Defense & Fumbles

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Defense & Fumbles Table
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Comb Solo Ast TFL QBHits Sfty AV Awards
2016 22 SFO NFL LDE 15 15 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 6.0 73 43 30 7 18 0 7
2017 23 SFO NFL RDT 16 16 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 61 45 16 5 22 0 7
2018 24 SFO NFL RDT 16 16 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 12.0 67 44 23 17 20 0 10 PB
2019 25 SFO NFL RDT 16 16 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 12 1 7.5 62 34 28 9 14 0 16 AP-2
2020 26 IND NFL LDT 15 14 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 9.5 58 37 21 10 26 1 15 AP-1
2021 27 IND NFL LDT 17 16 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7.0 68 40 28 10 18 0 9 PB
2022 28 IND NFL DT 17 16 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 8.0 74 44 30 11 22 0 8
2023 29 IND NFL DT 17 16 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 1 26 1 8.0 81 45 36 11 21 0 10 PB
2024 30 IND NFL DT 12 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.5 61 24 37 8 14 0 5
2025 31 IND NFL DT 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 47 30 17 9 13 0 4
10 Yrs 151 146 0 0 0 0 28 9 0 10 38 2 71.5 652 386 266 97 188 1 91
17 Game Avg 17 16 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 4 0 8.0 73 43 30 11 21 0 9
IND (6 Yrs) 88 83 0 0 0 0 17 6 0 3 26 1 43.0 389 220 169 59 114 1 51
SFO (4 Yrs) 63 63 0 0 0 0 11 3 0 7 12 1 28.5 263 166 97 38 74 0 40
Defense & Fumbles Table
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Comb Solo Ast TFL QBHits Sfty Awards
2019 25 SFO NFL RDT 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2.5 12 9 3 2 4 0
2020 26 IND NFL LDT 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 2 0 0 1 0
2 Yrs 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2.5 14 11 3 2 5 0
17 Game Avg 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 10.6 60 47 13 9 21 0
SFO (1 Yr) 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2.5 12 9 3 2 4 0
IND (1 Yr) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 2 0 0 1 0
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Advanced Defense

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Pass Coverage Pass Rush Tackles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Tgt Cmp Cmp% Yds Yds/Cmp Yds/Tgt TD Rat DADOT Air YAC Bltz Hrry QBKD Bats Sk Prss Comb MTkl MTkl% Awards
2018 24 SFO NFL RDT 16 16 0 1 1 100.0 6 6.0 6.0 0 91.7 1.0 1 5 0 15 6 0 12.0 34 67 6 8.2 PB
2019 25 SFO NFL RDT 16 16 0 1 1 100.0 -5 -5.0 -5.0 0 79.2 -6.0 -6 1 0 7 5 3 7.5 20 62 3 4.6 AP-2
2020 26 IND NFL LDT 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 16 3 9.5 31 58 2 3.3 AP-1
2021 27 IND NFL LDT 17 16 0 2 2 100.0 12 6.0 6.0 0 91.7 -0.5 -1 13 3 8 11 1 7.0 27 68 5 6.8 PB
2022 28 IND NFL DT 17 16 0 4 3 75.0 3 1.0 0.8 0 77.1 -2.8 -9 12 1 9 10 2 8.0 29 74 2 2.6
2023 29 IND NFL DT 17 16 0 1 1 100.0 -3 -3.0 -3.0 0 79.2 -3.0 -3 0 2 4 12 6 8.0 25 81 4 4.7 PB
2024 30 IND NFL DT 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 1 6.5 19 61 7 10.3
2025 31 IND NFL DT 10 10 0 1 1 100.0 -6 -6.0 -6.0 0 79.2 -7.0 -7 1 2 7 9 0 4.0 20 47 2 4.1
8 Yrs 120 115 0 10 9 90.0 7 0.8 0.7 0 79.2 -2.7 -25 32 8 59 76 16 62.5 205 518 31 5.6
17 Game Avg 17 16 0 1 1 90.0 1 0.8 0.7 0 79.2 -2.7 -4 5 1 8 11 2 8.9 29 73 4 5.6
IND (6 Yrs) 88 83 0 8 7 87.5 6 0.9 0.8 0 79.2 -2.8 -20 26 8 37 65 13 43.0 151 389 22 5.4
SFO (2 Yrs) 32 32 0 2 2 100.0 1 0.5 0.5 0 79.2 -2.5 -5 6 0 22 11 3 19.5 54 129 9 6.5
Advanced Defense Table
Pass Coverage Pass Rush Tackles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Tgt Cmp Bltz Hrry QBKD Bats Sk Prss Comb MTkl MTkl% Awards
2019 25 SFO NFL RDT 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2.5 5 12 0 0.0
2 Yrs 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 2.5 7 14 1 6.7
17 Game Avg 17 17 0 0 0 0 9 9 4 10.6 30 60 4 6.7
SFO (1 Yr) 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2.5 5 12 0 0.0
IND (1 Yr) 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.0 2 2 1 33.3
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Scoring Summary

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Touchdowns PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM D2P XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
2019 25 SFO NFL RDT 16 16 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.4 AP-2
2020 26 IND NFL LDT 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.1 AP-1
2023 29 IND NFL DT 17 16 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.4 PB
10 Yrs 151 146 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0.1
17 Game Avg 17 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.1
IND (6 Yrs) 88 83 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0.1
SFO (4 Yrs) 63 63 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.1

Snap Counts

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Regular Season
Snap Counts Table
Games Off. Def. ST
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Num Pct Num Pct Num Pct
201622SFOLDE99151500%100693%10323%
201723SFORDT99161600%86377%8719%
2018*24SFORDT99161600%85279%16435%
201925SFORDT99161610%81079%15836%
2020+26INDLDT99151400%75178%12932%
2021*27INDLDT99171600%84477%15134%
202228INDDT99171600%87377%194%
2023*29INDDT99171600%84072%214%
202430INDDT99121110%57871%41%
202531INDDT99101000%46970%52%
Career27886841
6 yrsIND888314355329
4 yrsSFO636313531512

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is DeForest Buckner?

DeForest Buckner is 32 years old.

When was DeForest Buckner born?

DeForest Buckner was born on March 17, 1994.

Where was DeForest Buckner born?

DeForest Buckner was born in Wainanae, HI.

How tall is DeForest Buckner?

DeForest Buckner is 6-7 (201 cm) tall.

How much does DeForest Buckner weigh?

DeForest Buckner weighs 295 lbs (133 kg).

How many games does DeForest Buckner play?

DeForest Buckner played 10 games last season and 151 games over his career.

How many sacks does DeForest Buckner have?

DeForest Buckner had 4.0 sacks last season and 71.5 sacks over his career.

How many Super Bowls has DeForest Buckner won?

DeForest Buckner has never won a Super Bowl.

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DeForest Buckner is on Instagram at dbuck_99.

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Dr. DeFo is a nickname for DeForest Buckner.