Ethan Buckles

Position:
Defensive End
Height:
6-7
Weight:
214
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Indianapolis, Ind.
High School:
Cardinal Ritter

Left the team during fall camp of the 2011 season due to health reasons....

2010: Moved to tight end from defensive end during the season . . . did not see action.

2009: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters in football for Coach Ty Hunt . . . also lettered two seasons in basketball . . . Football: Helped Cardinal Ritter to the state championship as a senior . . . helped the Raiders to a 15-0 season as a senior and a 54-11 record in his career . . . helped Cardinal Ritter to the Indiana Crossroads Conference Championship as a senior . . . helped the team to two conference titles, three sectional crowns, three regional championships, two semistate appearances and the 2008 state championship in his career . . . all-conference as a senior after receiving honorable mention as a junior . . . tallied 73 tackles, nine sacks, six tackles for loss, three forced fumbles, four pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and one safety as a senior defensive end . . . managed 17 receptions for 215 yards with two touchdowns and three two-point conversions as a senior tight end . . . 256 tackles, 20 sacks, 14 TFLs, one interception, three forced fumbles, eight pass breakups, six fumble recoveries, two blocked punts and four safeties in his defensive career . . . 23 catches with seven touchdowns in his career . . . all-state, all-city and all-conference as a senior . . . Cardinal Ritter’s Defensive Most Valuable Player as a senior.

Personal: Son of Tony Buckles and Kelly Lutton . . . born July 29, 1990, in Indianapolis, Ind. . . . one brother, Alex . . . full name is Ethan Clark Buckles.