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Team
Season
Position
Player

Justin Buckner

LB · #11 · Western Illinois

Profile

Measurements
5'11" · 205 lb
Seasons
2
Recruiting
★★☆☆☆ · 0.7900
Class rank
#3230 · 2025
Hometown
Chicago, IL
High school
St. Rita

Returning player.

Career

59 Tackles · 5.5 TFL · 3.5 Sacks

On a roster 2025–2026. Statistics held for 2025–2026.

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Season
Position
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2026

Tackles and the line of scrimmage
TacklesBehind the line
4
−1
7
4
5
−2
7
−1
1
15
10
−0.5
5
−1
Illinois State
Northwestern (IA)
@ Wisconsin
Morehead State
@ North Alabama
Tennessee State
@ Southeast Missouri State
UT Martin
@ Charleston Southern
@ Eastern Illinois
Gardner-Webb
@ Lindenwood

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Fixtures still to play are faint — an empty column under a bold or plain opponent is a game he did not appear in. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

58 Tackles · 5.5 TFL · 3.5 Sacks

Defense

WkOpponentResultTOTSOLOTFLSACKSQB HURPDTD
9@ Charleston SouthernW 42–355210000
8vs UT MartinW 55–241020.50.5100
7@ Southeast Missouri StateL 30–40151000000
5vs Tennessee StateW 28–211000600
4@ North AlabamaL 20–237510200
3vs Morehead StateW 59–25522100
2@ WisconsinL 9–364300000
1vs Illinois StateL 10–414311000
1vs Northwestern (IA)W 65–147600000

 

2025

Tackles and the line of scrimmage
Tackles
1
@ Illinois
@ Northwestern
Valparaiso
@ Eastern Washington
Eastern Illinois
@ Tennessee Tech
@ UT Martin
Charleston Southern
@ Tennessee State
Lindenwood
Southeast Missouri State
@ Gardner-Webb

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

1 Tackles · 0.0 TFL · 0.0 Sacks

Defense

WkOpponentResultTOTSOLOTFLSACKSQB HURPDTD
2@ NorthwesternL 7–421000000