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Marquis Buchanan

Wide receiver/defensive back
CLASSICAL HS
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-4
Press Release

Peak Performance

63

Passes Caught

1143

Receiving Yards

10

Receiving Touchdowns
“When you play against Marquis Buchanan, you have to gear your whole defense around him. He could do anything on the football field. His size and athletic ability were unmatched on the field. No one could guard him 1-on-1 in the state.”
Jason DeLawrence
Head Coach - head coach of Tolman High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-4, 175-pound senior wide receiver and defensive back led the Purple to a 10-2 record and the Division II state championship this past season. Buchanan caught 63 passes for 1,143 yards and 10 touchdowns, and also rushed for 399 yards and eight scores. He returned two kickoffs and one punt for TDs and threw a touchdown pass. Defensively, the two-time First Team All-State selection totaled 75 tackles and five interceptions, returning three for scores. He also reached the end zone on a fumble return.

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Academic Achievement

Buchanan has maintained a 3.0 GPA in the classroom as an upperclassman. He remains undecided upon a collegiate destination.

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Exemplary Character

Buchanan has volunteered locally as a youth mentor at the Davey Lopes Recreation Center in Providence for the past seven years, and he has donated his time at a homeless shelter and food bank.