Player Dossier

2008-2011

Arizona

Dan Buckner

WR • 6'4" • Allen, TX, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Dan Buckner reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

3%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

27

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

29

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

41

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Arizona

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Texas • Arizona
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State

Player 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...

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4★

Recruit Profile

Class 2008 · Rating 0.9791

Allen · Allen, TX

Committed To
Texas
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2008

Dan Buckner, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Arizona. Dan Buckner reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,132
Receptions
92
Touchdowns
8

Quick Answers

Dan Buckner quick answers

Latest team and position
Arizona · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,132
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 28 games
Best season
2011 Regular Season · Arizona
Top game
Oregon State
Recruit profile
4-star · Allen · Texas
High school pipeline
Allen · 76 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 4 · Class 2011
2011 Receiving yards rank
606 receiving yards · WR 127th (top 16%) · Pac-12 20th (top 11%) · National 138th (top 8%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2008 Regular SeasonTexas5584229.8
2009 PostseasonTexas131-3052.9
2009 Regular SeasonTexas1344445452.9
2011 Regular SeasonArizona1042606267.6

Related Context

Dan Buckner played WR for Texas and Arizona. Across 3 tracked seasons, Dan Buckner recorded 1,132 receiving yards and 8 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Arizona.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season

Arizona paired 606 primary output with 79.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2008 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 64 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2011 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Texas, Arizona.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Missouri

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2008 Regular Season · Texas

Games

5

Receiving Yards / G

16.8

Efficiency

64

Usage

4.5

Consistency

26.5

Best Game by takeover score

Missouri

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UTEP: 12. Arkansas: 4. Colorado: 10. Missouri: 51. Texas Tech: 7

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UTEP: 1 by 80. Arkansas: 1 by 26.7. Colorado: 1 by 66.7. Missouri: 1 by 100. Texas Tech: 1 by 46.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins19.3 · Games = 4 · +12.3 vs Losses
Losses7 · Games = 1 · -12.3 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

5 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Missouri

Best efficiency game

100 vs Missouri

Result
Sun 11/2@ Texas TechL 33-39177707
Sun 10/19vs MissouriW 56-311515151151
Sat 10/4@ ColoradoW 38-141101010010
Sat 9/27vs ArkansasW 52-10144404
Sun 9/7@ UTEPW 42-131121212112

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