Player Career

Dan Buckner Career Story

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Player Story

Dan Buckner story

Dan Buckner built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a wide receiver from Allen, TX wearing No. 4, spending time with Arizona and Texas. The clearest part of Dan Buckner's career was his receiving role: 92 catches, 1,132 receiving yards, and 8 touchdowns across 28 career games in the available record. That gives Dan Buckner's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Texas

    2008-2009

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Arizona

    2011

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2008200920092011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 Regular SeasonTexas84644.5
2009 PostseasonTexas44257.413358
2009 Regular SeasonTexas44257.4130
2011 Regular SeasonArizona60679.712.6164

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Oregon State

Week 6 · L 27-37 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

144

Receiving Yards

95.3 takeover

144 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Oklahoma State

Week 2 · L 14-37

142

Receiving Yards

94.4 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

142 receiving yards with a 94.7 efficiency score.

#3

@ Wyoming

Week 2 · W 41-10

86

Receiving Yards

86.1 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

86 receiving yards with a 95.6 efficiency score.

#4

vs Texas Tech

Week 3 · W 34-24 · Conference game

75

Receiving Yards

84.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

75 receiving yards with a 83.3 efficiency score.

#5

vs UTEP

Week 4 · W 64-7

71

Receiving Yards

74.1 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

71 receiving yards with a 78.9 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2011 Regular Season · Arizona

606 primary output · 79.7 efficiency · 12.6 usage

67.6

#2

2009 Postseason · Texas

52.9

442 primary · 57.4 efficiency · 13 usage

#3

2009 Regular Season · Texas

52.9

442 primary · 57.4 efficiency · 13 usage

Milestones

2

100+ receiving yards

2

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games