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Player Dossier
2009-2012Ohio State
Ben Buchanan
P • 5'11" • Westerville, OH, USA
Impact contributor
Ben Buchanan shows a productive multi-phase profile across the tracked sample.
Impact Production
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Production sample still building
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Ohio State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Ohio State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Toledo
Player Story
Ben Buchanan built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a punter from Westerville, OH wearing No. 17, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Ben Buchanan's career was his field-position work: 177...
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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
Ben Buchanan, P. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Ohio State. Ben Buchanan shows a productive multi-phase profile across the tracked sample.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Rushing yards
- 6
Quick Answers
Ben Buchanan quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio State · P
- Career Touchdowns
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2009 Regular Season · Ohio State
- Top game
- Toledo
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Westerville Central · Ohio State
- High school pipeline
- Westerville Central · 13 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 17 · Class 2012
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | TD | Primary | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2010 Postseason | Ohio State | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Ohio State | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2011 Postseason | Ohio State | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Ohio State | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Ohio State | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Related Context
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Ben Buchanan played P for Ohio State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Ben Buchanan recorded 6 rushing yards. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Ohio State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season
Ohio State paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with — efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2012 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida
Loss with a strong all-around stat line. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Postseason · Ohio State
Games
13
Primary Metric / G
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Efficiency
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Usage
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Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Florida
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida: 0. Akron: 0. Toledo: 0. Miami: 0. Colorado: 0. Michigan State: 0. Nebraska: 0. Illinois: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Indiana: 0. Purdue: 0. Penn State: 0. Michigan: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 6 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 7 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Touchdowns
Top game by takeover score
Florida
Best efficiency game
— vs Florida
| Result | ||||||||||||||
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| Mon 1/2 | @ Florida | L 17-24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | @ Michigan | L 34-40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Penn State | L 14-20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Purdue | L 23-26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Indiana | W 34-20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 10/30 | vs Wisconsin | W 33-29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Illinois | W 17-7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 10/9 | @ Nebraska | L 27-34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Michigan State | L 7-10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Colorado | W 37-17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Miami | L 6-24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Toledo | W 27-22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Akron | W 42-0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Player Story
Ben Buchanan story
Ben Buchanan built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a punter from Westerville, OH wearing No. 17, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Ben Buchanan's career was his field-position work: 177 punts and 7,282 punting yards across 39 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2011 with Ohio State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Special-teams careers depend on repeatable opportunity, not just one highlight. His career also includes 6 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 39 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ohio State.
The arc is straightforward: Ben Buchanan moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Ohio State
2009-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
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| 2009 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2010 Postseason | Ohio State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2011 Postseason | Ohio State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Toledo
Week 3 · W 38-0
Win with a strong all-around stat line.
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Touchdowns
0 takeover
0 primary-metric impact.
#2
@ Arkansas
Week 1 · W 31-26 · Postseason
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Touchdowns
0 takeover
Win with a strong all-around stat line.
0 primary-metric impact.
#3
vs Michigan
Week 13 · W 37-7 · Conference game
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Touchdowns
0 takeover
Win with a strong all-around stat line.
0 primary-metric impact.
#4
@ Iowa
Week 12 · W 20-17 · Conference game
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Touchdowns
0 takeover
Win with a strong all-around stat line.
0 primary-metric impact.
#5
vs Penn State
Week 11 · W 38-14 · Conference game
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Touchdowns
0 takeover
Win with a strong all-around stat line.
0 primary-metric impact.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2009 Regular Season · Ohio State
0 primary output · — efficiency · — usage
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#2
2010 Postseason · Ohio State
100
0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2010 Regular Season · Ohio State
100
0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
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Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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