Usage Score
4.9
Player Dossier
2015-2021Louisiana Tech
Baylen Buchanan
DB • 5'11" • 186 lbs • Lawrenceville, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Baylen Buchanan shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.6 disruption score.
Efficiency
22.8
Consistency
45.2
Season Value
21.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- Tennessee • Louisiana Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Alabama
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Baylen Buchanan, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Tennessee. Baylen Buchanan shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.6 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Tennessee paired 0 primary output with 8.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 22.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 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 Tennessee, Louisiana Tech.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Alabama
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2018 Regular Season · Tennessee
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
22.8
Usage
4.9
Consistency
45.2
Best Game by takeover score
Vanderbilt
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. West Virginia: 1. Unknown: 0. UTEP: 1. Florida: 0. Georgia: 0. Auburn: 0. Alabama: 2. South Carolina: 1. Charlotte: 0. Kentucky: 1. Missouri: 0. Vanderbilt: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. West Virginia: 4 by 26.7. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. UTEP: 2 by 18.3. Florida: 5 by 20.8. Georgia: 5 by 20.8. Auburn: 7 by 29.2. Alabama: 7 by 49.2. South Carolina: 2 by 18.3. Charlotte: 4 by 16.7. Kentucky: 4 by 26.7. Missouri: 3 by 12.5. Vanderbilt: 5 by 30.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.5 · Games = 4 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 7 · +0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · Games = 6 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · Games = 6 · +0.5 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Alabama
Best efficiency game
49.2 vs Alabama
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/24 | @ Vanderbilt | L 13-38 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Missouri | L 17-50 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Kentucky | W 24-7 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Charlotte | W 14-3 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ South Carolina | L 24-27 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Alabama | L 21-58 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Auburn | W 30-24 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Georgia | L 12-38 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Florida | L 21-47 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs UTEP | W 24-0 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Unknown | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs West Virginia | L 14-40 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Tennessee
2015-2020
Opening stop
- 2
Louisiana Tech
2021
Final stop
Season Progression
2015201620172018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Tennessee | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Tennessee | 1 | 18.7 | 3 | 1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Tennessee | 0 | 8.4 | 1.2 | -1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Tennessee | 7 | 22.8 | 4.9 | 7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Tennessee | 0 | — | — | -7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Tennessee | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 19.6 | 3.4 | 2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Alabama
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.5 takeover score.
#2
Ohio
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.9 takeover score.
#3
Southern Miss
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.7 takeover score.
#4
SMU
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.5 takeover score.
#5
Vanderbilt
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 29.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2017 Regular Season · Tennessee
0 primary output · 8.4 efficiency · 1.2 usage
36.5
#2
2018 Regular Season · Tennessee
21.7
7 primary · 22.8 efficiency · 4.9 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
8.3
2 primary · 19.6 efficiency · 3.4 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2023 · Rating 0.8558
El Dorado · El Dorado, AR
- Committed To
- —
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Career Facts
2
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
120
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 30 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.