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2009: Redshirted the 2009 season.
High School: A four-star recruit by Rivals.com ... A four-star recruit by Scout.com ... Recorded 117 tackles and 13 sacks as a senior ... PrepStar All-American ... Named the No. 17 defensive tackle nationally by ESPNU ... Earned Chicago Tribune All-State honorable mention accolades ... Earned IHSA All-State honorable mention honors ... Two-time All-Catholic League performer ... Rated the No. 16 defensive tackle nationally by Scout.com ... Ranked No. 21 nationally at defensive tackle by Tom Lemming ... Named to Tom Lemming All-Area team ... Rated the No. 28 defensive tackle nationally by Rivals.com ... Ranked as the No. 36 prospect in the Midwest by SuperPrep ... Listed as the No. 8 prospect in the state of Illinois by Rivals.com ... High school coach was former Illinos letterwinner Mike Holmes ... Chose Illinois over Michigan State, Tennessee and Wisconsin.
Personal: Goes by "Buck" ... Son of Linda Buckner ... Born Feb. 25, 1991 ... Plans to study communications ... High school teammate of fellow Illini signee, Leon Hill ... Brother, Henry, is a freshman at the U of I.
Buckner's Statistics:
(updated 5/17/10)
Season Totals
Rushing
Receiving
Passing
Kick Ret
Punt Ret
all
Year
no.
yds
td
lg
no.
yds
td
lg
c-a-i
yds
td
lg
no.
yds
td
lg
no.
yds
td
lg
purp
2009
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0-0-0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
TOTALS
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0-0-0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Season Totals
Tackles
Sacks
Fumble
Int
pass
blkd
PAT
PAT
Year
solo
ast
total
tfl
yds
no.
yds
ff
fr
yds
no.
yds
qbh
brup
kick
kicks
rush
rcv
saf
pts
2009
0
0
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0-0
0
0
0
0
TOTALS
0
0
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0-0
0
0
0
0
