Usage / Role
25%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Buffalo
Emmanuel Reed
RB • 5'8" • 190 lbs • Crestview, FL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Emmanuel Reed leans balanced backfield option traits and 36.7 efficiency.
Impact Production
20
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
23
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
37
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Buffalo
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Buffalo
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Player Story
Emmanuel Reed built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a running back from Crestview, FL wearing No. 29, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Emmanuel Reed's career was his backfield work: 1,244...
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- Committed To
- Buffalo
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Emmanuel Reed, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Buffalo. Emmanuel Reed leans balanced backfield option traits and 36.7 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,360
- Rushing yards
- 1,244
- Receiving yards
- 116
- Touchdowns
- 11
Quick Answers
Emmanuel Reed quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Buffalo · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,360
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Buffalo
- Top game
- Ball State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Sebastian River · Buffalo
- High school pipeline
- Sebastian River · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 29 · Junior
- 2018 Scrimmage yards rank
- 371 scrimmage yards · RB 267th (top 39%) · Mid-American 61st (top 24%) · National 664th (top 24%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Buffalo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Buffalo | 2 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Buffalo | 12 | 956 | 840 | 116 | 10 | 73.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Buffalo | 12 | 371 | 371 | 0 | 1 | 34.9 |
Related Context
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Emmanuel Reed played RB for Buffalo. Across 4 tracked seasons, Emmanuel Reed recorded 1,244 rushing yards, 116 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Buffalo.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Buffalo paired 956 primary output with 40.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 36.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Southern
Game with 66 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2018 Regular Season · Buffalo
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
30.9
Efficiency
36.7
Usage
11.8
Consistency
30.1
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia Southern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia Southern: 66. Liberty: 44
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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First Half66 · Games = 1 · +22 vs Second Half
Second Half44 · Games = 1 · -22 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
2 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Georgia Southern
Best efficiency game
42.2 vs Liberty
Player Story
Emmanuel Reed story
Emmanuel Reed built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a running back from Crestview, FL wearing No. 29, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Emmanuel Reed's career was his backfield work: 1,244 rushing yards, 288 carries, 10 rushing touchdowns, and 116 receiving yards across 28 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Buffalo. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 116 receiving yards and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 28 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Buffalo.
The arc is straightforward: Emmanuel Reed moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Buffalo
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2015201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Buffalo | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Buffalo | 33 | 49.5 | 6.3 | 33 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Buffalo | 956 | 40.4 | 30.9 | 923 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Buffalo | 371 | 36.7 | 11.8 | -585 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Ball State
Week 12 · W 40-24 · Conference game
Win with 123 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
123
Scrimmage Yards
83.3 takeover
123 scrimmage yards and 32.7 usage.
#2
@ Kent State
Week 5 · W 27-13 · Conference game
144
Scrimmage Yards
81.8 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
144 scrimmage yards and 60 usage.
#3
@ Akron
Week 9 · L 20-21 · Conference game
142
Scrimmage Yards
81 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
142 scrimmage yards and 47.1 usage.
#4
vs Colgate
Week 3 · W 33-10
120
Scrimmage Yards
77.9 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
120 scrimmage yards and 32.8 usage.
#5
@ Bowling Green
Week 13 · W 44-14 · Conference game
109
Scrimmage Yards
77.9 takeover
Win with 109 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
109 scrimmage yards and 20.3 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Buffalo
956 primary output · 40.4 efficiency · 30.9 usage
73.6
#2
2016 Regular Season · Buffalo
42
33 primary · 49.5 efficiency · 6.3 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Buffalo
34.9
371 primary · 36.7 efficiency · 11.8 usage
Milestones
6
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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