Jalen Buckley

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.

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 Western Michigan 7 games, 542 rushing yards, 7 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Sep 5	atMichigan	L 12–⁠13	19	62	0	11	–	–
Sep 12	vs.Monmouth	W 49–⁠14	10	28	3	11	1	9
Sep 19	atRice	W 28–⁠21	13	117	1	66	–	–
Sep 26	vs.Boise State	L 7–⁠32	5	18	0	13	4	29
Oct 3	atBuffalo	W 20–⁠17	15	62	1	9	2	15
Oct 10	vs.Kent State	W 38–⁠7	16	105	0	36	2	40
Oct 17	atCentral Michigan	W 21–⁠14	24	150	2	20	–	–

2025 Western Michigan 13 games, 1,003 rushing yards, 9 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Aug 29	atMichigan State	L 6–⁠23	9	21	0	12	4	7
Sep 6	vs.North Texas	L 30–⁠33	30	112	0	26	2	51
Sep 13	atIllinois	L 0–⁠38	6	13	0	7	–	–
Sep 20	vs.Toledo	W 14–⁠13	11	21	0	6	1	−7
Oct 4	atMassachusetts	W 21–⁠3	12	60	0	14	1	6
Oct 11	vs.Ball State	W 42–⁠0	6	11	1	7	1	9
Oct 25	atMiami (OH)	L 17–⁠26	10	45	0	12	–	–
Nov 1	vs.Central Michigan	W 24–⁠21	14	68	1	15	–	–
Nov 11	vs.Ohio	W 17–⁠13	14	82	1	13	1	−1
Nov 18	atNorthern Illinois	W 35–⁠19	24	133	2	16	–	–
Nov 25	atEastern Michigan	W 31–⁠21	16	70	1	25	1	8
Dec 6	vs.Miami (OH)	W 23–⁠13	19	193	2	67	1	2
Dec 19 ✦	vs.Kennesaw State	W 41–⁠6	8	174	1	65	–	–

2024 Western Michigan 10 games, 683 rushing yards, 9 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Aug 30	atWisconsin	L 14–⁠28	16	64	2	17	1	24
Oct 5	atBall State	W 45–⁠42	11	48	0	11	–	–
Oct 12	vs.Akron	W 34–⁠24	7	103	0	61	1	14
Oct 19	atBuffalo	W 48–⁠41	13	56	0	14	–	–
Oct 26	vs.Kent State	W 52–⁠21	11	80	2	24	1	1
Nov 6	vs.Northern Illinois	L 28–⁠42	16	80	0	12	2	23
Nov 12	atBowling Green	L 13–⁠31	15	73	2	18	3	20
Nov 19	atCentral Michigan	L 14–⁠16	12	50	1	15	1	3
Nov 30	vs.Eastern Michigan	W 26–⁠18	19	103	1	24	3	13
Dec 14 ✦	vs.South Alabama	L 23–⁠30	8	26	1	5	3	14

2023 Western Michigan 11 games, 997 rushing yards, 10 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Aug 31	vs.SFSaint Francis	W 35–⁠17	30	194	1	68	1	4
Sep 9	atSyracuse	L 7–⁠48	8	87	1	75	–	–
Sep 16	atIowa	L 10–⁠41	14	30	0	5	–	–
Sep 23	atToledo	L 31–⁠49	29	190	2	38	–	–
Sep 30	vs.Ball State	W 42–⁠24	13	50	1	14	3	11
Oct 14	vs.Miami (OH)	L 21–⁠34	14	61	0	13	4	47
Oct 21	atOhio	L 17–⁠20	6	19	0	6	4	59
Oct 28	atEastern Michigan	W 45–⁠21	25	138	2	22	1	8
Nov 7	vs.Central Michigan	W 38–⁠28	23	117	2	52	2	10
Nov 14	atNorthern Illinois	L 0–⁠24	9	26	0	11	1	7
Nov 21	vs.Bowling Green	L 10–⁠34	18	85	1	20	2	15

2022 Western Michigan 3 games, 27 rushing yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	TD	Long	Rec	Rec yds
Oct 15	vs.Ohio	L 14–⁠33	3	18	0	11	–	–
Nov 16	atCentral Michigan	W 12–⁠10	1	1	0	1	–	–
Nov 25	vs.Toledo	W 20–⁠14	5	8	0	3	–	–

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