NFL
Player·
DeForest Buckner
DeForest Buckner
IR· Neck
DT · IND
32 yrs
Oregon
Description
Position
DT
Team
IND
Status
ACT
Born
1994-03-17
Age
32
Height
6'7"
Weight
295 lb
College
Oregon
Draft
2016 · R1 · Pick 7 · SFO
Rookie yr
2016
Contract
ACTIVE
APY
$23.0M/yr
Total
$46.0M
Guaranteed
$43.3M
% of cap
9.0%
Term
2024–2026 (2y)
Value#375/432
2DEF pts per $1M APY
Career Résumé
10 seasons
Seasons10 2016–2025
Games149
Tackles585
Sacks71.5
TFL91
INT0
2026 Projection
StatFloorMedianCeilingvs ’25ΔRange
Forced Fumbles0.000.141.550.00+0.14
QB Hits11.014.921.513.0+1.90
Sacks1.255.189.224.00+1.18
Solo Tackles13.621.332.930.0-8.67
Tackles for Loss1.959.1912.49.00+0.19
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTD
2025IND103017474.013900000
2024IND122037576.514801000
2023IND173536718.0211007200
2022IND163430648.0221003200
2021IND172828567.0181003000
2020IND152821499.526903200
2019SF163428627.514902200
2018SF1636235912.0201503000
2017SF153616523.022405100
2016SF153830686.018701000
College
No college stats linked.
Career Milestones
league finishes · all-time rank
StatCareerAll-TimeLedTop 5Top 10
Sacks71.548th
Solo Tkl319331st
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · all-time rank since 1999
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 469 peers
Sk/gQBH/gTFL/gFF/gSolo/g
Sk/g
0.487
QBH/g
1.394
TFL/g
0.997
FF/g
066
Solo/g
390
PlayerMedian (50th)
Postseason
team record · since 1999
RoundWL
Playoffs22
Conf. Championship10
Super Bowl01
NextGen Stats
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Career Highs
regular season
StatGameWhenSeason
Tackles112016 Wk14 vs NYJ71'23
Sacks32020 Wk15 vs HOU12'18
TFL32018 Wk1 vs MIN15'18
INT02016 Wk1 vs LAR0'16
Athletic Profile
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