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Position: | Wide receiver | ||
Personal information | |||
Date of birth: | April 5, 1983 | ||
Place of birth: | Oceanside, California | ||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
College: | Southern California | ||
Undrafted: | 2006 | ||
Career history | |||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
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William James Buchanon (born April 5, 1983) is a former American football wide receiver who played one season with the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Southern California. Buchanon has also been a member of the New York Giants, Kansas City Chiefs and Carolina Panthers. He is the son of former NFL cornerback Willie Buchanon.
Buchanon attended Oceanside High School.
Buchanon played college football at the University of Southern California.
Buchanon signed to the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent. Despite a great showing in the 2006 Hall of Fame Game win against the Philadelphia Eagles, he did not make the team's final 53-man roster, but he was signed to the practice squad.
After the Raiders were hit with a string of injuries late in the year, resulting in several players being placed on the injured reserve, Buchanon was activated from the practice squad on December 20, 2006, and signed to the 53-man roster. For the last few games of the regular season, he was even on the 40-man roster active for the games. He saw very limited playing time, but still made one catch for nine yards in a losing contest against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 16.