Michael
Buchanan.
Michael
Buchanan.
Illinois· 6'5"· 255 lb· 4.78s 40
Michael Buchanan fits best as a right defensive end in a 4-3 over front system, particularly one that values length and explosiveness off the edge to disrupt pass protection.
Buchanan projects as an immediate rotational pass rusher who can develop into a versatile every-down defensive end with a high ceiling as a 10+ sack player.
He would be a poor fit as a 3-4 two-gap defensive end due to his leaner frame and play style not suiting consistent anchoring against the run.
His blend of length, burst, and decent agility makes him a strong candidate for teams running an attacking 4-3 scheme that asks ends to get upfield.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.78sp50
- Vertical
- 33inp50
- Broad jump
- 113inp50
- Three-cone
- 6.91sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.44sp50
- Bench
- 22repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Illinois | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.