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| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1983-04-05)April 5, 1983 (age 41) Oceanside, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Oceanside (Oceanside, California) |
| College: | Southern California |
| Undrafted: | 2006 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Stats atPro Football Reference  | |
Willie James Buchanan, Jr. (born April 5, 1983) is a formerAmerican footballwide receiver who played one season with theOakland Raiders of theNational Football League (NFL). He was signed by theOakland Raiders as anundrafted free agent in 2006. He playedcollege football atSouthern California. Buchanon has also been a member of theNew York Giants,Kansas City Chiefs andCarolina Panthers. He is the son of former NFLcornerbackWillie Buchanon.
Buchanon attendedOceanside High School.
Buchanon playedcollege football at theUniversity of Southern California.
Buchanon signed to the Oakland Raiders as anundrafted free agent. Despite a great showing in the 2006Hall of Fame Game win against thePhiladelphia Eagles, he did not make the team's final 53-man roster, but he was signed to thepractice squad.
After the Raiders were hit with a string of injuries late in the year, resulting in several players being placed on theinjured reserve, Buchanon was activated from the practice squad on December 20, 2006, and signed to the 53-man roster. For the last few games of theregular season, he was even on the 40-man roster active for the games. He saw very limited playing time, but still made one catch for nine yards in a losing contest against theKansas City Chiefs in Week 16.
On August 16, 2007 the Raiders released him.
On August 21, 2007 the Giants picked him off waivers and released him six days later.
On September 20, 2007, he was picked up by the Chiefs and put on their Practice squad.[1]
In the 2008 offseason, Buchanon re-signed with the Raiders. However, he was waived by the team on July 23.
On July 28, 2008, Buchanon was signed by theCarolina Panthers. He was released by the team during final cuts on August 30, but re-signed to the practice squad a day later. He was released from the practice squad on December 16.