Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Boise State
Andrew Van Buren
RB • 6'0" • 240 lbs • West Hills, CA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Andrew Van Buren leans balanced backfield option traits and 28.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
13
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Boise State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Boise State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i
Player Story
Andrew Van Buren built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a running back from West Hills, CA wearing No. 21, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of Andrew Van Buren's career was his backfield...
Read the storyAndrew Van Buren, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Boise State. Andrew Van Buren leans balanced backfield option traits and 28.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,196
- Rushing yards
- 1,028
- Receiving yards
- 168
- Touchdowns
- 22
Quick Answers
Andrew Van Buren quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Boise State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,196
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Boise State
- Top game
- Hawai'i
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Senior
- 2021 Scrimmage yards rank
- 246 scrimmage yards · RB 338th (top 50%) · Mountain West 73rd (top 32%) · National 898th (top 36%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Boise State | 9 | 163 | 163 | 0 | 2 | 29.4 |
| 2019 Postseason | Boise State | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Boise State | 14 | 308 | 265 | 43 | 3 | 42.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Boise State | 7 | 475 | 382 | 93 | 8 | 76 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Boise State | 11 | 246 | 218 | 28 | 9 | 35.2 |
Related Context
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Andrew Van Buren played RB for Boise State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Andrew Van Buren recorded 1,028 rushing yards, 168 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Boise State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Boise State paired 475 primary output with 37 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 41.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Win with 85 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2019 Postseason · Boise State
Games
14
Scrimmage Yards / G
22.3
Efficiency
41.3
Usage
8.6
Consistency
39.1
Best Game by takeover score
San José State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Washington: 4. Florida State: 26. Marshall: 18. Portland State: 21. Air Force: 10. UNLV: 6. Hawai'i: 2. BYU: 12. San José State: 85. Wyoming: 3. New Mexico: 41. Utah State: 60. Colorado State: 18. Hawai'i: 6
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington: 1 by 33.3. Florida State: 7 by 39.2. Marshall: 5 by 37.5. Portland State: 4 by 46.9. Air Force: 3 by 34.7. UNLV: 3 by 20.8. Hawai'i: 1 by 20.8. BYU: 5 by 20.4. San José State: 9 by 89.4. Wyoming: 3 by 10.4. New Mexico: 11 by 36.2. Utah State: 15 by 38.1. Colorado State: 2 by 87.5. Hawai'i: 1 by 62.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins24.7 · Games = 12 · +16.7 vs Losses
Losses8 · Games = 2 · -16.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
San José State
Best efficiency game
89.4 vs San José State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/22 | @ Washington | L 7-38 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Sat 12/7 | vs Hawai'i | W 31-10 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 |
| Fri 11/29 | @ Colorado State | W 31-24 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 |
| Sun 11/24 | @ Utah State | W 56-21 | 14 | 48 | 3.40 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
| Sun 11/17 | vs New Mexico | W 42-9 | 10 | 33 | 3.30 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3.7 |
| Sun 11/10 | vs Wyoming | W 20-17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| Sun 11/3 | @ San José State | W 52-42 | 9 | 85 | 9.40 | 1 | — | — | 9.4 |
| Sun 10/20 | @ BYU | L 25-28 | 3 | 5 | 1.70 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2.4 |
| Sun 10/13 | vs Hawai'i | W 59-37 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Sun 10/6 | @ UNLV | W 38-13 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Air Force | W 30-19 | 3 | 10 | 3.30 | 0 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Sun 9/15 | vs Portland State | W 45-10 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5.3 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Marshall | W 14-7 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | — | — | 3.6 |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Florida State | W 36-31 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3.7 |
Player Story
Andrew Van Buren story
Andrew Van Buren built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a running back from West Hills, CA wearing No. 21, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of Andrew Van Buren's career was his backfield work: 1,028 rushing yards, 280 carries, 21 rushing touchdowns, and 168 receiving yards across 45 career games in the available record. His career also includes 168 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Andrew Van Buren's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Boise State
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20182019201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Boise State | 163 | 39.2 | 5.8 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Boise State | 312 | 41.3 | 8.6 | 149 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Boise State | 312 | 41.3 | 8.6 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Boise State | 475 | 37 | 33.9 | 163 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Boise State | 246 | 28.3 | 12.8 | -229 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Hawai'i
Week 12 · W 40-32 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
124
Scrimmage Yards
81.1 takeover
124 scrimmage yards and 51.7 usage.
#2
vs Air Force
Week 7 · L 17-24 · Conference game
72
Scrimmage Yards
80.3 takeover
Loss with 72 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
72 scrimmage yards and 37.5 usage.
#3
@ San José State
Week 10 · W 52-42 · Conference game
85
Scrimmage Yards
79 takeover
Win with 85 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
85 scrimmage yards and 16.7 usage.
#4
@ BYU
Week 6 · W 26-17
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Scrimmage Yards
71.1 takeover
Win with 66 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
66 scrimmage yards and 30.2 usage.
#5
vs UConn
Week 2 · W 62-7
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Scrimmage Yards
70.8 takeover
Win with 75 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
75 scrimmage yards and 18.3 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Boise State
475 primary output · 37 efficiency · 33.9 usage
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#2
2019 Postseason · Boise State
42.7
312 primary · 41.3 efficiency · 8.6 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Boise State
42.7
312 primary · 41.3 efficiency · 8.6 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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