Willie Buchanon

Willie James Buchanon

Position: DB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 190 lbs.

Born: November 4, 1950 in Oceanside, CA
College: San Diego St. (school history)
Drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 1st round (7th overall) of the 1972 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 66 (771st overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

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All-Time Rank: #354. Jay Hilgenberg… #355. Brad Van Pelt… #356. Dave Grayson… #357. WILLIE BUCHANON… #358. Chris Spielman… #359. Ray Childress… #360. Herman Moore…

All-Time Rank: #354. Jay Hilgenberg… #355. Brad Van Pelt… #356. Dave Grayson… #357. WILLIE BUCHANON… #358. Chris Spielman… #359. Ray Childress… #360. Herman Moore…

NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Butch Byrd, Dave Baker, Ken Houston*, Jim David, Rick Volk, Bernie Parrish, Jack Tatum, Dave Elmendorf, Tommy Casanova, Steve Atwater
4	Speedy Duncan, J.T. Thomas, Tony Banfield, Dave Baker, Ray Rhodes, Mike Washington, Antonio Cromartie, Blaine Bishop, Bill Simpson, Jerry Logan
5	Blaine Bishop, Doug Evans, J.T. Thomas, Speedy Duncan, Sean Taylor, Allan Ellis, Mike Washington, Earsell Mackbee, Bill Simpson, Jerry Logan
6	Jerry Logan, Glenn Blackwood, Herb Rich, Blaine Bishop, Speedy Duncan, Mike Washington, Myron Guyton, Charles Romes, Ray Rhodes, Jeris White
7	Lester Hayes, Roy Williams, Bob Jeter, Jerry Norton, Gary Fencik, Frank Minnifield, Night Train Lane*, Ken Ellis, Rosey Taylor, Tommy Casanova
8	Lester Hayes, Butch Byrd, Bob Jeter, Darrell Green*, Abe Woodson, Roy Williams, Jerry Logan, Rosey Taylor, Albert Lewis, Blaine Bishop
9	Lester Hayes, Abe Woodson, Eddie Meador, Dick LeBeau, Emmitt Thomas, Night Train Lane*, Ken Riley, Rosey Taylor, Jim David, Dick Lynch
10	Lester Hayes, Dick LeBeau*, Ken Riley, Jerry Norton, Rosey Taylor, Karl Kassulke, Troy Vincent, Cris Dishman, Dave Elmendorf, Jerry Logan
11	Lester Hayes, Ed Sharockman, Jerry Norton, Bobby Bryant, Cris Dishman, Dick LeBeau*, Eric Davis, Karl Kassulke, Ken Riley, Dave Elmendorf
Career	Lester Hayes, Jerry Norton, Ed Sharockman, Karl Kassulke, Dave Elmendorf, Jerry Logan, Hanford Dixon, Joe Lavender, Dave Grayson, Abe Woodson

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Awards 1972 NFL AP Defensive Rookie of the Year	Pro Bowls 1973 1974 1978	First-Team All-Pro 1978	Approximate Value 1978 NFL 16 (3)
Non-Offensive TDs 1972 NFL 1 (7) 1977 NFL 1 (8) 1978 NFL 1 (6)	Fumbles Recovered 1981 NFL 4 (4)	Interceptions 1978 NFL 9 (2/76)	Intercept. Ret. TD 1977 NFL 1 (1) 1978 NFL 1 (4)
Long Intercep. Return 1978 NFL 77 (4)

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1978	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1978	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1978	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1978	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1978	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1978	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1978	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Weekly