DeForest Buckner DT #99 79 OVR
6'7''
Height
295
Weight
34
Age
12 yrs
Exp
Oregon
College
X-Factor
Dev
30
Trade Value
Drafted: 8th Pick, 1st Round
Trade Worth: 5th Rd Pick
$11.30M
Contract
3
Years
$23.20M
Signing Bonus
$12.27M
Salary
$15.47M
Cap Penalty
2
Years Left
Abilities
Fearmonger
Some pass rushers intimidate quarterbacks with their sheer presence. When they enter the zone, they can apply significant pressure on quarterbacks even while engaged with blockers.
Sack the QB
Don't allow yards
Mr. Big Stop
Defenders with this ability will start and 3rd or 4th down with at least half of their maximum pass rush points
Career Stats
| 2028 Regular Season | Defense | |||||||||||
| WK | GAME | RESULT | Tck | Sck | Int | FF | FRec | Defl | Ctha | Sfty | TD | |
| 2 | LAC @ KC | 24 - 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | LAC @ TKY | 34 - 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | LAC @ CAR | 26 - 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | LAR @ LAC | 16 - 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defense Stats | |||||||
| Year | Team | Tackles | Sacks | FF | INT | TD | |
| 2023 | Indianapolis Colts | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Indianapolis Colts | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Indianapolis Colts | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2026 | Indianapolis Colts | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2027 | Los Angeles Chargers | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2028 | Los Angeles Chargers | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |