DeForest Buckner reacts to trade back to 49ers

While they haven't struggled as much as they did last year, the San Francisco 49ers are still around the middle of the league when it comes to taking down opposing quarterbacks, as their 15 sacks on the season is tied for 19th. That's why the 49ers decided to pull the trigger on a trade on Tuesday t

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While they haven't struggled as much as they did last year, the San Francisco 49ers are still around the middle of the league when it comes to taking down opposing quarterbacks, as their 15 sacks on the season is tied for 19th.

That's why the 49ers decided to pull the trigger on a trade on Tuesday that sent out a 2027 fourth-round pick and brought old friend DeForest Buckner back to San Francisco after the team shipped him to the Indianapolis Colts for a first-round pick in 2020.

Buckner seems to be thrilled about going back to the 49ers, as he shared a photo from his first stint with the team along with the lyrics to Yo Gotti's 'Act Right' on his Instagram story Wednesday morning.

DeForest Buckner is HYPED that he is BACK IN THE BAY! pic.twitter.com/XxzEI9pp08

— OurSF49ers (@OurSf49ers) October 28, 2026

Buckner goes from the 2-5 Colts, who were struggling with Daniel Jones under center, to the 6-1 49ers, who still have a two-game lead in the division despite their loss to the Atlanta Falcons in Week 7.

With four sacks already this season, Buckner already has more this year than anyone on the 49ers. Keion White has 3.5 sacks while Osa Odighizuwa and Gracen Halton both have two each.

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This article originally appeared on Niners Wire: DeForest Buckner reacts to trade back to 49ers