38 Sam Buckner
38 - Sam Buckner
Height: 5-10
Weight: 165
Hometown: Statesville, N.C.
Position: K
Year: Jr.
High School: Statesville HS
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pat 0-0
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2025: Played in nine games for the Wasps as a junior as the kickoff specialist.

2024: Played in all 11 games as the Wasps' kickoff specialist ... Kicked off 66 times for 4,075 yards and 18 touchbacks ... Averaged 61.7 yards per kick, placing them inside the five yardline.

2023: Played in all 11 games as a kickoff specialist ... Kicked off 59 times for 3,480 yards and 15 touchbacks ... Averaged nearly 59 yards per attempt, dropping his kicks around the six yardline.

Recent Games
Oct 4 No. 22 Carson-Newman W, 19-13
Oct 11 at Mars Hill W, 48-23
Oct 18 Wingate L, 27-20
Oct 25 at Newberry L, 36-34
Nov 8 Shaw W, 55-7
Nov 15 at UVA Wise W, 70-13
Statistics category Overall Conf
Field goals made - -
Field goal attempts - -
Field goal % - -
Field goal long - -
P-A-T made - -
P-A-T attempts - -
P-A-T % - -
Points 0 0
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 30 at Glenville State W, 45-17 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Catawba W, 35-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at No. 21 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 31-28 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Tusculum W, 34-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Anderson (S.C.) W, 42-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 No. 22 Carson-Newman W, 19-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Mars Hill W, 48-23 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Wingate L, 27-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Newberry L, 36-34 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Shaw W, 55-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at UVA Wise W, 70-13 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Emory & Henry   - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at Glenville State W, 45-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Catawba W, 35-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at No. 21 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 31-28 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Tusculum W, 34-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Anderson (S.C.) W, 42-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 No. 22 Carson-Newman W, 19-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Mars Hill W, 48-23 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Wingate L, 27-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Newberry L, 36-34 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Shaw W, 55-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at UVA Wise W, 70-13 - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Emory & Henry   - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at Glenville State W, 45-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Catawba W, 35-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at No. 21 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 31-28 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Tusculum W, 34-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Anderson (S.C.) W, 42-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 No. 22 Carson-Newman W, 19-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Mars Hill W, 48-23 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Wingate L, 27-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Newberry L, 36-34 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Shaw W, 55-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at UVA Wise W, 70-13 - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Emory & Henry   - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 30 at Glenville State W, 45-17 - - - - - 0
Sep 6 Catawba W, 35-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 13 at No. 21 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 31-28 - - - - - 0
Sep 20 at Tusculum W, 34-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 27 Anderson (S.C.) W, 42-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 4 No. 22 Carson-Newman W, 19-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 11 at Mars Hill W, 48-23 - - - - - 0
Oct 18 Wingate L, 27-20 - - - - - 0
Oct 25 at Newberry L, 36-34 - - - - - 0
Nov 8 Shaw W, 55-7 - - - - - -
Nov 15 at UVA Wise W, 70-13 - - - - - -
Apr 18 Emory & Henry   - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 30 at Glenville State W, 45-17 - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Catawba W, 35-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at No. 21 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 31-28 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Tusculum W, 34-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Anderson (S.C.) W, 42-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 No. 22 Carson-Newman W, 19-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Mars Hill W, 48-23 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Wingate L, 27-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Newberry L, 36-34 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Shaw W, 55-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at UVA Wise W, 70-13 - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Emory & Henry   - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 30 at Glenville State W, 45-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Catawba W, 35-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at No. 21 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 31-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Tusculum W, 34-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Anderson (S.C.) W, 42-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 No. 22 Carson-Newman W, 19-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Mars Hill W, 48-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Wingate L, 27-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Newberry L, 36-34 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Shaw W, 55-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at UVA Wise W, 70-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Emory & Henry   - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 30 at Glenville State W, 45-17 1 - - - - 0
Sep 6 Catawba W, 35-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 13 at No. 21 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 31-28 1 - - - - 0
Sep 20 at Tusculum W, 34-13 1 - - - - 0
Sep 27 Anderson (S.C.) W, 42-13 1 - - - - 0
Oct 4 No. 22 Carson-Newman W, 19-13 1 - - - - 0
Oct 11 at Mars Hill W, 48-23 1 - - - - 0
Oct 18 Wingate L, 27-20 1 - - - - 0
Oct 25 at Newberry L, 36-34 1 - - - - 0
Nov 8 Shaw W, 55-7 - - - - - -
Nov 15 at UVA Wise W, 70-13 - - - - - -
Apr 18 Emory & Henry   - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 30 at Glenville State W, 45-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 6 Catawba W, 35-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 13 at No. 21 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 31-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 20 at Tusculum W, 34-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 27 Anderson (S.C.) W, 42-13 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 4 No. 22 Carson-Newman W, 19-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 11 at Mars Hill W, 48-23 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 18 Wingate L, 27-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 25 at Newberry L, 36-34 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 8 Shaw W, 55-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at UVA Wise W, 70-13 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Emory & Henry   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 30 at Glenville State W, 45-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Catawba W, 35-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at No. 21 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 31-28 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Tusculum W, 34-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Anderson (S.C.) W, 42-13 1 0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 4 No. 22 Carson-Newman W, 19-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Mars Hill W, 48-23 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Wingate L, 27-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Newberry L, 36-34 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Shaw W, 55-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at UVA Wise W, 70-13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Emory & Henry   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2025-26 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 31 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 9 - - - - - - - -
Total 31 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2023-24 11 - - - - - - -
2024-25 11 - - - - - - -
2025-26 9 - - - - - - -
Total 31 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 9 - - - - - - - 0
Total 31 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 9 - - - - - - - -
Total 31 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2023-24 11 - - - - 0 .0
2024-25 11 - - - - 0 .0
2025-26 9 - - - - 0 .0
Total 31 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2023-24 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2023-24 11 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 11 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-26 9 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 31 2 0 2.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 9 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 6 - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 9 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 6 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - 0
-
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
-
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 9 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 8 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 4 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 6 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 3 - - - - 0 .0
-
August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
-
August 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 9 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 8 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 1 0 1.0 .3 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 6 1 0 1.0 .2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
September 4 1 0 1.0 .3 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -