Usage Score
25.8
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.
Efficiency
48.8
Consistency
54.1
Season Value
55.5
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Western Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Western Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)
Scouting Read
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Jalen 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.
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
2025 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 48.8 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: Miami (OH)
Win with 195 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Western Michigan
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
82.9
Efficiency
48.8
Usage
25.8
Consistency
54.1
Best Game by takeover score
Miami (OH)
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kennesaw State: 174. Michigan State: 28. North Texas: 163. Illinois: 13. Toledo: 14. Massachusetts: 66. Ball State: 20. Miami (OH): 45. Central Michigan: 68. Ohio: 81. Northern Illinois: 133. Eastern Michigan: 78. Miami (OH): 195
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kennesaw State: 8 by 100. Michigan State: 13 by 23.6. North Texas: 32 by 44.6. Illinois: 6 by 22.6. Toledo: 12 by 16.8. Massachusetts: 13 by 52.4. Ball State: 7 by 23.4. Miami (OH): 10 by 46.9. Central Michigan: 14 by 50.6. Ohio: 15 by 59.1. Northern Illinois: 24 by 57.7. Eastern Michigan: 17 by 46.5. Miami (OH): 20 by 90.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins92.1 · Games = 9 · +29.9 vs Losses
Losses62.3 · Games = 4 · -29.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Miami (OH)
Best efficiency game
100 vs Kennesaw State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/19 | vs Kennesaw State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 41-6 | 8 | 174 | 21.80 | 1 | — | — | 21.8 |
| Sat 12/6 | vs Miami (OH)100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 23-13 | 19 | 193 | 10.20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9.8 |
| Wed 11/26 | @ Eastern Michigan | W 31-21 | 16 | 70 | 4.40 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4.6 |
| Wed 11/19 | @ Northern Illinois100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 35-19 | 24 | 133 | 5.50 | 2 | — | — | 5.5 |
| Wed 11/12 | vs Ohio | W 17-13 | 14 | 82 | 5.90 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5.4 |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Central Michigan | W 24-21 | 14 | 68 | 4.90 | 1 | — | — | 4.9 |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Miami (OH) | L 17-26 | 10 | 45 | 4.50 | 0 | — | — | 4.5 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Ball State | W 42-0 | 6 | 11 | 1.80 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2.9 |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Massachusetts | W 21-3 | 12 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5.1 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Toledo | W 14-13 | 11 | 21 | 1.90 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 1.2 |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Illinois | L 0-38 | 6 | 13 | 2.20 | 0 | — | — | 2.2 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs North Texas100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 30-33 | 30 | 112 | 3.70 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 5.1 |
| Fri 8/29 | @ Michigan State | L 6-23 | 9 | 21 | 2.30 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2.2 |
Career Arc
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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
Miami (OH)
Win with 195 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
195
Primary metric
195 scrimmage yards and 31.3 usage.
#2
Akron
117
Primary metric
Win with 117 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
117 scrimmage yards and 14.8 usage.
#3
Toledo
190
Primary metric
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
190 scrimmage yards and 42.6 usage.
#4
Kennesaw State
174
Primary metric
Win with 174 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
174 scrimmage yards and 14.5 usage.
#5
St. Francis (PA)
198
Primary metric
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
198 scrimmage yards and 36.5 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Western Michigan
1,158 primary output · 53.7 efficiency · 30.5 usage
63.3
#2
2024 Postseason · Western Michigan
56.6
795 primary · 55.2 efficiency · 27.1 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Western Michigan
56.6
795 primary · 55.2 efficiency · 27.1 usage
Milestones
10
100+ rush yards
5
150+ scrimmage yards
8
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
3,058
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 37 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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