2021 Football Roster
Roster
Malachi Buckner
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 206
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Tucker, Ga.
- High School:
- Tucker HS
Athletic defender who moved back to free safety during spring practice … Has great instincts and a nose for the football … Runs well and has All-Big South Conference potential at safety … Enters fall practice as one of six underclassmen slated to start on the defensive side of the ball.
2018 at Gardner-Webb: Awarded a redshirt … Played in three games before an injury derailed a promising season … Moved to SPUR outside linebacker and performed well … Finished with 10 total tackles (seven solo) and 3.0 tackles for loss … Started and had six stops (four solo) and 2.0 tackles for loss at ETSU (10/6) … Made three solo tackles vs. Wofford (9/29) … Had one tackle vs. Kennesaw State (10/13).
High School: Played at Tucker (Ga.) High under Coach Bryan Lamar … Rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports.com … Helped Tigers to a 12-2 record in 2017 … Team won 25 games combined over the past two seasons … Earned first-team All-Region and All-DeKalb County honors in 2017 … Finished senior season with 59 total tackles and 5.0 tackles for loss … Recovered one fumble … Spearheaded a defense that held opponents to one touchdown or less in eight games … Tigers’ defensive unit pitched three shutouts in 2017 … Posted 46 total tackles (37 solo), a half sack and one interception as a junior in 2016 … Also recovered a fumble … Posted 26 tackles and picked off three passes as a sophomore in 2015 … Chose Gardner-Webb over Youngstown State, Florida A&M and Charleston Southern … Also garnered scholarship offers from Colorado State, Central Michigan, Southern Miss and Tulane.
