Phillip Buchanon

Las Vegas Raiders 17th pick

DB ·

Miami · 2002–2003

122

Games

350

Solo Tackles

Sacks

Interceptions

Phillip Buchanon is a former defensive back out of Miami, selected by the Las Vegas Raiders with the 17th overall pick (round 1) in the 2002 NFL Draft. He played 122 regular-season games from 2002 to 2011, with the Oakland Raiders, Houston Texans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Detroit Lions and Washington Redskins.

Draft Details

Year

2002

Round

Round 1

Pick

17th overall

Team

Las Vegas Raiders

Position

College

Miami

Phillip Buchanon Career Stats

Primary starter for 5 seasons.
Ranks 5th in the 2002 draft class in interceptions (20).

Defense

Season	Team	G	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD	FF
2002	OAK	6	18	0	0	2	5	0
2003	OAK	16	36	2	0	6	10	2
2004	OAK	14	43	9	0.5	3	9	0
2005	HOU	10	26	6	0	0	4	0
2006	TB	14	16	4	0	2	7	0
2007	TB	15	53	2	0	3	10	1
2008	TB	14	43	4	0	2	6	1
2009	DET	12	36	5	1	0	4	2
2010	WAS	15	33	8	0	2	18	2
Career		116	304	40	1.5	20	73	8

Returns

Season	Team	G	KR	KR Yds	PR	PR Yds
2002	OAK	6	0	0	15	178
2003	OAK	16	2	25	38	491
2004	OAK	14	0	0	21	121
2005	HOU	10	0	0	12	101
2006	TB	14	5	106	14	95
2007	TB	15	2	15	16	59
2008	TB	14	0	0	0	0
2009	DET	12	0	0	4	34
2010	WAS	15	0	0	2	1
Career		116	9	146	122	1,080

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

NFL Combine Results

Height

5-10

Weight

186 lbs

40-Yard Dash

4.31s

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