Grant Buckey is a 6'5", 266-pound defensive lineman for UCLA, wearing No. 88. A three-star recruit from Liberty High School in Bakersfield, California, he enrolled at UCLA in January 2023 after graduating high school early and participated in spring training that year. He appeared in one game as a freshman in 2023, facing North Carolina Central. In 2024, Buckey appeared in 10 games as a redshirt freshman, primarily on special teams with no recorded statistics. He did not see game action during his redshirt sophomore campaign in 2025. Buckey has appeared in 11 collegiate games total across three seasons on the roster.