Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 7-41@ Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
#42
Jude Buchanan
Senior linebacker for Akron. From Vancouver, BC — one of 82 players from Canada in FBS this season.
6′1″ · 235 lb · Vancouver, BC · Old Dominion HS | Western Uni.
The numbers
1
tackle · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, at Minnesota
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior linebacker for Akron. From Vancouver, BC — one of 82 players from Canada in FBS this season.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Old Dominion in 2022.
- 1 tackle in 2022. Then 1 in 2026.
Jude Buchanan
Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Minnesota — Week 3, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Old Dominion3-star out of Blair Academy
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Akron | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Old Dominion | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Old Dominion3-9HC: Ricky Rahne · Pass-leaning, slow tempo
2026Akron1-2HC: Joe Moorhead · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Pass share
52.8%
105 pass / 94 run
Plays / game
66.3
3 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
117 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 1,731 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Mid-American as a senior.
Where he came from
From Vancouver, BC — one of 82 players from Canada in FBS this season.
Background
2025 (Western): Recorded 64 tackles, 30 solo & 34 assisted… recorded 1.0 TFL… recorded 0.5 sacks…. Recorded two pass breakups… had a career-high 12 tackles against Laurier (10/18/25)… 2024 (Western): Recorded 25 tackles, 12 solo & 13 assisted… recorded 0.5 sacks… had one pass break… had a…
The linebacker corps · Akron
- #32Donelius Johnson27 tackles · 2026
- #18Dwight Nunoo13 tackles · 2026
- #23Daunte Curtis10 tackles · 2026
- #8Rich Benenge9 tackles · 2026
- #42Jude Buchanan1 tackle · 2026
9 more on the roster · Akron team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology