Ray Buchanan ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Buchanan in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Buchanan a career score of 78, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Ray Buchanan
Height5'9"
Weight185 lb
BornSep 29, 1971
Age55
College
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
1 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1993 | 21–22 | IND | 16 | — | 59 | 45 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 22–23 | IND | 16 | — | 103 | 79 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 8 | 23 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 23–24 | IND | 16 | — | 84 | 70 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 24–25 | IND | 13 | — | 61 | 53 | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 25–26 | ATL | 16 | — | 52 | 48 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 18 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 26–27 | ATL | 16 | — | 60 | 53 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 22 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 27–28 | ATL | 16 | — | 58 | 52 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 18 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28–29 | ATL | 16 | — | 67 | 56 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29–30 | ATL | 16 | — | 61 | 53 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 30–31 | ATL | 11 | — | 43 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 31–32 | ATL | 12 | — | 32 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 32–33 | OAK | 16 | — | 77 | 53 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 180 | — | 757 | 631 | 55 | 6 | 1 | 3.5 | 10.5 | 47 | 178 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
246 career value over replacement — #238 all-time of 4,695. 20.5/season above a replacement-level S.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #65 (Rd 3) · IND · 1993 · +31.9 vs expected KV-H
78actual
46.1 expected · Δ+31.9
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