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2024 Football Roster

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10 Zahir Abdus-Salaam

10 Zahir Abdus-Salaam

  • Position:
    Running Back
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    195
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Newark, N.J.
  • High School:
    Union City

Summary

Biography

2024: Played in all 13 games ... ran for career-high 600 yards and three touchdowns ... also caught career-high 31 passes for 250 yards and one touchdown ... helped WMU to 12th bowl berth in program history, playing in the Salute to Veterans Bowl ... had first career 100-yard rushing game with 104 on 18 carries and two touchdowns in win over Bethune Cookman ... had career-high 135 yards rushing, one rushing touchdown, 40 yards receiving and one receiving touchdown in win over Eastern Michigan that clinched bowl eligibility for the Broncos ... had 55 all-purpose yards in Salute To Veterans Bowl against South Alabama.  

2023: Played in all 12 games ... named to Academic All-MAC team .. had career-highs in carries with 123, rushing yards with 470 and rushing touchdowns with five ... opened season with a career-high 73 yards rushing and a touchdown on 20 carries in win over Saint Francis ... rushed for 53 yards on eight carries, with two touchdowns in win over Ball State ... recorded 60 yards rushing and one touchdown against Mississippi State. 

2022: Played in all 12 games ... named to Academic All-MAC team ... had career-high 44 carries on the season ... racked up 240 total yards between rushing, punt returns and kick returns. 

2021: Played in 11 games ... made collegiate debut at Michigan, recording three carries for 14 yards (9/4) ... finished season with 22 carries for 115 yards, including career-high 31 in Quick Lane Bowl victory over Nevada (12/27).

Prior to WMU
  • Rated three stars by both Rivals and 247, as well as the No. 33 prospect in New Jersey by Rivals
  • Ran for over 100 yards in five of six games as a senior
  • Racked-up 1,222 rushing yards as a junior with 14 total TDs (12 rushing, two receiving)
  • Brother, Muadh Abdus-Salaam, plays football at Delaware State
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2024
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Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Tailback
    5'11" 185 lbs
  • 12

    2021Freshman

    Running Back
    5'9" 200 lbs
    12
  • 10

    2022Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'9" 195 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2023Junior

    Running Back
    5'9" 195 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2024Senior

    Running Back
    5'9" 195 lbs
    10