Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2011Arizona
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.
Impact Production
57
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
44
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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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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- 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
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Texas | 5 | 5 | 84 | 2 | 29.8 |
| 2009 Postseason | Texas | 13 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 52.9 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Texas | 13 | 44 | 445 | 4 | 52.9 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Arizona | 10 | 42 | 606 | 2 | 67.6 |
Related Context
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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
2011 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 79.7 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2011 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Texas, Arizona.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State
Loss 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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2011 Regular Season · Arizona
Games
10
Receiving Yards / G
60.6
Efficiency
79.7
Usage
12.6
Consistency
48.9
Best Game by takeover score
Oregon State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northern Arizona: 38. Oklahoma State: 142. Stanford: 71. Oregon: 4. USC: 88. Oregon State: 144. UCLA: 54. Washington: 27. Utah: 9. Arizona State: 29
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. Northern Arizona: 4 by 63.3. Oklahoma State: 10 by 94.7. Stanford: 4 by 100. Oregon: 1 by 26.7. USC: 6 by 97.8. Oregon State: 8 by 100. UCLA: 3 by 100. Washington: 2 by 90. Utah: 1 by 60. Arizona State: 3 by 64.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins40.3 · Games = 3 · -29.0 vs Losses
Losses69.3 · Games = 7 · +29.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Oregon State
Best efficiency game
100 vs UCLA
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/20 | @ Arizona State | W 31-27 | — | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 9.70 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Utah | L 21-34 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sun 10/30 | @ Washington | L 31-42 | — | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 13.50 | 0 | 16 |
| Fri 10/21 | vs UCLA | W 48-12 | — | 3 | 54 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 26 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Oregon State100 receiving yards · High volume | L 27-37 | — | 8 | 144 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 39 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ USC | L 41-48 | — | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 14.70 | 0 | 20 |
| Sun 9/25 | vs Oregon | L 31-56 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sun 9/18 | vs Stanford | L 10-37 | — | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 17.80 | 0 | 38 |
| Fri 9/9 | @ Oklahoma State100 receiving yards · High volume | L 14-37 | — | 10 | 142 | 14.2 | 14.20 | 1 | 54 |
| Sun 9/4 | vs Northern Arizona | W 41-10 | — | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 0 | 14 |
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
Texas
2008-2009
Opening stop
- 2
Arizona
2011
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2008200920092011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Texas | 84 | 64 | 4.5 | — |
| 2009 Postseason | Texas | 442 | 57.4 | 13 | 358 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Texas | 442 | 57.4 | 13 | 0 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Arizona | 606 | 79.7 | 12.6 | 164 |
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
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