Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | FGM/FGA | LONG | XP | PTS | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | L 21-35@ TCU | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-17vs Iowa State | 0/1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0/1 | 0 | — | 0 |
#43
Buck Buchanan
Senior kicker on Colorado's 2025 roster.
5′11″ · 185 lb · Longview, TX
Returning to Colorado for 2026
The story
4 kicker on Colorado's 2025 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Louisiana Tech in 2022.
- Transferred from Louisiana Tech to Colorado in 2025.
The numbers
0
field goals · 2025
of 1 attempts
2 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: vs Iowa State
His career numbers, season by seasonBuck Buchanan
Has the leg for a 55-yarder when the situation calls for it. Buck Buchanan has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. 2024 brought the first one: Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week. One game to point at: 1 tackles against TCU — Week 6, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
20226 games
- Signed with Louisiana Tech3-star out of Marshall
2025
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coaches2022
Mike Sanford Jr.
Colorado
Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Sanford Jr. → Deion Sanders. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Louisiana Tech3-9HC: Sonny Cumbie · Balanced
2023Louisiana Tech3-9HC: Sonny Cumbie · Balanced
2024Louisiana Tech5-8HC: Sonny Cumbie · Run-leaning
2025Colorado3-9HC: Deion Sanders · Run-leaning
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Deion Sanders
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -- | -- | 0/1 | |
| 2024 | 9/12 (75%) | 2/4 (50%) | 2/4 (50%) | |
| 2023 | 1/1 | -- | 1/3 | |
| Career | 10/13 (77%) | 2/4 (50%) | 3/8 (38%) |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Has the leg for a 55-yarder when the situation calls for it.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Colorado
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
PK · Colorado
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +4 net (42 in / 38 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Colorado · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #39 · 2026 recruiting class #67
DNA match
Player DNA
Big Leg
Has the leg for a 55-yarder when the situation calls for it.
K
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Dario Longhetto’s 2022 season.
89%match
Matches Dario on
Longest make
FG%
Weight
Differs from Dario on
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Dario Longhetto's junior season at California (2022).
74%match
Matches Dario on
Class year
Weight
FG%
Differs from Dario on
Longest make (higher)
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology