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Background, draft & career details
The essentials at a glance. Open each group for additional details, or check the sources behind any fact.
Background & education
- Full name
- Buck Ortega
- Born
- Nov 22, 1981
- College
- Miami
More background details
- First name
- Rafael
- Last name
- Ortega
- Football name
- Not reported
- Common first name
- Buck
- Name suffix
- Not reported
- College conference
- Not reported
Measurements & recorded role
- Height
- 6′ 4″ (76 in)
- Weight
- 250 lb
- Position
- TE
More role details
- Position group
- TE
- Last reported jersey
- #86
- Last reported team
- NO
- Status at source capture
- CUT
- Reported experience
- 2 years
Draft & reported career span
- Draft year
- Not reported
- Draft round
- Not reported
- Overall selection
- Not reported
- Draft team
- Not reported
More career details
- Rookie season
- 2006
- Last listed season
- 2009
Roster details reflect the source when captured and may be historical. Missing details mean “not reported”.
Biography sources & dates 1 source
- nflverse player reference catalog
Captured Oct 11, 2026 · Information cutoff Oct 11, 2026 · Source effective date not supplied
Biography snapshot built Oct 11, 2026. Public facts match the exact player profile ID 00-0023788.
Team, jersey, status, experience and any availability details do not confirm a current roster spot or game availability. “Last listed season” is a catalog field, not a confirmed retirement date. Missing draft details do not establish that a player was undrafted.
View field sources & observations
- Full name
- Buck Orteganflverse player reference catalog · Oct 11, 2026Source-reported biography
- First name
- Rafaelnflverse player reference catalog · Oct 11, 2026Source-reported biography
- Last name
- Orteganflverse player reference catalog · Oct 11, 2026Source-reported biography
- Common first name
- Bucknflverse player reference catalog · Oct 11, 2026Source-reported biography
- Born
- Nov 22, 1981nflverse player reference catalog · Oct 11, 2026Source-reported biography
- College
- Miaminflverse player reference catalog · Oct 11, 2026Source-reported biography
- Height
- 6′ 4″ (76 in)nflverse player reference catalog · Oct 11, 2026Source-reported biography
- Weight
- 250 lb
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