Grant Buckey Season 2025

Career Summary
Has 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. 

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 ... 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 … No. 60 defensive lineman by 247Sports … No. 44 prospect in state of California by 247Sports … No. 71 defensive end by ESPN … No. 91 prospect in West region by ESPN … No. 56 prospect in state of California by ESPN … No. 39 strongside defensive end by Rivals … No. 39 prospect in state of California by Rivals … 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 … recorded 115 total tackles, 24.0 tackles for loss, 15.0 sacks, three fumbles recovered and four fumbles forced in varsity career … Patriots defeated Pittsburg HS 48-20 to win CIF Division 1-A state championship in 2022 … 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 ... earned his B.A. in political science from UCLA in 2026, is now enrolled in the Pre-MBA Studies Certificate Program.