Tyler Buchner

Tyler Buchner, born on 7 November 2002, is an American former college football quarterback and former college lacrosse midfielder. He was a highly ranked high school quarterback in California, passing for 4,474 yards and 53 touchdowns as a junior in 2019, and he committed to the University of Notre Dame over offers from Alabama, TCU, Georgia, USC and Michigan. He won the Notre Dame starting quarterback job in 2022, earned Gator Bowl MVP honors that season, then transferred to Alabama for 2023 before returning to Notre Dame in 2024 to play men's lacrosse as a short-stick defensive midfielder. He was part of the Notre Dame team that beat Maryland 15 to 5 in the 2024 national championship game. He later rejoined the football team as a walk-on wide receiver and, in 2025, earned back his scholarship and returned to quarterback as the backup.