Ray Buchanan

Ray Buchanan

No. 34
Position:	Cornerback
Personal information
Born:	(1971-09-29) September 29, 1971 (age 53) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:	Proviso East (Maywood, Illinois)
College:	Louisville
NFL draft:	1993: 3rd round, 65th pick
Career history
Indianapolis Colts (1993–1996) Atlanta Falcons (1997–2003) Oakland Raiders (2004)
Career highlights and awards 2× Second-team All-Pro (1994, 1998) Pro Bowl (1998) Louisville Cardinals Ring of Honor Second Team All-South Independent(1990) First Team All-South Independent (1991) First Team All IFA (1992) Career NFL statistics Tackles: 819 Interceptions: 47 Touchdowns: 4 Stats at Pro Football Reference 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 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.[ clarification needed ] 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 Pre-draft measurables Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press 5 ft 9+1⁄4 in (1.76 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 32+7⁄8 in (0.84 m) 8+5⁄8 in (0.22 m) 4.50 s 1.59 s 2.64 s 4.00 s 36.0 in (0.91 m) 10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) 10 reps References "1993 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023. "Former Falcons CB Ray Buchanan Arrested - washingtonpost.com". The Washington Post . Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.