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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
Bio
Career Highlights
โข 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 โฆ No. 60 defensive lineman by 247Sports โฆ No. 44 prospect in state of California by 247Sports โฆ No. 71 defensive end by ESPN โฆ No. 91 prospect in West region by ESPN โฆ No. 56 prospect in state of California by ESPN โฆ No. 39 strongside defensive end by Rivals โฆ No. 39 prospect in state of California by Rivals โฆ 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 โฆ recorded 115 total tackles, 24.0 tackles for loss, 15.0 sacks, three fumbles recovered and four fumbles forced in varsity career โฆ Patriots defeated Pittsburg HS 48-20 to win CIF Division 1-A state championship in 2022 โฆ 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.
โข 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 โฆ No. 60 defensive lineman by 247Sports โฆ No. 44 prospect in state of California by 247Sports โฆ No. 71 defensive end by ESPN โฆ No. 91 prospect in West region by ESPN โฆ No. 56 prospect in state of California by ESPN โฆ No. 39 strongside defensive end by Rivals โฆ No. 39 prospect in state of California by Rivals โฆ 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 โฆ recorded 115 total tackles, 24.0 tackles for loss, 15.0 sacks, three fumbles recovered and four fumbles forced in varsity career โฆ Patriots defeated Pittsburg HS 48-20 to win CIF Division 1-A state championship in 2022 โฆ 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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