Colorado’s hidden-leg weapon: Buck Buchanan brings kickoff juice and long-range upside
In the 2025 season, Buck Buchanan was a niche-but-useful weapon for Colorado: he handled kickoff duties, produced 42 touchbacks on 53 kickoffs, and posted a 79.25% touchback rate, which ranked 19th nationally and second in the Big 12. He also flashed long-range field-goal ability, though he missed his lone field-goal attempt for the Buffs. The big sell here is leg strength and field-position value—if a team needs a kickoff specialist with real boom potential, Buchanan fits. The catch? He’s not a proven volume placekicker yet, so his value is more specialist than automatic every-down kicker.
