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Mercury Buckner

MLB  •  RETIRED @ Age 35 (End of 2030 season)  •  Current Age: 40
6' 4", 253 lbs Draft: Round 30, Pick 27 (2020) Drafted By: New Orleans Saints College: Washington Player_ID: 1293 Yrs Pro: 11 Cap Cost: N/A

Defensive Stats

Yr Tm GP GS Tkl Tkl% Ast TFL TFL% Sk Hur QBkd PB PR% Int ThA ThA% PD PA PD% PA% BPA FF FR Pen DAV NAV
2029 CAR 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 50.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.9 0.020
2028 CAR 12 0 4 50.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - 0 0 1 2 0.8 0.020
2027 CAR 16 3 24 9.7 5 5 7.0 1.0 2 0 1 1.7 1 27 11.3 4 18 14.8 66.7 1 1 0 3 3.6 0.280
2026 CAR 16 15 63 11.9 19 - - 1.0 1 1 1 0.8 2 - - 6 29 - - - 0 0 - 8.0 0.770
2025 CAL 16 8 33 10.8 12 - - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 - - 1 12 - - - 0 0 - 4.1 0.300
2024 CIN 15 3 22 12.2 8 - - 0.5 0 0 0 0.3 1 - - 1 10 - - - 0 0 - 2.7 0.230
2023 NYJ 16 6 47 9.4 9 - - 0.0 0 0 1 0.3 2 - - 6 20 - - - 0 0 - 6.2 0.530
2022 NYJ 16 6 32 15.6 19 - - 3.0 0 0 0 1.8 0 - - 5 10 - - - 0 0 - 4.1 0.330
2021 ARI 16 5 50 12.1 19 - - 1.5 0 0 0 0.4 0 - - 1 29 - - - 0 0 - 5.2 0.500
2020 NOS 14 6 41 12.0 15 - - 0.0 2 0 0 0.7 0 - - 1 21 - - - 2 1 - 5.2 0.440
Career 139 52 316 11.7 106 5 - 7.0 5 1 3 0.7 6 28 1.3 25 149 - - 1 3 2 5 - -

Defensive Stats

Yr Tm GP GS Tkl Tkl% Ast TFL TFL% Sk Hur QBkd PB PR% Int ThA ThA% PD PA PD% PA% BPA FF FR Pen DAV NAV
2027 CAR 1 0 2 18.8 1 0 - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 3 23.1 0 2 - - 0 0 0 0 - -
2026 CAR 2 2 13 16.3 4 - - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 - - 0 6 - - - 0 0 - - -
2023 NYJ 3 1 13 14.3 4 - - 0.0 0 0 1 1.4 0 - - 1 8 - - - 2 0 - - -
2022 NYJ 2 1 5 14.3 3 - - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 - - 1 3 - - - 0 0 - - -
Career 8 4 33 15.3 12 0 - 0.0 0 0 1 0.6 0 3 1.7 2 19 - - 0 2 0 0 - -

Salary Information

Year Salary Bonus Cap Cost Cap Percentage

Ratings History

Year Scout Type Age RD PT PS MM ZN BR PD PH EN ST Overall Potential
2020 Pre-Camp 25 38 41 58 33 42 42 90 37 28 50 44 44
2020 Post-Camp 25 66 59 54 60 56 56 64 35 42 71 45 58
2021 Pre-Camp 26 55 51 54 48 36 35 73 35 20 41 48 48
2021 Post-Camp 26 44 36 58 40 47 44 96 36 31 50 49 49
2022 Pre-Camp 27 44 36 58 39 47 44 98 36 31 51 49 49
2022 Post-Camp 27 44 37 58 39 48 46 100 36 30 51 49 49
2023 Pre-Camp 28 44 36 58 39 48 46 100 36 30 51 49 49
2023 Post-Camp 28 58 52 54 49 36 36 73 35 20 40 50 50
2024 Pre-Camp 29 58 52 54 49 36 36 73 35 20 40 50 50
2024 Post-Camp 29 44 36 57 38 49 46 100 39 31 52 50 50
2025 Pre-Camp 30 44 36 57 38 49 46 100 39 31 52 50 50
2025 Post-Camp 30 58 54 51 49 36 36 73 36 18 40 50 50
2026 Pre-Camp 31 58 54 51 50 35 36 72 35 18 40 49 49
2026 Post-Camp 31 42 34 56 39 51 45 100 39 28 52 49 49
2027 Pre-Camp 32 41 41 56 38 52 46 100 39 21 54 49 49
2027 Post-Camp 32 60 39 50 50 35 36 72 34 22 40 49 49
2028 Pre-Camp 33 61 39 50 52 34 36 88 34 22 39 51 51
2028 Post-Camp 33 58 32 42 51 34 24 75 34 13 39 46 46
2029 Pre-Camp 34 59 32 42 52 43 23 75 34 13 39 48 48
2029 Post-Camp 34 48 25 25 49 36 10 76 26 10 39 40 40
2030 Pre-Camp 35 37 24 24 49 36 10 75 25 10 38 36 36
2030 Post-Camp 35 31 16 21 38 31 0 61 16 8 38 28 28

Transactions

Year Team Transaction
2020 New Orleans Saints changed primary position from MLB
2021 New Orleans Saints released
2021 Arizona Cardinals signed as a free agent: 1yr, $850,000
2022 New York Jets signed as a free agent: 1yr, $950,000
2023 New York Jets signed as a free agent: 1yr, $970,000
2024 Cincinnati Bengals signed as a free agent: 1yr, $990,000
2024 Cincinnati Bengals changed primary position from WILB
2025 California Chargers signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,160,000
2025 California Chargers changed primary position from SILB
2026 Carolina Panthers signed as an unrestricted free agent: 2yrs, $4,410,000
2026 Carolina Panthers changed primary position from WILB
2027 Carolina Panthers signed a renegotiated contract: 3yrs, $7,380,000
2030 Las Vegas Raiders signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,310,000
2030 Las Vegas Raiders released