Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 70-7vs Mercyhurst | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 | Season-high 10 yds |
| Total | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 |
#8
Deshaun Buchanan
Senior running back for New Mexico. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 188 lb · Chandler, AZ
Returning to New Mexico for 2026
The numbers
10
rushing yards · 2026
1 TD · 5 per carry
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 10 rush yds, 1 TD, vs Mercyhurst
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for New Mexico. 2026: 1 game 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: 10 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Mercyhurst, Week 2, 2026.
10 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 2 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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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Jason Eck — 11-4 over that span.
2025New Mexico9-4HC: Jason Eck · Run-leaning
2026New Mexico2-0HC: 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 1 game: 10.0 YDS/g, 5.0 YPC, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Eck
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | New Mexico | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | New Mexico | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 0 | -- |
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 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 76 LONG · M. Kern — 38 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 39 LONG
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
New Mexico
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · New Mexico
Returning around him
- 58% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 New Mexico player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (14 in / 14 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
New Mexico · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #112 · 2026 recruiting class #87
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