Terrell Buckley
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Position: | Pascagoula | ||||||||||||||||
College: | Florida State (1989–1991) | ||||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1992 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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Career: | 1–9 (.100) | ||||||||||||||||
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Douglas Terrell Buckley (born June 7, 1971) is an American football coach and former player. He played as a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles, earning unanimous All-American honors in 1991.
He also played professional baseball for the Mobile Baysharks in the Texas–Louisiana League.
College career
Buckley was a two-year starter and three-year
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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5 ft 9+1⁄8 in (1.76 m) |
174 lb (79 kg) |
29+3⁄4 in (0.76 m) |
8 in (0.20 m) | |||||||||
All values from the NFL Combine[3] |
Buckley is one of only two players (the other being Ken Riley) with 50+ interceptions to never make a Pro Bowl. In a game against Cincinnati in 1992, his rookie season, Buckley set what remains a current record as the youngest player to return a punt for a touchdown in NFL history (21 years, 105 days). That was his only punt return for a touchdown of his career. He responded to criticism of his tackling by giving himself the nickname “the Vaccinator”. The nickname would stay with him over the years if only in an ironic sense. On April 3, 1995, the Packers traded Buckley to the Miami Dolphins for "past considerations." In 1996, he led the league in interception return yards with 164.
He had at least one interception in 13 consecutive seasons. While playing for the New England Patriots, in the 2001 AFC Championship Game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Buckley had an interception in the 24–17 win. He won a Super Bowl ring one week later in the win over the St. Louis Rams.
NFL career statistics
Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
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GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
1992 | GB | 14 | 12 | 32 | — | — | 0.0 | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1993 | GB | 16 | 16 | 48 | — | — | 0.0 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1994 | GB | 16 | 16 | 59 | 48 | 11 | 0.0 | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1995 | MIA | 16 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1996 | MIA | 16 | 16 | 53 | 46 | 7 | 0.0 | 6 | 164 | 27.3 | 91 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1997 | MIA | 16 | 16 | 85 | 67 | 18 | 0.0 | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 1 |
1998 | MIA | 16 | 16 | 51 | 44 | 7 | 0.0 | 8 | 157 | 19.6 | 61 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1999 | MIA | 16 | 11 | 44 | 38 | 6 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2000 | DEN | 16 | 16 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 0.0 | 6 | 110 | 18.3 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | NE | 15 | 1 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | NE | 16 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | MIA | 16 | 5 | 51 | 40 | 11 | 0.0 | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
2004 | NYJ | 16 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2005 | NYG | 4 | 0 | Did not record any stats | ||||||||||||
Career | 209 | 131 | 546 | 396 | 70 | 2.0 | 50 | 793 | 15.9 | 91 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 1 |
Coaching career
Florida State
Buckley got his coaching start after earning his undergraduate degree from Florida State in 2007. From 2008 to 2011, he served in various assistant roles on Bobby Bowden and Jimbo Fisher’s staffs.
Akron
Finally getting his first on-the-field coaching position, Buckley was hired by his collegiate head coach's son, Terry Bowden, at the University of Akron in January 2012 to coach cornerbacks. This reunited him with Coach Chuck Amato and with Coach Todd Stroud—who he played for, and coached with at FSU.[4]
Louisville
After two seasons at Akron, he was hired as the cornerbacks coach at the University of Louisville in January 2014.[5]
Mississippi State
On January 7, 2016, Buckley was hired as the safeties coach at Mississippi State University[6][7]
Ole Miss
On January 18, 2020, Buckley was hired as cornerbacks coach[8] Ole Miss[9] by Lane Kiffin, the new Head Coach, MSU's rival (Buckley, having had phenomenal success in both recruiting and developing elite talent both on and off the field, and for grooming NFL talent).
XFL
On April 6, 2022, it was reported that Buckley had accepted a job with the
Head coaching record
XFL
Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | ||||||
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Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
ORL | 2023 | 1 | 9 | .100 | 4th XFL South | — | — | — | — |
Total | 1 | 9 | .100 | — | — | — |
Personal life
Buckley has three daughters, Sherrell, Brianna, and Britney. He majored in Theater with a minor in
References
- ^ "Official New England Patriots Biography". patriots.com. Retrieved September 13, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "Terrell Buckley, Combine Results, CB - Florida State". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ "UA's Terrell Buckley drawn to coaching to mold men, not just cornerbacks". Akron Beacon Journal Online. August 25, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ^ "Petrino Completes Staff with the Hiring of Thomas and Buckley" (Press release). University of Louisville Athletics. January 17, 2014. Archived from the original on January 22, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
- ^ U of L's Buckley headed for Miss. State
- ^ Reports: Pascagoula legend Terrell Buckley to join Mississippi State staff
- ^ Price, Christopher (May 18, 2020). "A dozen players on the 2004 Patriots team became coaches. What was it about that squad?". The Boston Globe. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ "Terrell Buckley - Football Coach". Ole Miss Athletics. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ "Terrell Buckley Set to Join XFL as Head Coach of New Orlando Franchise". Pro Football Newsroom. April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ^ "Orlando to host XFL franchise coached by Terrell Buckley". Orlando Sentinel. July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ "Orlando's new XFL team is the Guardians". Orlando Sentinel. October 31, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ "Orlando Guardians won't move forward after USFL-XFL merger". Orlando Sentinel. January 1, 2024. Retrieved January 1, 2024.