Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Western Michigan
Jalen Buckley
RB • 5'11" • 210 lbs • Aurora, IL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Jalen Buckley leans balanced backfield option traits and 48.8 efficiency.
Impact Production
93
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
74
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
84
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Western Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Western Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)
Player Story
Jalen Buckley built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a running back from Aurora, IL wearing No. 6, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Jalen Buckley's career was his backfield work:...
Read the storyJalen Buckley, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Western Michigan. Jalen Buckley leans balanced backfield option traits and 48.8 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,058
- Rushing yards
- 2,710
- Receiving yards
- 348
- Touchdowns
- 29
Quick Answers
Jalen Buckley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Michigan · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,058
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Western Michigan
- Top game
- Miami (OH)
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Junior
- 2025 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,078 scrimmage yards · RB 48th (top 7%) · Mid-American 5th (top 2%) · National 65th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 3 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 11 | 1,158 | 997 | 161 | 10 | 77.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Western Michigan | 10 | 40 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 69.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 10 | 755 | 657 | 98 | 8 | 69.1 |
| 2025 Postseason | Western Michigan | 13 | 174 | 174 | 0 | 1 | 67.4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 13 | 904 | 829 | 75 | 9 | 67.4 |
Related Context
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Jalen Buckley played RB for Western Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jalen Buckley recorded 2,710 rushing yards, 348 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Western Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Western Michigan paired 1,158 primary output with 53.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 53.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: St. Francis (PA)
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Western Michigan
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
105.3
Efficiency
53.7
Usage
30.5
Consistency
69.2
Best Game by takeover score
St. Francis (PA)
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. St. Francis (PA): 198. Syracuse: 87. Iowa: 30. Toledo: 190. Ball State: 61. Miami (OH): 108. Ohio: 78. Eastern Michigan: 146. Central Michigan: 127. Northern Illinois: 33. Bowling Green: 100
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. St. Francis (PA): 31 by 67. Syracuse: 8 by 95.3. Iowa: 14 by 22.3. Toledo: 29 by 68.2. Ball State: 16 by 39.9. Miami (OH): 18 by 52.2. Ohio: 10 by 52.3. Eastern Michigan: 26 by 57.9. Central Michigan: 25 by 53. Northern Illinois: 10 by 31.8. Bowling Green: 20 by 50.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins133 · Games = 4 · +43.6 vs Losses
Losses89.4 · Games = 7 · -43.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
St. Francis (PA)
Best efficiency game
95.3 vs Syracuse
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/22 | vs Bowling Green | L 10-34 | 18 | 85 | 4.70 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 |
| Wed 11/15 | @ Northern Illinois | L 0-24 | 9 | 26 | 2.90 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3.3 |
| Wed 11/8 | vs Central Michigan100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 38-28 | 23 | 117 | 5.10 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5.1 |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Eastern Michigan100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 45-21 | 25 | 138 | 5.50 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5.6 |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Ohio | L 17-20 | 6 | 19 | 3.20 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 7.8 |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Miami (OH) | L 21-34 | 14 | 61 | 4.40 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 6 |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Ball State | W 42-24 | 13 | 50 | 3.80 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3.8 |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Toledo100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 31-49 | 29 | 190 | 6.60 | 2 | — | — | 6.6 |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Iowa | L 10-41 | 14 | 30 | 2.10 | 0 | — | — | 2.1 |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Syracuse | L 7-48 | 8 | 87 | 10.90 | 1 | — | — | 10.9 |
| Thu 8/31 | vs St. Francis (PA)100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 35-17 | 30 | 194 | 6.50 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6.4 |
Player Story
Jalen Buckley story
Jalen Buckley built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a running back from Aurora, IL wearing No. 6, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Jalen Buckley's career was his backfield work: 2,710 rushing yards, 505 carries, 28 rushing touchdowns, and 348 receiving yards across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Western Michigan. 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 348 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Western Michigan.
The arc is straightforward: Jalen Buckley 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.
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Western Michigan
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202220232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 27 | 29.9 | 5.8 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 1,158 | 53.7 | 30.5 | 1,131 |
| 2024 Postseason | Western Michigan | 795 | 55.2 | 27.1 | -363 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 795 | 55.2 | 27.1 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Western Michigan | 1,078 | 48.8 | 25.8 | 283 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 1,078 | 48.8 | 25.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 82 Miami (OH)
Week 15 · W 23-13 · Conference game
Win with 195 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
195
Scrimmage Yards
93.3 takeover
195 scrimmage yards and 31.3 usage.
#2
vs St. Francis (PA)
Week 1 · W 35-17
198
Scrimmage Yards
89 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
198 scrimmage yards and 36.5 usage.
#3
@ Toledo
Week 4 · L 31-49 · Conference game
190
Scrimmage Yards
88.1 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
190 scrimmage yards and 42.6 usage.
#4
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 14 · W 26-18 · Conference game
116
Scrimmage Yards
85 takeover
Win with 116 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
116 scrimmage yards and 37.3 usage.
#5
vs Northern Illinois
Week 11 · L 28-42 · Conference game
103
Scrimmage Yards
81 takeover
Loss with 103 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
103 scrimmage yards and 36 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Western Michigan
1,158 primary output · 53.7 efficiency · 30.5 usage
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#2
2024 Postseason · Western Michigan
69.1
795 primary · 55.2 efficiency · 27.1 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Western Michigan
69.1
795 primary · 55.2 efficiency · 27.1 usage
Milestones
10
100+ rush yards
5
150+ scrimmage yards
8
2+ TD games
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