DeForest Buckner

DL · IND · Active

Age 32College OregonDepth RDT #1

Cumulative season CFI50.5#60 of 126 · same-position season grade

Weekly CFI · Week 244.6#68 of 112 · same-position weekly grade

Predictive CFI · vs HOU52.2Week 3 · experimental projection · low confidence

How this is estimated

Experimental DT projection: qualified current-season grades from the previous four weeks, weighted by snaps and recency and regressed toward 50. Opponent unit pass and run performance adjusts the estimate by at most four points. Limited game history; low confidence.

Next matchup

Current schedule and opponent context

Week 3

Home · 2026-09-27 · 1:00 PMIND vs HOULucas Oil Stadium · Indoors

Matchup rank#7#1 is the easiest opposing offense by EPA/play

CFI history and comparable paths

Qualified weekly form plus the closest same-position index profiles

Same-position context

DeForest BucknerAlim McNeill · comparableTommy Togiai · comparableChris Jones · comparable

Alim McNeillDET · 50.5 CFI Tommy TogiaiHOU · 50.5 CFI Chris JonesKC · 51 CFI

Weekly CFI history

Same-position percentile grade for each qualifying week in 2026. The season CFI above is the cumulative grade.

Week	Weekly CFI	Rank	Qualified players	Volume
1	58	#32	94	51
2	44.6	#68	112	64

Advanced Player Research

Production, usage, efficiency, and indexes for 2026

Performance · 2026

Advanced efficiency

defense

Pressure rate: 10.81%
Pass rush win rate: 11.43%
Run stop rate: 5%
Sacks / pass rush: 4.05%
Hits / pass rush: 0%
Hurries / pass rush: 6.76%
Missed tackle rate: 14.29%
Defensive grade: 60.88
Pass rush grade: 75.09
Run defense grade: 40.94
Pressures: 8
Charted sacks: 3
Charted QB hits: 0
QB hurries: 5
Batted passes: 1
Run stops: 2
Charted solo tackles: 2
Charted assists: 4
Missed tackles: 1
Defensive snaps: 115
Pass rush snaps: 74
Run defense snaps: 41

Core indexes · experimental v1.4

CoreFootball Index (CFI) #60 of 12650.5

Same-position rank: #60 of 126. Eligible position cohort: players.

Input	Value	Percentile	Weight

Weekly game log

Week	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
1	0	2	0.5	1	21.4%	0	0	1	0	0
2	1	5	1	1	4.3%	0	0	0	1	1

Home and away

Production by game setting

Split	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
HomeSmall sample	1	0	2	0.5	1	21.4%	0	0	1	0	0
AwaySmall sample	1	1	5	1	1	4.3%	0	0	0	1	1

Indoor and outdoor

Production by game setting

Split	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
IndoorSmall sample	1	0	2	0.5	1	21.4%	0	0	1	0	0
OutdoorSmall sample	1	1	5	1	1	4.3%	0	0	0	1	1

Temperature

Production by game setting

Split	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
70°F and aboveSmall sample	1	1	5	1	1	4.3%	0	0	0	1	1

Wind

Production by game setting

Split	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
10 mph and aboveSmall sample	1	1	5	1	1	4.3%	0	0	0	1	1

Opponent history

Performance against opponents across imported seasons

Opponent	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended	Last meeting
LA	11	17	38	1	9	—	1	0	6	3	2025-09-28
CAR	4	9	17	1	4	—	0	0	2	3	2023-11-05
SEA	9	18	49	6	16	—	0	2	7	0	2021-09-12
DAL	3	8	13	0	2	—	0	0	0	2	2022-12-04
BUF	3	5	18	2	4	—	0	1	0	0	2024-11-10
TB	5	15	22	2	5	—	0	0	6	2	2023-11-26
NO	3	3	9	1	1	—	1	1	1	0	2023-10-29
ARI	9	16	25	4	15	—	0	1	6	2	2025-10-12
NE	5	13	30	3	8	—	0	0	4	0	2024-12-01
MIA	3	2	10	0	0	—	0	0	1	0	2025-09-07
CHI	4	8	11	1	5	—	0	1	1	1	2020-10-04
NYJ	4	14	29	2	6	—	0	0	4	1	2024-11-17
ATL	3	6	8	0	0	—	0	0	1	1	2023-12-24
INDSmall sample	1	1	5	0.5	2	—	0	0	1	0	2017-10-08
WAS	3	6	14	1	3	—	0	0	1	0	2022-10-30
PHISmall sample	2	7	10	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	2022-11-20
NYG	4	8	19	0.5	2	—	0	0	0	1	2024-12-29
HOU	11	26	44	11.5	22	—	1	1	13	0	2024-10-27
TEN	11	20	47	3	17	—	0	0	3	3	2025-10-26
JAX	10	18	42	5.5	10	—	1	1	8	2	2025-01-05
MIN	4	9	19	6	13	—	0	0	7	1	2024-11-03
DET	3	5	13	2	4	—	0	0	2	0	2024-11-24
KC	3	4	12	1	4	4.3%	0	0	1	1	2026-09-20
LAC	3	6	12	3.5	5	—	1	0	3	0	2025-10-19
GB	4	3	9	1.5	3	—	0	1	1	0	2024-09-15
LV	6	17	29	4	10	—	0	0	4	1	2025-10-05
DEN	4	13	20	3	4	—	1	0	4	1	2025-09-14
CIN	3	5	14	2	6	—	0	0	2	1	2023-12-10
PIT	5	14	26	1.5	4	—	1	1	2	1	2025-11-02
CLE	3	9	15	1	3	—	1	0	0	2	2023-10-22
BAL	5	8	19	1.5	2	21.4%	1	1	0	0	2026-09-13
SFSmall sample	2	7	11	1	1	—	0	0	1	0	2025-12-22

Game log

Location, game environment, workload, and production

Season	Week	Opponent	Site	Environment	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
2026	1	BAL	Home	Indoor	0	2	0.5	1	21.4%	0	0	1	0	0
2026	2	KC	Away	Outdoor · 71°	1	5	1	1	4.3%	0	0	0	1	1

Career totals

Regular-season totals across available career history

Season	Team	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
2016	SF	15	38	73	6	18	—	0	2	7	1
2017	SF	16	36	61	3	22	—	1	0	4	5
2018	SF	16	36	67	12	20	—	0	1	15	3
2019	SF	16	34	62	7.5	14	—	2	4	9	2
2020	IND	15	28	58	9.5	26	—	2	1	9	3
2021	IND	17	28	68	7	18	—	0	0	10	3
2022	IND	17	34	74	8	22	—	2	1	10	3
2023	IND	17	35	81	8	21	—	2	1	10	7
2024	IND	12	20	61	6.5	14	—	0	0	8	1
2025	IND	10	30	47	4	13	—	0	0	9	0
2026	IND	2	1	7	1.5	2	10.8%	0	1	1	1
Career	All teams	153	320	659	73	190	10.8%	9	11	92	29

Weekly CFI is a same-position percentile grade using the published weekly play and production fields. CFI uses the same position model as the leaderboard. A dash means the source data or a qualified model is unavailable. Historical production is from nflverse; charted blocking and pressure metrics cover published charting reports only. Missing values are left blank rather than estimated.