Running back, Portland State (from Boise State), 2018–⁠23

Andrew Van Buren

Number: No. 21
Height: 6′0″
Weight: 240 lb
Class (2023): Senior
Hometown: West Hills, CA

Andrew Van Buren played running back at Boise State (2018–⁠21) and Portland State (2022–⁠23).

113rushing yards, career highat Hawai’i, 2020 2rushing touchdowns, career highfive times; last at Fresno State, 2021

Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2019

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

163

265

382

218

112

244

10–⁠3AP 2312–⁠2AP 235–⁠27–⁠54–⁠75–⁠6

Season	Team	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2018	Boise State	34	163	4.8	2	23
2019	Boise State	62	265	4.3	2	32
2020	Boise State	111	382	3.4	8	17
2021	Boise State	73	218	3.0	9	22
2022	Portland State	36	112	3.1	0	16
2023	Portland State	56	244	4.4	3	70
Career		372	1,384	3.7	24	70

Receiving

Season	Team	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2019	Boise State	8	47	5.9	1	12
2020	Boise State	15	93	6.2	0	14
2021	Boise State	7	28	4.0	0	6
2022	Portland State	2	8	4.0	0	4
2023	Portland State	6	28	4.7	0	17
Career		38	204	5.4	1	17

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2018	Boise State	21	RB	Yr 1
2019	Boise State	21	RB	Yr 2
2020	Boise State	21	RB	Yr 3
2021	Boise State	21	RB	Yr 4
2022	Portland State	21	RB	Yr 5
2023	Portland State	21	RB	Sr. (Yr 6)	6′0″	240

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

Season	Team	Plays	EPA/play	Pctile	Median	Total	Usage	Adj. rush
2018	Boise State	27	0.21	–	–	5.8	4%	–
2019	Boise State	70	0.03	18th (n=287)	0.13	1.8	7%	0.06
2020	Boise State	126	0.02	18th (n=212)	0.14	2.4	28%	0.16
2021	Boise State	78	0.06	21st (n=277)	0.16	4.9	10%	0.20
2022	Portland State (FCS)	36	0.03	–	–	1.0	14%	–
2023	Portland State (FCS)	60	0.11	33rd (n=450)	0.17	6.3	9%	–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 Portland State 11 games, 244 rushing yards, 3 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Sep 2	atOregon	L 7–⁠81	5	17	0	7	–	–
Sep 9	atWyoming	L 17–⁠31	4	3	0	5	1	8
Sep 16	vs.North American	W 91–⁠0	4	16	1	9	–	–
Sep 23	vs.Cal Poly	W 59–⁠21	6	79	1	70	–	–
Sep 30	atMontana State	L 22–⁠38	1	6	0	6	2	3
Oct 14	atNorthern Arizona	W 45–⁠21	10	41	0	8	–	–
Oct 21	vs.Idaho State	L 24–⁠38	12	39	1	8	1	0
Oct 28	vs.Eastern Washington	W 47–⁠35	4	19	0	10	–	–
Nov 4	atUC Davis	L 23–⁠37	3	1	0	6	1	17
Nov 11	vs.Montana	L 10–⁠34	2	−1	0	1	–	–
Nov 18	atNorthern Colorado	W 27–⁠23	5	24	0	12	1	0

2022 Portland State 4 games, 112 rushing yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Sep 1	atSan José State	L 17–⁠21	13	29	7	2	8
Sep 10	atWashington	L 6–⁠52	8	22	12	–	–
Sep 24	atMontana	L 16–⁠53	4	11	8	–	–
Oct 1	vs.Northern Arizona	W 35–⁠27	11	50	16	–	–

2021 Boise State 11 games, 218 rushing yards, 9 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Sep 2	atUCF	L 31–⁠36	10	26	1	22	1	1
Sep 10	vs.UTEP	W 54–⁠13	5	3	2	3	–	–
Sep 18	vs.Oklahoma State	L 20–⁠21	3	8	0	5	–	–
Sep 25	atUtah State	W 27–⁠3	3	1	1	2	–	–
Oct 2	vs.Nevada	L 31–⁠41	8	34	0	22	1	6
Oct 9	atBYU	W 26–⁠17	18	60	1	12	1	6
Oct 16	vs.Air Force	L 17–⁠24	15	58	1	11	3	14
Oct 30	atColorado State	W 28–⁠19	3	7	0	4	–	–
Nov 6	atFresno State	W 40–⁠14	3	1	2	1	–	–
Nov 12	vs.Wyoming	W 23–⁠13	1	12	1	12	1	1
Nov 20	vs.New Mexico	W 37–⁠0	4	8	0	4	–	–

2020 Boise State 7 games, 382 rushing yards, 8 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Oct 24	vs.Utah State	W 42–⁠13	7	21	1	7	1	10
Oct 31	atAir Force	W 49–⁠30	12	70	2	17	1	5
Nov 6	vs.BYU	L 17–⁠51	16	45	0	10	3	7
Nov 12	vs.Colorado State	W 52–⁠21	13	28	2	7	1	14
Nov 21	atHawai’i	W 40–⁠32	27	113	2	13	3	11
Dec 12	atWyoming	W 17–⁠9	25	79	1	17	1	7
Dec 19	vs.San José State	L 20–⁠34	11	26	0	6	5	39

2019 Boise State 14 games, 265 rushing yards, 2 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Aug 31	atFlorida State	W 36–⁠31	5	19	0	10	2	7
Sep 6	vs.Marshall	W 14–⁠7	5	18	0	9	–	–
Sep 14	vs.Portland State	W 45–⁠10	3	12	0	5	1	9
Sep 20	vs.Air Force	W 30–⁠19	3	10	0	5	–	–
Oct 5	atUNLV	W 38–⁠13	3	6	1	6	–	–
Oct 12	vs.Hawai’i	W 59–⁠37	1	2	0	2	–	–
Oct 19	atBYU	L 25–⁠28	3	5	0	3	2	7
Nov 2	atSan José State	W 52–⁠42	9	85	1	32	–	–
Nov 9	vs.Wyoming	W 20–⁠17	3	3	0	5	–	–
Nov 16	vs.New Mexico	W 42–⁠9	10	33	0	6	1	8
Nov 23	atUtah State	W 56–⁠21	14	48	0	16	1	12
Nov 29	atColorado State	W 31–⁠24	2	18	0	15	–	–
Dec 7	vs.Hawai’i	W 31–⁠10	1	6	0	6	–	–
Dec 21 ✦	vs.Washington	L 7–⁠38	–	–	–	–	1	4

2018 Boise State 9 games, 163 rushing yards, 2 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Sep 1	atTroy	W 56–⁠20	1	4	0	4	–	–
Sep 8	vs.UConn	W 62–⁠7	13	75	1	23	–	–
Sep 15	atOklahoma State	L 21–⁠44	1	−2	0	0	–	–
Sep 29	atWyoming	W 34–⁠14	3	28	0	22	–	–
Oct 13	atNevada	W 31–⁠27	1	3	0	3	–	–
Oct 19	vs.Colorado State	W 56–⁠28	7	24	0	5	–	–
Nov 3	vs.BYU	W 21–⁠16	1	1	0	1	–	–
Nov 16	atNew Mexico	W 45–⁠14	5	23	1	8	–	–
Nov 24	vs.Utah State	W 33–⁠24	2	7	0	4	–	–