University of Connecticut Athletics
2023 Football Roster
Brett Buckman
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 201
- Hometown:
- Park Ridge, NJ
- High School:
- St. Joseph Regional HS
- Prev School:
- Delaware
2023 (Grad Season): Transferred to UConn with two years of eligibilty remaining...Appeared in all 12 games, starting 11...Finished second on the team with 46 catches...Had 488 yards receiving with two touchdowns...Averaged 10.6 yards per catch and 40.7 yards per game...Also had five punt returns...His 46 catches and 488 yards marked new career highs...Had a catch in 11 of 12 games...Hauled in a season-high nine passes for 93 yards and a touchdown at Georgia State (Sept 9)...Had seven catches for 52 yards vs. USF (Oct 21)...Caught six passes for 52 yards at James Madison (Nov 11)...Six catches for 55 yards at Boston College (Oct 28)...Five catches for 62 yards including a season-long 40 yard pass, against FIU (Sept 16)...Caught his other touchdown in a home win over Sacred Heart (Nov 18).
At Delaware: Appeared in 33 games in four seasons for the Blue Hens…He had 61 career receptions for 763 yards and a touchdown…Had his best season in 2022 where he caught 39 balls in 13 games for 470 yards, a touchdown, all career-high marks…He had a season high of six catches for 76 yards against Rhode Island…Off the field, he was selected to the 2021 Fall CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll.
High School:Â A four-sport varsity athlete at Saint Joseph Regional High School... A four-year member of the football team... Also played basketball, golf and ran track... Honor Roll student
