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Grant Buckey
Photo by: Nate Donlevy
UCLA Athletics - 2023 UCLA Football student athlete portraits, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
July 18th and 19th, 2023
Copyright Don Liebig/ASUCLA
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Jersey Number 88

Grant Buckey

  • Position:
    Defensive Line
  • Height:
    6-5
  • Weight:
    275
  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Bakersfield, Calif.
  • High School:
    Liberty HS
Career Highlights
โ€ข 6-time Athletic Director's Honor Roll member (last: Fall 2024)

2024
Appeared in 10 games as a redshirt freshman ... played mostly on special teams ... did not record any statistics... named to the Fall 2024 Academic All-Big Ten Teamย ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2024.

2023
Appeared in one game ... saw action against North Carolina Central ...ย enrolled at UCLA in January of 2023 after graduating from high school early ... participated in 2023 spring training ... earned a spot on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Winter 2024, and Spring 2024.

High School
Three-star recruit according to 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals โ€ฆ No. 60 defensive lineman by 247Sports โ€ฆ No. 44 prospect in state of California by 247Sports โ€ฆ No. 71 defensive end by ESPN โ€ฆ No. 91 prospect in West region by ESPN โ€ฆ No. 56 prospect in state of California by ESPN โ€ฆ No. 39 strongside defensive end by Rivals โ€ฆ No. 39 prospect in state of California by Rivals โ€ฆ Max Preps California All-State first-team selection ... put up 64 total tackles, 9.0 tackles for loss, 8.0 sacks, one fumble recovered and one fumble forced in 2022 โ€ฆ recorded 115 total tackles, 24.0 tackles for loss, 15.0 sacks, three fumbles recovered and four fumbles forced in varsity career โ€ฆ Patriots defeated Pittsburg HS 48-20 to win CIF Division 1-A state championship in 2022 โ€ฆ Liberty knocked off San Joaquin Memorial HS 29-13 to capture CIF Central Section Division 1 title in 2022.

Personal
Father, Jeff, played football at Stanford and for NFL's Miami Dolphins (1996-98) and San Francisco 49ers (1999), while brother, Zach, plays football at Stanford as a defensive lineman.
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