Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 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 | |
| Total | 6 | 13 | 2.4 | 0 | 6 |
#32
Lamar Sperling
Junior running back for UTEP. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′8″ · 190 lb · Akron, OH
Transferred Buffalo → UTEP for 2026
The numbers
13
rushing yards · 2026
2.2 per carry
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 rush yds, vs Texas Southern
Swing playSwung Buffalo from 34% to 57% to win.UConn at Buffalo · 20-17
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for UTEP. 2026: 2 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: 7 rush yds against Oklahoma — Week 1, 2026.
13 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 6 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
2023
- Signed with Buffalo3-star out of Archbishop Hoban
2026
- 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
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Buffalo3-9HC: Maurice Linguist · Balanced
2024Buffalo9-4HC: Maurice Linguist · Run-heavy
2025Buffalo5-7HC: Pete Lembo · Balanced
2026UTEP1-1HC: 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 (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 6.5 YDS/g, 2.4 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scotty Walden
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
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 51–10
Game log
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