#8
New Mexico · 2026

Deshaun Buchanan

RBSenior5' 9", 188 lbsChandler, AZ
New Mexico Lobos7-1 · TDC #48
Snap share
10%
likely 7–22%
Rush yards
80
549th of 1519 in FBS
Yards / carry
7.3
Rush TD
1
411th of 683 in FBS
Receptions
1
1711th of 2089 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.64
12 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

12 plays · +7.7 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.64
Passing+0.97
Rushing+0.61
1st down+0.59
3rd down+0.70
Standard downs+0.59
Passing downs+0.70
BuchananRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays3%
Pass plays1%
Run plays4%
1st down4%
2nd down0%
3rd down7%
Standard downs3%
Passing downs4%
BuchananRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries10—
Success rate40.0%—
Explosive run rate20.0%—
Stuffed at the line0.0%—
First downs2—
Red-zone carries2—
Goal-line carries0—

Charting

Where Buchanan's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Run direction11 carries

Left
55%
9.7 YPC · 83% succ.
Middle
18%
4.0 YPC · 100% succ.
Right
27%
4.7 YPC · 67% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnaps
2026 so farNew Mexico#48 · 7-1610%
2025New Mexico#74 · 9-41210%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Deshaun Buchanan's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Deshaun Buchanan's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Central MichiganW 38–7no stats recorded
2MercyhurstW 70–72105.015·····
3@OklahomaL 6–143124.006·····
4@New Mexico StateW 42–1811212.0012·····
5UTEPW 61–7144.004·····
7@Hawai'iW 21–10no stats recorded
8North Dakota StateW 21–1633913.0030·····
9@San José StateW 21–16133.00311010.0010
2026 · 6 games11807.313011010.0010

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries11—
Yards80549th / 1519
Yards / carry7.3—
Touchdowns1411th / 683
Long30—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions11711th / 2089
Yards101774th / 2074
Yards / catch10—
Touchdowns0—
Long10—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 2 · Mercyhurst71~12 (3–23)217%
Wk 3 · Oklahoma57~8 (2–16)314%
Wk 4 · New Mexico State64~5 (1–10)18%
Wk 5 · UTEP65~11 (3–21)117%
Wk 8 · North Dakota State58~8 (2–16)314%
Wk 9 · San José State58~6 (2–12)210%
Season50150 (37–109)1210%

Position Room

6 RBs on the New Mexico roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
22Scottre HumphreyRBSR1115404.9112+0.16
21Kiefer SibleyRBJR804856.137+0.21
23Cameron MathewsRBSO201497.51—+0.21
20Darrion BowersRBSO19743.90—+0.04
8Deshaun BuchananRBSR11807.311+0.64
Jerod Terry Jr.RB5387.61——

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. New Mexico depth chart →