Teddye Buchanan
Baltimore RavensModel Score
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
Season Stats · 14 games
Draft & College
He went earlier than consensus.
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Comps
STM Take
Rookie tier 7 (#51) for a 122nd overall 4th-round pick is on the year-one band for Day 3 LB prospects. The California Pac-12 2024 All-Pac-12 honors plus the structural Ravens linebacker rotation gives him basic college foundation. The 2026 question is whether Buchanan crosses into tier 5-6 territory in his year-two jump or whether the role compresses to swing depth.
Buchanan came out of California as the Baltimore Ravens' 4th-round pick (122nd overall) in 2025 after earning 2024 First-Team All-Pac-12 honors. The Ravens used him in the linebacker rotation as a rookie behind Roquan Smith and Trenton Simpson. His first STTM appearance comes in 2025 at tier 7 (#51), the year-one developmental band for 4th-round LB prospects.
Strengths
- California Pac-12 2024 First-Team All-Pac-12 honors plus the 122nd overall draft slot gives him real Pac-12 pedigree.
- Year-one rotational reps for the Ravens at age 22 plus the structural deep rotation gives him the developmental runway.
Concerns
- Single tier 7 finish without prior STTM history caps the long-term projection certainty.
- Baltimore's broader defensive identity around Roquan Smith's primary anchor role compresses Buchanan's structural snap share.
What to watch: Whether Buchanan crosses into tier 6 (top 50) in 2026, the standard year-two threshold for 4th-round LB picks on stable-starter trajectories.