Brandon Buckner
Position coaches (Middle Tennessee, 2025): A.J. Reisig, Joshua Smith
Charlotte, NCSenior6'0"248 lb#11
HS recruit
Class
Senior
Graduated
After the 2025 season, Middle Tennessee
Brandon Buckner is a 6'0", 248-lb Senior LB at Middle Tennessee from Charlotte, NC.
Updated Oct 26, 2026
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Advanced Statistics
2025 · 35 tklHavoc Plays
13
89th
Ball Plays
2
79th
Solo Tackle Rate
60.0%
78th
Percentiles rank this season against every 2025 FBS and FCS LBs with the same minimum sample. Higher is better.
TVS History
Before past portal windows
| Window | Team | TVS | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Middle Tennessee | 8 Low | Did not enter |
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 17 Moderate | Did not enter |
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 13 Low | Did not enter |
Each score comes from a model trained only on seasons before that roster year, so it shows what TVS would have said at the time.
Recruitment
Class of 2021
Committed to Oregon May 2020
Season Statistics
| Season | Team | Tackles | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PBU | Fum Rec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 35 | 21 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 2 | - |
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 37 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| 2021 | Oregon | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2025 Middle Tennessee LB Room
Korey SmithLB · $89K
Muaaz ByardLB · $64K
Alex MitchellLB · $53K
Parker HughesLB · $30K
Reggie JohnsonLB · $6K
Mathias Malaki-DonaldsonLB · $6K
Jayson LoweLB · $4K
Jaiyden ThompsonLB · $4KMost Likely to Leave Middle Tennessee
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