Former wide receiver at UConn. 2024: 7 catches, 91 receiving yards.
6′1″ · 200 lb · Park Ridge, NJ
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
Former wide receiver at UConn. 2024: 7 catches, 91 receiving yards.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearBrett Buckman
Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Second year in the UConn receiving corps, same address the whole way. The receipt: 49 rec yds, 3 receptions against Temple — Week 6, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at UConn, 579 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Jim Mora — 12-13 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 41.5 | 16.6 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 0.7 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 18.3 | 11.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 18.0 | 9.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-50@ Maryland | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-26@ Duke | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 6 | W 29-20vs Temple | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 32 | Season-high 49 yds |
| Wk 8 | L 20-23vs Wake Forest | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-23@ UAB | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 7 | 91 | 10.3 | 0 | 32 |
Play style
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Jordan Whittington’s 2023 season.
Matches Jordan on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Derick Eugene’s path through Long Island University.
Derick Eugene
Elijah Steward
Matches Derick on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Nico Ragaini's junior season at Iowa (2022).
Matches Nico on
Differs from Nico on
Player DNA