Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 48-20vs Stanford | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 0 tackles |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#38
Mekhi Buchanan
Junior defensive end on Texas State's 2026 roster.
6′5″ · 247 lb · Acworth, GA
CFB Index 8 · #410 of 418 edge rushersMedium confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from Virginia)
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 numbers
0
sacks · 2025
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: vs Stanford
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive end on Texas State's 2025 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Virginia in 2023.
Mekhi Buchanan
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Second year in the Texas State defensive front, same address the whole way.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
His career
20239 games
- Signed with Virginia3-star out of Allatoona
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Virginia
NFL
NFL Draft
—
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Virginia
DestinationTBD
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Tony Elliott — 14-12 over that span.
2023Virginia3-9HC: Tony Elliott · Run-leaning
2025Virginia11-3HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 0.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
8 · #410 of 418 edge rushers
Three-star recruit. Now #410 at the position.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
EDGE
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Ezekiel Durham-Campbell’s 2023 season.
81%match
Matches Ezekiel on
Class year
Sack rate
Weight
Differs from Ezekiel on
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Arvell Reese's freshman season at Ohio State (2024).
91%match
Consensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 5
Matches Arvell on
Class year
Height
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Mekhi Buchanan
The defensive line · Texas State
- Tymere Jackson8.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #5Donterry Russell5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #96Bryce Carter3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #4Tae Woody2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #38Mekhi Buchanan0 tackles for loss · 2025
20 more on the roster · Texas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology