Army West Point Athletics
2023 Football Roster
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Jersey Number 33
Jakobi Buchanan
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 6-0
- Hometown:
- St. Charles, Mo.
- High School:
- Chaminade Prep (USMAPS)
- Major:
- Undeclared
Career Accolades: 2021 & 2023 Phil Steele Preseason All-Independent second-teamer.
2023:Ā at ULM (9/2):Ā Started at running back, rushing six times for 14 yards...Ā vs. Delaware State (9/9):Ā Scored his 25thĀ career touchdown, on a run from one yard out in the third quarter. Finished with seven carries for 13 yards and a TD... at UTSA (9/15):Ā Ran eight times for 30 yards and a touchdown from 10 yards out...Ā at Syracuse (9/23):Ā Scored on a one-yard touchdown run, which was the 27th of his career, tying him with former QB Ahmad Bradshaw for seventh place on Army's all-time rushing touchdown list. Finished with six carries for 22 yards...Ā at LSU (10/21):Ā Logged one carry for two yards...Ā at Air Force (11/4):Ā Ran three times for nine yards...vs. Coastal Carolina (11/18): Totaled 60 yards on 12 carries.
2022: Played in 11 games with three startsā¦Posted 335 rushing yards on 81 attempts (4.1 avg.) and six touchdownsā¦Ended the season with 24 career rushing TDs, which is tied for No. 10 in Army history with former teammate Tyhier Tyler, Kelvin Hopkins Jr. and Gil Stephensonā¦at Coastal Carolina (9/3): Started and scored a 1-yard TD to tie the game, 14-14 before halfā¦It was his 19th career rushing TD. Also converted on two fourth down and shorts to keep the drive aliveā¦Finished the game rushing eight times for 29 yards and a TD...vs. UTSA (9/12): Pounded his way to two 1-yard TDs both in the first half, his fifth career multi-TD game and his first multi-TD game since scoring three TDs at Liberty last season (11/27/21)...vs. Villanova (9/17): Logged a career-long rush of 55 yards on the opening drive of the gameā¦vs. Georgia State (10/1): Rushed 12 times for 56 yards (season-high)ā¦at Wake Forest (10/8): Ran six times for 16 yards...vs. Colgate (10/15): Did not play (injury)...vs. ULM (10/22): Carried 13 times for 45 yards and a TD...vs. Air Force (11/5): Carried four times for nine yards...at Troy (11/12): Ran six times for 31 yards...vs. UConn (11/19): Ran four times for 13 yardsā¦at UMass (11/26): Pounded in two TDs, his second multi-TD game of the season on 11 carries for 46 yardsā¦vs. Navy (12/10): Played but did not receive carries.Ā
2021: Played in all 13 games, recording a career year. Rushed 136 times for 504 yards (3.7 avg.) and 12 touchdowns (Tied for 7th most in Army single-season history)ā¦at Georgia State (9/4): Rushed four times for 16 yards...averaged 4.0 yards per carryā¦vs. Western Kentucky (9/11): Rushed 18 times for 61 ones and two touchdowns...vs. UConn (9/18): Carried the ball three times for four yards and one touchdown...vs. Miami (OH) (9/25): Rushed 15 times for 46 yards...at Ball State (10/2): Rushed 10 times for 38 yards...at Wisconsin (10/16): Rushed seven times for 12 yards...vs. Wake Forest (10/23): Rushed seven times for 14 yards...vs. Air Force (11/6): Rushed four times for 12 yards...vs. Bucknell (11/13): Notched 23 yards on three carries. Found pay dirt with a six-yard touchdown run...vs. UMass (11/20): Notched a two-yard touchdown run and rushed for 84 yards on 11 carriesā¦at Liberty (11/27): Recorded a three-touchdown gameā¦His longest strike of the outing was a 19-yard rushā¦Finished the day with 80 yards on 22 carriesā¦at Navy (12/11): Finished with four carries for 24 yardsā¦Armed Forces Bowl vs. Missouri (12/22): Rushed a season-high 21 times for 68 yards and a touchdown...
2020: Played in 11 games, rushing 111 times for 474 yards and six touchdownsā¦vs. Middle Tennessee State (9/5): Picked up 33 yards on nine carriesā¦vs. Louisiana-Monroe (Sept. 12): Had his first career touchdown and 100-yard rushing game, finishing with 106 yards and two touchdowns on just 11 carriesā¦at Cincinnati (Sept. 26): Rushed the ball five times for a total of nine yardsā¦vs. Abilene Christian (10/3): Gained 32 yards and found the end zone on eight carriesā¦vs. The Citadel (10/10): Had 31 yards on eight carriesā¦at UTSA (10/17): Rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown on 10 attemptsā¦vs. Mercer (10/24): Had 19 yards on eight rushesā¦at Tulane (11/14): Amassed 60 yards on 10 carries.Ā
2019: Appeared in three games during his plebe yearā¦Totaled 88 yards on 19 carries, good for an average of 4.6 yards per attemptā¦Had seven yards on two carries against VMI (Nov. 16)ā¦Vs. UMass (Nov. 9) gained 63 yards on 12 attemptsā¦Rushed for 18 yards on five carries at Georgia St. (Oct. 19).
