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 | 16 | — |
| Success rate | 12.5% | — |
| Explosive run rate | 6.2% | — |
| Stuffed at the line | 18.8% | — |
| First downs | 1 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 1 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 0 | — |
Charting
Where Sperling's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Run direction19 carries
2025 charting · Buffalo
Career
4 seasons at 2 schools 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  UTEP#137 · 1-6 | 5 | 16% | 19 | 70 | 3.7 | 0 | 12.5% |
| 2025 |  Buffalo#109 · 5-7 | 8 | 14% | 39 | 234 | 6.0 | 1 | 30.0% |
| 2024 | Buffalo#86 · 9-4 | 10 | 14% | 39 | 150 | 3.8 | 1 | 19.0% |
| 2023 | Buffalo#116 · 3-9 | 2 | 2% | 4 | 17 | 4.2 | 0 | 33.3% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Lamar Sperling's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Lamar Sperling'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 | @ Oklahoma | L 0–51 | 3.5 | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  Texas Southern | W 51–10 | — | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | @ Michigan | L 17–52 | — | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 |  Oregon State | L 7–33 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 5 | @ New Mexico | L 7–61 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 6 |  Nevada | L 13–30 | — | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 |  San José State | L 11–24 | 5.3 | 8 | 40 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2026 · 5 games | 4.4 | 19 | 70 | 3.7 | 0 | 10 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 19 | — |
| Yards | 70 | 540th / 1453 |
| Yards / carry | 3.7 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 10 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 1 | 1611th / 1994 |
| Yards | 18 | 1476th / 1980 |
| Yards / catch | 18 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 345th / 824 |
| Long | 18 | — |
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 | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Oklahoma | 56 | ~15 (10–19) | 4 | 27% |
| Wk 2 · Texas Southern | 54 | ~7 (2–14) | 3 | 13% |
| Wk 3 · Michigan | 47 | ~10 (2–19) | 3 | 21% |
| Wk 6 · Nevada | 51 | ~10 (2–19) | 3 | 20% |
| Wk 7 · San José State | 84 | ~24 (16–31) | 10 | 29% |
| Season | 411 | 66 (37–157) | 23 | 16% |
Position Room
7 RBs on the UTEP roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Tavorus Jones | RB | JR | 58 | 261 | 4.5 | 1 | 9 | +0.03 |
| 32 | Lamar Sperling | RB | JR | 19 | 70 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 | -0.03 |
| 21 | Jaden Moore | RB | JR | 10 | 20 | 2 | 0 | — | -0.30 |
| 6 | Elijah McCoy | RB | SO | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | — | -0.33 |
| 22 | Chris Hunter | RB | JR | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | 1 | -0.07 |
| 8 | Kam Thomas | RB | SR | 5 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | 16 | +0.14 |
| 19 | Daveon Singleton | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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. UTEP depth chart →