DeForest Buckner

DT · SF/IND · 2016–2026

Born March 17, 1994 · College Oregon · Drafted 2016, round 1, pick 7 (SF) · 6-7, 295 lb

1st-team All-Pro (2020) · 2nd-team All-Pro (2019) · Pro Bowl ×3 (2018, 2021, 2023)

Defence

Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).

Season	Team	G	Tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Tackles for loss	Passes defensed	Forced fumbles
2016	SF	15	73	6.0	18	7	1	0
2017	SF	15	61	3.0	22	5	5	1
2018	SF	16	67	12.0	20	17	3	0
2019	SF	16	62	7.5	14	9	2	2
2019 playoffs	SF	3	12	2.5	4	2	0	1
2020	IND	15	58	9.5	26	10	3	2
2020 playoffs	IND	1	2	0.0	1	0	0	0
2021	IND	17	68	7.0	18	10	3	0
2022	IND	16	74	8.0	22	11	3	2
2023	IND	17	81	8.0	21	11	7	2
2024	IND	12	61	6.5	14	8	1	0
2025	IND	10	47	4.0	13	9	0	0
2026	IND	8	32	4.0	10	4	3	0
Career	IND	157	684	75.5	198	101	31	9

Honours

Honours: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), matched to players through Wikidata (CC0). Awards and All-Pro teams are the Associated Press’s; Pro Bowl selections include replacements.

Season	Honours
2018	Pro Bowl
2019	2nd-team All-Pro
2020	1st-team All-Pro
2021	Pro Bowl
2023	Pro Bowl

Playing time

Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.

Season	Team	G	Offensive snaps	Share of the offence’s snaps	Defensive snaps	Share of the defence’s snaps
2016	SF	15	–	–	989	93.0
2017	SF	16	–	–	842	76.5
2018	SF	16	–	–	833	79.5
2019	SF	16	–	–	800	78.8
2019 playoffs	SF	3	–	–	138	77.1
2020	IND	15	–	–	740	78.0
2020 playoffs	IND	1	–	–	51	86.4
2021	IND	17	–	–	826	76.9
2022	IND	17	–	–	849	76.1
2023	IND	17	–	–	828	71.5
2024	IND	12	1	1.5	565	71.2
2025	IND	10	–	–	464	70.5

Game logs

2026 game log (8 games)

2026 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Tackles	Sacks	PD
1	2026-09-13	vs BAL	L 23–41	2	0.5	0
2	2026-09-20	@ KC	L 30–33 OT	5	1.0	1
3	2026-09-27	vs HOU	W 19–17	7	1.5	0
4	2026-10-04	@ WAS	W 30–13	4	0.0	1
5	2026-10-11	@ PIT	L 22–34	6	1.0	0
6	2026-10-18	vs TEN	L 20–26	2	0.0	1
7	2026-10-25	@ MIN	L 10–16	5	0.0	0
9	2026-11-08	vs LV	W 38–17	1	0.0	0

2025 game log (10 games)

2025 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Tackles	Sacks
1	2025-09-07	vs MIA	W 33–8	3	0.0
2	2025-09-14	vs DEN	W 29–28	6	0.0
3	2025-09-21	@ TEN	W 41–20	5	0.0
4	2025-09-28	@ LA	L 20–27	8	0.0
5	2025-10-05	vs LV	W 40–6	6	1.0
6	2025-10-12	vs ARI	W 31–27	3	0.0
7	2025-10-19	@ LAC	W 38–24	5	2.0
8	2025-10-26	vs TEN	W 38–14	2	1.0
9	2025-11-02	@ PIT	L 20–27	4	0.0
16	2025-12-22	vs SF	L 27–48	5	0.0

2024 game log (12 games)

2024 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Tackles	Sacks	PD
1	2024-09-08	vs HOU	L 27–29	6	1.5	0
2	2024-09-15	@ GB	L 10–16	1	0.0	0
8	2024-10-27	@ HOU	L 20–23	3	1.0	0
9	2024-11-03	@ MIN	L 13–21	6	1.0	0
10	2024-11-10	vs BUF	L 20–30	8	0.0	0
11	2024-11-17	@ NYJ	W 28–27	6	0.0	0
12	2024-11-24	vs DET	L 6–24	7	1.0	0
13	2024-12-01	@ NE	W 25–24	7	1.0	0
15	2024-12-15	@ DEN	L 13–31	3	1.0	0
16	2024-12-22	vs TEN	W 38–30	5	0.0	1
17	2024-12-29	@ NYG	L 33–45	5	0.0	0
18	2025-01-05	vs JAX	W 26–23 OT	4	0.0	0

2023 game log (17 games)

2023 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Tackles	Sacks	PD
1	2023-09-10	vs JAX	L 21–31	7	1.0	0
2	2023-09-17	@ HOU	W 31–20	4	1.0	0
3	2023-09-24	@ BAL	W 22–19 OT	2	0.0	0
4	2023-10-01	vs LA	L 23–29 OT	2	0.0	0
5	2023-10-08	vs TEN	W 23–16	6	0.0	0
6	2023-10-15	@ JAX	L 20–37	3	1.0	0
7	2023-10-22	vs CLE	L 38–39	5	0.0	1
8	2023-10-29	vs NO	L 27–38	3	1.0	0
9	2023-11-05	@ CAR	W 27–13	4	1.0	2
10	2023-11-12	@ NE	W 10–6	8	0.0	0
12	2023-11-26	vs TB	W 27–20	6	0.0	1
13	2023-12-03	@ TEN	W 31–28 OT	6	0.5	1
14	2023-12-10	@ CIN	L 14–34	8	0.0	1
15	2023-12-16	vs PIT	W 30–13	4	0.5	0
16	2023-12-24	@ ATL	L 10–29	3	0.0	1
17	2023-12-31	vs LV	W 23–20	4	1.0	0
18	2024-01-06	vs HOU	L 19–23	6	1.0	0

2022 game log (16 games)

2022 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Tackles	Sacks	PD
1	2022-09-11	@ HOU	T 20–20 OT	4	0.0	0
2	2022-09-18	@ JAX	L 0–24	4	0.0	0
3	2022-09-25	vs KC	W 20–17	4	0.0	0
5	2022-10-06	@ DEN	W 12–9 OT	8	2.0	1
6	2022-10-16	vs JAX	W 34–27	5	1.0	0
7	2022-10-23	@ TEN	L 10–19	3	0.0	0
8	2022-10-30	vs WAS	L 16–17	3	1.0	0
9	2022-11-06	@ NE	L 3–26	7	1.0	0
10	2022-11-13	@ LV	W 25–20	5	0.5	1
11	2022-11-20	vs PHI	L 16–17	5	0.0	0
12	2022-11-28	vs PIT	L 17–24	6	0.0	0
13	2022-12-04	@ DAL	L 19–54	3	0.0	0
15	2022-12-17	@ MIN	L 36–39 OT	3	1.0	1
16	2022-12-26	vs LAC	L 3–20	5	1.5	0
17	2023-01-01	@ NYG	L 10–38	5	0.0	0
18	2023-01-08	vs HOU	L 31–32	4	0.0	0

2021 game log (17 games)

2021 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Tackles	Sacks	PD
1	2021-09-12	vs SEA	L 16–28	6	1.0	0
2	2021-09-19	vs LA	L 24–27	6	0.0	1
3	2021-09-26	@ TEN	L 16–25	4	0.0	0
4	2021-10-03	@ MIA	W 27–17	3	0.0	0
5	2021-10-11	@ BAL	L 25–31 OT	4	0.0	0
6	2021-10-17	vs HOU	W 31–3	5	1.0	0
7	2021-10-24	@ SF	W 30–18	6	1.0	0
8	2021-10-31	vs TEN	L 31–34 OT	2	1.0	0
9	2021-11-04	vs NYJ	W 45–30	6	0.0	1
10	2021-11-14	vs JAX	W 23–17	3	0.5	0
11	2021-11-21	@ BUF	W 41–15	1	0.0	0
12	2021-11-28	vs TB	L 31–38	3	1.0	1
13	2021-12-05	@ HOU	W 31–0	2	0.0	0
15	2021-12-18	vs NE	W 27–17	4	1.0	0
16	2021-12-25	@ ARI	W 22–16	2	0.0	0
17	2022-01-02	vs LV	L 20–23	8	0.5	0
18	2022-01-09	@ JAX	L 11–26	3	0.0	0

2020 game log (16 games)

2020 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Tackles	Sacks	PD
1	2020-09-13	@ JAX	L 20–27	6	0.0	0
2	2020-09-20	vs MIN	W 28–11	3	1.5	0
3	2020-09-27	vs NYJ	W 36–7	6	0.0	0
4	2020-10-04	@ CHI	W 19–11	3	0.0	1
5	2020-10-11	@ CLE	L 23–32	5	0.0	0
6	2020-10-18	vs CIN	W 31–27	5	1.0	0
8	2020-11-01	@ DET	W 41–21	1	0.0	0
9	2020-11-08	vs BAL	L 10–24	5	0.0	0
10	2020-11-12	@ TEN	W 34–17	5	0.0	0
11	2020-11-22	vs GB	W 34–31 OT	1	0.0	0
13	2020-12-06	@ HOU	W 26–20	4	2.0	0
14	2020-12-13	@ LV	W 44–27	4	0.0	0
15	2020-12-20	vs HOU	W 27–20	4	3.0	0
16	2020-12-27	@ PIT	L 24–28	2	0.0	1
17	2021-01-03	vs JAX	W 28–14	4	2.0	1
P18	2021-01-09	@ BUF	L 24–27	2	0.0	0

2019 game log (19 games)

2019 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Tackles	Sacks	PD
1	2019-09-08	@ TB	W 31–17	2	0.0	0
2	2019-09-15	@ CIN	W 41–17	1	1.0	0
3	2019-09-22	vs PIT	W 24–20	10	1.0	0
5	2019-10-07	vs CLE	W 31–3	5	1.0	1
6	2019-10-13	@ LA	W 20–7	4	0.0	0
7	2019-10-20	@ WAS	W 9–0	6	0.0	0
8	2019-10-27	vs CAR	W 51–13	2	0.0	1
9	2019-10-31	@ ARI	W 28–25	4	1.0	0
10	2019-11-11	vs SEA	L 24–27 OT	5	0.0	0
11	2019-11-17	vs ARI	W 36–26	2	1.0	0
12	2019-11-24	vs GB	W 37–8	5	0.5	0
13	2019-12-01	@ BAL	L 17–20	6	1.0	0
14	2019-12-08	@ NO	W 48–46	4	0.0	0
15	2019-12-15	vs ATL	L 22–29	1	0.0	0
16	2019-12-21	vs LA	W 34–31	1	0.0	0
17	2019-12-29	@ SEA	W 26–21	4	1.0	0
P19	2020-01-11	vs MIN	W 27–10	2	1.0	0
P20	2020-01-19	vs GB	W 37–20	4	0.0	0
P21	2020-02-02	@ KC	L 20–31	6	1.5	0

2018 game log (16 games)

2018 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Tackles	Sacks	PD
1	2018-09-09	@ MIN	L 16–24	7	2.5	0
2	2018-09-16	vs DET	W 30–27	5	1.0	0
3	2018-09-23	@ KC	L 27–38	3	0.0	0
4	2018-09-30	@ LAC	L 27–29	2	0.0	0
5	2018-10-07	vs ARI	L 18–28	4	0.0	0
6	2018-10-15	@ GB	L 30–33	2	1.0	0
7	2018-10-21	vs LA	L 10–39	3	0.0	0
8	2018-10-28	@ ARI	L 15–18	1	0.0	1
9	2018-11-01	vs LV	W 34–3	2	1.0	0
10	2018-11-12	vs NYG	L 23–27	5	0.5	1
12	2018-11-25	@ TB	L 9–27	5	1.0	0
13	2018-12-02	@ SEA	L 16–43	7	2.0	0
14	2018-12-09	vs DEN	W 20–14	3	0.0	0
15	2018-12-16	vs SEA	W 26–23 OT	11	2.0	0
16	2018-12-23	vs CHI	L 9–14	3	1.0	0
17	2018-12-30	@ LA	L 32–48	4	0.0	1

2017 game log (15 games)

2017 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Tackles	Sacks	PD
1	2017-09-10	vs CAR	L 3–23	6	0.0	0
2	2017-09-17	@ SEA	L 9–12	4	0.0	0
3	2017-09-21	vs LA	L 39–41	5	0.0	0
4	2017-10-01	@ ARI	L 15–18 OT	4	1.0	1
5	2017-10-08	@ IND	L 23–26 OT	5	0.5	0
6	2017-10-15	@ WAS	L 24–26	5	0.0	0
7	2017-10-22	vs DAL	L 10–40	5	0.0	2
8	2017-10-29	@ PHI	L 10–33	5	0.0	0
9	2017-11-05	vs ARI	L 10–20	2	0.0	0
10	2017-11-12	vs NYG	W 31–21	4	0.0	0
12	2017-11-26	vs SEA	L 13–24	1	0.0	0
14	2017-12-10	@ HOU	W 26–16	2	1.0	0
15	2017-12-17	vs TEN	W 25–23	9	0.5	1
16	2017-12-24	vs JAX	W 44–33	3	0.0	1
17	2017-12-31	@ LA	W 34–13	1	0.0	0

2016 game log (15 games)

2016 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Tackles	Sacks	PD
1	2016-09-12	vs LA	W 28–0	3	0.0	0
2	2016-09-18	@ CAR	L 27–46	5	0.0	0
3	2016-09-25	@ SEA	L 18–37	8	0.0	0
4	2016-10-02	vs DAL	L 17–24	5	0.0	0
6	2016-10-16	@ BUF	L 16–45	9	2.0	0
7	2016-10-23	vs TB	L 17–34	6	0.0	0
9	2016-11-06	vs NO	L 23–41	2	0.0	0
10	2016-11-13	@ ARI	L 20–23	3	1.0	0
11	2016-11-20	vs NE	L 17–30	4	0.0	0
12	2016-11-27	@ MIA	L 24–31	4	0.0	0
13	2016-12-04	@ CHI	L 6–26	5	0.0	0
14	2016-12-11	vs NYJ	L 17–23 OT	11	2.0	0
15	2016-12-18	@ ATL	L 13–41	4	0.0	0
16	2016-12-24	@ LA	W 22–21	1	1.0	1
17	2017-01-01	vs SEA	L 23–25	3	0.0	0