2024 Football Roster
Jersey Number 32
CJ Bufkin
- Position:
- DB
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 200
- Major:
- Advertising
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
- High School:
- Montini Catholic
- Prev School:
- Missouri Western
 University of Illinois Graduate |
2024 Senior
- Played in all 13 games, primarily on special teams
- Six tackles on the season
2023 Junior
- Played in 11 games, primarily on special teams
2022 Sophomore - Missouri Western
- 2022 MIAA Academic Honor Roll
- Played in 11 games
- Recorded 33 total tackles (22 solo and 11 assisted)
- Posted 2.5 tackles for losses of eight yards on the year
- Tallied three pass breakups
2021 Redshirt Freshman - Missouri Western
- 2021 MIAA Academic Honor Roll
- Played in eight games
- Recorded 16 total tackles (14 solo and four assisted)
- Tallied two pass breakups
2020 Freshman - Missouri Western
- The 2020 season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
- MWSU played two games at Central Arkansas and vs. Pittsburg State, but the NCAA did not count statistics in those games toward individual or career numbers.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Played for head coach Mike Bukovsky at Montini Catholic
- Four-year letterwinner
- Three-time all-conference
- Two-time all-area
- Two-time Dean's List honoree
PERSONAL
- Born on Oct. 27, 2001
- Son of Laura Donckers
- Two brothers, Jaelyn and Tristan, and one sister, Nyaja
- Chose Illinois because, “I was given an opportunity to come back home and play football, which is great because my family can come see me play now. I love the staff."
- Graduated from the University of Illinois in May 2025 with a degree in advertising
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