Redshirted the 2019 season at Wyoming...Prepped at Wilson High School for head coach Sergio Villasenor...Named the 2018 Defensive MVP of the Northern League in Los Angeles...Earned All-Northern League First Team honors as a linebacker both his junior and senior seasons...Participated in the 13th Annual Offense-Defense All-American Bowl Week in Daytona Beach, Fla....Made 81 tackles, had 8.0 sacks, intercepted one pass, forced three fumbles and recovered one fumble from his linebacker spot as a senior...Averaged 7.4 tackles per game in 2018...Rushed for 444 yards on 78 carries and scored seven rushing touchdowns...Caught 41 passes for 636 yards and scored five receiving TDs his senior season...Returned four kickoffs for 116 yards and a 29.0-yard average...Accounted for 1,199 all-purpose yards as a senior, and averaged 109.0 yards per game...Wilson High earned the No. 2 seed in the 2018 CIF L.A. City Section Division II Playoffs, where they advanced to the quarterfinals...Rated as three-star recruit by 247 Sports.
PERSONAL: Born on March 22, 2001...Son of Sarah Rankin...Has two siblings, Isabella and Isaac...Majoring in criminal justice.
2022: Played in all 11 games for the Skyhawks, primarily on special teams…Helped team to OVC Championship…Compiled 11 total tackles, including four solos and seven assists…Notched 1.5 tackles for loss totaling two yards…Tallied multiple tackles against Lindenwood (Sept. 24), Tennessee (Oct. 22) and Houston Christian (Oct. 29)…Posted a season-high three tackles – including a tackle for loss – against Houston Christian (Oct. 29).
2021: Played in eight games for the Skyhawks, primarily on special teams…Helped team to OVC Championship and second round berth in NCAA Division I playoffs…Compiled four total tackles, including three solos and one assist…Recorded tackles against Northwestern State (Sept. 18), No. 9 Jacksonville State (Sept. 25), Murray State (Oct. 9) and Austin Peay (Oct. 30).
2020-21: Played in all seven games for the Skyhawks primarily on special teams and at linebacker…Compiled three total tackles, including one solo and two assists…Tallied a season-high three tackles against Tennessee Tech (Apr. 11).
BEFORE UTM: Redshirted the 2019 season at Wyoming...Prepped at Wilson High School for head coach Sergio Villasenor...Named the 2018 Defensive MVP of the Northern League in Los Angeles...Earned All-Northern League First Team honors as a linebacker both his junior and senior seasons...Participated in the 13th Annual Offense-Defense All-American Bowl Week in Daytona Beach, Fla....Made 81 tackles, had 8.0 sacks, intercepted one pass, forced three fumbles and recovered one fumble from his linebacker spot as a senior...Averaged 7.4 tackles per game in 2018...Rushed for 444 yards on 78 carries and scored seven rushing touchdowns...Caught 41 passes for 636 yards and scored five receiving TDs his senior season...Returned four kickoffs for 116 yards and a 29.0-yard average...Accounted for 1,199 all-purpose yards as a senior, and averaged 109.0 yards per game...Wilson High earned the No. 2 seed in the 2018 CIF L.A. City Section Division II Playoffs, where they advanced to the quarterfinals...Rated as three-star recruit by 247 Sports.
PERSONAL: Born on March 22, 2001...Son of Sarah Rankin...Has two siblings, Isabella and Isaac...Majoring in criminal justice.
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