Receiver, Michigan (from Utah), 2025–26
J.J. Buchanan
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Class (2026)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Henderson, NV
Wikipedia readers: about 442 a month over the past year
J.J. Buchanan plays receiver for Michigan, after Utah (2025). Last time out, against Penn State: 3 catches, 36 yards. Buchanan leads Michigan in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns this season.
2026 so far
27 catches, 482 yards, 4 TD
Last game: 3 catches, 36 yards vs. Penn State, W 21–18
Next game: vs. Indiana, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
7catches, career highvs. UTEP, 2026130receiving yards, career highvs. Iowa, 20262receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Iowa, 2026Receiving
* The season in progress, so far.
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Utah | 45 | 0.51 | 60th (n=1040) | 0.46 | 23.1 | 6% |
| 2026 | Michigan | 44 | 0.70 | 83rd (n=829) | 0.43 | 31.0 | 13% |
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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2026 Michigan 6 games, 27 catches, 482 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Western Michigan | W 13–12 | 6 | 126 | 1 | 47 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Oklahoma | W 17–10 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 36 |
| Sep 19 | vs. UTEP | W 52–17 | 7 | 92 | 1 | 21 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Iowa | L 19–20 | 5 | 130 | 2 | 49 |
| Oct 3 | at Minnesota | L 14–20 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 17 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Penn State | W 21–18 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 16 |
2025 Utah 11 games, 26 catches, 427 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at UCLA | W 43–10 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 18 |
| Sep 13 | at Wyoming | W 31–6 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Texas Tech | L 10–34 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Sep 27 | at West Virginia | W 48–14 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 14 |
| Oct 18 | at BYU | L 21–24 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 31 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Colorado | W 53–7 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 22 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Cincinnati | W 45–14 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 14 |
| Nov 15 | at Baylor | W 55–28 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 16 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Kansas State | W 51–47 | 2 | 74 | 0 | 60 |
| Nov 28 | at Kansas | W 31–21 | 2 | 65 | 1 | 58 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Nebraska | W 44–22 | 4 | 76 | 1 | 29 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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