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DeForest Buckner

Oregon · Edge Rusher · 2014-15

PRS
85
SPD
73
STR
75

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Buckner was a first-team All-American on at least one selector's team in 2015. Buckner was also named Pac-12 Conference Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year in 2015.

Buckner was the No. 7 overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, a top-10 selection.

In 17-0 that career earns a 83 overall, the 3rd-highest edge rusher rating at Oregon since 1990 and No. 23 among all edge rushers of the 2015-2019 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2014
    • Second-team all-conference
  2. 2015
    • First-team All-American
    • Pac-12 Conference Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year
  3. 2016
    • No. 7 overall pick, NFL Draft

Rating by Era

  • 2010-2014 eraEDGE83
  • 2015-2019 eraEDGE83

Oregon Teammates

  1. 97Marcus Mariota2012-14QB
  2. 91LaMichael James2009-11RB
  3. 88Ugo Amadi2015-18S
  4. 88Ifo Ekpre-Olomu2012-14CB
  5. 86Justin Herbert2016-19QB
  6. 86Kenjon Barner2009-12RB
  7. 86Cliff Harris2009-11CB
  8. 83Royce Freeman2014-17RB
  9. 83Dion Jordan2009-12EDGE
  10. 77Josh Huff2010-13WR

Full Oregon all-time roster

Top Edge Rushers of the 2015-2019 Era

  1. 93Christian WilkinsClemson · 2015-18EDGE
  2. 93Chase YoungOhio State · 2017-19EDGE
  3. 93Myles GarrettTexas A&M · 2014-16EDGE
  4. 91Nick BosaOhio State · 2016-18EDGE
  5. 91Jonathan AllenAlabama · 2013-16EDGE
  6. 91Carl NassibPenn State · 2012-15EDGE
  7. 91Joey BosaOhio State · 2013-15EDGE
  8. 90Derrick BrownAuburn · 2016-19EDGE

Best college edge rushers since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (DeForest Buckner) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.