Marquis Buchanan

Stats Perform First Team All-American (2025) · Phil Steele Second Team All-American (2025) · FCS Football Central First Team All-American (2025) · Associated Press First Team All-American (2025) · First Team All-CAA Football (2025) · New England Football Writers All-New England (2025) · 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) Logged game highs in receptions (6) and receiving yards (72) with a touchdown catch at Merrimack (Aug. 28) · Notched game highs in receptions (10) and receiving yards (132) with a touchdown catch at Temple (Sept. 5) · Had four catches for 25 yards and a touchdown against Elon (Sept. 12) · Had a game-high seven receptions for 124 yards and a touchdown at Stony Brook (Sept. 19) · Finished with four receptions for 35 yards at North Carolina A&T (Sept. 26) · Caught five passes for 90 yards against Brown (Oct. 3) Started all 14 games · Finished the season with 1,337 receiving yards on 78 catches · His 1,337 receiving yards led FCS Football and was third-most in a single season in program history · Joined Brian Forster as just the second Ram with multiple, 1,000-receiving yard seasons · The 78 catches are fifth-most in URI history · Topped 100 yards in seven games this season including a 167-yard performance during the season's opening game against Campbell · Notched five or more receptions in 13 of 14 games · Scored touchdowns in seven games including a two-touchdown performance at UC Davis in the second round of the FCS Playoffs 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 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 Did not appear in any game/redshirted 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 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