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1 Marquis Buchanan

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 190
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Providence, R.I.
  • High School Classical

Biography

Career Honors & Awards

  • Stats Perform Second Team All-American (2024)
  • Phil Steele Fourth Team All-American (2024)
  • Phil Steele All-CAA Football First Team (2024)
  • Second Team All-CAA Football (2024)
  • Phil Steele Freshman All-American (2023)
  • Phil Steele All-CAA Football Third Team (2023)
  • All-CAA Football Honorable Mention (2023)

2024 (Redshirt Sophomore)
  • Started all 14 games 
  • Finished the season with 1,124 receiving yards on 82 catches
  • The 82 catches are the fourth-most in URI history, while the 1,124 yards are fifth
  • Topped 100 yards in four different games, with a career-best 171 against Monmouth (Nov. 2)
  • Caught a career-high 12 passes opposite the Hawks and hauled in a season-best two touchdowns
  • Logged 107 receiving yards on nine catches against Brown (Oct. 12)
  • Grabbed six passes for 132 yards against UAlbany (Nov. 16)
  • Had double-digit catches at Mercer, finishing with 11 for 119 yards (Dec. 7) 
  • Caught eight touchdown passes, the 10th-most in Rhody’s single-season history
  • Recorded one tackle at Minnesota (Sept. 7)
  • Became the eighth player in program history to record a 1,000-yard season
  • Finished the year 10th in Rhode Island career history with 1,762 receiving yards
  • Had the eighth-most receiving yards in the country in 2024
  • Ended the year with a 19-game starting streak 
2023 (Redshirt Freshman)
  • Appeared in all 11 games for the Rams on both offense and special teams
  • Hauled in his first career touchdown pass and recorded 101 receiving yards in his debut at Georgia State (Aug. 31)
  • Secured a 70-yard pass opposite Stony Brook (Sept. 8)
  • Recorded a special teams tackle at No. 25 Villanova (Sept. 23)
  • Turned in 111 receiving yards on nine catches against Bryant (Sept. 30)
  • Made his first career start at Brown and posted a receiving touchdown (Oct. 7)
  • Started the game against Richmond, finishing with six catches for 36 yards (Oct. 14)
  • Started for the Rams at UAlbany (Oct. 21)
  • Caught four passes for 53 yards in his start against No. 20 New Hampshire
  • Earned the start against North Carolina A&T (Nov. 11)
  • Recorded a career-high 130 receiving yards to go along with a touchdown catch at Towson (Nov. 18)
  • Averaged 15.2 yards per catch and 58.0 yards per game
2022 (Freshman)
  • Did not appear in any game/redshirted
Before College
  • Attended Classical High School, where he played football and basketball
  • Finished his football career with 165 catches for 3,178 yards and 33 touchdowns
  • Also had 45 rushes for 440 yards and four touchdowns on the ground
  • As a senior, he had 55 catches for 1,024 yards and eight touchdowns
  • Was a back-to-back winner of the RIBBCA Player of the Year in basketball
  • Was the Rhode Island Gatorade Player of the Year in football as a senior
  • Was a team captain in both football and basketball
  • Won a state championship in his senior year
Personal
  • Son of Charlotte
  • Has two brothers, Matthew and Leonard
  • Has three sisters, Stephanie, Leondra and Adrian
  • Is cousins with Rhode Island track & field team member Johnathan Buchanan
  • Chose Rhode Island because the team made it feel like home
  • Enjoys playing video games
  • Favorite athletes are LeBron James and Calvin Johnson
  • Favorite team is the Broncos
  • Majoring in Kinesiology

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2022Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    6'4" 175 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2023Redshirt Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    6'4" 175 lbs
    14
  • 1

    2024Redshirt Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    6'4" 175 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2025Redshirt Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'4" 190 lbs
    1