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Jersey Number 88
Grant Buckey
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 255
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Bakersfield, Calif.
- Previous School:
- Liberty HS
Career Summary
Spent three seasons on the roster at UCLA (2023-25) ... veteran of 11 games at the collegiate level.
2025
Did not see game action during his redshirt sophomore campaign.ย
2024
Appeared in 10 games as a redshirt freshman ... played mostly on special teams ... did not record any statistics.
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.
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.
Spent three seasons on the roster at UCLA (2023-25) ... veteran of 11 games at the collegiate level.
2025
Did not see game action during his redshirt sophomore campaign.ย
2024
Appeared in 10 games as a redshirt freshman ... played mostly on special teams ... did not record any statistics.
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.
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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