Tyler Buchner
Tyler Buchner (born November 7, 2002) is an American football quarterback for the Alabama Crimson Tide. He previously played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
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Position | Quarterback |
Class | Sophomore |
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Born: | Evanston, Illinois, U.S. | November 7, 2002
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
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High school | The Bishop's School (La Jolla, California) |
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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
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.
Statistics
Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
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2021 | 10 | 0 | 0−0 | 21 | 35 | 60.0 | 298 | 8.5 | 3 | 3 | 142.7 | 46 | 336 | 7.3 | 3 | |
2022 | 3 | 3 | 1−2 | 46 | 83 | 55.4 | 651 | 7.8 | 3 | 5 | 121.2 | 36 | 123 | 3.4 | 4 | |
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2023 | 2 | 1 | 1–0 | 8 | 19 | 42.1 | 61 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 69.1 | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 1 | |
Career[13] | 15 | 4 | 2−2 | 75 | 137 | 54.7 | 1010 | 7.4 | 6 | 8 | 119.4 | 85 | 479 | 5.6 | 8 |
References
- @PFF_College (December 30, 2022). "The Tyler Buchner experience tonight was WILD:" (Tweet). Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Twitter.
- "Bishop's quarterback transferring to Helix". March 13, 2020.
- "Buchner likely won't play a down for Helix". September 12, 2020.
- "Pod of Gold: QB commit Tyler Buchner on preparing to join Notre Dame next season".
- "Quarterback Tyler Buchner, a 2021 recruit, commits to Notre Dame".
- "How incoming Notre Dame freshman Tyler Buchner prepared to be next-level QB Irish covet".
- "Notre Dame Wants a Closer Look at Freshman Quarterback Tyler Buchner". Forbes.
- "Notre Dame Quarterback Tyler Buchner and the Freshman Learning Experience". Forbes.
- "Tyler Buchner Learning to Add Leadership to His Playmaking Skills".
- John Fineran (August 9, 2022). "Buchner-Pyne QB battle highlights Irish preseason camp". AP News.
- "ND's Pyne, Buchner battling for starting QB role".
- "Notre Dame QB Buchner out for season with shoulder injury". WNDU.
- "Tyler Buchner College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2022.