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Andrew Van Buren

RB · Boise State · Sr. · #21

Boise State 2021 alumnus
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Andrew Van Buren

RB · Boise State · Sr · #21

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Boise State
2021
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Boise State7-5HC: Andy Avalos · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2021Boise State732183.09--
Career732183.09--
SeasonTeam
2021Boise State7284.00--
Career7284.00--

How he plays

Play style

Wears you down at the goal line.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Power Back

Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.

RB

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Jahmyl Jeter’s 2021 season.

Jahmyl Jeter

56%match

Texas State · 2021

#2

Sandon McCoy

Army · 2020

54%
#3

Jaren Mangham

South Florida · 2021

38%
#4

Clint Ratkovich

Northern Illinois · 2021

All-MAC
37%
#5

Chip Trayanum

Arizona State · 2021

35%

Matches Jahmyl on

Weight
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception

Differs from Jahmyl on

Rush TD rate (higher)
Yards / carry (lower)

Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ayden Pereira’s path through Merrimack.

Ayden Pereira

96%match

Merrimack · 2025

#2

Josh Johnson

UL Monroe · 2020

96%
#3

Harry Trotter

Kansas State · 2020

95%
#4

Rakeem Boyd

Arkansas · 2020

94%
#5

Stevie Scott

Indiana · 2020

91%

Matches Ayden on

Yards per carry
2020202120222023

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Thad Franklin's sophomore season at Miami (2022).

Miami · 2022

#2

Jahmyl Jeter

Texas State · 2021

65%
#3

Braylen Russell

Arkansas · 2025

63%
#4

Antwain Littleton II

Maryland · 2022

60%
#5

Chip Trayanum

Arizona State · 2021

All-MAC
47%

Matches Thad on

Yards / carry
Height

Differs from Thad on

Yards / reception (lower)
Rush TD rate (higher)
Weight (higher)