Player profile

Age: 32 yr
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 300 lb
NFL Experience: 10 years
Birth Date: Mar 17, 1994
College: Oregon
Draft: 2016
Draft Pick: R1 · #7

Availability & contract

Expected Games: 12/17
Total Contract: $46M
This Year: $27M
Per Game: $1.6M

Roster Value breakdown

Compare this player against

Roster Value+39.9 vs NFL DT99th percentile

Role+44.6 vs NFL DT96th percentile

Experience+57.4 vs NFL DT96th percentile

Prime−8.9 vs NFL DT11th percentile

Durability+8.4 vs NFL DT68th percentile

Continuity+62.3 vs NFL DT92nd percentile

Draft Pedigree+58.6 vs NFL DT99th percentile

Contract Fit+17.0 vs NFL DT84th percentile

Status and availability

Where he stands

Unknown

His roster status is not established yet.

Next game

Not established

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No published status yet

Still needed: a scheduled next game.

Where DeForest Buckner fits · Defensive Tackles

IND defensive tackles, last season vs this season — DeForest Buckner is highlighted. This shows where he sits in the room now, alongside last season's group for context.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

This season · 2026Defensive Line: Marion Hobby

#99DeForest Buckner889212/179999697990$27M32.56'7"300

#94Jerry Tillery777817/17890989280$1.3M30.06'6"295

Cameron BallPractice squad26455/17——50860—23.66'3"310

#95Adetomiwa Adebawore614015/175685899453$1.3M25.66'2"280

#90Grover Stewart653516/179599957739$14M32.96'4"315

#93Tim Smith28252/1700508820$885K24.16'4"314

Last season · 2025Defensive Line: Marion Hobby

DeForest BucknerReserve list889212/179999697990$27M32.56'7"300

Chris Wormley51457/177838407667—33.16'5"300

Eric JohnsonUnknown524512/175426739633—28.26'4"298

Adetomiwa Adebawore614015/175685899453$1.3M25.66'2"280

Grover Stewart653516/179599957739$14M32.96'4"315

Tim SmithPractice squad28252/1700508820$885K24.16'4"314

Neville GallimoreUnknown——15/17——————29.76'2"302

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#99DeForest Buckner

Roster Value88

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DeForest Buckner is cleared to practice with the Indianapolis Colts

Jul 27, 2026

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