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
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
12catches, career highvs. Monmouth, 2024193receiving yards, career highat Yale, 20262receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last at Yale, 2026Team titles: Coastal Athletic Association Football champions, 2024 and 2025
Receiving
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023* | Rhode Island | 42 | 638 | 15.2 | 4 | 73 |
| 2024 | Rhode Island | 78 | 1,030 | 13.2 | 8 | 57 |
| 2025 | Rhode Island | 78 | 1,337 | 17.1 | 8 | 75 |
| 2026 | Rhode Island | 43 | 676 | 15.7 | 6 | 79 |
| Career | 241 | 3,681 | 15.3 | 26 | 79 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rhode Island | 5 | 45 | 0 |
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Rhode Island | 1 | WR | RS | ||
| 2023 | Rhode Island | 1 | WR | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Rhode Island | 1 | WR | So. | ||
| 2025 | Rhode Island | 1 | WR | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | Rhode Island | 1 | WR | Sr. | 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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Rhode Island (FCS) | 26 | 1.03 | – | – | 26.9 | 7% |
| 2024 | Rhode Island (FCS) | 86 | 0.74 | 26th (n=581) | 0.92 | 63.3 | 11% |
| 2025 | Rhode Island (FCS) | 125 | 0.75 | 90th (n=1040) | 0.46 | 94.1 | 13% |
| 2026 | Rhode Island (FCS) | 71 | 0.51 | 59th (n=829) | 0.43 | 35.9 | 16% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | at | W 34–7 | 6 | 72 | 1 | 17 | – |
| Sep 5 | at | L 14–38 | 10 | 137 | 1 | 35 | – |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 31–10 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 7 | – |
| Sep 19 | at | L 24–56 | 7 | 124 | 1 | 36 | – |
| Sep 26 | at | L 18–22 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Oct 3 | vs. | W 13–10 | 5 | 90 | 0 | 68 | – |
| Oct 17 | at | W 41–23 | 7 | 193 | 2 | 79 | – |
2025 Rhode Island 14 games, 78 catches, 1,337 yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | W 31–20 | 6 | 167 | 1 | 59 | – |
| Sep 6 | at | W 31–17 | 5 | 71 | 1 | 21 | – |
| Sep 13 | at | W 9–7 | 5 | 84 | 0 | 34 | – |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 28–7 | 7 | 103 | 1 | 35 | – |
| Sep 27 | at | L 14–47 | 7 | 141 | 0 | 56 | – |
| Oct 3 | at | L 21–28 | 7 | 76 | 1 | 21 | – |
| Oct 11 | vs. | W 38–27 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 27 | – |
| Oct 18 | at | W 58–17 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 26 | – |
| Oct 25 | vs. | W 38–17 | 3 | 124 | 0 | 63 | – |
| Nov 8 | at | W 34–20 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Nov 15 | at | W 45–13 | 6 | 138 | 1 | 63 | – |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 38–10 | 7 | 83 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Nov 29 | vs. | W 27–19 | 7 | 101 | 1 | 29 | – |
| Dec 6 | at | L 26–47 | 5 | 113 | 2 | 75 | – |
2024 Rhode Island 14 games, 78 catches, 1,030 yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 20–17 | 4 | 88 | 0 | 32 | – |
| Sep 7 | at | L 0–48 | 5 | 64 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 21–9 | 4 | 48 | 1 | 25 | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 28–21 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Oct 5 | at | W 46–44 | 5 | 75 | 1 | 41 | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 31–21 | 9 | 107 | 1 | 30 | – |
| Oct 19 | at | W 26–9 | 4 | 62 | 1 | 57 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 24–14 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 42 | – |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 37–28 | 12 | 171 | 2 | 28 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at | L 21–24 | 5 | 85 | 1 | 43 | 12 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 20–17 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 22 | – |
| Nov 23 | at | W 35–21 | 8 | 84 | 0 | 26 | – |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 21–17 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Dec 7 | at | L 10–17 | 11 | 119 | 1 | 56 | – |
2023 Rhode Island 10 games, 42 catches, 638 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 35–42 | 2 | 101 | 1 | 73 | – |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 35–14 | 1 | 70 | 1 | 70 | – |
| Sep 16 | at | W 34–17 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 49–26 | 9 | 111 | 0 | 39 | – |
| Oct 7 | at | W 34–30 | 5 | 84 | 1 | 38 | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. | L 17–24 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Oct 21 | at | L 10–35 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 34–28 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 32 | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 31–24 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Nov 18 | at | L 30–31 | 9 | 130 | 1 | 42 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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