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Defensive line, Illinois, 2009–12
Michael Buchanan
- Number
- No. 99
- Height
- 6′6″
- Hometown
- Homewood, IL
- Born
- Jan 24, 1991, in Homewood, Illinois
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Michael Buchanan played defensive line at Illinois (2009–12). The New England Patriots took Buchanan in round 7, No. 226 overall in the 2013 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Defense
| Season | Team | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Illinois | 1 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 13 | 27 | 37 | 64 | 13.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 57 | 7 | 4.5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| On file | 68 | 93 | 161 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 12 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.
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.
Game by game
2012 Illinois 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Western Michigan | W 24–7 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
Played in the 2013 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 16–21).
| Drill | Combine 2013 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′5⅜″ |
| Weight | 255 lb |
| Arm length | 34″ |
| Hand size | 9⅞″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.78 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.65 sW |
| Vertical jump | 33″ |
| Broad jump | 9′5″ |
| Bench press | 22 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.91 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.44 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 11 games with a stat; latest team: New England Patriots.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | New England Patriots | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | New England Patriots | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CFL | BC Lions * |
| 2016 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts * |
| 2016 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.
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