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2017 Football

26 Abdul Mahdi

  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 200
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Chicago, Ill.

Biography

• CoSIDA Academic All-District Team (2015)
• Two-time All-MSFA Midwest League Second Team (2014, 2017)
• NAIA Scholar-Athlete (2017)
• MSFA All-Academic Team (2015)
• NAIA National Special Teams Player of the Week (10/19/15)
• Eleven-time MSFA Midwest League Special Teams Player of the Week (9/15/14; 9/22/14; 9/7/15; 10/19/15; 9/12/16; 10/10/16; 10/24/16; 10/31/16; 9/4/17; 9/18/17; 9/25/17)

2017

NAIA Rankings

• Total Field Goals Made - 2nd (13)
• Field Goals Made per game - 6th (1.1)
• Total Scoring (Kickers) - 6th (84)
• Scoring per game (Kickers) - 10th (7.0)
• PAT Kicking Pct. - 17th (.978)
• Field Goal Pct. - 32nd (.684)

MSFA Rankings

• Scoring - 7th (7.0)
• Scoring (Kickers) - 1st (7.0)
• Field Goals - 1st (1.08)
• PAT Kicking Pct. - 1st (.978)

Converted 13 of 19 field goal attempts, and went 45-for-46 on extra points as a senior ... averaged 57.3 net yards, over 74 kickoffs throughout the season ... scored a season-high 12 points in back-to-back games, first with a 3-for-3 performance on field goals and three extra points in the win over St. Francis (Ill.) on Oct. 28, then with three field goals and three extra points in the win over Olivet Nazarene on Nov. 4 ... connected on a career-long field goal of 53 yards in the season-opening win over No. 5 Marian on Aug. 31.

2016:  MSFA All-Academic Team ... SXU Student-Athlete Bronze Medal winner ... MSFA Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 12, Oct. 10, Oct. 24 & Oct. 31) ... SXU Athlete of the Month Honorable Mention for September ... made all 44 extra point attempts ... was 8-for-13 on field goal attempts with a long of 45-yards ... averaged 57.6 yards per kickoff attempt with 12 touchbacks ... made an assisted tackle.

2015:  CoSIDA Academic All-District 2015 College Division Team ... SXU Student-Athlete Bronze Medal winner ... NAIA Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 19) ... MSFA Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 7 & Oct. 19) ... made 37 of his 38 extra-point attempts ... made 12 of his 21 field goal attempts with a long of 48-yards ... averaged 52.0 yards per kickoff attempt with three touchbacks ... also made three solo tackles.

2014:  SXU Student-Athlete Gold Medal winner ... All-MSFA Midwest League Second Team ... MSFA Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept.15 & Sept. 22) ... SXU Athlete of the Month (Sept. 2014) ... SXU Specialist of the Year ... made 55 of his 63 extra-point attempts ... made 13 of his 19 field goal attempts with a long of 45-yards ... averaged 54.6 yards per kickoff attempt with 16 touchbacks ... also recorded one solo tackle.

Prep:  Played football at Bogan High School in Chicago, Ill.

Date of Birth:  Jan. 21, 1996 ... Parents:  Sami and Wisam

Career Kicking Stats
Year GP FGM FGA FG Pct. 40+ 50+ Long PAT Kickoffs Yds. Avg. TB OB
2014 13 13 19 68.4 3-4 0-0 45 55-63 93 5,079 54.6 16 4
2015 11 12 21 57.1 4-8 0-0 48 37-38 61 3,172 52.0 3 6
2016 11 8 13 61.5 2-5 0-0 45 44-44 62 3,574 57.6 12 2
2017 12 13 19 68.4 3-7 1-3 53 45-46 74 4,237 57.3 26 3
Career 47 46 72 63.9 12-24 1-3 53 181-191 290 16,062 55.4 57 15

 

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