Ray Buchanan ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Buchanan in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Buchanan a career score of 78, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Ray Buchanan

1× Pro BowlTop 3% all-time defensive backsIron Legend🌅 Early Bloomer · 2000 Team Carrier · #210

Height5'9"

Weight185 lb

BornSep 29, 1971

Age54

College

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1993	21–22	IND	16	—	59	45	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	4	7	0	—	—	—
1994	22–23	IND	16	—	103	79	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	8	23	0	—	—	—
1995	23–24	IND	16	—	84	70	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	2	17	1	—	—	—
1996	24–25	IND	13	—	61	53	—	—	—	0.5	0.5	2	8	0	—	—	—
1997	25–26	ATL	16	—	52	48	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	5	18	0	—	—	—
1998	26–27	ATL	16	—	60	53	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	7	22	1	—	—	—
1999	27–28	ATL	16	—	58	52	6	3	1	1.0	5.0	4	18	0	—	1	0
2000	28–29	ATL	16	—	67	56	11	3	0	0.0	3.0	6	20	0	2	0	0
2001	29–30	ATL	16	—	61	53	8	0	0	0.0	0.0	5	19	1	1	0	0
2002	30–31	ATL	11	—	43	38	5	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	12	1	—	0	0
2003	31–32	ATL	12	—	32	31	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	8	0	—	0	0
2004	32–33	OAK	16	—	77	53	24	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	6	1	—	0	0
Career		—	180	—	757	631	55	6	1	3.5	10.5	47	178	5	3	1	0

Career Value · VORP

245 career value over replacement — #228 all-time of 4,649. 20.4/season above a replacement-level S.

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Pick #65 (Rd 3) · IND · 1993 · +32 vs expected KV-H

78actual

46 expected · Δ+32

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1993	21–22	IND	16	—	59	45	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	4	7	0	—	—	—	8.3
1994	22–23	IND	16	—	103	79	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	8	23	0	—	—	—	15.6
1995	23–24	IND	16	—	84	70	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	2	17	1	—	—	—	10
1996	24–25	IND	13	—	61	53	—	—	—	0.5	0.5	2	8	0	—	—	—	6.2
1997	25–26	ATL	16	—	52	48	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	5	18	0	—	—	—	11.6
1998	26–27	ATL	16	—	60	53	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	7	22	1	—	—	—	14.6
1999	27–28	ATL	16	—	58	52	6	3	1	1.0	5.0	4	18	0	—	1	0	11.5
2000	28–29	ATL	16	—	67	56	11	3	0	0.0	3.0	6	20	0	2	0	0	13.4
2001	29–30	ATL	16	—	61	53	8	0	0	0.0	0.0	5	19	1	1	0	0	13.2
2002	30–31	ATL	11	—	43	38	5	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	12	1	—	0	0	7.7
2003	31–32	ATL	12	—	32	31	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	8	0	—	0	0	5.5
2004	32–33	OAK	16	—	77	53	24	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	6	1	—	0	0	7.6
Career			180		757	631	55	6	1	—	—	47	178	5	3	1	0	125.2

Ray Buchanan

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