Player·
DeForest Buckner
DeForest Buckner
Questionable
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#379/433
2DEF pts per $1M APY
Career Résumé
10 seasons
Seasons10 2016–2025
Games149
Tackles585
Sacks71.5
TFL91
INT0
2026 Projection
StatFloorMedianCeilingvs ’25ΔRange
Forced Fumbles0.000.361.960.00+0.36
QB Hits11.915.228.113.0+2.15
Sacks1.676.0711.44.00+2.07
Solo Tackles16.822.033.330.0-7.99
Tackles for Loss3.509.5112.39.00+0.51
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTDPrssHrryP→S%MTklMT%
2025IND103017474.01390000020720.0%24.1%
2024IND122037576.51480100019534.2%710.3%
2023IND173536718.021100720025432.0%44.7%
2022IND163430648.022100320029927.6%22.6%
2021IND172828567.018100300027825.9%56.8%
2020IND152821499.52690320031430.6%23.3%
2019SF163428627.51490220020737.5%34.6%
2018SF1636235912.0201503000341535.3%68.2%
2017SF153616523.022405100
2016SF153830686.018701000
College
No college stats linked.
Career Milestones
league finishes · rank since 1999
StatCareerSince '99LedTop 5Top 10
Sacks71.548th
Solo Tkl319331st
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · rank among recorded seasons since 1999 (excludes pre-1999)
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 462 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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Comparable Players
2025 · stat-profile similarity