Ray Buchanan
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Raymond Louis Buchanan, aka "Big Play Ray" (born September 29, 1971), is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisville Cardinals and was selected in the third round of the 1993 NFL draft by the Indianapolis Colts with the 65th overall pick. He also played for the Atlanta Falcons and the Oakland Raiders.[1]
Early life
Template:Unsourced BLP section At Proviso East High School in Maywood, Illinois, Ray Buchanan was a four-year letterman in football as a running back and safety. Buchanan was a state champion in two track and field events, the long jump and the triple jump.
Post-NFL career
Buchanan made a rap music album in 2002.Template:Clarify
He works for Fox Sports Radio on the weekend and co-hosts alongside Bruce Jacobs.[2]
Buchanan was inducted into the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016.
NFL career statistics
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 1993 | IND | 16 | 5 | 65 | — | — | 0.0 | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | IND | 16 | 16 | 100 | 76 | 24 | 1.0 | 8 | 221 | 27.6 | 90 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | IND | 16 | 16 | 83 | 68 | 15 | 1.0 | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | IND | 13 | 13 | 62 | 53 | 9 | 0.5 | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 52 | 48 | 4 | 0.0 | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 61 | 54 | 7 | 0.0 | 7 | 102 | 14.6 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 63 | 57 | 6 | 1.0 | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 80 | 69 | 11 | 0.0 | 6 | 114 | 19.0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 71 | 63 | 8 | 0.0 | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | ATL | 12 | 11 | 47 | 42 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | ATL | 15 | 8 | 47 | 42 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | OAK | 16 | 16 | 92 | 66 | 26 | 0.0 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 184 | 165 | 823 | 638 | 120 | 3.5 | 47 | 827 | 17.6 | 90 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
References
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