Deone Bucannon is an NFL player with the Arizona Cardinals. He was first selected by the Cardinals in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft, as a safety before moving to a linebacker role. Prior to his NFL career, Bucannon played college football in Washington. and earned a first-team All-American selection, as well as a first-team All-Pac-12.
Deone Bucannon Biography,
Bucannon’s full name is Deone Ariel Bucannon and he was born on August 30, 1992 in Oakland, California to Sonji and Duane Bucannon. Bucannon was raised in a military family, his father a Marine Corps veteran and his mother a US Navy nurse.
Growing up, Deone lived in different places due to the nature of her parents’ work; he spent sixth grade with his father when his mother was deployed to Iraq. He said it was the hardest time of his entire life because they weren’t sure what was going on and were grateful to him for his safe return.
Deone had lived in Oakland, Hawaii, San Diego, Southern California, and then Fairfield where he attended Vanden High School, located halfway between Oakland and Sacramento, California. At Vanden High School, he played football and led the school team to the second round of the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section III playoffs.
As a junior, Bucannon recorded one hundred and forty (140) tackles, 3 sacks, 3 interceptions and 2 fumble recoveries, to win the Solano County Athletic Conference Player of the Year award for the first time. He was also named Sac-Joaquin Section All-CIF and also won Defensive Player of the Year in the city.
As a senior, he had one hundred and seven tackles (which included 4 sacks), 2 interceptions, 2 fumble recoveries. He also caught 20 passes for 264 yards and a touchdown on offense and won his second consecutive SCAC Defensive Player of the Year award. He was considered the 45th top safety prospect in his class and Rivals.com named him a 3-star recruit.
After high school, Deone Bucannon had several scholarships from different universities, but chose to commit to Washington State University where he played college football from 2010 to 2013. He ended his college career with 384 tackles and 15 interceptions. During his college career, he earned a first-team All-American selection and a first-team All-Pac-12 and was considered one of the top safety prospects for the 2014 NFL Draft.
NFL Career
He started playing in the NFL in 2014 after the Arizona Cardinals picked him as the 27th pick in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft and he signed a 4-year contract with the franchise to stay with them for four years.
The four-year contract was worth $7.7 million and includes a signing bonus of $3.92 million and a guaranteed sum of $6.23 million. The contract also included a clause for a fifth-year option. Bucannon started his rookie season as a strong safety. His first career game was a season opener against the San Diego Chargers where he recorded five tackles. He finished his rookie season in sixteen games and nine of his debuts. His records that season were a total of eighty-three tackles, sixty-six solo tackles, 2 sacks, 2 pass deflections, and one forced fumble.
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Coach Bruce Arians had intended to use the Deone as a rotational heavy duty safety or backup for the 2015 season, but changed his mind after linebacker Sean Weatherspoon suffered an injury in training camp. So he named Bucannon as Sean’s replacement. Deone Bucannon was capable, even though he wasn’t an ideal candidate for a linebacker. He finished his second season in sixteen games and recording one hundred and twelve tackles, 3 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries, 3 forced fumbles, 3 passes defended, and one interception returned for a touchdown.
The following season (2016), he started thirteen, registering ninety-one tackles and four assists before being placed in reserve in December after suffering an ankle injury. In 2017, the Cardinals took over the fifth-year clause of Deone’s contract. So Deone Bucannon stayed with the franchise. In May 2018, he underwent ankle surgery.
His height, weight and body stats
The linebacker is well built and has the height that he could be mistaken for a basketball player seeing him for the first time. Deone stands at a height of 1.85m and weighs 102 kg, or 225 lbs. His other measurements are not known.