Brentson Buckner is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Buckner in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Buckner's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Brentson Buckner
Top 23% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
1 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1994 | 22–23 | PIT | 13 | — | 18 | 13 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 23–24 | PIT | 16 | — | 46 | 28 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 24–25 | PIT | 15 | — | 36 | 24 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 25–26 | CIN | 14 | — | 37 | 30 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 26–27 | SF | 13 | — | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 27–28 | SF | 15 | — | 40 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28–29 | SF | 15 | — | 53 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29–30 | CAR | 14 | — | 34 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4.5 | 15.5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 30–31 | CAR | 12 | — | 30 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 31–32 | CAR | 11 | — | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 32–33 | CAR | 13 | — | 31 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 33–34 | CAR | 15 | — | 29 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 166 | — | 391 | 272 | 71 | 29 | 18 | 30.5 | 77.5 | 2 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
111 career value over replacement — #1000 all-time of 4,695. 9.3/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #50 (Rd 2) · PIT · 1994 · +14.4 vs expected KV-H
62actual
47.6 expected · Δ+14.4
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