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2024 Football Roster

Josh McDaniel

15 Buck Buchanan

  • Position Punter/Kicker
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 189
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Longview, Texas
  • High School Marshall HS
  • Twitter buck__buchanan
  • Instagram buck_buchanan_

Biography

CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
  • CUSA Special Teams Player of the Week (11/18/24)
  • CUSA Special Teams Player of the Week (9/16/24)
  • CFN Preseason CUSA Kickoff Specialist of the Year (2024)
  • CFN Preason First Team All-CUSA (2024)
  • CUSA Comissioner's Honor Roll (2023, 2024, 2025)
JUNIOR (2024)
Played in all 12 games while handling field goals, extra points and kickoff duties … Connected on 13-of-20 field goal attempts … Made 29-of-31 extra point attempts … Finished as the team’s leading scorer with 68 total points … Made two field goals from 50+ yards … Had four makes of 40+ yards … Kicked off 56 times for 3,633 yards … Recorded 51 touchbacks, while allowing just four returns … Tied the school record with a 57-yard make on the road versus NC State (Sept. 14) … Connected on a 55-yard try in the season finale against Kennesaw (Nov. 30) … Accounted for all of LA Tech’s points in the 12-7 road win over WKU (Nov. 16) after connecting on four field goals … Made three field goals at New Mexico State (Oct. 15) … Logged eight touchbacks versus MTSU (Oct. 10).

SOPHOMORE (2023)

Appeared in all 12 games handling the kickoff duties and long-range field goal duties for the Bulldogs ... Ranked 14th nationally in touchbacks (50) and eight nationally in touchback percentage (81.97) ... Went 2-2 in PAT attempts and 2-4 in field goal attempts ... Made a 53-yard field goal against Sam Houston, the fifth-longest in program history and the longest by a Bulldog since 2017.

FRESHMAN (2022)
Led all CUSA freshman in kickoff yards (4,199) and touchbacks (34) … Ranked third among all NCAA freshman in kickoff yards and fourth among all freshman in touchbacks… Went 5-7 on field goal attempts ... Made 52-yard field goal, tied for the 10th longest in program history in the win over UTEP (10/8) … Connected on field goals of above 40 yards against North Texas (46) and Rice (48).    

HIGH SCHOOL
Chosen as the punter for the East Texas Preseason Dream Team prior to senior season ... Named the District 9-5A Division II Special Teams Player of the Year and Defensive first team all-district as a senior ... First team all-conference and all-district kicker and punter and honorable mention all-state as a junior ... Honorable mention all-conference and special teams MVP as a sophomore ... One of only three freshmen invited to Kicking World National Showcase in 2018 and one of only 102 invited to the Showcase in 2020 .. Was one of the top 12 kickers at the Kohls National Kicking Showcase in summer of 2020. Ranked the No. 17 kicking in the country by Kohl’s ... Member of National Honor Society, FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes), and the “A” Honor Roll. Earned the citizenship award from Marshall High School  ... 4-year letter-winner under head coach Jake Griedl ... Lettered in basketball the last five years and in track the last three years ... Rivals.com 3-star ... 247sports.com 3-star ... Ranked as the 8th best kicker in the country by 247sports.com ...Chose Tech over SMU, Air Force and Yale

PERSONAL
Born May 24, 2004 ... Owns his own business making custom duck calls.

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Historical Player Information

  • 37

    2022Freshman

    Punter/Kicker
    5'11" 185 lbs
    37
  • 15

    2023Sophomore

    Punter/Kicker
    5'11" 190 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2024Junior

    Punter/Kicker
    5'11" 189 lbs
    15