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Tyler Buchner
Personal information
Born (2002-11-07) November 7, 2002 (age 22)
Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Tyler Buchner
PositionMidfielder
NCAA teamNotre Dame Fighting Irish (Junior)
Career highlights
College football career
Notre Dame Fighting Irish – No. 26
PositionWide receiver
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Junior
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolHelix (La Mesa, California)
Career highlights and awards

Tyler Buchner (born November 7, 2002) is an American multi-sport athlete who plays as an American football wide receiver for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and as a lacrosse midfielder for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. He previously played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide.

High school career

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Buchner attended The Bishop's School in La Jolla, California, before transferring to Helix High School in La Mesa, California, for his senior year.[2] He did not play football his senior year in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] As a junior in 2019, Buchner passed for 4,474 yards with 53 passing touchdowns and 1,610 rushing yards and 28 rushing touchdowns.[4] He committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football over offers from Alabama, TCU, Georgia, USC, and Michigan, among others.[5][6][7]

College career

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Notre Dame

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Buchner spent his first year at Notre Dame in 2021 as a backup to Jack Coan.[8] He appeared in 10 games, completing 21 of 35 passes for 298 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions. He also rushed for 336 yards and three touchdowns.[9] Buchner competed with Drew Pyne to take over as the team's starting quarterback in 2022.[10][11] During his second game as starter, he injured his shoulder during Notre Dame's loss to Marshall on September 10, 2022, and missed the remainder of the 2022 regular season.[12] He returned to the field for Notre Dame's victory against South Carolina in the 2022 Gator Bowl.[13]

Alabama

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In 2023, he entered the NCAA transfer portal and soon transferred to the University of Alabama.[14] In week three, Buchner started against South Florida but struggled throughout the game and was later benched in favor of Ty Simpson.[15][16] Nick Saban would announce Jalen Milroe as the starter for the rest of the season.[17]

Return to Notre Dame

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On December 4, 2023, Buchner entered the transfer portal as a men's lacrosse player. He had been a highly ranked lacrosse recruit in high school, and in April 2017 had verbally committed to the University of Michigan for lacrosse before eventually committing to Notre Dame for football.[18][19] On December 20, 2023, Buchner announced that following the conclusion of Alabama's 2023 football season he would transfer back to Notre Dame to join Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse.[20] Buchner was part of Notre Dame's 15–5 victory in the 2024 National Championship game against Maryland.[21]

In May 2024, Buchner re-joined the Notre Dame football team as a walk-on wide receiver.[22]

College football statistics

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Season Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Record Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate Att Yards Avg TD
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2021 10 0 – 21 35 60.0 298 8.5 3 3 142.7 46 336 7.3 3
2022 3 3 1–2 46 83 55.4 651 7.8 3 5 121.2 36 123 3.4 4
Alabama Crimson Tide
2023 2 1 1–0 8 19 42.1 61 3.2 0 0 69.1 3 20 6.7 1
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2024 1 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4.0 0
Career 16 4 2–2 75 137 54.7 1,010 7.4 6 8 119.4 86 483 5.6 8

College lacrosse statistics

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Year Team GP G A
2024 Notre Dame 11 0 1
Career 11 0 1

References

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  1. ^ @PFF_College (December 30, 2022). "The Tyler Buchner experience tonight was WILD" (Tweet). Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Norcross, Don (March 13, 2020). "Bishop's quarterback transferring to Helix". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  3. ^ Maffei, John (September 12, 2020). "Buchner likely won't play a down for Helix". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "Pod of Gold: QB commit Tyler Buchner on preparing to join Notre Dame next season". South Bend Tribune. October 27, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  5. ^ "Quarterback Tyler Buchner, a 2021 recruit, commits to Notre Dame". Notre Dame Insider. March 8, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  6. ^ Karels, Carter (January 24, 2021). "How incoming Notre Dame freshman Tyler Buchner prepared to be next-level QB Irish covet". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  7. ^ Berardino, Mike (April 30, 2021). "Notre Dame Wants A Closer Look At Freshman Quarterback Tyler Buchner". Forbes. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  8. ^ Berardino, Mike (November 13, 2021). "Notre Dame Quarterback Tyler Buchner And The Freshman Learning Experience". Forbes. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  9. ^ Stires, Sean (August 8, 2022). "Tyler Buchner Learning To Add Leadership To His Playmaking Skills". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  10. ^ Fineran, John (August 9, 2022). "Buchner-Pyne QB battle highlights Irish preseason camp". AP News. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  11. ^ Hough, Austin (August 7, 2022). "ND's Pyne, Buchner battling for starting QB role". Herald Bulletin. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  12. ^ "Notre Dame QB Buchner out for season with shoulder injury". WNDU. September 12, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  13. ^ "Irish top S.C. in historic Gator Bowl barnburner". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 31, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  14. ^ Thamel, Pete (April 27, 2023). "Former Irish QB Buchner heading to Alabama". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  15. ^ Parks, James (September 16, 2023). "Alabama QB change: Crimson Tide to start Tyler Buchner in USF game". SI.com. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  16. ^ Heim, Mark (September 16, 2023). "Alabama's Nick Saban explains decision to bench Tyler Buchner for Ty Simpson vs. USF". AL.com. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  17. ^ Scarborough, Alex (September 18, 2023). "Saban gives Tide QB job to Milroe for SEC opener". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  18. ^ Foy, Terry (December 4, 2023). "Breaking: Tyler Buchner Enters the NCAA Transfer Portal for Men's Lacrosse". Inside Lacrosse. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  19. ^ Baumgartner, Blake (December 5, 2023). "Alabama QB Tyler Buchner enters portal as lacrosse player". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  20. ^ Rittenberg, Adam (December 20, 2023). "Tide QB Buchner returning to Irish for lacrosse". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  21. ^ Kassim, Ehsan (May 27, 2024). "Former Alabama QB Tyler Buchner wins national championship - with Notre Dame lacrosse". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  22. ^ Sampson, Pete (May 31, 2024). "Tyler Buchner returning to Notre Dame football as walk-on WR, to remain on lacrosse team". The New York Times. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
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