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| HT/WT: 6-7, 295 lbs |
| Birthplace: Waianae, HI |
| Age: 32 |
| School: Oregon |
| Experience: 11 |
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1:04Colts Begin Selling Ahead of NFL Trade Deadline
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7:27The Colts are Trading DL DeForest Buckner To the 49ers
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0:58Top Landing Spots for DT DeForest Buckner: Jaguars
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1:085 Receivers The Rams Should Target: Colts WR Josh Downs
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1:44Breaking Down the Colts' Week 2 OT Loss to Chiefs
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11:01The Cleveland Browns 2026 Season Preview
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1:51Deforest Buckner Returns For Colts Defense
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2026 Defensive
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| Regular Season | 31 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top DeForest Buckner News
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49ers' DeForest Buckner: Headed back to San Francisco
The 49ers acquired Buckner from the Colts on Tuesday in exchange for a 2027 fourth-round draft pick, Tom Pelissero of Netflix reports.
Buckner is the second major piece to be dealt away by the 2-5 Colts, as eight-time Pro Bowl guard Quenton Nelson was shipped to Seattle earlier in the day. Selected by the 49ers with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, Buckner will return to the team with whom he spent the first four seasons of his career. Buckner, a three-time Pro Bowl selection, should immediately step into a starting role at defensive tackle, with his addition and the impending return of edge rusher Nick Bosa (knee) bolstering a defensive line that has been hit hard by injuries during the first half of the season.
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Colts' DeForest Buckner: Gets to Stroud twice in Week 3 win
Buckner registered seven tackles (two solo), including 1.5 sacks, during the Colts' 19-17 win over the Texans in Week 3.
Buckner was responsible for two of the Colts' three sacks on C.J. Stroud in Sunday's win. The veteran defensive lineman got to Stroud early in the first quarter for a four-yard sack before Buckner combined with Adetomiwa Adebawore for a two-yard takedown of the Texans QB late in the second quarter. Buckner has logged at least 0.5 sacks in each of the first three games of the regular season and is up to 3.0 sacks on the year, which leads the Colts and is tied for eighth-most in the NFL.
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Colts' DeForest Buckner: Cleared to practice
Buckner (neck) has been cleared to practice, James Boyd of The Athletic reports.
Per Mike Chappell of Fox 59 News Indianapolis, Buckner, who had surgery Dec. 31 on a herniated disc in his neck, is likely to be eased back in to the mix as training camp progresses. Now that he's been cleared to return to the field, the 32-year-old, who is coming off a 2025 regular season in which he recorded 47 tackles and 4.0 sacks in 10 games, is set to reprise his starting defensive tackle role for the Colts.
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Colts' DeForest Buckner: Could return during training camp
The Colts are targeting a return to football activities during training camp in July for Buckner (neck), JJ Stankevitz of the Colts' official site reports.
Following a one-game return in Week 16 versus the 49ers, Buckner underwent surgery to address a neck injury he sustained in Week 9 at Pittsburgh last season. Per general manager Chris Ballard, Buckner is now in a good spot, and there's hope he'll be able to practice when training camp starts up in Indianapolis this summer. If available, he projects to play a major role on the interior of the Colts' defensive line in 2026.
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