Player Career

Toben Opurum Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Toben Opurum story

Toben Opurum built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a running back from Richardson, TX wearing No. 35, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of Toben Opurum's career was his backfield work: 554 rushing yards, 133 carries, 9 rushing touchdowns, and 117 receiving yards across 12 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2009 with Kansas. 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 117 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 12 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kansas.

The arc is straightforward: Toben Opurum 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Kansas

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2009201020112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonKansas65943.921.9
2010 Regular SeasonKansas0-659
2011 Regular SeasonKansas00
2012 Regular SeasonKansas121001.512

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Southern Miss

Week 4 · W 35-28

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

130

Scrimmage Yards

80.8 takeover

130 scrimmage yards and 41.7 usage.

#2

vs Duke

Week 3 · W 44-16

120

Scrimmage Yards

80 takeover

Win with 120 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

120 scrimmage yards and 33.9 usage.

#3

vs Iowa State

Week 6 · W 41-36 · Conference game

115

Scrimmage Yards

77.5 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

115 scrimmage yards and 39.4 usage.

#4

@ Kansas State

Week 6 · L 16-56 · Conference game

12

Scrimmage Yards

68.1 takeover

Loss with 12 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

12 scrimmage yards and 1.5 usage.

#5

vs Northern Colorado

Week 1 · W 49-3

84

Scrimmage Yards

65.3 takeover

Win with 84 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

84 scrimmage yards and 14.8 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Regular Season · Kansas

659 primary output · 43.9 efficiency · 21.9 usage

66.4

#2

2012 Regular Season · Kansas

51.5

12 primary · 100 efficiency · 1.5 usage

#3

2010 Regular Season · Kansas

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

3

2+ TD games