Marquis Buchanan

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