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Michigan · Through Week 8

JJ Buchanan

#6 · WR · Fr. · 6'4" · 218 lbs · Henderson, NV

#59

of 368 wide receivers · Top 16%

+1.12

points added per game vs an average WR

Receiving +1.127 games
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What the numbers say about JJ

  • •Cooling off: +0.22 points per play over his last three games, down from +0.61 for the season.
  • •Ranks #59 of 368 wide receivers (top 16%) with +1.12 points added per game.

Against every FBS WR

Where he ranks among qualified players at his position.

  • EPA per target0.58Top 33%
  • Target success rate51.9%Top 40%
  • Catch rate59.3%Bottom 34%
  • Yards per target9.1Top 34%
  • Average depth of target11.6Top 19%
  • Yards after catch5.4Top 37%
  • Target share30.5%Top 3%

What he does best

  • Target share (Top 3%)
  • Average depth of target (Top 19%)

What to work on

  • Catch rate (Bottom 34%)
  • Target success rate (Top 40%, his lowest mark)
  • Standard downs (+0.25 per play, vs +0.98 passing downs)

Coaching notes

  • Standard vs passing downs. Best: passing downs (+0.98 per play). Toughest: standard downs (+0.25).
  • By down. Best: 2nd down (+0.86 per play). Toughest: 1st down (+0.20).
  • Short vs deep. Best: short targets (+0.67 per play). Toughest: deep targets (+0.23).
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Situational splits

Points added per play (adjusted for opponents) and success rate in each situation.

By down

  • 1st down+0.20 EPA · 45% succ · 20 plays
  • 2nd down+0.86 EPA · 67% succ · 18 plays
  • 3rd/4th down+0.76 EPA · 44% succ · 16 plays

Standard vs passing downs

  • Standard downs+0.25 EPA · 52% succ · 29 plays
  • Passing downs+0.98 EPA · 52% succ · 25 plays

Red zone

  • Red zone+0.56 EPA · 57% succ · 7 plays

Against top defenses

  • vs top-40 defenses+0.56 EPA · 43% succ · 37 plays
  • vs everyone else+0.63 EPA · 71% succ · 17 plays

Short vs deep

  • Short targets+0.67 EPA · 57% succ · 44 plays
  • Deep targets+0.23 EPA · 30% succ · 10 plays

Season stats

TgtRecCatch%Rec YdsY/TgtRec TDaDOTYACTgt Shr
543259.3%4929.1311.65.430.5%

Game log

WkOpponentReceivingEPA/play
1vsWestern Michigan5/8, 79 yds, 0 TD+0.77
2vsOklahoma2/6, 48 yds, 0 TD+0.44
3vsUTEP7/9, 92 yds, 1 TD+0.50
4vsIowa5/7, 130 yds, 2 TD+1.91
5atMinnesota4/8, 50 yds, 0 TD-0.12
7vsPenn State3/5, 36 yds, 0 TD+0.47
8vsIndiana6/11, 57 yds, 0 TD+0.32