Written and timestamped · not being published at the moment
As of week 7, DeForest Buckner was a DT for IND, age 32.5, 10 seasons of experience, drafted in round 1. In 2026 through week 6 he was listed at depth rank 1 on his club's depth chart; he had played 6 games on 82% of snaps; his line was 4.3 tackles a game, 0.7 sacks a game and 0.5 passes defended a game. Before 2026 he played 155 games (postseason included) over 10 seasons with 1 Pro Bowl, 1 first-team All-Pro and 1 second-team All-Pro. His injury history held 29 episodes (back 6, ankle 4, hip 3), 3 of them reaching OUT, 17 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was an ankle injury in 2026 week 2.
The full read
In short
DeForest Buckner is a starter at right defensive tackle for IND — 93% of the snaps in his best week of 6. His team has not listed him on the final report.
We have made a call on him this week
It is written down and timestamped, and it is not being published at the moment.
Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.
Our past calls vs what happened
Wk 5PLAY 99% ✓ rightbefore his team said anything; played
Wk 6PLAY 99% ✓ rightbefore his team said anything; played
Wk 7locked
Season on him: 2 of 2 graded calls of ours right. Graded by the record: right or a miss against whether he played. A week we did not call, or his club's own word, is not graded.
The rest of his team's report this week
Player
Pos
Practice
Whose word
Call
Chance he plays
Band
Sauce Gardner
CB
DNP
team's word
Out
Alec Pierce
WR
UNK
team's word
—
Micheal Clemons
DE
UNK
team's word
—
Anthony Gould
WR
DNP
team's word
Out
Tyler Warren
TE
DNP
team's word
Out
CJ Allen
LB
DNP
team's word
Out
The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.
The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show
age 32.5 · 10 seasons' experience · drafted round 1
Where the profile comes from
Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.