University of South Alabama Athletics

Jaguar Highlights: Moved to linebacker prior to the start of spring practice ... Expected to start at the “Stinger” position in his final season as a Jaguar ... Named preseason third-team all-Sun Belt Conference by Athlon Sports ... Was a team captain for the Red in the annual spring game, finishing with an assist behind the line of scrimmage in the team’s 14-point victory ... Three of four stops in the second spring scrimmage were of the solo variety.

As A Junior (2015): A second-team all-Sun Belt Conference selection ... Was also selected second-team all-league by Phil Steele Publications ... Started all 12 contests at safety, finishing fourth on the team with 67 total tackles and tied for the lead with a pair of interceptions … Was ½ stop shy of tying a career high with three tackles for loss … Set a career high with 11 tackles at Nebraska to lead the Jaguars in the category, adding a quarterback hurry … Matched that total against league-leading Arkansas State … Collected nine stops with one for loss against North Carolina State … Also posted nine tackles in season-opening victory over Gardner-Webb, earning the coaches’ award ... Credited with seven tackles at Georgia Southern to tie for team- and game-high honors and finished with six in victory over Idaho … Had four stops in wins over both Louisiana-Lafayette and Mountain West Conference division champion San Diego State, finishing with one for a loss of three yards at SDSU … Intercepted a pass to end Troy’s opening possession in road victory to begin the conference season … Was the first junior ever to be selected team captain at USA.

As A Sophomore (2014): Started every game at strong safety ... Finished third on the team with 74 total stops — a figure that included 3½ behind the line of scrimmage — and tied for second after breaking up seven passes ... Ranked among the top 30 in the Sun Belt Conference in tackles per game and the top 20 in passes defended per outing ... Posted a career-best nine stops on three occasions, including each of the Jaguars’ last two outings against Navy and Bowling Green at the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl ... Recorded three tackles for loss in those two contests, with two coming against the Midshipmen, and also broke up a pass against the Falcons ... First collected nine stops — forcing a fumble and breaking up a pass as well — in win over Georgia State  to earn weekly coaches’ defensive back award ... Credited with seven tackles and a pass defensed in Appalachian State victory ... Made six stops in wins over both Troy and Texas State as well as at Arkansas State ... Posted five stops against Mississippi State and league champion Georgia Southern in USA’s first two home games of the year ... Had four tackles at South Carolina and in season-opening win at Kent State, picking up the coaches’ weekly award for a big hit against the latter ... Broke up a career-high two passes in victory at Idaho ... A member of the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.

As A Freshman (2013): Saw action in all 12 contests, making three starts at strong safety, his first year at the collegiate level ... Finished with 35 total tackles, three passes broken up and an interception ... Came off the bench to record five unassisted stops and a fourth-quarter interception that led to a field-goal and an eight-point lead in 41-39 win at Tulane ... Credited with four tackles — all solo — in first career start, a victory over Western Kentucky ... Equalled a career high with five stops at Tennessee as well as in Louisiana-Monroe win in November ... Recorded three tackles in back-to-back contests against Texas State and Arkansas State ... Finished with a pair of stops and broke up two passes in Homecoming victory over Kent State ... Collected two solo tackles in Georgia State win ... Made the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.

High School Highlights: Earned two stars from Rivals.com after starting all four years at Daleville High in a program that won 29 games and qualified for postseason action on three occasions … Helped the Warhawks finish the 2012 regular season 9-0, winning the region championship and advancing to the state 3A playoffs … Selected first-team all-state by the Alabama Sports Writers Association and was voted the team’s most valuable player after posting 68 tackles, a total that included 18 stops for loss and seven sacks ... Forced eight fumbles, returned three fumbles for touchdowns and blocked three punts as well while also being named to the Daleville Sun-Courier “Elite 11” team ... On offense, recorded 23 catches for 533 yards and five touchdowns while rushing 18 times for 244 more yards and three scores ... Recorded more than 80 tackles as a junior, adding four passes defensed, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and a blocked kick to be named ASWA honorable mention all-state as well as the Warhawks’ defensive MVP ... DHS finished 8-3 his sophomore year after qualifying for the state playoffs, while as a freshman he helped the Warhawks to a 7-4 mark and a postseason berth ... Earned academic excellence awards each of his last two years ... Earned two letters in track, and one each in basketball and baseball as well.

Personal: Full name is Roman Brandon Buchanan ... Born Sept. 4, 1994, in Daleville, Ala. ... Son of Johnny and Cerecia Buchanan ... Cousin, Deshea Townsend, was a four-year letterwinner at Alabama from 1994-97 who would go on to play 13 seasons in the National Football League ... Favorite movie is “Friday After Next” ... Favorite athletes are Ed Reed and LeBron James ... Favorite musical artist is T.I. ... Favorite food is shrimp ... Favorite subject is science ... Enjoys fishing, hunting and watching movies in his free time ... Also had offers from Southern Mississippi and UAB, and was recruited by Georgia Tech ... Majoring in exercise science.