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Jersey Number 89
Brandon Buckner
- Position:
- DE
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 241
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, NC
- High School:
- Chandler
Bio
2025 (r-Senior)
• Had five tackles (all solos), including 2.0 TFLs and a sack in the win over Nevada
• Collected five stops, including a sack against Marshall
2024 (r-Junior)
• Played in all 12 games and had 11 starts
• Finished the year with a career-best 36 tackles, including four TFLs, a team-best three sacks, five hurries and a fumble recovery
• Was in on 534 total snaps for the year
• Lone tackle against Tennessee Tech was a sack but he also added two hurries in 54 snaps
• Turned in a career-best seven stops at Memphis, including five solos
• Had six tackles, including a sack at LA Tech
• Added five stops, including a sack at JSU
• Also had four tackles in win over UTEP
• Had a fumble recovery and a hurry against Liberty
• Collected two solo stops against NMSU, including a TFL
2023 (r-Sophomore)
• Played in all 12 games and had one start
• Ended the year with six tackles, including a sack, two pass breakups and a hurry
• Averaged 17 snaps played per game
• Enrolled in January and went through spring practice
• Had a sack in win over Murray State
• Started against Liberty and had two tackles
• Had a stop and a pass breakup against FIU
2022 (Sophomore at Oregon)
• Did not play in any games and was redshirted
2021 (Freshman at Oregon)
• Played in 12 of 14 games
• Finished with five total tackles, three solo tackles, one tackle-for-loss, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery
• Played 131 total snaps
High School
• Consensus three-star recruit by Rivals, ESPN and 247Sports
• Top 65-rated outside linebacker by the 247 composite (No. 45), 247Sports (No. 53) and ESPN (No. 61) and a consensus top-ranked outside linebacker from Arizona
• Tenth-ranked player from Arizona by both ESPN and Rivals while ranking 13th in the state by the 247 composite and 16th by 247Sports
• Named to the first-team All-USA High School Football Preseason Team by USA Today
• Member of three consecutive state championship teams (2018-2020) with team compiling a combined 36-1 record with a 10-0 record in playoff games
• Finished career with 139 tackles, 48.0 tackles for loss, 33.5 sacks, 35 quarterback hurries, six forced fumbles, a fumble recovery, and an interception
• In seven career playoff games had 49 tackles, 17.0 TFL and 12.0 sacks
• Finished senior season with 53 tackles, 16.0 TFL, 12.0 sacks, 22 quarterback hurries, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery
• Named to the second team MaxPreps 2019 Football Junior All-American Team after finishing season with 53 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, 16 sacks, 10 hurries, three forced fumbles and an interception in nine games played
• Nominated for the Ed Doherty Award which goes to Arizona’s top high school football player
Personal
• Full name: Brandon Shakur Buckner
• Parents: Brentson Buckner (played 12 years in NFL) and Denise Buckner
• Born: 9/13/02
• Major: Integrated Studies
• Had five tackles (all solos), including 2.0 TFLs and a sack in the win over Nevada
• Collected five stops, including a sack against Marshall
2024 (r-Junior)
• Played in all 12 games and had 11 starts
• Finished the year with a career-best 36 tackles, including four TFLs, a team-best three sacks, five hurries and a fumble recovery
• Was in on 534 total snaps for the year
• Lone tackle against Tennessee Tech was a sack but he also added two hurries in 54 snaps
• Turned in a career-best seven stops at Memphis, including five solos
• Had six tackles, including a sack at LA Tech
• Added five stops, including a sack at JSU
• Also had four tackles in win over UTEP
• Had a fumble recovery and a hurry against Liberty
• Collected two solo stops against NMSU, including a TFL
2023 (r-Sophomore)
• Played in all 12 games and had one start
• Ended the year with six tackles, including a sack, two pass breakups and a hurry
• Averaged 17 snaps played per game
• Enrolled in January and went through spring practice
• Had a sack in win over Murray State
• Started against Liberty and had two tackles
• Had a stop and a pass breakup against FIU
2022 (Sophomore at Oregon)
• Did not play in any games and was redshirted
2021 (Freshman at Oregon)
• Played in 12 of 14 games
• Finished with five total tackles, three solo tackles, one tackle-for-loss, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery
• Played 131 total snaps
High School
• Consensus three-star recruit by Rivals, ESPN and 247Sports
• Top 65-rated outside linebacker by the 247 composite (No. 45), 247Sports (No. 53) and ESPN (No. 61) and a consensus top-ranked outside linebacker from Arizona
• Tenth-ranked player from Arizona by both ESPN and Rivals while ranking 13th in the state by the 247 composite and 16th by 247Sports
• Named to the first-team All-USA High School Football Preseason Team by USA Today
• Member of three consecutive state championship teams (2018-2020) with team compiling a combined 36-1 record with a 10-0 record in playoff games
• Finished career with 139 tackles, 48.0 tackles for loss, 33.5 sacks, 35 quarterback hurries, six forced fumbles, a fumble recovery, and an interception
• In seven career playoff games had 49 tackles, 17.0 TFL and 12.0 sacks
• Finished senior season with 53 tackles, 16.0 TFL, 12.0 sacks, 22 quarterback hurries, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery
• Named to the second team MaxPreps 2019 Football Junior All-American Team after finishing season with 53 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, 16 sacks, 10 hurries, three forced fumbles and an interception in nine games played
• Nominated for the Ed Doherty Award which goes to Arizona’s top high school football player
Personal
• Full name: Brandon Shakur Buckner
• Parents: Brentson Buckner (played 12 years in NFL) and Denise Buckner
• Born: 9/13/02
• Major: Integrated Studies
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