Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2012Illinois
Michael Buchanan
DL • 6'6" • Homewood, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Michael Buchanan shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
63
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Player Story
Michael Buchanan built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a defensive lineman from Homewood, IL wearing No. 99, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Michael Buchanan's career was his defensive...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2013
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 20
- Overall
- No. 226
- NFL Team
- New England Patriots
Michael Buchanan, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Illinois. Michael Buchanan shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.
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Michael Buchanan quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Illinois · DL
- Career Tackles
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 1 games
- Best season
- 2012 Regular Season · Illinois
- Top game
- Western Michigan
- NFL Draft
- 2013 · Round 7 · Pick 20 · New England Patriots
- Latest roster
- No. 99 · Class 2012
Michael Buchanan is listed as a DL for Illinois. Detailed college production data is limited on CFB Track.
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