DeForest Buckner

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Season 2025 · 4.0 fantasy pts · 10 games · Pos rank #7

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DeForest Buckner has been durable enough to stay relevant, but not durable enough for managers to stop checking the report every week. Evidence check: injury reports across 9 different seasons; 3 games missed in the last three (2025: 3); 2025 was the rough one at 3 missed; reinjury band sits at High. The news desk has been quieter lately, so the structured history is doing most of the talking.

For fantasy, DeForest is startable but fragile: keep a handcuff or streaming backup ready when the next soft-tissue note lands.

Based on injury history + recent reporting. Not a medical diagnosis.

Recent news

  • The Colts are targeting a return to football activities during training camp in July for Buckner (neck), JJ Stankevitz of the Colts' official site reports.
  • Buckner (IR, neck) recorded 47 tackles (30 solo), including 4.0 sacks, in 10 regular-season games with Indianapolis in 2025.
  • The Colts placed Buckner (neck) on injured reserve Saturday.

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