Deshaun Buchanan

RB · #8 · New Mexico · SO · 5'9" · 188 · Chandler, AZ

38 2026 rush yards
1 2026 total TDs
2% Team touch share
1 Explosive plays
18 Career games (1 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCarries Rush yds YPC Rec Rec yds TD
2026 New Mexico507 38 5.4 1
2025 New Mexico1317 14 2.0 6 56 0

2026 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 7.6 12
Yards per carry 5.4 66
Total TDs 1 21

Around Deshaun

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Toa Fa'avae QB · 698 pass yds · 6g
RB Scottre Humphrey RB · 422 rush yds · 6g
WR-X Troy Omeire WR · 112 rec yds · 4g
WR-Z DJ Darling WR · 132 rec yds · 6g
WR-SL Bailen George WR · 240 rec yds · 6g
TE Cade Keith TE · 212 rec yds · 6g

The situation

New Mexico 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 14.0% 79
Red zone TD rate 80.6% 83
Line yards per carry 2.6 59
Sack rate allowed 12.0% 2

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentCarries Rushing yards Rushing TDs Targets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W2Mercyhurst Lakers2 10 1 0 0 0 0 2
W3 @ OKLA3 12 0 0 0 0 0 0
W4 @ NMSU1 12 0 0 0 0 0 0
W5 UTEP1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board
#1704 Jaydon Bailey RB · Cibolo Steele USU
#1704 Keith Smith Jr. DL · South Oak Cliff UNT
#1710 Deshaun Buchanan RB · Basha
#1751 Jason Maciejczak DL · T.F. Riggs NEB
#1751 DJ Johnson Jr. LB · Dutchtown ECU
RBs in the class
#113 Keith Willis C.E. King LT
#114 Jaydon Bailey Cibolo Steele USU
#115 Deshaun Buchanan Basha
#118 CJ Hester Wyoming WMU
#119 Jamari Ford Miami Northwestern BUFF
2026 · 12th pctile of RBs
Recruit · 37th pctile of class