#8
New Mexico · 2026

Deshaun Buchanan

RBSenior5' 9", 188 lbsChandler, AZ
New Mexico Lobos5-1 · TDC #43
Snap share
9%
likely 5–22%

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

7 plays · +3.1 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.44
Rushing+0.44
1st down+0.88
3rd down-0.15
Standard downs+0.88
Passing downs-0.15
BuchananRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays3%
Pass plays0%
Run plays4%
1st down3%
2nd down0%
3rd down6%
Standard downs2%
Passing downs4%
BuchananRB average

Advanced

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

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries6—
Success rate50.0%—
Explosive run rate16.7%—
Stuffed at the line0.0%—
First downs1—
Red-zone carries1—
Goal-line carries0—

Career

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

SeasonTeamGSnaps
2026 so farNew Mexico#43 · 5-149%
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

Rushing
WkOpponentResultCarYdsY/CTDLong
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
2026 · 4 games7385.4112

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries7—
Yards38695th / 1456
Yards / carry5.4—
Touchdowns1359th / 631
Long12—

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%
Season38536 (20–86)79%

Position Room

6 RBs on the New Mexico roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
22Scottre HumphreyRBSR85422581+0.14
21Kiefer SibleyRBJR552925.325+0.17
23Cameron MathewsRBSO201497.51—+0.21
20Darrion BowersRBSO19743.90—+0.04
8Deshaun BuchananRBSR7385.41—+0.44
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 →