Grant Buckey

Has spent three seasons on the roster at UCLA (2023-25) ... veteran of 11 games at the collegiate level. Did not see game action during his redshirt sophomore campaign. Appeared in 10 games as a redshirt freshman ... played mostly on special teams ... did not record any statistics. Appeared in one game ... saw action against North Carolina Central ... enrolled at UCLA in January of 2023 after graduating from high school early ... participated in 2023 spring training. Three-star recruit according to 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals … MaxPreps California All-State first-team selection ... put up 64 total tackles, 9.0 tackles for loss, 8.0 sacks, one fumble recovered and one fumble forced in 2022 … recorded 115 total tackles, 24.0 tackles for loss, 15.0 sacks, three fumbles recovered and four fumbles forced in varsity career … Patriots defeated Pittsburg HS 48-20 to win CIF Division 1-A state championship in 2022 … Liberty knocked off San Joaquin Memorial HS 29-13 to capture CIF Central Section Division 1 title in 2022. Father, Jeff, played football at Stanford and for NFL's Miami Dolphins (1996-98) and San Francisco 49ers (1999), while brother, Zach, plays football at Stanford as a defensive lineman ... earned his B.A. in political science from UCLA in 2026, is now enrolled in the Pre-MBA Studies Certificate Program.