2025 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 29
Berry Buxton III
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 212
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- San Diego, Calif.
- High School:
- Olympian
- Prev School:
- Santa Barbara City College
Career Overview: Transferred to Syracuse before the 2023 season from Santa Barbara Community College ... Appeared in 30 games with 11 starts in his Syracuse career ... Made 46 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss and a pass breakup in his three seasons at Syracuse.
Redshirt Senior Year (2025): Appeared in 11 games with eight starts, making 22 tackles and breaking up a pass ... Had a pair of tackles in the season opener against Tennessee (8/30) ... Broke up a pass against UConn (9/6) ... Tied his career high with five tackles against Colgate (9/12) ... Made two tackles at SMU (10/4) ... Had two tackles vs. Pitt (10/18) ... Made a pair of solo stops at Georgia Tech (10/25) ... Tied his career high with five tackles at Miami (11/8) ... Made three tackles at Notre Dame (11/22) ... Had a tackle against Boston College (11/29) in the season finale.Â
Redshirt Junior Year (2024): Appeared in 10 games with five starts at defensive back ... Made 22 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss on the season ... Made his first start at Syracuse in the season opener against Ohio (8/31), making two tackles ... Had a career-high five tackles in the win over Georgia Tech (9/7) ... Made three tackles and had his first tackle for loss (0.5) against Stanford (9/20) ... Notched a solo tackle at UNLV (10/4), before missing the next two games due to injury ... Returned to the field against Virginia Tech (11/2) ... Made two tackles at Boston College (11/9) ... Tied his career high with five tackles at Cal (11/16) ... Notched one tackle against UConn (11/23) ... Posted three tackles against Miami (11/30).
Redshirt Sophomore Year (2023): Appeared in nine games, mostly on special teams, in his first season with the Orange ... Made two tackles on the season ... Had one tackle in his Syracuse debut vs. Colgate (9/2) ... Made a solo stop against Western Michigan (9/9).
Redshirt Year at SBCC (2022): Appeared in two games making a pair of tackles for the Vaqueros.
Freshman Year at SBCC (2021): Played in nine games, making 21 tackles, three interceptions, seven pass breakups, a tackle for loss and a fumble recovery ... Broke up four passes at Moorpark (11/6) ... Made two interceptions, returning one for a score, in the Vaqueros victory at Glendale (10/2) ... Also had an interception at LA Harbor (9/25).
High School: Played under Ryan Van Norstrand at Olympian High School ... Two-time defensive player of the year.
Personal: Berry Lee Buxton III ... Son of Anita Buxton ... Has a brother, Isaiah and sister, Kayla ... Majoring in economics in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.
Redshirt Senior Year (2025): Appeared in 11 games with eight starts, making 22 tackles and breaking up a pass ... Had a pair of tackles in the season opener against Tennessee (8/30) ... Broke up a pass against UConn (9/6) ... Tied his career high with five tackles against Colgate (9/12) ... Made two tackles at SMU (10/4) ... Had two tackles vs. Pitt (10/18) ... Made a pair of solo stops at Georgia Tech (10/25) ... Tied his career high with five tackles at Miami (11/8) ... Made three tackles at Notre Dame (11/22) ... Had a tackle against Boston College (11/29) in the season finale.Â
Redshirt Junior Year (2024): Appeared in 10 games with five starts at defensive back ... Made 22 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss on the season ... Made his first start at Syracuse in the season opener against Ohio (8/31), making two tackles ... Had a career-high five tackles in the win over Georgia Tech (9/7) ... Made three tackles and had his first tackle for loss (0.5) against Stanford (9/20) ... Notched a solo tackle at UNLV (10/4), before missing the next two games due to injury ... Returned to the field against Virginia Tech (11/2) ... Made two tackles at Boston College (11/9) ... Tied his career high with five tackles at Cal (11/16) ... Notched one tackle against UConn (11/23) ... Posted three tackles against Miami (11/30).
Redshirt Sophomore Year (2023): Appeared in nine games, mostly on special teams, in his first season with the Orange ... Made two tackles on the season ... Had one tackle in his Syracuse debut vs. Colgate (9/2) ... Made a solo stop against Western Michigan (9/9).
Redshirt Year at SBCC (2022): Appeared in two games making a pair of tackles for the Vaqueros.
Freshman Year at SBCC (2021): Played in nine games, making 21 tackles, three interceptions, seven pass breakups, a tackle for loss and a fumble recovery ... Broke up four passes at Moorpark (11/6) ... Made two interceptions, returning one for a score, in the Vaqueros victory at Glendale (10/2) ... Also had an interception at LA Harbor (9/25).
High School: Played under Ryan Van Norstrand at Olympian High School ... Two-time defensive player of the year.
Personal: Berry Lee Buxton III ... Son of Anita Buxton ... Has a brother, Isaiah and sister, Kayla ... Majoring in economics in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.
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