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Ramon Buchanan

position

Lb

Height

6-1

Weight

197 lbs.

Class

Freshman

Hometown

Melbourne, Fla.

High School

Palm Bay HS

Ramon Buchanan - Football - University of Miami Athletics

2012 (Redshirt Senior): Played and started in two games, recording 10 tackles (six solo) … Suffered second season-ending knee injury in two seasons … Injured in season’s second game at Kansas State … Earned letter.

2011 (Senior): Played and started in four games … Had year cut short after sustaining right knee injury against Bethune-Cookman … Was on pace for career high in tackles before getting hurt … Finished season with 18 total tackles (11 solo, seven assists) … Recorded eight tackles and two tackles-for-loss against Maryland … Registered five tackles against then-No. 17 Ohio State.

2010 (Junior): Started 10 of 13 games … Fifth on team in tackles (54) … Recorded eight tackles-for-loss … Recorded career-high seven tackles against Florida State … Also recorded six tackles against Florida A&M, Clemson, Virginia, Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech … Earned letter.

2009 (Sophomore): Had 28 total tackles (20 solo, eight assists) … Saw increased action at outside linebacker position when Sean Spence missed time with injury in late October, early November … After recording just seven tackles in UM’s first six games, tallied 19 over last six contests … Tallied career-high six total tackles and had QB hurry and PBU in only start of season at North Carolina … Also recorded five tackles versus Florida A&M and at USF in regular-season finale … Averaged 4.6 tackles per contest over UM’s last three road games (at Wake Forest, at UNC, at USF) … Had 3.5 tackles-for-loss and two PBUs on the year … Earned a letter.

2008 (True Freshman): Played in nine games, mostly on special teams, but saw some action at safety against Duke … Had six tackles in nine games … Started out as defensive back before making switch to linebacker towards end of season … Earned a letter.

High School: As senior in 2007, made more than 100 tackles with three interceptions while playing linebacker and safety … As junior in 2006, surpassed 100 tackles and 10 sacks … Coached by Dan Burke … Ranked No. 2 safety in nation, as well as No. 10 in Florida and No. 61 overall by Rivals.com … Rated No. 64 in country by Scout.com … Ranked No. 3 outside linebacker by ESPN.

SEASON G-GS UT AT TT TFL YDS SACK YDS FF FR PBU INT YDS
2008 9-0  5 1 6 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 13-2 20 8 28 3.5 5 0.0  0 0 0 2 1 3
2010 13-10 33 21 54 8.0 24 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2011 4-4 11 7 18 2.0 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 2-2 6 4 10 0.5 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CAREER 41-18 75 41 116 14.0 36 0.0 0 0 0 3 1 3