Usage / Role
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Featured offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2013Buffalo
Branden Oliver
RB • 5'8" • Miami, FL, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Branden Oliver leans workhorse runner traits and 50.1 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
77
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Buffalo
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Buffalo
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Morgan State
Player Story
Branden Oliver built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a running back from Miami, FL wearing No. 32, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Branden Oliver's career was his backfield work: 4,049...
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- Committed To
- Buffalo
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
Branden Oliver, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Buffalo. Branden Oliver leans workhorse runner traits and 50.1 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 4,704
- Rushing yards
- 4,049
- Receiving yards
- 655
- Touchdowns
- 34
Quick Answers
Branden Oliver quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Buffalo · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 4,704
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2011 Regular Season · Buffalo
- Top game
- Morgan State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Miami Southridge · Buffalo
- High school pipeline
- Miami Southridge · 41 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 32 · Class 2013
- 2013 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,708 scrimmage yards · RB 10th (top 2%) · Mid-American 2nd (top 1%) · National 14th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Buffalo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2010 Regular Season | Buffalo | 10 | 390 | 298 | 92 | 0 | 42.6 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Buffalo | 12 | 1,760 | 1,395 | 365 | 13 | 80.6 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Buffalo | 7 | 846 | 821 | 25 | 5 | 65 |
| 2013 Postseason | Buffalo | 12 | 136 | 114 | 22 | 1 | 80.1 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Buffalo | 12 | 1,572 | 1,421 | 151 | 15 | 80.1 |
Related Context
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Branden Oliver played RB for Buffalo. Across 5 tracked seasons, Branden Oliver recorded 4,049 rushing yards, 655 receiving yards, and 34 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Buffalo.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season
Buffalo paired 1,760 primary output with 50.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 50.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2013 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Regular Season · Buffalo
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
146.7
Efficiency
50.5
Usage
51.3
Consistency
71.8
Best Game by takeover score
Akron
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Pittsburgh: 127. Stony Brook: 147. Ball State: 123. UConn: 87. Tennessee: 71. Ohio: 222. Temple: 62. Northern Illinois: 194. Miami (OH): 76. Eastern Michigan: 159. Akron: 273. Bowling Green: 219
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Pittsburgh: 39 by 33.9. Stony Brook: 17 by 86. Ball State: 28 by 45.6. UConn: 25 by 37.3. Tennessee: 20 by 34.9. Ohio: 39 by 56.6. Temple: 21 by 30.8. Northern Illinois: 35 by 48.1. Miami (OH): 26 by 24.4. Eastern Michigan: 21 by 77.7. Akron: 33 by 84.5. Bowling Green: 40 by 46.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins214 · Games = 3 · +89.8 vs Losses
Losses124.2 · Games = 9 · -89.8 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
Akron
Best efficiency game
86 vs Stony Brook
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/25 | vs Bowling Green100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 28-42 | 34 | 127 | 3.70 | 1 | 6 | 92 | 5.5 |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Akron100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 51-10 | 29 | 235 | 8.10 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 8.3 |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Eastern Michigan100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 17-30 | 18 | 133 | 7.40 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 7.6 |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Miami (OH) | L 13-41 | 24 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 2.9 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Northern Illinois100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 30-31 | 28 | 112 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 82 | 5.5 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Temple | L 0-34 | 21 | 62 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3.0 |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Ohio100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 38-37 | 34 | 179 | 5.30 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 5.7 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Tennessee | L 10-41 | 18 | 58 | 3.20 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 3.5 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs UConn | L 3-17 | 23 | 84 | 3.70 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3.5 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Ball State100 rush yards | L 25-28 | 27 | 118 | 4.40 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4.4 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Stony Brook100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 35-7 | 15 | 126 | 8.40 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 8.6 |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Pittsburgh100 rush yards | L 16-35 | 35 | 114 | 3.30 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 3.3 |
Player Story
Branden Oliver story
Branden Oliver built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a running back from Miami, FL wearing No. 32, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Branden Oliver's career was his backfield work: 4,049 rushing yards, 866 carries, 33 rushing touchdowns, and 655 receiving yards across 41 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2011 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 655 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 41 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Buffalo.
The arc is straightforward: Branden Oliver 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
2009-2013
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200920102011201220132013
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Buffalo | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Buffalo | 390 | 35 | 20 | 390 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Buffalo | 1,760 | 50.5 | 51.3 | 1,370 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Buffalo | 846 | 53.2 | 43 | -914 |
| 2013 Postseason | Buffalo | 1,708 | 50.1 | 48.4 | 862 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Buffalo | 1,708 | 50.1 | 48.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Morgan State
Week 2 · W 56-34
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
248
Scrimmage Yards
96.6 takeover
248 scrimmage yards and 53.1 usage.
#2
vs Akron
Week 12 · W 51-10 · Conference game
273
Scrimmage Yards
94.8 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
273 scrimmage yards and 47.1 usage.
#3
vs Ohio
Week 11 · W 30-3 · Conference game
268
Scrimmage Yards
92 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
268 scrimmage yards and 69.8 usage.
#4
vs Miami (OH)
Week 10 · W 27-24 · Conference game
216
Scrimmage Yards
83.4 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
216 scrimmage yards and 71.2 usage.
#5
@ Baylor
Week 2 · L 6-34
84
Scrimmage Yards
80.9 takeover
Loss with 84 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
84 scrimmage yards and 34 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Regular Season · Buffalo
1,760 primary output · 50.5 efficiency · 51.3 usage
80.6
#2
2013 Postseason · Buffalo
80.1
1,708 primary · 50.1 efficiency · 48.4 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Buffalo
80.1
1,708 primary · 50.1 efficiency · 48.4 usage
Milestones
20
100+ rush yards
12
150+ scrimmage yards
9
2+ TD games
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