Roman Buchanan: LB · South Alabama · #5.
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Roman Buchanan
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Rated a two-star prospect, with two seasons of snaps at South Alabama since. The first one came in 2015: All-Sun Belt. A game that shows it: 13 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Georgia Southern — Week 2, 2016.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
86 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 11 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | South Alabama | 86 | 55 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2015 | South Alabama | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Career | 86 | 55 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-20@ Mississippi State | 12 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 9-24vs Georgia Southern | 13 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 23-28@ Louisiana | 6 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-40vs Nicholls | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-24vs No. 19 San Diego State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-17@ Arkansas State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-28vs Troy | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 13-10vs Georgia State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 35-42@ UL Monroe | 11 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-7vs Presbyterian | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-38@ Idaho | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 35-28vs New Mexico State | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 21-45vs Air Force | 6 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 86 | 55 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Week 1 · 2016
W 21-20
1 tackle for loss · 12 tackles · 1 pass breakup
A close one, won by 1 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
86tackles this seasonTFL rate
13%11 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
3%3 pass breakups86 tackles · 11 for loss · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Joey Jones — 11-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 6.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 7.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey Jones
Pass share
47.4%
415 pass / 460 run
Plays / game
67.3
13 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
451 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2016
86 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at South Alabama, 86 tackles — the college career is complete.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 2ND TEAM
All-Sun Belt 2nd team (2015)
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
1 coachPlayed every college season under Joey Jones.
