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Player Dossier
2006-2010UTEP
Donald Buckram
RB • 5'10" • Copperas Cove, TX, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Donald Buckram leans balanced backfield option traits and 41.6 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
79
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · UTEP
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- UTEP
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tulane
Player Story
Donald Buckram built his college career from 2006 through 2010 as a running back from Copperas Cove, TX wearing No. 3, spending time with UTEP. The clearest part of Donald Buckram's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- East Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Donald Buckram, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · UTEP. Donald Buckram leans balanced backfield option traits and 41.6 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,354
- Rushing yards
- 2,403
- Receiving yards
- 951
- Touchdowns
- 25
Quick Answers
Donald Buckram quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UTEP · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,354
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2009 Regular Season · UTEP
- Top game
- Tulane
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Fluvanna County · East Carolina
- High school pipeline
- Fluvanna County · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Class 2010
- 2010 Scrimmage yards rank
- 398 scrimmage yards · RB 166th (top 37%) · Conference USA 59th (top 28%) · National 530th (top 25%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Regular Season | UTEP | 6 | 294 | 76 | 218 | 1 | 41.4 |
| 2007 Regular Season | UTEP | 2 | 68 | 50 | 18 | 0 | 48.8 |
| 2008 Regular Season | UTEP | 10 | 547 | 348 | 199 | 2 | 46.4 |
| 2009 Regular Season | UTEP | 12 | 2,047 | 1,594 | 453 | 21 | 83.2 |
| 2010 Postseason | UTEP | 8 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 51.6 |
| 2010 Regular Season | UTEP | 8 | 388 | 325 | 63 | 1 | 51.6 |
Related Context
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Donald Buckram played RB for UTEP. Across 5 tracked seasons, Donald Buckram recorded 2,403 rushing yards, 951 receiving yards, and 25 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with UTEP.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season
UTEP paired 2,047 primary output with 64.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 64.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2010 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tulane
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2009 Regular Season · UTEP
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
170.6
Efficiency
64.8
Usage
44.7
Consistency
68
Best Game by takeover score
Tulane
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Buffalo: 129. Kansas: 40. New Mexico State: 149. Texas: 65. Houston: 262. Memphis: 86. Tulsa: 191. UAB: 194. Tulane: 343. SMU: 307. Rice: 191. Marshall: 90
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Buffalo: 18 by 78.1. Kansas: 11 by 36.7. New Mexico State: 15 by 91.4. Texas: 12 by 54.5. Houston: 33 by 83.1. Memphis: 19 by 39. Tulsa: 30 by 66.2. UAB: 28 by 65.5. Tulane: 37 by 81.6. SMU: 38 by 79.3. Rice: 37 by 48.5. Marshall: 11 by 53.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins173 · Games = 4 · +3.6 vs Losses
Losses169.4 · Games = 8 · -3.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Tulane
Best efficiency game
91.4 vs New Mexico State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/28 | vs Marshall | W 52-21 | 8 | 25 | 3.10 | 1 | 3 | 65 | 8.2 |
| Sat 11/21 | @ Rice100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 29-30 | 34 | 147 | 4.30 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 5.2 |
| Sat 11/14 | @ SMU100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 31-35 | 33 | 241 | 7.30 | 1 | 5 | 66 | 8.1 |
| Sat 11/7 | @ Tulane100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 38-45 | 34 | 234 | 6.90 | 3 | 3 | 109 | 9.3 |
| Sat 10/31 | vs UAB100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 33-38 | 28 | 164 | 5.90 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 6.9 |
| Thu 10/22 | vs Tulsa100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 28-24 | 26 | 165 | 6.30 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 6.4 |
| Sun 10/11 | @ Memphis | L 20-35 | 18 | 58 | 3.20 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 4.5 |
| Sun 10/4 | vs Houston100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 58-41 | 32 | 262 | 8.20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7.9 |
| Sat 9/26 | @ Texas | L 7-64 | 9 | 46 | 5.10 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 5.4 |
| Sun 9/20 | @ New Mexico State100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 38-12 | 14 | 113 | 8.10 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 9.9 |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Kansas | L 7-34 | 9 | 31 | 3.40 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3.6 |
| Sun 9/6 | vs Buffalo100 rush yards | L 17-23 | 14 | 108 | 7.70 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 7.2 |
Player Story
Donald Buckram story
Donald Buckram built his college career from 2006 through 2010 as a running back from Copperas Cove, TX wearing No. 3, spending time with UTEP. The clearest part of Donald Buckram's career was his backfield work: 2,403 rushing yards, 446 carries, 21 rushing touchdowns, and 951 receiving yards across 38 career games in the available record. His career also includes 951 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Donald Buckram's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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UTEP
2006-2010
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200620072008200920102010
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Regular Season | UTEP | 294 | 52.2 | 13 | — |
| 2007 Regular Season | UTEP | 68 | 51.9 | 16.2 | -226 |
| 2008 Regular Season | UTEP | 547 | 51.6 | 17.1 | 479 |
| 2009 Regular Season | UTEP | 2,047 | 64.8 | 44.7 | 1,500 |
| 2010 Postseason | UTEP | 398 | 41.6 | 25.3 | -1,649 |
| 2010 Regular Season | UTEP | 398 | 41.6 | 25.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Tulane
Week 10 · L 38-45 · Conference game
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
343
Scrimmage Yards
93.9 takeover
343 scrimmage yards and 62.7 usage.
#2
@ SMU
Week 11 · L 31-35 · Conference game
307
Scrimmage Yards
89.6 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
307 scrimmage yards and 58.5 usage.
#3
vs Tulane
Week 8 · L 24-34 · Conference game
91
Scrimmage Yards
89.1 takeover
Loss with 91 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
91 scrimmage yards and 30 usage.
#4
vs Houston
Week 5 · W 58-41 · Conference game
262
Scrimmage Yards
86.5 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
262 scrimmage yards and 56.9 usage.
#5
vs Tulane
Week 7 · W 24-21 · Conference game
122
Scrimmage Yards
85.5 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
122 scrimmage yards and 40 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2009 Regular Season · UTEP
2,047 primary output · 64.8 efficiency · 44.7 usage
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#2
2010 Postseason · UTEP
51.6
398 primary · 41.6 efficiency · 25.3 usage
#3
2010 Regular Season · UTEP
51.6
398 primary · 41.6 efficiency · 25.3 usage
Milestones
9
100+ rush yards
6
150+ scrimmage yards
7
2+ TD games
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