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#21 Ismail Mahdi
Class SR/TRFrom Texas State (transfer)
Depth-chart placement
Current role
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Running BackExperience
4-SRLast change
Updated 2026-08-16RB room context
View full depth chart →Ismail Mahdi holds the RB · Depth spot in Arizona Wildcats’s running back room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Ismail Mahdi appeared in 13 of 13 games in 2025.
Transfer history
2026Texas State→Arizona Wildcats
Production
2025 seasonRushing
133
CARRIES
853
YDS
4
TD
6.4
YDS/CAR
Receiving
17
REC
119
YDS
1
TD
7
YDS/REC
Special teams
4 · 82
KR · YDS
Background & career
Ismail Mahdi is a senior member of the Arizona roster. He joined the program as a transfer from Texas State.
Houston Christian2022
Texas State2023 – 2024
Arizona2025 — presentPrevious schoolTexas StateAlso playsKR1