Tyler Buchner
{{Short description|American football and lacrosse player (born 2002)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Tyler Buchner
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|11|07}}
| birth_place = Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 215
| module2 = {{Infobox lacrosse player |embed=yes
| position = Midfielder
| ncaa_team = Notre Dame Fighting Irish
| class = Senior
| career_highlights =
}}
| module = {{Infobox college football player|embed=yes
|school=Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|currentnumber=26
|currentposition=Wide receiver
|class={{redshirt}} Senior
|highschool=Helix (La Mesa, California)
|bowlgames=
- 2022 Gator Bowl (MVP){{cite tweet |user=PFF_College |number=1608984752534720513 |title=The Tyler Buchner experience tonight was WILD |date=December 30, 2022 |accessdate=December 30, 2022}}
|pastschools=
- Notre Dame (2021–2022)
- Alabama (2023)
- Notre Dame (2024–present)
|highlights =
- SEC champion (2023)
- Gator Bowl MVP (2022)
|espn=4431513
}}
}}
Tyler Buchner (born November 7, 2002) is an American multi-sport athlete who plays wide receiver for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and midfielder for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse team. He previously played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide.
High school career
Buchner attended The Bishop's School in La Jolla, California, before transferring to Helix High School in La Mesa, California, for his senior year.{{Cite web |last=Norcross |first=Don |date=March 13, 2020 |title=Bishop's quarterback transferring to Helix |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/high-school-preps/story/2020-03-12/bishops-quarterback-transferring-to-helix |access-date=January 22, 2024 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}} He did not play football his senior year in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web |last=Maffei |first=John |date=September 12, 2020 |title=Buchner likely won't play a down for Helix |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/high-school-preps/story/2020-09-11/buchner-likely-wont-play-a-down-for-helix |access-date=January 22, 2024 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}} As a junior in 2019, Buchner passed for 4,474 yards with 53 passing touchdowns and 1,610 rushing yards and 28 rushing touchdowns.{{Cite web |date=October 27, 2020 |title=Pod of Gold: QB commit Tyler Buchner on preparing to join Notre Dame next season |url=https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/sports/college/2020/10/28/pod-of-gold-qb-commit-tyler-buchner-on-preparing-to-join-notre-dame-next-seaso/116271254/ |access-date=January 22, 2024 |website=South Bend Tribune |language=en-US}} He committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football over offers from Alabama, TCU, Georgia, USC, and Michigan, among others.{{Cite web |date=March 8, 2019 |title=Quarterback Tyler Buchner, a 2021 recruit, commits to Notre Dame |url=https://www.ndinsider.com/story/recruiting/2019/03/08/quarterback-tyler-buchner-a-2021-recruit-commits-to-notre-dame/118430288/ |access-date=January 22, 2024 |website=Notre Dame Insider |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Karels |first=Carter |date=January 24, 2021 |title=How incoming Notre Dame freshman Tyler Buchner prepared to be next-level QB Irish covet |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/notre-dame/2021/01/24/notre-dame-football-incoming-freshman-qb-tyler-buchner-has-star-potential/6692784002/ |access-date=January 22, 2024 |website=The Indianapolis Star |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Berardino |first=Mike |date=April 30, 2021 |title=Notre Dame Wants A Closer Look At Freshman Quarterback Tyler Buchner |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeberardino/2021/04/30/notre-dame-wants-a-closer-look-at-freshman-quarterback-tyler-buchner/ |access-date=January 22, 2024 |website=Forbes |language=en}}
College career
=Notre Dame=
Buchner spent his first year at Notre Dame in 2021 as a backup to Jack Coan.{{Cite web |last=Berardino |first=Mike |date=November 13, 2021 |title=Notre Dame Quarterback Tyler Buchner And The Freshman Learning Experience |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeberardino/2021/11/13/notre-dame-quarterback-tyler-buchner-and-the-freshman-learning-experience/ |access-date=January 22, 2024 |website=Forbes |language=en}} 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.{{Cite magazine |last=Stires |first=Sean |date=August 8, 2022 |title=Tyler Buchner Learning To Add Leadership To His Playmaking Skills |url=https://www.si.com/college/notredame/football/notre-dame-football-tyler-buchner-learning-to-add-leadership-to-his-playmaking-stires |access-date=January 22, 2024 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |language=en}} Buchner competed with Drew Pyne to take over as the team's starting quarterback in 2022.{{Cite web |last=Fineran |first=John |date=August 9, 2022 |title=Buchner-Pyne QB battle highlights Irish preseason camp |url=https://apnews.com/article/college-football-sports-brian-kelly-notre-dame-fighting-irish-south-bend-8bcd0592a994a889a0287576e8a5af5c |access-date=January 22, 2024 |website=AP News}}{{Cite web |last=Hough |first=Austin |date=August 7, 2022 |title=ND's Pyne, Buchner battling for starting QB role |url=https://www.heraldbulletin.com/sports/notredame/nds-pyne-buchner-battling-for-starting-qb-role/article_bf85c8b8-1689-11ed-bc27-a3ed55662355.html |access-date=January 22, 2024 |website=Herald Bulletin |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |date=September 12, 2022 |title=Notre Dame QB Buchner out for season with shoulder injury |url=https://www.wndu.com/2022/09/12/notre-dame-qb-buchner-out-season-with-shoulder-injury |access-date=January 22, 2024 |website=WNDU}} He returned to the field for Notre Dame's victory against South Carolina in the 2022 Gator Bowl.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-31 |title=Irish top S.C. in historic Gator Bowl barnburner |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/35350270/notre-dame-tops-south-carolina-highest-scoring-gator-bowl |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en}}
