#33

Jakobi Buchanan

RB · Army · Sr. · #33

Army 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Jakobi Buchanan

RB · Army · Sr · #33

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
—
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Army
2020–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2020–2023

1 coach
2020
2021
2022
2023

Played his entire career under Jeff Monken.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

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

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Army511693.33--
2022Army803324.26--
2021Army1365043.712--
2020Army1114744.36--
Career3781,4793.927--

Signature game

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.

How he plays

Play style

Just keeps getting the ball, series after series.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Workhorse

Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.

RB

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Jakobi Buchanan’s 2022 season.

Jakobi Buchanan

80%match

Army · 2022

#2

Tyson Riley

Army · 2021

64%
#3

Marco Lee

South Alabama · 2022

63%
#4

Antwain Littleton II

Maryland · 2023

60%
#5

Jakobi Buchanan

Army · 2020

59%

Matches Jakobi on

Total rush EPA (college ability)
Yards / carry
Weight

Differs from Jakobi on

EPA / carry (adj) (higher)
Rush TD rate (lower)
Based on 7 features · 4 seasons in pool · Opponent-adjusted weighted z-score distance

Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Rickey Spruill’s path through Wagner.

Rickey Spruill

98%match

Wagner · 2024

#2

Travis Theis

South Dakota · 2024

97%
#3

Israel Tucker

Louisiana Tech · 2020

97%
#4

Justin Henderson

Louisiana Tech · 2020

All-Conference USA
94%
#5

Bryant Barr

Campbell · 2020

91%

Matches Rickey on

Yards per carry
2020202120222023
Career-aggregate opponent-adjusted stats · physical traits

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Tucker Gleason's senior season at Toledo (2024).

Tucker Gleason

64%match

Toledo · 2024

All-MAC
#2

Marco Lee

South Alabama · 2023

61%
#3

Jordan Brunson

Miami (OH) · 2025

48%
#4

Antwain Littleton II

Temple · 2024

48%
#5

Adam Randall

Clemson · 2025

NFL Rd 5
48%

Matches Tucker on

Weight
EPA / carry (adj)
Rush TD rate

Differs from Tucker on

Height (lower)
Total rush EPA (college ability) (lower)
Opponent-adjusted stats · senior cohort across all seasons

Development

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2020–2023
4742020
5042021
3322022
1692023

-64%

Sharp dropoff (-64%) — career inflection point.