Tyler Buchner Explained

Tyler Buchner
Birth Date:7 November 2002
Birth Place:Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:215
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Position:Midfielder
Ncaa Team:Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Class:Junior
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School:Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Currentnumber:26
Currentposition:Wide receiver
Class: Junior
Highschool:Helix (La Mesa, California)
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Tyler Buchner (born November 7, 2002) is an American lacrosse midfielder for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and American football wide receiver for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. He previously played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide.

High school career

Buchner attended The Bishop's School in La Jolla, California, before transferring to Helix High School in La Mesa, California, for his senior year.[2] He did not play football his senior year in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] As a junior in 2019, Buchner passed for 4,474 yards with 53 passing touchdowns and 1,610 rushing yards and 28 rushing touchdowns.[4] He committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football over offers from Alabama, TCU, Georgia, USC, and Michigan, among others.[5] [6] [7]

College career

Football

Notre Dame

Buchner spent his first year at Notre Dame in 2021 as a backup to Jack Coan.[8] He appeared in 10 games, completing 21 of 35 passes for 298 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions. He also rushed for 336 yards and three touchdowns.[9] Buchner competed with Drew Pyne to take over as the team's starting quarterback in 2022.[10] [11] He injured his shoulder during Notre Dame's loss to Marshall on September 10, 2022, and missed the remainder of the 2022 regular season.[12] He returned to the field for Notre Dame's victory against South Carolina in the 2022 Gator Bowl.

Alabama

In 2023, he entered the NCAA transfer portal and soon transferred to the University of Alabama.[13] In week three, Buchner started against South Florida but struggled throughout the game and was later benched in favor of Ty Simpson.[14] [15] Nick Saban would announce Jalen Milroe as the starter for the rest of the season.[16]

College statistics

SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GP GS Record Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate Att Yards Avg TD
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
202110 0 0–0 21 35 60.0 298 8.5 3 3 142.7 46 336 7.3 3
20223 31–2 46 83 55.4 651 7.8 3 5 121.2 36 123 3.4 4
Alabama Crimson Tide
20232 1 1–0 8 19 42.1 61 3.2 0 0 69.1 3 20 6.7 1
Career 15 4 2–2 75 137 54.7 1,010 7.4 6 8 119.4 85 479 5.6 8

Lacrosse Transfer portal

On December 4, 2023, Buchner entered the transfer portal as a men's lacrosse player. He was a highly ranked lacrosse recruit in high school, and had verbally committed to the University of Michigan for lacrosse in the 8th grade before eventually committing to Notre Dame for football.[17] [18]

External links

Notes and References

  1. PFF_College . 1608984752534720513 . The Tyler Buchner experience tonight was WILD . December 30, 2022 . December 30, 2022.
  2. Web site: Norcross . Don . March 13, 2020 . Bishop’s quarterback transferring to Helix . January 22, 2024 . San Diego Union-Tribune . en-US.
  3. Web site: Maffei . John . September 12, 2020 . Buchner likely won’t play a down for Helix . January 22, 2024 . San Diego Union-Tribune . en-US.
  4. Web site: October 27, 2020 . Pod of Gold: QB commit Tyler Buchner on preparing to join Notre Dame next season . January 22, 2024 . South Bend Tribune . en-US.
  5. Web site: March 8, 2019 . Quarterback Tyler Buchner, a 2021 recruit, commits to Notre Dame . January 22, 2024 . Notre Dame Insider . en-US.
  6. Web site: Karels . Carter . January 24, 2021 . How incoming Notre Dame freshman Tyler Buchner prepared to be next-level QB Irish covet . January 22, 2024 . The Indianapolis Star . en-US.
  7. Web site: Berardino . Mike . April 30, 2021 . Notre Dame Wants A Closer Look At Freshman Quarterback Tyler Buchner . January 22, 2024 . Forbes . en.
  8. Web site: Berardino . Mike . November 13, 2021 . Notre Dame Quarterback Tyler Buchner And The Freshman Learning Experience . January 22, 2024 . Forbes . en.
  9. Web site: Stires . Sean . August 8, 2022 . Tyler Buchner Learning To Add Leadership To His Playmaking Skills . January 22, 2024 . Sports Illustrated . en.
  10. Web site: Fineran . John . August 9, 2022 . Buchner-Pyne QB battle highlights Irish preseason camp . January 22, 2024 . AP News.
  11. Web site: Hough . Austin . August 7, 2022 . ND's Pyne, Buchner battling for starting QB role . January 22, 2024 . Herald Bulletin . en.
  12. Web site: September 12, 2022 . Notre Dame QB Buchner out for season with shoulder injury . January 22, 2024 . WNDU.
  13. Web site: Thamel . Pete . April 27, 2023 . Former Irish QB Buchner heading to Alabama . January 22, 2024 . ESPN.com . en.
  14. Web site: Parks . James . September 16, 2023 . Alabama QB change: Crimson Tide to start Tyler Buchner in USF game . January 22, 2024 . SI.com . en.
  15. Web site: Heim . Mark . September 16, 2023 . Alabama’s Nick Saban explains decision to bench Tyler Buchner for Ty Simpson vs. USF . January 22, 2024 . AL.com . en.
  16. Web site: Scarborough . Alex . September 18, 2023 . Saban gives Tide QB job to Milroe for SEC opener . January 22, 2024 . ESPN.com . en.
  17. Web site: Foy . Terry . December 4, 2023 . Breaking: Tyler Buchner Enters the NCAA Transfer Portal for Men's Lacrosse . December 7, 2023 . Inside Lacrosse.
  18. Web site: Baumgartner . Blake . December 5, 2023 . Alabama QB Tyler Buchner enters portal as lacrosse player . December 6, 2023 . ESPN.com.