Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 59-7vs North Carolina Central | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#88
Grant Buckey
Junior defensive lineman on UCLA's 2026 roster.
6′5″ · 266 lb · Bakersfield, CA · Liberty HS
Returning to UCLA for 2026
Recruiting
3★
DL recruit
No. 587 nationally · Signed with UCLA
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive lineman on UCLA's roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UCLA in 2023.
Grant Buckey
The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against North Carolina Central, Week 3, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with UCLA3-star out of Liberty
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
UCLA
NFL
NFL Draft
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2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023UCLA8-5HC: Chip Kelly · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Chesney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UCLA | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
UCLA
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · UCLA
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +14 net (43 in / 29 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UCLA · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #25 · 2026 recruiting class #62
Background
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. 2024 Appeared in 10 games as a redshirt freshman ... played mostly on special teams ... did not record any stati...
The defensive line · UCLA
- #15Sahir West14 tackles for loss · 2025
- #97Aiden Gobaira7.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #55A.J. Fuimaono1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #90Amier Washington1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #88Grant Buckeyno box-score line yet
12 more on the roster · UCLA team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology