Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 70-7vs Mercyhurst | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 | |
| Wk 3 | L 6-14@ Oklahoma | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 | Season-high 12 yds |
| Total | 5 | 22 | 4.5 | 1 | 6 |
#8
Deshaun Buchanan
Senior running back for New Mexico. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 188 lb · Chandler, AZ
The numbers
22
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 10 rush yds, 1 TD, vs Mercyhurst
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior running back for New Mexico. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Idaho to New Mexico in 2025.
Deshaun Buchanan
Deshaun Buchanan arrived at New Mexico from Idaho. The receipt on tape: 12 rush yds against Oklahoma, Week 3, 2026.
22 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 5 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
202512 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
New Mexico
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | New Mexico | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | New Mexico | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 0 | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 70–7
vs Mercyhurst
10 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 63-point win at home against Mercyhurst.
With C. Steinkamp — 59 yards per punt · 2 punts · 1 inside the 20 · M. Kern — 38.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 3 inside the 20
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +12 rushing yards.
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Jason Eck — 11-5 over that span.
2025New Mexico9-4HC: Jason Eck · Run-leaning
2026New Mexico2-1HC: Jason Eck · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 11.0 YDS/g, 4.5 YPC, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Eck
Pass share
31.6%
62 pass / 134 run
Plays / game
65.3
3 games
Team sack rate
10.8%
83 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
The backfield · New Mexico
- #22Scottre Humphrey349 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Kiefer Sibley274 rushing yards · 2025
- #8Deshaun Buchanan14 rushing yards · 2025
- #23Cameron Mathews2 games · 2026
- #20Darrion Bowers2 games · 2026
1 more on the roster · New Mexico team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology