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Jersey Number 43
Brandon Buckner
- Position:
- Outside Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 237
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- High School:
- Chandler HS (Ariz.)
Bio
As A Sophomore (2022)
Did not appear in a game while utilizing a redshirt … Opted to enter the transfer portal following the season.
As A Freshman (2021)
Played in 13 of 14 games as a true freshman … Finished with five total tackles, three solo tackles, one tackle-for-loss, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery … Played 131 total snaps … vs. Stony Brook (Sept. 18): Recorded two solo tackles and his first career tackle-for-loss … Forced and recovered a fumble on the same play in the fourth quarter … Earned a stellar 90.4 overall defensive grade from Pro Football Focus while playing 20 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) … 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 PrepStar All-Western Region … Named to the first-team All-USA High School Football Preseason Team by USA Today … Named to the second-team MaxPreps 2020 Preseason High School All-American Football Team … 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 has 49 tackles, 17.0 TFL and 12.0 sacks … As a senior, earned a spot on the first-team 2020 Arizona MaxPreps all-state high school football team … Led team to the AIA Open Division State Championship with a 10-0 record … Finished season with 53 tackles, 16.0 TFL, 12.0 sacks, 22 quarterback hurries, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery … Had four multiple-sack games including 3.0 sacks in the state semifinal playoff win over Liberty … Also had 3.0 sacks in a win over Higley … Finished state championship game with 2.0 sacks and also had two sacks in a regular-season win vs. Liberty … Totaled at least one sack in six of 10 games played … Had four multi-TFL games including a season-high 4.0 twice, including in the state championship final win over Hamilton … Also had 4.0 TFL in a regular-season win over Higley … Finished with at least one TFL in nine of 10 games played … Finished with five-or-more tackles in five games … Made a career-high 14 tackles (11 solo) with 3.0 TFL and 3.0 sacks in the state playoff semifinals win over Liberty … Had eight tackles, 4.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks, two quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery in the state finals win over Hamilton … Recorded six tackles, one TFL, one sack and a hurry in a win over Perry … Made five tackles twice … Had five vs. Higley with 4.0 TFL, 3.0 sacks and four hurries … Finished with five in a win over Perry with a TFL and three hurries … 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 … Named 6A first-team all-conference and first-team 6A Premier All-Region … Nominated for the Ed Doherty Award which goes to Arizona’s top high school football player … Helped team to a 13-0 record and an AIA State Football Conference Open Division championship … Finished with six multi-sack games and had sacks in eight of nine games played … Totaled eight multi-tackle for loss games and had a TFL in eight of nine games played … Finished with five-or-more tackles in six of nine games … Had a season-high nine tackles, 6.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks and one hurry in win over Brophy College Prep … Matched season high with nine tackles and had 2.0 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks while forcing a fumble and intercepting a pass in Chandler’s 42-35 Open Division state championship win … Finished with eight tackles, 3.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks, three hurries and forced fumble in state playoff semifinal win over Salpointe Catholic … Had seven tackles, 2.0 TFL and a sack in win over Hamilton … Made six tackles in win over Tucson High Magnet School with 3.0 TFL and 2.0 sacks … Had five tackles, 2.0 TFL, a sack and a forced fumble in state playoff quarterfinal win over Chaparral … As a sophomore, finished with 33 tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks and two forced fumbles … Had two multi-sack games while coming away with a sack in four of 10 games played … Finished with three multi-TFL games with a tackle for loss in five of 10 games … Made a season-high seven tackles with 2.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks and two forced fumbles in a win over Brophy College Prep … Had six tackles, 2.0 TFL and 1.5 sacks in win vs. Perry … Made six tackles in win over Centennial … High school coach was Rick Garretson … Father (Brentson) played in the NFL for 12 seasons … Sister (Nya) plays volleyball at Oregon State … Will join cousin (Bradyn Swinson) on the Ducks’ football team … Also recruited by Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Fresno State, Iowa State, Maryland, Oregon State, UNLV and Washington State.
