Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 140 | — |
| Success rate | 42.1% | 206th / 332 |
| Explosive run rate | 12.9% | 164th / 332 |
| Stuffed at the line | 15.7% | 168th / 332 |
| First downs | 40 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 26 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 7 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 14 | — |
| Target share | 10.7% | — |
| Catch rate | 50.0% | — |
| Success rate per target | 42.9% | — |
| Yards per target | 6.9 | — |
| Explosive catches | 14.3% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 2 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
Charting
Where Buckley's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted16 targets charted
Run direction141 carries
2025 charting · Western Michigan
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Buckley’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted4 targets charted
Run direction104 carries
Career
5 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Western Michigan#82 · 6-3 | 9 | 60% | 144 | 711 | 4.9 | 8 | 42.1% | 9 | 93 | 0 | 10.7% |
| 2025 | Western Michigan#67 · 10-4 | 13 | 48% | 179 | 1003 | 5.6 | 9 | 49.1% | 12 | 75 | 1 | 9.1% |
| 2024 | Western Michigan#103 · 6-7 | 10 | 33% | 128 | 683 | 5.3 | 9 | 55.9% | 15 | 112 | 0 | 8.1% |
| 2023 | Western Michigan#117 · 4-8 | 11 | 52% | 189 | 1003 | 5.3 | 10 | 43.8% | 18 | 161 | 0 | 11.3% |
| 2022 | Western Michigan#112 · 5-7 | 3 | 3% | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 0 | 22.2% | — | — | — | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jalen Buckley's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Jalen Buckley'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
| Rushing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long |
| 1 | @ Michigan | L 12–13 | 4.5 | 19 | 62 | 3.3 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 |  Monmouth | W 49–14 | 7.0 | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | @ Rice | W 28–21 | 7.7 | 13 | 117 | 9.0 | 1 | 66 |
| 4 |  Boise State | L 7–32 | 6.2 | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 13 |
| 5 | @ Buffalo | W 20–17 | 6.7 | 15 | 62 | 4.1 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 |  Kent State | W 38–7 | 7.8 | 16 | 105 | 6.6 | 0 | 36 |
| 7 | @ Central Michigan | W 21–14 | 8.2 | 24 | 150 | 6.3 | 2 | 20 |
| 8 | @ Toledo | L 38–45 | 6.8 | 18 | 92 | 5.1 | 1 | 25 |
| 9 |  Bowling Green | W 23–10 | 4.5 | 24 | 77 | 3.2 | 0 | 10 |
| 2026 · 9 games | 6.6 | 144 | 711 | 4.9 | 8 | 66 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 144 | — |
| Yards | 711 | 26th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 4.9 | 129th / 312 |
| Touchdowns | 8 | 26th / 683 |
| Long | 66 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 9 | 761st / 2089 |
| Yards | 93 | 816th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 10.3 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 31 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 0 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
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
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Michigan | ✓ RB | 67 | ~44 (37–49) | 20 | 66% |
| Wk 2 · Monmouth | ✓ RB | 57 | ~28 (19–36) | 11 | 49% |
| Wk 3 · Rice | ✓ RB | 63 | ~30 (20–39) | 13 | 48% |
| Wk 4 · Boise State | ✓ RB | 51 | ~26 (18–34) | 11 | 51% |
| Wk 5 · Buffalo | ✓ RB | 61 | ~38 (26–49) | 17 | 62% |
| Wk 6 · Kent State | — | 64 | ~39 (27–51) | 18 | 61% |
| Wk 7 · Central Michigan | ✓ RB | 53 | ~34 (23–44) | 25 | 64% |
| Wk 8 · Toledo | ✓ RB | 62 | ~40 (34–44) | 18 | 65% |
| Wk 9 · Bowling Green | — | 57 | ~44 (37–49) | 25 | 77% |
| Season | 7 GS | 535 | 323 (267–409) | 158 | 60% |
Position Room
7 RBs on the Western Michigan roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Jalen Buckley | RB | SR | 144 | 711 | 4.9 | 8 | 9 | +0.15 |
| 24 | Lolo Mataele | RB | SR | 53 | 231 | 4.4 | 1 | 7 | +0.06 |
| 4 | Cole Cabana | RB | JR | 19 | 130 | 6.8 | 2 | 5 | +0.14 |
| 0 | AJ Green Jr. | RB | SR | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | -0.32 |
| 22 | Donovan Triplett | RB | FR | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | -0.27 |
| 21 | Chase Dawkins | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | JR Hays | RB | SO | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Western Michigan depth chart →