Receiver, Rhode Island, 2022–⁠26

Marquis Buchanan

Number
No. 1
Height
6′4″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Providence, RI

Marquis Buchanan plays receiver for Rhode Island. Last time out, at Yale: 7 catches, 193 yards, 2 TD, a career high in receiving yards. Buchanan leads Rhode Island in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns this season.

2026 so far

43 catches, 676 yards, 6 TD

Last game: 7 catches, 193 yards ★, 2 TD at Yale, W 41–⁠23

Next game: vs. UAlbany, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 72@MRMK
  2. 137@TEM
  3. 25ELON
  4. 124@STBK
  5. 35@NCAT
  6. 90BRWN
  7. 193@YALE

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

12catches, career highvs. Monmouth, 2024193receiving yards, career highat Yale, 20262receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last at Yale, 2026

Team titles: Coastal Athletic Association Football champions, 2024 and 2025

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023*Rhode Island4263815.2473
2024Rhode Island781,03013.2857
2025Rhode Island781,33717.1875
2026Rhode Island4367615.7679
Career2413,68115.32679

Returns

SeasonTeamPRYdsTD
2025Rhode Island5450

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Rhode Island1WRRS
2023Rhode Island1WRFr.
2024Rhode Island1WRSo.
2025Rhode Island1WRJr.
2026Rhode Island1WRSr.6′4″190

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2023Rhode Island (FCS)261.03––26.97%
2024Rhode Island (FCS)860.7426th (n=581)0.9263.311%
2025Rhode Island (FCS)1250.7590th (n=1040)0.4694.113%
2026Rhode Island (FCS)710.5159th (n=829)0.4335.916%

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 Rhode Island 7 games, 43 catches, 676 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 28atMerrimackW 34–⁠7672117–
Sep 5atTempleL 14–⁠3810137135–
Sep 12vs.ElonW 31–⁠1042517–
Sep 19atStony BrookL 24–⁠567124136–
Sep 26atNorth Carolina A&TL 18–⁠22435017–
Oct 3vs.BrownW 13–⁠10590068–
Oct 17atYaleW 41–⁠237193279–
2025 Rhode Island 14 games, 78 catches, 1,337 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29vs.CampbellW 31–⁠206167159–
Sep 6atStony BrookW 31–⁠17571121–
Sep 13atHoly CrossW 9–⁠7584034–
Sep 20vs.Long Island UniversityW 28–⁠77103135–
Sep 27atWestern MichiganL 14–⁠477141056–
Oct 3atBrownL 21–⁠28776121–
Oct 11vs.New HampshireW 38–⁠27241027–
Oct 18atUAlbanyW 58–⁠17563026–
Oct 25vs.BryantW 38–⁠173124063–
Nov 8atElonW 34–⁠2063208–
Nov 15atMaineW 45–⁠136138163–
Nov 22vs.HamptonW 38–⁠10783021–
Nov 29vs.Central ConnecticutW 27–⁠197101129–
Dec 6atUC DavisL 26–⁠475113275–
2024 Rhode Island 14 games, 78 catches, 1,030 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.Holy CrossW 20–⁠17488032–
Sep 7atMinnesotaL 0–⁠48564021–
Sep 14vs.CampbellW 21–⁠9448125–
Sep 21vs.Long Island UniversityW 28–⁠211909–
Oct 5atHamptonW 46–⁠44575141–
Oct 12vs.BrownW 31–⁠219107130–
Oct 19atNew HampshireW 26–⁠94621570
Oct 26vs.MaineW 24–⁠14356042–
Nov 2vs.MonmouthW 37–⁠28121712280
Nov 9atDelawareL 21–⁠2458514312
Nov 16vs.UAlbanyW 20–⁠17238022–
Nov 23atBryantW 35–⁠21884026–
Nov 30vs.Central ConnecticutW 21–⁠17524011–
Dec 7atMercerL 10–⁠1711119156–
2023 Rhode Island 10 games, 42 catches, 638 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31atGeorgia StateL 35–⁠422101173–
Sep 8vs.Stony BrookW 35–⁠14170170–
Sep 16atMaineW 34–⁠17111011–
Sep 30vs.BryantW 49–⁠269111039–
Oct 7atBrownW 34–⁠30584138–
Oct 14vs.RichmondL 17–⁠24636012–
Oct 21atUAlbanyL 10–⁠35217014–
Oct 28vs.New HampshireW 34–⁠28453032–
Nov 11vs.North Carolina A&TW 31–⁠24325010–
Nov 18atTowsonL 30–⁠319130142–

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

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