Did not appear in a game while utilizing a redshirt … Opted to enter the transfer portal following the season.
As A Freshman (2021)
Played in 13 of 14 games as a true freshman … Finished with five total tackles, three solo tackles, one tackle-for-loss, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery … Played 131 total snaps … vs. Stony Brook (Sept. 18): Recorded two solo tackles and his first career tackle-for-loss … Forced and recovered a fumble on the same play in the fourth quarter … Earned a stellar 90.4 overall defensive grade from Pro Football Focus while playing 20 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) … 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 PrepStar All-Western Region … Named to the first-team All-USA High School Football Preseason Team by USA Today … Named to the second-team MaxPreps 2020 Preseason High School All-American Football Team … 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 has 49 tackles, 17.0 TFL and 12.0 sacks … As a senior, earned a spot on the first-team 2020 Arizona MaxPreps all-state high school football team … Led team to the AIA Open Division State Championship with a 10-0 record … Finished season with 53 tackles, 16.0 TFL, 12.0 sacks, 22 quarterback hurries, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery … Had four multiple-sack games including 3.0 sacks in the state semifinal playoff win over Liberty … Also had 3.0 sacks in a win over Higley … Finished state championship game with 2.0 sacks and also had two sacks in a regular-season win vs. Liberty … Totaled at least one sack in six of 10 games played … Had four multi-TFL games including a season-high 4.0 twice, including in the state championship final win over Hamilton … Also had 4.0 TFL in a regular-season win over Higley … Finished with at least one TFL in nine of 10 games played … Finished with five-or-more tackles in five games … Made a career-high 14 tackles (11 solo) with 3.0 TFL and 3.0 sacks in the state playoff semifinals win over Liberty … Had eight tackles, 4.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks, two quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery in the state finals win over Hamilton … Recorded six tackles, one TFL, one sack and a hurry in a win over Perry … Made five tackles twice … Had five vs. Higley with 4.0 TFL, 3.0 sacks and four hurries … Finished with five in a win over Perry with a TFL and three hurries … 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 … Named 6A first-team all-conference and first-team 6A Premier All-Region … Nominated for the Ed Doherty Award which goes to Arizona’s top high school football player … Helped team to a 13-0 record and an AIA State Football Conference Open Division championship … Finished with six multi-sack games and had sacks in eight of nine games played … Totaled eight multi-tackle for loss games and had a TFL in eight of nine games played … Finished with five-or-more tackles in six of nine games … Had a season-high nine tackles, 6.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks and one hurry in win over Brophy College Prep … Matched season high with nine tackles and had 2.0 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks while forcing a fumble and intercepting a pass in Chandler’s 42-35 Open Division state championship win … Finished with eight tackles, 3.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks, three hurries and forced fumble in state playoff semifinal win over Salpointe Catholic … Had seven tackles, 2.0 TFL and a sack in win over Hamilton … Made six tackles in win over Tucson High Magnet School with 3.0 TFL and 2.0 sacks … Had five tackles, 2.0 TFL, a sack and a forced fumble in state playoff quarterfinal win over Chaparral … As a sophomore, finished with 33 tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks and two forced fumbles … Had two multi-sack games while coming away with a sack in four of 10 games played … Finished with three multi-TFL games with a tackle for loss in five of 10 games … Made a season-high seven tackles with 2.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks and two forced fumbles in a win over Brophy College Prep … Had six tackles, 2.0 TFL and 1.5 sacks in win vs. Perry … Made six tackles in win over Centennial … High school coach was Rick Garretson … Father (Brentson) played in the NFL for 12 seasons … Sister (Nya) plays volleyball at Oregon State … Will join cousin (Bradyn Swinson) on the Ducks’ football team … Also recruited by Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Fresno State, Iowa State, Maryland, Oregon State, UNLV and Washington State.
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