Career Honors
- Two-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2023)
As a Junior (2023)
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Appeared in all 12 games during his junior season, making his first three starts
- Drew his first collegiate start against Arizona on September 23, the first of three consecutive starts
- Recorded his first tackle against Sacramento State on Sept. 16
- One game later, recorded his only multi-tackle game of the year, with three against Arizona, including his first half sack
- Defended a pass in the season-opening win against Hawai'i
As a Sophomore (2022)
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Appeared in two games
- Finished the season with a quarterback hurry
As a Freshman (2021)
- Did not appear, retains the ability to redshirt
Prior to Stanford
- Played at Garces Memorial High School in Bakersfield, Calif. for head coach Paul Golla
- In California, ranked No. 62 by PrepStar and No. 71 by Rivals
- At weak-side defensive end, ranked No. 44 by PrepStar and No. 81 by 247Sports
- 2019 all-area
- 2019 all-Southwest Yosemite League
- 10 sacks, 15 tackles for loss, 35 total tackles and one field goal block as a junior
- Top 100 Football Player and Top 15 Male Athlete according to Cal Hi Sports
- Also competed in track and field where he was a 2019 all-area selection
- National Honors Society
- Garces Memorial High School Top Scholar-Athlete
- California Scholarship Federation
- First Honors Recipient all four years
- Hugh O'Brien Youth Leadership Award
- AP Scholar
Personal
- Son of Jeff and Alissa Buckey
- Father played football at Stanford before embarking on a four-year career in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins and San Francisco 49ers
- Aunt, Mandy Daudel, competed in track and field at California
- Great grandfather, Sheldon Harden, played football at Santa Clara and served as head football coach at Cal Poly
- Has three siblings, Grant, Quinn and Pierce
- Has played piano since the age of five
- Tenth member of his family to play a Division I sport