JJ Buchanan
Michigan Wolverines
90
Elite

JJ Buchanan

Michigan WolverinesContender
WR-SLOffenseEliteTRANSFER · Utah
Projected Starter

Is JJ Buchanan starting?

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

JJ Buchanan is the projected starting WR-SL on a Contender Michigan — 90 OVR.

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Depth at WR-SL · Michigan Wolverines

  1. 1690JJ BuchananStarter
  2. 21064Jaime Ffrench Jr.
  3. 32059Jaylen Pile

What's Next

Who do they play next?Jeremiah Nash — vs UTEP · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Jaime Ffrench Jr. — No. 2 at WR-SL for MichiganHow do they compare?Ohio State — The Game

The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

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 90 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit3★ · #570 NatlTeam Share18%Percentile86th
Henderson, NV
Jersey
#6
Class
SO/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
225 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 83-rated offense; 86th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.96 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 90.

Team offense (SP+)
83
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
+7 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

Sep 12WOUYDS 0
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
48
AVG
24.0
TD
0

Final W 17-10

Sep 5WWMUYDS 0
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
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%
Coach MichiganTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.