Prior to West Point/Personal: Attended Chaminade College Prep Schoolā¦Garnered all-state, all-district and all-conference honorsā¦Attended USMAPS in 2018ā¦Majoring in Systems and Decision Sciences.Ā
2023:Ā at ULM (9/2):Ā Started at running back, rushing six times for 14 yards...Ā vs. Delaware State (9/9):Ā Scored his 25thĀ career touchdown, on a run from one yard out in the third quarter. Finished with seven carries for 13 yards and a TD... at UTSA (9/15):Ā Ran eight times for 30 yards and a touchdown from 10 yards out...Ā at Syracuse (9/23):Ā Scored on a one-yard touchdown run, which was the 27th of his career, tying him with former QB Ahmad Bradshaw for seventh place on Army's all-time rushing touchdown list. Finished with six carries for 22 yards...Ā at LSU (10/21):Ā Logged one carry for two yards...Ā at Air Force (11/4):Ā Ran three times for nine yards...vs. Coastal Carolina (11/18): Totaled 60 yards on 12 carries.
2022: Played in 11 games with three startsā¦Posted 335 rushing yards on 81 attempts (4.1 avg.) and six touchdownsā¦Ended the season with 24 career rushing TDs, which is tied for No. 10 in Army history with former teammate Tyhier Tyler, Kelvin Hopkins Jr. and Gil Stephensonā¦at Coastal Carolina (9/3): Started and scored a 1-yard TD to tie the game, 14-14 before halfā¦It was his 19th career rushing TD. Also converted on two fourth down and shorts to keep the drive aliveā¦Finished the game rushing eight times for 29 yards and a TD...vs. UTSA (9/12): Pounded his way to two 1-yard TDs both in the first half, his fifth career multi-TD game and his first multi-TD game since scoring three TDs at Liberty last season (11/27/21)...vs. Villanova (9/17): Logged a career-long rush of 55 yards on the opening drive of the gameā¦vs. Georgia State (10/1): Rushed 12 times for 56 yards (season-high)ā¦at Wake Forest (10/8): Ran six times for 16 yards...vs. Colgate (10/15): Did not play (injury)...vs. ULM (10/22): Carried 13 times for 45 yards and a TD...vs. Air Force (11/5): Carried four times for nine yards...at Troy (11/12): Ran six times for 31 yards...vs. UConn (11/19): Ran four times for 13 yardsā¦at UMass (11/26): Pounded in two TDs, his second multi-TD game of the season on 11 carries for 46 yardsā¦vs. Navy (12/10): Played but did not receive carries.Ā
2021: Played in all 13 games, recording a career year. Rushed 136 times for 504 yards (3.7 avg.) and 12 touchdowns (Tied for 7th most in Army single-season history)ā¦at Georgia State (9/4): Rushed four times for 16 yards...averaged 4.0 yards per carryā¦vs. Western Kentucky (9/11): Rushed 18 times for 61 ones and two touchdowns...vs. UConn (9/18): Carried the ball three times for four yards and one touchdown...vs. Miami (OH) (9/25): Rushed 15 times for 46 yards...at Ball State (10/2): Rushed 10 times for 38 yards...at Wisconsin (10/16): Rushed seven times for 12 yards...vs. Wake Forest (10/23): Rushed seven times for 14 yards...vs. Air Force (11/6): Rushed four times for 12 yards...vs. Bucknell (11/13): Notched 23 yards on three carries. Found pay dirt with a six-yard touchdown run...vs. UMass (11/20): Notched a two-yard touchdown run and rushed for 84 yards on 11 carriesā¦at Liberty (11/27): Recorded a three-touchdown gameā¦His longest strike of the outing was a 19-yard rushā¦Finished the day with 80 yards on 22 carriesā¦at Navy (12/11): Finished with four carries for 24 yardsā¦Armed Forces Bowl vs. Missouri (12/22): Rushed a season-high 21 times for 68 yards and a touchdown...
2020: Played in 11 games, rushing 111 times for 474 yards and six touchdownsā¦vs. Middle Tennessee State (9/5): Picked up 33 yards on nine carriesā¦vs. Louisiana-Monroe (Sept. 12): Had his first career touchdown and 100-yard rushing game, finishing with 106 yards and two touchdowns on just 11 carriesā¦at Cincinnati (Sept. 26): Rushed the ball five times for a total of nine yardsā¦vs. Abilene Christian (10/3): Gained 32 yards and found the end zone on eight carriesā¦vs. The Citadel (10/10): Had 31 yards on eight carriesā¦at UTSA (10/17): Rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown on 10 attemptsā¦vs. Mercer (10/24): Had 19 yards on eight rushesā¦at Tulane (11/14): Amassed 60 yards on 10 carries.Ā
2019: Appeared in three games during his plebe yearā¦Totaled 88 yards on 19 carries, good for an average of 4.6 yards per attemptā¦Had seven yards on two carries against VMI (Nov. 16)ā¦Vs. UMass (Nov. 9) gained 63 yards on 12 attemptsā¦Rushed for 18 yards on five carries at Georgia St. (Oct. 19).
Prior to West Point/Personal: Attended Chaminade College Prep Schoolā¦Garnered all-state, all-district and all-conference honorsā¦Attended USMAPS in 2018ā¦Majoring in Systems and Decision Sciences.Ā
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