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HIGHLIGHTS
AT ILLINOIS:
2011 - Junior: Named Second-Team All-Big Ten by the coaches and media ... Played in all 13 games, making 12 starts ... Second on the team and fourth in the Big Ten with 7.5 sacks and also had 64 tackles, 13.5 TFLs and four hurries on the season ... Had four tackles, one sack and recovered a fumble in Illinois' win over UCLA in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl ... Recorded five tackles and a half-sack against Minnesota ... Posted four tackles and one TFL against Wisconsin ... Recorded five tackles and a half-TFL against Michigan ... Posted seven tackles and a sack against Penn State ... Posted eight tackles, 1.5 TFLs and a half-sack against Ohio State ... Recorded a career-high 10 tackles along with three TFLs in win over Northwestern ... Posted five tackles, a sack, 1.5 TFLs, forced a fumble and three QB hurries against Western Michigan ... Recorded four tackles, including a career-best 1.5 sacks and a QB hurry in the win over Arizona State ... Tallied a sack and two tackles against South Dakota State.
2010 - Sophomore: Played in 11 games, including eight starts at the bandit position ... Totaled 40 tackles on the season, including 5.5 TFLs, 2.0 sacks, two PBUs, two hurries and one fumble recovery ... Had five tackles, 1.5 TFLs, one QB hurry and a half-sack in Texas Bowl win over Baylor ... Posted four tackles and a career-high two TFLs at Fresno State ... Had five tackles, including a career-best four solos, and a half-sack, at Michigan ... Recorded first career sack against Michigan State ... Tallied a career-high seven tackles against Ohio State ... Sat out the Northern Illinois and Southern Illinois games due to a suspension ... Made first career start in season opener against Missouri.
2009 - Freshman: Played in 10 games, recording a quarterback hurry and pass break up against Illinois State.
High School: Member of the Champaign News-Gazette All-State team ... A four-star recruit by Rivals.com ... Rated the No. 14 defensive end nationally by Rivals.com ... Posted over 100 tackles, 15 TFLs and five sacks in just nine games as a senior ... Had 75 tackles and 10 sacks as a junior ... PrepStar All-Midwest team ... Named the No. 52 defensive end nationally by Scout.com ... Ranked as the No. 59 prospect in the Midwest by SuperPrep ... Ranked as a top-100 defensive end by ESPNU ... High school coach was Kenneth Smith ... Also a member of the Homewood-Flossmoor basketball team.
Personal: Born Jan. 24, 1991 ... Son of Michael Buchanan Sr., and Lolita Jordan ... Majoring in communication ...High school teammate of fellow Illini Supo Sanni ... Chose Illinois over Purdue and Vanderbilt.
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 10 vs. Northwestern, 10/1/11
Solos: 6 vs. Northwestern, 10/1/11
TFL: 3 vs. Northwestern, 10/1/11
QB Sack: 1.5 vs. Arizona State, 9/17/11
QB Hurries: 3 vs Western Michigan, 9/24/11
PBU: 1, four times (last vs. Indiana, 10/8/11)
Fumble Recovery: 1, three times (last vs. UCLA, 12/31/11)
Buchanan's Statistics:
Buchanan's Game-By-Game Statistics
(updated 5/24/12)
