Last confirmed: UTEP, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · 292 lb · Tafuna
Sani Buckingham: DT · UTEP · #85.
Sani Buckingham
Two seasons at UTEP, two different head coaches: Mike Price and Dana Dimel. A game that shows it: 1 tackle against UAB — Week 12, 2019.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 3-38@ Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackle |
| Wk 10 | L 26-52@ North Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-28vs Charlotte | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-37@ UAB | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dana Dimel
Pass share
43.2%
329 pass / 432 run
Plays / game
63.4
12 games
Team sack rate
9.9%
372 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at UTEP, 12 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2019
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Sean Kugler, Mike Price, and Dana Dimel. Multi-era developmental context.
From Tafuna, American Samoa — one of 16 players from American Samoa in FBS this season.