=Alabama=
In 2023, he entered the NCAA transfer portal and soon transferred to the University of Alabama.{{Cite web |last=Thamel |first=Pete |date=April 27, 2023 |title=Former Irish QB Buchner heading to Alabama |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/36304035/former-notre-dame-qb-tyler-buchner-heading-alabama |access-date=January 22, 2024 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}} In week three, Buchner started against South Florida but struggled throughout the game and was later benched in favor of Ty Simpson.{{Cite web |last=Parks |first=James |date=September 16, 2023 |title=Alabama QB change: Crimson Tide to start Tyler Buchner in USF game |url=https://www.si.com/fannation/college/cfb-hq/ncaa-football/alabama-football-tyler-buchner-qb-change-usf-game |access-date=January 22, 2024 |website=SI.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Heim |first=Mark |date=September 16, 2023 |title=Alabama's Nick Saban explains decision to bench Tyler Buchner for Ty Simpson vs. USF |url=https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2023/09/alabamas-nick-saban-explains-decision-to-bench-tyler-buchner-for-ty-simpson-vs-usf.html |access-date=January 22, 2024 |website=AL.com |language=en}} Nick Saban would announce Jalen Milroe as the starter for the rest of the season.{{Cite web |last=Scarborough |first=Alex |date=September 18, 2023 |title=Saban gives Tide QB job to Milroe for SEC opener |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38432021/jalen-milroe-named-alabama-starting-qb-prior-sec-opener |access-date=January 22, 2024 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}
=Return to Notre Dame=
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.{{Cite web |last=Foy |first=Terry |date=December 4, 2023 |title=Breaking: Tyler Buchner Enters the NCAA Transfer Portal for Men's Lacrosse |url=https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/breaking-tyler-buchner-enters-the-ncaa-transfer-portal-for-men-s-lacrosse/62316 |access-date=December 7, 2023 |website=Inside Lacrosse}}{{Cite web |last=Baumgartner |first=Blake |date=December 5, 2023 |title=Alabama QB Tyler Buchner enters portal as lacrosse player |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/39043016/alabama-qb-tyler-buchner-enters-portal-lacrosse-player |access-date=December 6, 2023 |website=ESPN.com}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Rittenberg |first=Adam |author-link=Adam Rittenberg |date=2023-12-20 |title=Tide QB Buchner returning to Irish for lacrosse |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/39155295/alabama-qb-tyler-buchner-returning-notre-dame-lacrosse |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=ESPN.com}} Buchner was part of Notre Dame's 15–5 victory in the 2024 National Championship game against Maryland.{{Cite web |last=Kassim |first=Ehsan |date=May 27, 2024 |title=Former Alabama QB Tyler Buchner wins national championship - with Notre Dame lacrosse |url=https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/sports/college/football/2024/05/27/tyler-buchner-alabama-football-qb-lacrosse-national-championship-notre-dame/73872485007/ |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=The Tuscaloosa News}}
In May 2024, Buchner re-joined the Notre Dame football team as a walk-on wide receiver.{{Cite news |last=Sampson |first=Pete |date=May 31, 2024 |title=Tyler Buchner returning to Notre Dame football as walk-on WR, to remain on lacrosse team |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5532658/2024/05/31/tyler-buchner-notre-dame-football-lacrosse/ |access-date=2024-10-31 |work=The New York Times}}
=College football statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Season
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="3"| Games ! colspan="8"| Passing ! colspan="5"| Rushing | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |
| 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 | |||||||||||||||
| 2023
| 2 || 1 || 1–0 || 8 || 19 || 42.1 || 61 || 3.2 || 0 || 0 || 69.1 || 3 || 20 || 6.7 || 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2024
| 2 || 0 || – || 1 || 1 || 100.0 || 23 || 23.0 || 0 || 0 || 293.2 || 1 || 4 || 4.0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2" | [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tyler-buchner-1.html Career] | 17 | 4 | 2–2 | 76 | 138 | 55.1 | 1,033 | 7.5 | 6 | 8 | 120.7 | 86 | 483 | 5.6 | 8 |
=College lacrosse statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||
| Year
! Team ! GP ! G ! A | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024
| style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Notre Dame Fighting Irish}}"|Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025
| style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Notre Dame Fighting Irish}}"|Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| align=center colspan="2" |Career || 23 || 0 || 1 |
References
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External links
- [https://und.com/roster/tyler-buchner/ Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio]
- [https://rolltide.com/sports/football/roster/tyler-buchner/9539 Alabama Crimson Tide bio]
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