Kicker, Colorado (from Louisiana Tech), 2022–⁠25

Buck Buchanan

Number
No. 43
Height
5′11″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Longview, TX

Buck Buchanan played kicker at Louisiana Tech (2022–⁠24) and Colorado (2025).

Career highs

4field goals, career highat Western Kentucky, 2024

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2022Louisiana Tech5771.452015
2023Louisiana Tech2450.05328
2024Louisiana Tech132065.0572968
2025Colorado010.0000
Career203262.5573191

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Louisiana Tech43PKFr.
2023Louisiana Tech43PKSo.
2024Louisiana Tech43PKJr.
2025Colorado43PKSr.5′11″185

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsagePAAR
2022Louisiana Tech––––––8.6 (14 att.)
2023Louisiana Tech––––––-0.3 (4 att.)
2024Louisiana Tech––––––-4.3 (19 att.)
2025Colorado––––––-0.9 (1 att.)

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). PAAR: points a kicker added above a replacement-level kicker, with his field-goal attempts. From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2025 Colorado 2 games, 0 of 1 field goal
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Oct 4atTCUL 21–⁠35–––––
Oct 11vs.Iowa StateW 24–⁠1701000
2024 Louisiana Tech 12 games, 13 of 20 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 31vs.NichollsW 25–⁠17112425
Sep 14atNC StateL 20–⁠30225728
Sep 21vs.TulsaL 20–⁠2300022
Sep 28vs.Florida InternationalL 10–⁠17113414
Oct 10vs.Middle TennesseeW 48–⁠2101066
Oct 15atNew Mexico StateL 30–⁠333441312
Oct 22vs.UTEPW 14–⁠1001022
Oct 29atSam HoustonL 3–⁠9112403
Nov 9vs.Jacksonville StateL 37–⁠4401055
Nov 16atWestern KentuckyW 12–⁠74542012
Nov 23atArkansasL 14–⁠3501022
Nov 30vs.Kennesaw StateW 33–⁠0125547
2023 Louisiana Tech 5 games, 2 of 4 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 2atSMUL 14–⁠3801000
Sep 16vs.North TexasL 37–⁠4000011
Oct 5vs.Western KentuckyL 28–⁠3501000
Nov 11vs.Sam HoustonL 27–⁠42115303
Nov 18atJacksonville StateL 17–⁠56113314
2022 Louisiana Tech 6 games, 5 of 7 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 17atClemsonL 20–⁠4801000
Oct 8vs.UTEPW 41–⁠31115203
Oct 15atNorth TexasL 27–⁠47114603
Oct 22vs.RiceL 41–⁠42124803
Oct 28atFlorida InternationalL 34–⁠42–––––
Nov 26vs.UABL 27–⁠37224906

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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