Indianapolis Colts · DT (DL) · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Oregon (2016 Round 1, Pick 7)
DeForest Buckner
90.4
Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #9 of 177 qualified DLs
- Combined tackles
- 3111 solo · 20 ast
- Sacks & QB hits
- 48 QB hits
- Tackles for loss
- 40 forced fumbles
- Coverage
- 3 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
- Defensive snaps
- 35350.4 snaps/G
- Team def. EPA / play
- +0.058Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?
DeForest Buckner among the 177 qualified defensive linemen: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.
- Anderson Jr.96.6
- Allen95.5
- Karlaftis94.1
- Hutchinson92.8
- Crosby92.7
- Simmons92.2
- Granderson91.4
- Mafe91.1
- Buckner90.4
- Hunter90.2
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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown
Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 177 qualified DLs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean
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2026 game log
Every 2026 regular-season game line for DeForest Buckner. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.
| Week | Date | Matchup | Result | Tackles | Solo | Sacks | TFL | QB hits | PD | INT | Def. snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 13, 2026 | vs BAL | L 23-41 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| Week 2 | Sep 20, 2026 | @ KC | L 30-33 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 64 |
| Week 3 | Sep 27, 2026 | vs HOU | W 19-17 | 7 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| Week 4 | Oct 4, 2026 | @ WAS | W 30-13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 51 |
| Week 5 | Oct 11, 2026 | @ PIT | L 22-34 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| Week 6 | Oct 18, 2026 | vs TEN | L 20-26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| Week 7 | Oct 25, 2026 | @ MIN | L 10-16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
Career NFL seasons
Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 11 seasons.
| Season | Club | G | Tackles | Solo | Ast | Sacks | TFL | QBH | PD | INT | FF | Def. snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | SF | 15 | 68 | 38 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,006 |
| 2017 | SF | 16 | 52 | 36 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 863 |
| 2018 | SF | 16 | 59 | 36 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 852 |
| 2019 | SF | 16 | 62 | 34 | 28 | 7.5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 810 |
| 2020 | IND | 15 | 49 | 28 | 21 | 9.5 | 9 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 751 |
| 2021 | IND | 17 | 56 | 28 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 844 |
| 2022 | IND | 17 | 64 | 34 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 873 |
| 2023 | IND | 17 | 71 | 35 | 36 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 840 |
| 2024 | IND | 12 | 57 | 20 | 37 | 6.5 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 578 |
| 2025 | IND | 10 | 47 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 469 |
| 2026 (so far) | IND | 7 | 31 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 353 |
Compare DeForest Buckner with top defensive linemen
Launch a head-to-head Tale of the Tape against another 2026 DL.
DeForest Buckner vs. Will Anderson Jr. (HOU)Score 90.4 vs. 96.6DeForest Buckner vs. Zach Allen (DEN)Score 90.4 vs. 95.5DeForest Buckner vs. George Karlaftis (KC)Score 90.4 vs. 94.1DeForest Buckner vs. Aidan Hutchinson (DET)Score 90.4 vs. 92.8DeForest Buckner vs. Maxx Crosby (LV)Score 90.4 vs. 92.7DeForest Buckner vs. Jeffery Simmons (TEN)Score 90.4 vs. 92.2