2024 - All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team (Phil Steele)
2024 - All-Sun Belt Conference Honorable Mention (College Football Network)
2023 - Freshman All-American First Team (FWAA)
2023 - Freshman All-American First Team (College Football Network)
2023 - All-Sun Belt Conference Honorable Mention (College Football Network)
2024-25: Played in 12 games… Saw action on 129 plays (60 offense, 69 special teams) … Had five catches for 54 yards on the season … Also had five rushes for 12 yards … Averaged 22.4 yards on 25 kickoffs with a long of 61 yards … A second-team All-Sun Belt selection as a returner by Phil Steele … Named third-team all-conference by College Football Network as a kick returner … Had 135 yards on kickoff returns and two catches for 46 yards against Boise State … Had a 30-yard kickoff in the win at Nevada … Had two catches, a 4-yard rush and 109 yards on kickoff returns against South Carolina State … Played 25 total snaps at Ole Miss … Returned two kickoffs in the win at Georgia State … Had two kickoff returns for 50 yards in the win over Marshall … Had two kickoff returns in the win over James Madison … Had 60 yards on kickoff returns at Old Dominion … Had three kickoff returns in the win over South Alabama … Was in for nine total plays against Troy … Had 40 yards on kickoff returns in the win at Coastal Carolina … Had a 16-yard kickoff return in the win over App State … Entered the NCAA Transfer Portal prior to the bowl game.
2023-24: Played in all 13 games … Was on the field for 97 total snaps (33 offense, 64 special teams) … A first-team Freshman All-American as a kick returner by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and College Football Network … Also named honorable mention all-conference as a return man by CFN … Caught four passes for 31 yards … Had 23 kickoff returns for 604 yards and a touchdown, an average of 26.3 yards per return … Had a 7-yard catch in the opener against The Citadel … Had a 20-yard kickoff return in the win over UAB … Caught two passes for 19 yards in the win at Ball State … Had two kickoff returns for 46 yards in the win over Coastal Carolina … Had 61 yards on kickoff returns, along with a 5-yard catch, at James Madison … Had a 20-yard kickoff return in the win over ULM … Averaged 21.0 yards on two kickoff returns in the win over Georgia State … Had 142 yards, including an 80 yarder, on kickoff returns at Texas State … Had two kickoff returns for 46 yards at Marshall … Had one kickoff return against Old Dominion … Scored on a 100-yard kickoff return at App State, tying the school record for the longest kickoff in program history … Returned four kickoffs for 79 yards with a long of 28 yards against Ohio in the Myrtle Beach Bowl.
2022-23: Graduated high school early and enrolled at Georgia Southern in January … Went through spring practice with the Eagles.Â
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Coach Darren Myles at Carver Atlanta High … A first-team all-state selection for the Class 3A as a senior by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution … Named to the 2022 AJC All-Metro Team for Atlanta/South Fulton … Caught 70 passes for 866 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior … A first-team all-region selection as a kick returner … A preseason all-state selection … As a junior, recorded over 1,000 all purpose and nine touchdowns, as both a receiver and returner … Rated as the No. 195 receiver in the country and the No. 131 player in the state of Georgia by ESPN Recruiting … Ranked the No. 225 receiver in the country and the No. 138 player in the state of Georgia by 247Sports … Listed as the No. 333 receiver in the country and the No. 202 player in the state of Georgia by On3 … A two-time regional champion in track … A member of the Math Honor Society.Â
PERSONAL: Born DeAndre Chancez Buchannon on August 5 in Atlanta … Son of Andrea Daniel and Chad Buchanan … Has two siblings: Chad and Christian.
MAJOR: Sport Management
