Deforest
Buckner.
Deforest
Buckner.
Oregon· 6'7"· 291 lb· 5.05s 40
The 4-3 defense, particularly a one-gap penetrating front, would best utilize Buckner's skills as a disruptive interior presence.
Initially a rotational interior lineman with significant pass-rush upside, he projects as a high-volume starter and disruptive force.
A strict two-gap 3-4 defense would diminish his value by asking him to hold the point rather than penetrate.
Buckner's combination of size, length, and athleticism makes him scheme-versatile, but he excels when allowed to attack and disrupt.
Selected #7 overall in Round 1 of the 2016 NFL Draft by San Francisco 49ers out of Oregon.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 5.05sp50
- Vertical
- 32inp50
- Broad jump
- 116inp50
- Three-cone
- 7.51sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.47sp50
- Bench
- —rep
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Oregon | 13 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Oregon | 12 | 39 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | Oregon | 15 | 80 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2015 | Oregon | 13 | 83 | 10.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career | — | 53 | 231 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
Parsed from Sports-Reference CFB career page via Firecrawl.
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
DeForest Buckner has been a dominant defensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers and Indianapolis Colts. He consistently provides interior pass rush and run defense, earning Pro Bowl and All-Pro recognition.
Data note: Parsed from Sports-Reference CFB career page via Firecrawl.