Jalen Buckley holds the RB · Starter spot in Western Michigan Broncos’s running back room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Jalen Buckley logged a 21.2% overall usage rate in 2025.

Jalen Buckley is a running back for the Western Michigan Broncos standing 5'11" and weighing 225 pounds. A native of Aurora, Illinois, who attended Batavia High School, Buckley is a redshirt senior. In 2025, he appeared in 13 games with 12 starts, accumulating 1,003 rushing yards on 179 carries with 9 touchdowns, while adding 12 receptions for 75 yards and a touchdown. He earned Third Team All-MAC honors and was named Offensive MVP of the MAC Championship Game and MVP of the Myrtle Beach Bowl.