DeForest Buckner
 DeForest Buckner (2016) |
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| Indianapolis Colts - No. | |
| Defensive tackle | |
| Date of birth: March 17, 1994 | |
| Place of birth: Waiʻanae , Hawaii | |
| Height: 2.01 m | Weight: 136 kg |
| NFL debut | |
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| 2016 for the San Francisco 49ers | |
| Career | |
| College : Oregon | |
| NFL Draft : 2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th | |
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| Current status: Active | |
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Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2019 season |
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| Tackles | 263 |
| Sacks | 28.5 |
| Forced fumbles | 3 |
| Fumble Recoveries | 7th |
| Statistics at NFL.com | |
| Statistics at pro-football-reference.com | |
DeForest Buckner (born March 17, 1994 in Waiʻanae , Hawaii , United States ) is an American football player for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL) and plays on the position of defensive end and defensive tackles . He played college football at the University of Oregon . From 2016 to 2019 he played for the San Francisco 49ers .
Early years
Buckner attended the Punahou School in Honolulu . He was a four-star recruit from Rivals.com. In January 2012, the University of Oregon signed him to play college football. Buckner also played basketball in high school.
college
Buckner played 13 games as a freshman in 2012 and started twice as a starter . He finished the year with 29 tackles and one sack . In his second year (2013), Buckner started eight of 13 games and was credited with 39 tackles and 2.5 sacks. In 2014 he finished the year as a junior with 81 tackles and 4.0 sacks. Buckner reached his career high of 83 tackles and 10.5 sacks last year (senior season). Buckner officially announced after his senior season that he would be participating in the 2016 NFL Draft. He was one of the most highly traded defensive ends in the 2016 NFL Draft.
NFL
Buckner was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the first round as the seventh player in the 2016 NFL Draft. Buckner played fifteen games from the start in the 2016 season. He only missed one game (against the Arizona Cardinals ) due to a foot injury. At the end of the 2016 season, Buckner was elected to the 2016 PFWA All-Rookie Team.
On March 16, the 49ers agreed on a trade from Buckner to the Indianapolis Colts , who sent their first round pick to San Francisco for it.
Web links
- Oregon Ducks bio ( Memento from December 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Twin towers . In: Honolulu Star Advertiser .
- ↑ Buffanblu's bruiser
- ^ DeForest Buckner .
- ↑ Countdown to signing day: Defensive end DeForest Buckner could be next Dion Jordan for Oregon Ducks . In: OregonLive.com .
- ^ Sleeping Giant
- ↑ Freshmen Arik Armstead, DeForest Buckner and Alex Balducci in a class of their own on Oregon's D-line . In: OregonLive.com .
- ↑ Ducks' defensive linemen double trouble for Opponents . In: Statesman Journal . August 18, 2014.
- ↑ a b Sports-Reference DeForest Buckner . Archived from the original on November 25, 2012.
- ↑ Bucky Brooks: Top five 2016 NFL Draft prospects by position. In: nfl.com. Retrieved January 10, 2017 .
- ^ NFL draft: Results, analysis for every Round 1 pick . In: ESPN.com , April 29, 2016.
- ↑ DeForest Buckner at 49.com. Retrieved January 10, 2017 .
- ↑ Chris Biderman: DeForest Buckner named to Mel Kiper's all-rookie team. USA Today, January 6, 2017, accessed on January 11, 2017 (English): “That's more impressive considering Buckner missed a game Oct. 6 against the Cardinals with a foot injury. "
- ^ DeForest Buckner Named to Pro Football Writers 2016 All-Rookie Team. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 23, 2017 ; accessed on March 19, 2019 .
- ↑ Andrew Walker: Colts Acquire All-Pro Defensive Tackle DeForest Buckner From 49ers on the Indianapolis Colts website. March 18, 2020, accessed on March 19, 2020.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Buckner, DeForest |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1994 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Waiʻanae , Hawaii , United States |