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Player Dossier
2013-2016South Alabama
Roman Buchanan
LB • 6'2" • Enterprise, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Roman Buchanan shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
80
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · South Alabama
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- South Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana
Player Story
Roman Buchanan built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a linebacker from Enterprise, AL wearing No. 5, spending time with South Alabama. The clearest part of Roman Buchanan's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- South Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Roman Buchanan, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · South Alabama. Roman Buchanan shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 86
- TFL
- 11
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Roman Buchanan quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Alabama · LB
- Career Tackles
- 86
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · South Alabama
- Top game
- Louisiana
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Daleville · South Alabama
- High school pipeline
- Daleville · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 86 tackles · LB 111th (top 11%) · Sun Belt 17th (top 4%) · National 161st (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | South Alabama | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.1 |
| 2014 Regular Season | South Alabama | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | South Alabama | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.2 |
| 2016 Postseason | South Alabama | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 68.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | South Alabama | 13 | 80 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 68.9 |
Related Context
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Roman Buchanan played LB for South Alabama. Across 4 tracked seasons, Roman Buchanan recorded 86 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with South Alabama.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
South Alabama paired 16 primary output with 39.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 39.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · South Alabama
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
39.5
Usage
9.5
Consistency
57.1
Best Game by takeover score
Louisiana
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Air Force: 2. Mississippi State: 2. Georgia Southern: 2. Louisiana: 3. Nicholls: 1. San Diego State: 1. Arkansas State: 0. Troy: 0. Georgia State: 0. UL Monroe: 2. Presbyterian: 0. Idaho: 2. New Mexico State: 1
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Air Force: 6 by 45. Mississippi State: 12 by 70. Georgia Southern: 13 by 70. Louisiana: 6 by 55. Nicholls: 2 by 18.3. San Diego State: 5 by 30.8. Arkansas State: 5 by 20.8. Troy: 8 by 33.3. Georgia State: 5 by 20.8. UL Monroe: 11 by 65.8. Presbyterian: 6 by 25. Idaho: 2 by 28.3. New Mexico State: 5 by 30.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 6 · -0.7 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 7 · +0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Louisiana
Best efficiency game
70 vs Georgia Southern
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/30 | @ Air ForceSplash game | L 21-45 | 6 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/3 | vs New Mexico State | W 35-28 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | @ IdahoSplash game | L 31-38 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | vs Presbyterian | W 31-7 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ UL Monroe10+ tackles · Splash game | L 35-42 | 11 | 7 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Georgia State | W 13-10 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/20 | vs Troy | L 21-28 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Arkansas State | L 7-17 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/2 | vs San Diego State | W 42-24 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Nicholls | W 41-40 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ LouisianaSplash game | L 23-28 | 6 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Georgia Southern10+ tackles · Splash game | L 9-24 | 13 | 7 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Mississippi State10+ tackles · Splash game | W 21-20 | 12 | 10 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Roman Buchanan story
Roman Buchanan built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a linebacker from Enterprise, AL wearing No. 5, spending time with South Alabama. The clearest part of Roman Buchanan's career was his defensive production: 86 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 3 passes defended across 16 career games in the available record. That gives Roman Buchanan's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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South Alabama
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | South Alabama | 1 | 20 | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | South Alabama | 0 | — | — | -1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | South Alabama | 2 | 20 | — | 2 |
| 2016 Postseason | South Alabama | 16 | 39.5 | 9.5 | 14 |
| 2016 Regular Season | South Alabama | 16 | 39.5 | 9.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Louisiana
Week 3 · L 23-28 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#2
vs Georgia Southern
Week 2 · L 9-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Mississippi State
Week 1 · W 21-20
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#4
@ UL Monroe
Week 10 · L 35-42 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Air Force
Week 1 · L 21-45 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · South Alabama
16 primary output · 39.5 efficiency · 9.5 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · South Alabama
68.9
16 primary · 39.5 efficiency · 9.5 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · South Alabama
44.2
2 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
6
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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