JJ Buchanan
Michigan Wolverines
85
Great

JJ Buchanan

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Projected Starter

Is JJ Buchanan starting?

JJ Buchanan is the projected starter at WR-SL for Michigan Wolverines.

Sophomore · #6 · 6'4", 218 lbs

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Depth at WR-SL · Michigan Wolverines

  1. 1685JJ BuchananStarter
  2. 2966Channing Goodwin

Michigan Starting Lineup

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Top wide receivers in the Big Ten

Jeremiah SmithOhio State · WR-XTanook HinesUSC · WR-XNick MarshIndiana · WR-X

Up next for Michigan

Michigan plays Michigan State at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 07:30 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Coronado, ranked #570 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 26 catches, 427 yards, 5 TD. That's 18% of the team's production at his spot and 86th-percentile production nationally — good for a 85 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #570 NatlTeam Share18%Percentile86th
Henderson, NV
Jersey
#6
Class
SO/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
218 lbs
Transfer
Utah

Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
—264275

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8841
National Rank
#570
High School
Coronado
Hometown
Henderson, NV

Why this rating?

On a 77-rated offense; 86th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.96 for competition level) put them +8 vs unit starters → 85.

Team offense (SP+)
77
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 86% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 10% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.96)
Depth-chart adjustment
+8 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31WRUTGYDS 63
REC
5
YDS
63
AVG
12.6
TD
1

Final W 28-21

Oct 24LIUYDS 57
REC
6
YDS
57
AVG
9.5
TD
0

Final L 13-6 OT

Oct 17WPSUYDS 36
REC
3
YDS
36
AVG
12.0
TD
0

Final W 21-18

Oct 3LMINNYDS 50
REC
4
YDS
50
AVG
12.5
TD
0

Final L 20-14

Sep 26LIOWAYDS 130
REC
5
YDS
130
AVG
26.0
TD
2

Final L 20-19

Sep 19WUTEPYDS 92
REC
7
YDS
92
AVG
13.1
TD
1

Final W 52-17

Sep 12WOUYDS 48
REC
2
YDS
48
AVG
24.0
TD
0

Final W 17-10

Sep 5WWMUYDS 126
REC
6
YDS
126
AVG
21.0
TD
1

Final W 13-12

JJ Buchanan's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

26 rec · 427 yds · 5 TD
Usage / Involvement67%
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