Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-51@ Oklahoma | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 6 | Season-high 7 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 51-10vs Texas Southern | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-52@ Michigan | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 8 | 20 | 2.8 | 0 | 7 |
#32
Lamar Sperling
Junior running back for UTEP. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′8″ · 190 lb · Akron, OH
Transferred Buffalo → UTEP for 2026
The numbers
20
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far
The play that turned itSwung UTEP from 39% to 81% to win.UTEP at Michigan · 52-17
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior running back for UTEP. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Buffalo in 2023.
- Transferred from Buffalo to UTEP in 2026.
Lamar Sperling
Lamar Sperling has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 18 rec yds, 7 rush yds against Michigan — Week 3, 2026.
20 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 8 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
2023
- Signed with Buffalo3-star out of Archbishop Hoban
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
UTEP
Coaching transition mid-career: Dana Dimel → Scotty Walden. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UTEP
2025Buffalo
2026UTEP
Career stats
Game log
Game by game
Lamar Sperling's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 51–10
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +7 rushing yards.
Season context · Team result + system
2023Buffalo3-9HC: Maurice Linguist · Balanced
2024Buffalo9-4HC: Maurice Linguist · Run-heavy
2025Buffalo5-7HC: Pete Lembo · Balanced
2026UTEP1-2HC: Scotty Walden · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 6.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 7.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 6.7 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scotty Walden
Pass share
34.4%
54 pass / 103 run
Plays / game
52.3
3 games
Team sack rate
15.4%
65 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 1,862 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Mountain West as a junior.
The backfield · UTEP
- #32Lamar Sperling234 rushing yards · 2025
- #6Elijah McCoy47 rushing yards · 2025
- #8Kam Thomas36 rushing yards · 2025
- Tavorus Jones31 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Chris Hunterno box-score line yet
2 more on the roster · UTEP team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology