2023: NSIC Champion … CSC Academic All-America First Team … AFCA All-America Second Team … D2Football.com Elite 100 … Associated Press Little All-America First Team … D2CCA All-America Second Team … Don Hanson Division II All-America Second Team … CSC All-District … D2CCA Football All-Super Region First Team … All-NSIC First Team … Academic All-NSIC … team captain … started all 13 games … collected a team-high 78 tackles, 57 solo and 21 assisted, with 7.5 tackles for loss … picked off three passes for a total of 91 interception yards … recorded a season-high 11 tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss while breaking up a pair of passes against Concordia-St. Paul on September 16.
2022: Member of All-Academic Team of Excellence ...
Named to D2CCA All-Super Region 4 Second Team … Second Team All-NSIC … Named Academic All-America … Earned CSC Academic All-District Honors … started all 11 games for Augustana at defensive back … led Augustana with 60 tackles with 44 being solo … recorded three interceptions including a 21-yard touchdown return against Bemidji State (Sept. 10) … recorded a season-high eight tackles against Sioux Falls (Oct. 1) … totaled 6.5 tackles for loss … recorded two sacks.
2021: Named the NSIC Defensive Newcomer of the Year … started all 12 games at defensive back … named First Team All-NSIC … totaled 59 tackles including 41 solo … intercepted five passes …. Credited with seven pass breakups … named the NSIC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 20 after intercepting two passes and recovering a fumble in win over MSU Moorhead (Sept. 18) ... earned a spot on the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence.
2020: No season due to COVID-19.
Previous (St. Cloud State): Took a redshirt.
Prep: First Team All-Conference and All-Region selection at Rice Lake … selected to play in the Wisconsin/Minnesota Border Battle All-Star game … as a quarterback, holds the school record for career passing touchdowns, passing yards and total touchdowns … helped Rice Lake to a state championship in 2017 … member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Son of Angie and J.R. Buckley … his brother, Parker, is a fellow signee to the Vikings … plans to major in physical education and minor in special education.
