Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3/25Inside-5 share
3 of the team's 25 inside-the-5 carries (12.0%).
Jakobi Buchanan
Jakobi Buchanan: RB · Army · #33.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jakobi Buchanan
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Fifth year in the Army backfield. One game to point at: 60 rushing yards against Coastal Carolina — Week 12, 2023.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Army in the news
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Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-17@ UL Monroe | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 2 | W 57-0vs Delaware State | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 1 | 4 | |
| Wk 3 | W 37-29@ UTSA | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 4 | L 16-29@ Syracuse | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-27vs Boston College | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | L 0-62@ No. 19 LSU | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-21vs Massachusetts | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 10 | W 23-3vs No. 17 Air Force | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-21vs Coastal Carolina | 12 | 60 | 5.0 | 0 | 11 | Season-high 60 yds |
| Wk 15 | W 17-11vs Navy | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 51 | 169 | 3.3 | 3 | 11 |
Signature game
Week 3 · 2023
W 37-29
at UTSA
30 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD
Edged out UTSA on the road in a shootout.
With B. Daily — 133 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 67.0 · 100 rush yds (24 car) · 1 TD · M. Johnson — 55 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 100.0 · 2 rec · 41 yds
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · UTSA · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.80Jakobi Buchanan 10 Yd Run
- Week 4 · Syracuse · 4th and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.34Jakobi Buchanan run for 4 yds to the SYR 49 for a
- Week 3 · UTSA · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.97Jakobi Buchanan run for 4 yds to the ARMY 40 for a
- Week 4 · Syracuse · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.91Jakobi Buchanan run for 4 yds to the ARMY 39 for a
- Week 2 · Delaware State · 2nd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +1.90Jakobi Buchanan run for 1 yd for a TD (Quinn Maretzki KICK)
- Week 4 · Syracuse · 2nd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +1.90Jakobi Buchanan run for 1 yd for a TD (Cole Talley KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 1 · UL Monroe · 3rd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +1.68Jakobi Buchanan run for 5 yds to the ARMY 45 for a
- Week 12 · Coastal Carolina · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +1.41Jakobi Buchanan run for 11 yds to the CCU 40 for a
- Week 12 · Coastal Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.25Jakobi Buchanan run for 9 yds to the ARMY 34
- Week 4 · Syracuse · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.05Jakobi Buchanan run for 2 yds to the ARMY 26 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
51 of 51 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
47%51 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds4%of carries
2 carries
Grind
1–3 yds61%of carries
31 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds29%of carries
15 carries
Explosive
10+ yds6%of carries
3 carries
7 of 8 (88%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 2 of 3 (67%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
3.3 yds/carry on 51 carries · 6% explosive (10+ yds) · 47% success rate.
Teams and coaches
5 seasons under Jeff Monken — 35-27 over that span.
2019Army5-8HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy
2020Army9-3HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy
2021Army9-4HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy
2022Army6-6HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2023Army6-6HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 20.8 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 17.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 16.2 | 2.7 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 17.6 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Monken
Pass share
22.5%
164 pass / 565 run
Plays / game
60.8
12 games
Team sack rate
7.8%
180 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
51 carries in 10 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
33 · #283 of 310 RBs · 2023
Five seasons at Army
- 2023 Army MonkenYear 5 · 10 games
- 2022 Army MonkenYear 4 · 10 games
- 2021 Army MonkenYear 3 · 12 games
- 2020 Army MonkenYear 2 · 11 games
- 2019 Army MonkenYear 1 · 3 games
How it ended
Five seasons at Army, 1,567 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
1 coach2019–2023
Army
Played every college season under Jeff Monken.