Michael Van Buren Jr.

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.

Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

2026 South Florida 7 games, 1,266 passing yards, 6 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Sep 5	vs.Florida International	W 19–⁠9	11	18	100	0	0	7
Sep 12	atArmy	W 28–⁠24	19	30	239	2	0	45
Sep 19	vs.Delaware State	W 59–⁠17	23	32	300	1	0	0
Sep 26	atBowling Green	W 14–⁠6	7	11	52	0	0	12
Oct 3	vs.Temple	L 13–⁠17	17	32	205	0	0	16
Oct 8	atUTSA	L 24–⁠31	16	29	177	2	0	15
Oct 17	vs.Kent State	W 29–⁠2	22	27	193	1	0	−8

2025 LSU 7 games, 1,010 passing yards, 8 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Sep 20	vs.SE Louisiana	W 56–⁠10	10	12	122	1	0	16
Oct 25	vs.Texas A&M	L 25–⁠49	3	4	50	1	0	7
Nov 8	atAlabama	L 9–⁠20	5	11	52	0	0	1
Nov 15	vs.Arkansas	W 23–⁠22	21	31	221	1	0	36
Nov 22	vs.Western Kentucky	W 13–⁠10	25	42	202	1	1	12
Nov 29	atOklahoma	L 13–⁠17	14	25	96	1	1	33
Dec 27 ✦	vs.Houston	L 35–⁠38	16	26	267	3	0	24

2024 Mississippi State 9 games, 1,886 passing yards, 11 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Sep 21	vs.Florida	L 28–⁠45	7	13	100	0	0	−5
Sep 28	atTexas	L 13–⁠35	12	23	144	0	0	−14
Oct 12	atGeorgia	L 31–⁠41	20	37	306	3	1	15
Oct 19	vs.Texas A&M	L 24–⁠34	22	41	242	3	1	−1
Oct 26	vs.Arkansas	L 25–⁠58	22	31	309	2	2	−5
Nov 2	vs.Massachusetts	W 45–⁠20	14	25	222	1	0	14
Nov 9	atTennessee	L 14–⁠33	10	26	92	0	1	−9
Nov 23	vs.Missouri	L 20–⁠39	16	28	191	1	0	2
Nov 29	atOle Miss	L 14–⁠26	17	32	280	1	2	−9

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.