Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2010-2012Arizona
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
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Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
31
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Arizona
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Arizona
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Toledo
Player Story
Dan Buckner built his college career from 2010 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Allen, TX wearing No. 4, spending time with Arizona. The clearest part of Dan Buckner's career was his receiving role: 61 catches,...
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- Committed To
- Texas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
Dan Buckner, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Arizona. Dan Buckner reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 773
- Receptions
- 61
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Dan Buckner quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arizona · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 773
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2012 Postseason · Arizona
- Top game
- Toledo
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Allen · Texas
- High school pipeline
- Allen · 76 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Class 2012
- 2012 Receiving yards rank
- 773 receiving yards · WR 85th (top 10%) · Pac-12 10th (top 6%) · National 90th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Arizona | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2011 Regular Season | Arizona | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2012 Postseason | Arizona | 13 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 76.9 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Arizona | 13 | 59 | 741 | 5 | 76.9 |
Related Context
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Dan Buckner played WR for Arizona. Across 3 tracked seasons, Dan Buckner recorded 773 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Arizona.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason
Arizona paired 773 primary output with 81.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 81.7 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: Toledo
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2012 Postseason · Arizona
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
59.5
Efficiency
81.7
Usage
18.8
Consistency
63.3
Best Game by takeover score
Toledo
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nevada: 32. Toledo: 116. Oklahoma State: 60. South Carolina State: 85. Oregon: 42. Oregon State: 119. Stanford: 91. Washington: 86. USC: 57. UCLA: 22. Colorado: 38. Utah: 14. Arizona State: 11
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. Nevada: 2 by 100. Toledo: 10 by 77.3. Oklahoma State: 6 by 66.7. South Carolina State: 6 by 94.4. Oregon: 3 by 93.3. Oregon State: 6 by 100. Stanford: 8 by 75.8. Washington: 5 by 100. USC: 7 by 54.3. UCLA: 3 by 48.9. Colorado: 3 by 84.4. Utah: 1 by 93.3. Arizona State: 1 by 73.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins61 · Games = 8 · +4 vs Losses
Losses57 · Games = 5 · -4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Toledo
Best efficiency game
100 vs Nevada
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/15 | vs Nevada | W 49-48 | — | 2 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 11/24 | vs Arizona State | L 34-41 | — | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Sun 11/18 | @ Utah | W 34-24 | — | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Colorado2+ TD | W 56-31 | — | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 12.70 | 2 | 21 |
| Sun 11/4 | @ UCLA | L 10-66 | — | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 7.30 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 10/27 | vs USC | W 39-36 | — | 7 | 57 | 8.1 | 8.10 | 1 | 17 |
| Sun 10/21 | vs Washington | W 52-17 | — | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 17.20 | 0 | 43 |
| Sat 10/6 | @ StanfordHigh volume | L 48-54 | — | 8 | 91 | 11.4 | 11.40 | 0 | 31 |
| Sun 9/30 | vs Oregon State100 receiving yards | L 35-38 | — | 6 | 119 | 19.8 | 19.80 | 1 | 31 |
| Sun 9/23 | @ Oregon | L 0-49 | — | 3 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| Sun 9/16 | vs South Carolina State | W 56-0 | — | 6 | 85 | 14.2 | 14.20 | 1 | 27 |
| Sun 9/9 | vs Oklahoma State | W 59-38 | — | 6 | 60 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| Sun 9/2 | vs Toledo100 receiving yards · High volume | W 24-17 | — | 10 | 116 | 11.6 | 11.60 | 0 | 22 |
Player Story
Dan Buckner story
Dan Buckner built his college career from 2010 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Allen, TX wearing No. 4, spending time with Arizona. The clearest part of Dan Buckner's career was his receiving role: 61 catches, 773 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns across 13 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with Arizona. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. With 13 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arizona.
The arc is straightforward: Dan Buckner 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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Arizona
2010-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2010201120122012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Arizona | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2011 Regular Season | Arizona | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2012 Postseason | Arizona | 773 | 81.7 | 18.8 | 773 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Arizona | 773 | 81.7 | 18.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Toledo
Week 1 · W 24-17
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
116
Receiving Yards
91.6 takeover
116 receiving yards with a 77.3 efficiency score.
#2
vs Washington
Week 8 · W 52-17 · Conference game
86
Receiving Yards
90.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
86 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Oregon State
Week 5 · L 35-38 · Conference game
119
Receiving Yards
88.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
119 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs South Carolina State
Week 3 · W 56-0
85
Receiving Yards
73.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
85 receiving yards with a 94.4 efficiency score.
#5
@ Stanford
Week 6 · L 48-54 · Conference game
91
Receiving Yards
70.5 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
91 receiving yards with a 75.8 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Postseason · Arizona
773 primary output · 81.7 efficiency · 18.8 usage
76.9
#2
2012 Regular Season · Arizona
76.9
773 primary · 81.7 efficiency · 18.8 usage
#3
2010 Regular Season · Arizona
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
2
100+ receiving yards
2
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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