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Phil Mafah New York Giants · #37

Running Back · 6' 1", 232 lbs · Loganville, GA · Age 24

Phil Mafah is a Running Back for the New York Giants, drafted 239th overall, 2025. In 2025 he ran for 18 rushing yards and 1 touchdowns, adding 2 receptions.

Running BackDrafted 239th overall1-yr veteran
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New York Giants · #37 · Running Back
Phil Mafah
Season avg18 rush yds · 1 td · 2 rec
Career avg18 rush yds · 1 td · 2 rec
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
18rush yds
1td
2rec
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Scouting report

Phil Mafah — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

C+
Running Back · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Phil Mafah is a Running Back for the New York Giants, drafted 239th overall, 2025. In 2025 he ran for 18 rushing yards and 1 touchdowns, adding 2 rece
C+
Rushing
C+
Receiving
B
Scoring
C+
Rushing volume
Solid · offense
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B
Scoring
Strong · offense
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C+
Receiving
Strong · offense
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C+
All-purpose
Solid · offense
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C+
Volume share
Strong · offense
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Act II

Where Phil Mafah stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #525 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
13Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Phil Mafah — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

C+
Rushing
18 YDS
drill in ↓
A
Scoring
1 TD
drill in ↓
B
Receiving
11 YDS
drill in ↓
C+
All-purpose
29 YDS
drill in ↓
The engine

How the model sees Phil Mafah

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026  modeled
18
rush yds
17–19
1
td
1–1
2
rec
2–2
11
rec yds
11–12
1
games
1–1
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 1-season history below.
What moves the rush yds line vs last season
Last season 18 → projected 18 rush yds
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+0.4 rush yds
Everything it reads
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1 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
auto
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 24 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 1
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Phil Mafah career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRushTDRecRec ydsScrim
2025118121129
Career118121129
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the New York Giants built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record
97off index
65def index
+28net
76%playoff odds
60roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A+ (97), defense C (65) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 96, pass rush 30, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Phil Mafah

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2002-10-24

The beginning

Phil Mafah is a Running Back for the New York Giants, in his 2nd NFL season.

New York Giants

Turning pro

Drafted 239th overall, 2025 as a Running Back.

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Phil Mafah is a New York Giants running back, drafted 239th overall, 2025.

Chapter

Across 1 season (2025) he has rushed for 18 yards and 1 touchdown and caught 2 passes.

Chapter

Most recently he ran for 18 yards with 1 touchdown and added 2 receptions in 2025.

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Mafah's story
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Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 1"
Weight
232 lbs
Draft
239th overall, 2025
Born
Loganville, GA
Age
24
Jersey
#37
Background

Phil Mafah is from Loganville, GA and is 24 years old. He was drafted 239th overall, 2025 and plays running back at 6' 1", 232 lbs.

Over his 2025 season he has run for 18 yards and 1 touchdowns while adding 2 catches. Mafah is currently on the New York Giants roster.

The person

Phil Mafah is a depth and special-teams back who has amassed 29 scrimmage yards and 1 rushing touchdowns over his 2025 rookie season.

Rushing18 career rushing yards and 1 touchdowns.
Receiving back2 receptions for 11 yards out of the backfield.
Best seasonRan for 18 yards in 2025.
Draft pedigree239th overall, 2025.
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FAQ

Phil Mafah — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Phil Mafah, answered.

What position does Phil Mafah play?
Phil Mafah is a Running Back for the New York Giants.
When was Phil Mafah drafted?
Phil Mafah was drafted 239th overall, 2025.
How many seasons has Phil Mafah played?
1 (2025).
What are Phil Mafah's career stats?
He has rushed for 18 yards and 1 touchdown and caught 2 passes.
Phil Mafah career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
RB4
behind the starter

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs DAL
Week 1 · Plus
Season outlook
44
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
1 / 7
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
44
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs DALW2 @ LAW3 vs TENW4 vs ARIW5 @ WASW6 vs NOW7 @ HOUW8 · BYEW9 @ PHIW10 vs WASW11 vs JAXW12 @ INDW13 vs SFW14 @ SEAW15 vs CLEW16 @ DETW17 @ DALW18 vs PHI

Each week grades Phil Mafah's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
1
since 2025
Games missed
1
listed Out
Lower-body
0
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk18 · Shoulder (Questionable)2025 Wk17 · Shoulder (Out)2025 Wk16 · Shoulder (Questionable)

Home surface: fieldturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 1 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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