Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
4/28Inside-5 share
4 of the team's 28 inside-the-5 carries (14.3%).
Jacqez Barksdale
Jacqez Barksdale: RB · Buffalo · #23.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jacqez Barksdale
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Two seasons in the Buffalo backfield to date. On tape: 99 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Lafayette, Week 1, 2024.
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.
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-13vs Lafayette | 14 | 99 | 7.1 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-38@ No. 9 Missouri | 15 | 67 | 4.5 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-3vs Massachusetts | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 4 | W 23-20@ No. 23 Northern Illinois | 8 | 10 | 1.3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 5 | L 3-47@ UConn | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 7 | W 30-15vs Toledo | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 8 | L 41-48vs Western Michigan | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-47@ Ohio | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 10 | W 41-30@ Akron | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | W 37-20@ Eastern Michigan | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 14 | W 43-7vs Kent State | 12 | 24 | 2.0 | 0 | 10 | |
 Bowl | W 26-7vs Liberty | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 82 | 306 | 3.7 | 2 | 19 |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2024
W 30-13
vs Lafayette
99 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD
With E. Duane — 42.6 yards per punt · 5 punts · 58 long · C. Ogbonna — 195 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 14.8 · 20 rush yds (5 car)
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Lafayette · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.60Jacqez Barksdale run for 19 yds for a TD (Nick Reed KICK)
- Week 2 · Missouri · 4th and 2 · Q4 · EPA +2.28Jacqez Barksdale run for 2 yds to the BUF 48 for a
- Week 1 · Lafayette · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.23Jacqez Barksdale run for 16 yds to the LAF 45 for a
- Week 4 · Northern Illinois · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA +2.14Jacqez Barksdale run for 2 yds to the NIU 45 for a
- Week 2 · Missouri · 2nd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +1.91Jacqez Barksdale run for 15 yds to the MIZ 49 for a
- Week 13 · Eastern Michigan · 4th and 1 · Q3 · EPA +1.90Jacqez Barksdale run for 3 yds to the EMU 1 for a
4 more plays
- Week 7 · Toledo · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.60Jacqez Barksdale run for a loss of 2 yards to the BUF 45
- Week 2 · Missouri · 2nd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +1.55Jacqez Barksdale run for 17 yds to the BUF 49 for a
- Week 1 · Lafayette · 2nd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +1.53Jacqez Barksdale run for 13 yds to the LAF 42 for a
- Week 3 · Massachusetts · 2nd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +1.53Jacqez Barksdale run for 9 yds to the MASS 40 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
79 of 82 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
36%75 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds15%of carries
12 carries
Grind
1–3 yds48%of carries
38 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds24%of carries
19 carries
Explosive
10+ yds13%of carries
10 carries
4 of 7 (57%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 0 of 4 (0%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
3.7 yds/carry on 82 carries · 13% explosive (10+ yds) · 36% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2023Buffalo3-9HC: Maurice Linguist · Balanced
2024Buffalo9-4HC: Pete Lembo · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 37.6 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 16.3 | 2.5 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 33.6 | 3.7 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 14.2 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Maurice Linguist
Pass share
40.0%
347 pass / 521 run
Plays / game
66.8
13 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
330 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
82 carries and 5 catches in 12 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
32 · #287 of 310 RBs · 2024
Two seasons at Buffalo
- 2024 Buffalo LemboYear 2 · 12 games
- 2023 Buffalo LinguistYear 1 · 10 games
How it ended
Two seasons at Buffalo, 554 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2024
2 coaches2023
Buffalo
Coaching transition mid-career: Maurice Linguist → Pete Lembo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.