DeForest Buckner’s Wife

DeForest Buckner is an American football defensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts in the NFL. The San Francisco 49ers selected him as the overall 7th pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. After four seasons with the 49ers, he was traded to the Colts in March 2020 in return for the 2020 NFL Draft's first pick. He was named for the 2016 PFWA All-Rookie Team, the 2019 second-team All-Pro, and the 2020 first-team All-Pro. He has also been a three-time Pro Bowler in 2018, 2021, and 2023. In the 2024 season, the Colts extended his contract by two years, worth $46 million. Over eight seasons in the NFL, Buckner has played in 129 games, starting 125 and recording 544 combined tackles, including 332 solo, and 61.0 sacks, as of the 2023 season. Further, he also had nine forced fumbles and ten fumble recoveries.

Buckner, who was born on March 17, 1994, to an African-American father and a Samoan mother, attended Hawaii's Punahou School. The four-star recruit was also a basketball player, winning the 2012 Gatorade Player of the Year. Upon graduating in 2012, Bucker opted for the University of Oregon and had 29 tackles and a 1.0 sack in his freshman year. He was named for the second-team All-Pac-12 in his junior season for finishing with 81 tackles and 4.0 sacks. In 2015, his senior year, he won the Morris Trophy and Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year. Further, he was also named for the first-team All-Pac.

Who is DeForest Buckner’s wife?

DeForest Buckerner’s wife is Ashlyn Bucker; they married in July 2018, according to Bucker's official Instagram account. She is from Indiana, California, and went to the University of Oregon in 2012-2016. Then a cheerleader for the Oregon Ducks football team, she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in economics and business.

Ashlyn Buckner’s Social Handles

Ashlyn Bucker is available on Instagram, under the handle @Ashlyn_buckner. It’s a private account with more than 6K followers.

How did DeForest Buckner and Ashlyn Buckner meet?

Deforest and Ashlyn met in 2015 before they began their senior years at Oregon. The two were acquainted by Buckner's friend Shane, who was on Ashlyn's cheer team in Oregon.

They eventually began to date, but as per the 49ers website, there was a time when their relationship was about to end. It was before the NFL Draft, because being a potential top-10 pick, he could have been drafted all around the nation and far from Ashlyn. "She wasn't going to move her whole life just for me," Buckner said, "we were still newly dating," according to the 49ers website. The native of Fresno, California, Ashlyn, had expressed to Buckner that being drafted east of Texas would bring about the end of their relationship. Thus, when the 49ers selected him in the draft, the relationship was spared.

DeForest introduced her to her extended family in 2016, and they all seemed to like her. And so, in November 2017, DeForest popped the question, "I was like, 'Ashlyn. Ashlyn. Look at me.' When I got on a knee, it hit her. She was shocked. I pulled the ring out and she started crying," at Andretti Winery in Napa. They spent the following 8.5 months organizing their July 2018 wedding. Their plan was to get married in a church and have a beachside reception afterwards, so they chose Hawaii as their destination. (via the official 49ers website)

How long have DeForest Buckner and Ashlyn Buckner been married?

DeForest and Ashlyn Buckner have been married for eight years and two months as of September 2024. They married in July 2018. The couple has two sons; their first son, Dominic George, was born in April 2020, and their second son, Jordan Sione, was born in February 2022, according to DeForest's Instagram handle.