DeForest Buckner RE #9 79 OVR
6'7''
Height
295
Weight
33
Age
11 yrs
Exp
Oregon
College
SuperStar
Dev
18
Trade Value
Drafted: 31st Pick, 2nd Round
Trade Worth: 6th Rd Pick
$50.20M
Contract
5
Years
$41.00M
Signing Bonus
$19.97M
Salary
$8.20M
Cap Penalty
1
Years Left
Abilities
Inside Stuff
Defenders with this ability use faster run shed moves for a better chance at shedding blocks against inside zone plays.
Career Stats
| 2026 Regular Season | Defense | |||||||||||
| WK | GAME | RESULT | Tck | Sck | Int | FF | FRec | Defl | Ctha | Sfty | TD | |
| 14 | MIN @ CAR | 31 - 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | ATL @ CAR | 14 - 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | CAR @ ATL | 41 - 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | DET @ CAR | 42 - 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defense Stats | |||||||
| Year | Team | Tackles | Sacks | FF | INT | TD | |
| 2022 | Carolina Panthers | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | Carolina Panthers | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Carolina Panthers | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Carolina Panthers | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2026 | Carolina Panthers | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |