#6
Michigan · 2026

JJ Buchanan

WRSophomore6' 4", 218 lbsHenderson, NV
Michigan Wolverines3-0 · TDC #25
Snap share
86%
3 of 3 started · likely 67–100%
Receptions
15
63rd of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
266
30th of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
17.7
69th of 499 in FBS
Rec. TD
2
54th of 527 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.79
82nd of 301 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

24 plays · +18.9 total EPA · 82nd of 301 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.79
Passing+0.79
1st down+0.18
2nd down+0.83
3rd down+1.86
Standard downs+0.26
Passing downs+2.38
BuchananWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays14%
Pass plays34%
Run plays0%
1st down14%
2nd down12%
3rd down17%
Standard downs14%
Passing downs13%
BuchananWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets24—
Target share36.4%11th / 489
Catch rate62.5%298th / 489
Success rate per target62.5%94th / 489
Yards per target11.1101st / 489
Explosive catches20.8%103rd / 489
Deep-target rate16.7%—
3rd-down targets6—
Red-zone targets1—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions1563rd / 1676
Yards26630th / 1662
Yards / catch17.769th / 499
Touchdowns254th / 527
Long47—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Western Michigan✓ WR48~42 (28–48)988%
Wk 2 · Oklahoma✓ WR58~49 (32–58)684%
Wk 3 · UTEP✓ WR70~60 (39–70)986%
Season3 GS176151 (118–176)2486%

Position Room

12 WRs on the Michigan roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
3Andrew MarshWRSO15133132%+0.31
6JJ BuchananWRSO15266234%+0.79
12Salesi MoaWRFR22316%+0.40
13Travis JohnsonWRFR110011%+0.13
0Kendrick BellWRSR—————
9Channing GoodwinWRJR———4%-0.35
10Jaime Ffrench Jr.WRSO—————
20Jaylen PileWRFR—————
22Braydon AlfordWRJR—————
81Jamar BrowderWRSO—————
85Logan ForbesWRSR—————
89Kaleb SchlechtWRSR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Michigan depth chart →