Usage Score
3.4
Player Dossier
2015-2021Tennessee
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
19.6
Consistency
6.1
Season Value
8.3
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
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 19.6 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: Southern Miss
Loss with 1 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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2021 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
19.6
Usage
3.4
Consistency
6.1
Best Game by takeover score
Southern Miss
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Mississippi State: 0. Unknown: 0. SMU: 1. North Texas: 0. NC State: 0. UTEP: 0. UTSA: 0. Old Dominion: 0. UAB: 0. Charlotte: 0. Southern Miss: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Mississippi State: 8 by 33.3. Unknown: 6 by 25. SMU: 5 by 30.8. North Texas: 3 by 12.5. NC State: 5 by 20.8. UTEP: 1 by 4.2. UTSA: 5 by 20.8. Old Dominion: 4 by 16.7. UAB: 1 by 4.2. Charlotte: 5 by 20.8. Southern Miss: 4 by 26.7
Split Comparison
Wins0 · n=2 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=8 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · n=6 · -0.0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · n=5 · +0.0 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Southern Miss
Best efficiency game
33.3 vs Mississippi State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/20 | vs Southern Miss | L 19-35 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | vs Charlotte | W 42-32 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ UAB | L 38-52 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Old Dominion | L 20-23 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs UTSA | L 16-45 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/17 | @ UTEP | L 3-19 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ NC State | L 27-34 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs North Texas | W 24-17 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs SMU | L 37-39 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Unknown | — | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | @ Mississippi State | L 34-35 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
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.