Buchanan was drafted in the fourth round of last year’s draft and wound up starting 13 of the 14 games he appeared in last season. As a rookie, he wound up racking up 93 tackles, five TFLs, and a half-sack before a torn ACL he suffered in Week 15 ended his season. This isn’t the first time we have heard somebody suggest Buchanan could return sooner than expected. Back in June, head coach Jesse Minter said Buchanan was “really far ahead of schedule” for a player who was injured in December. It would be surprising if Buchanan avoided the PUP list to start training camp, but it sounds like the second-year linebacker is trending in a positive direction with a little under two months to go before the start of the season.