DeForest Buckner
DeForest Buckner, a DL, appears on NFL rosters across 2016–2026. Everything below is drawn from open roster data; the figures are facts, not our opinion of the player.
The basics
| Position | DL |
|---|---|
| College | Oregon |
| Born | 1994-03-17 |
| Height | 6 ft 7 in |
| Weight | 295 lb |
| Drafted | pick 7 by SF in 2016 |
Seasons on an NFL roster
11 seasons of roster appearances, 2016–2026. A row here means the player was on that team's roster that year.
| 2016 | San Francisco 49ers |
|---|---|
| 2017 | San Francisco 49ers |
| 2018 | San Francisco 49ers |
| 2019 | San Francisco 49ers |
| 2020 | Indianapolis Colts |
| 2021 | Indianapolis Colts |
| 2022 | Indianapolis Colts |
| 2023 | Indianapolis Colts |
| 2024 | Indianapolis Colts |
| 2025 | Indianapolis Colts |
| 2026 | Indianapolis Colts |
Defensive statistics
Regular-season totals, 1999–2026. Solo and assisted tackles, tackles for loss, sacks, quarterback hits, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles and opponent fumbles recovered. Sacks are shared between players, so a total can end in a half. Play-offs are not included.
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sacks | QB Hits | PD | FF | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 15 | 38 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 15 | 36 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 36 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 16 | 34 | 28 | 9 | 7.5 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 15 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 9.5 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16 | 34 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 17 | 35 | 36 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 20 | 37 | 8 | 6.5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 153 | 324 | 279 | 94 | 74.5 | 195 | 30 | 9 | 11 |
Where this came from
Roster appearances, position, college, draft and physicals from nflverse open roster data. Seasons before about 1999 are roster-only, so there are no game statistics for them. Teams are linked where the franchise is certain; earlier seasons show the code used at the time.
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