NOTE: 2026 rosters are nearly complete but not final. Only players with stats or recruiting/portal ratings are listed. Def Snap % are best estimates. DE/LB are mixed depending on the team.
Quarterbacks
| Player | H/W | Passing | Rushing | Pass | Run | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 Jason Wright SO | 6'3"/200 | 0/0 (0%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 14 Car, 45 Yds, (3.2 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C- | B | #271 | 18 (2%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #00 Qur'an McNeill FR | 6'3"/190 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #8 Jack Shields GR | 6'1"/198 | ODU ('24) | |||||||
| #15 Mason Cumbie JR | 6'2"/205 | 2* HS ('23) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #25 Terrance Shelton Jr. JR | 6'0"/213 | 57 Car, 244 Yds, (4.3 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 8 Rec, 42 Yds, (5.3 YPR), 0 TD | B- | B- | #247 | 259 (28%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #32 Lamar Sperling JR | 5'10"/189 | 39 Car, 234 Yds, (6 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 3 Rec, 12 Yds, (4 YPR), 0 TD | B+ | A- | #123 | 94 (10%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #4 Messiah Burch JR | 5'10"/190 | 11 Car, 41 Yds, (3.7 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 4 Rec, -1 Yds, (-0.3 YPR), 0 TD | B | C+ | #481 | 33 (4%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #24 James McNeil Jr. SO | 6'2"/217 | 12 Car, 67 Yds, (5.6 YPC), 2 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | A- | B- | #272 | 19 (2%) | NA | |
| #00 Chase Enlow FR | 5'9"/190 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #12 Nino Hill SO | 6'0"/217 | 3* HS ('25) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #21 Patrick Clacks III SO | 6'1"/195 | 12 Rec, 71 Yds, (5.9 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D | C+ | #995 | 255 (47%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #6 Chance Morrow SR | 6'6"/191 | 8 Rec, 129 Yds, (16.1 YPR), 2 TD, 1 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | B | #436 | 133 (25%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #84 Tyrell Simmons Jr. SO | 6'3"/190 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | D | 32 (6%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #10 M. Scott Jr. SR | 5'9"/172 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | F | F | 13 (2%) | NA | ||
| #87 Jeremy Yancey SR | 6'5"/212 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | 7 (1%) | NA | |||
| #17 Jeremiah Watkins SO | 6'1"/190 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | 6 (1%) | 3* HS ('24) | |||
| #13 Phillip Folmar SO | 6'0"/185 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | B- | 4 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #82 Terrell Richards JR | 5'9"/170 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 2 (0%) | NA | |||
| #28 Shey Williams SO | 6'0"/181 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 1 (0%) | NA | |||
| #23 Devare Mathis JR | 6'0"/210 | 1 Rec, 6 Yds, (6 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | #839 | NA | ||||
| #11 Dwayne Early Jr. SO | 6'4"/198 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Aaron Clark FR | 6'1"/185 | 3* HS ('26) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #42 Mitch Viviano JR | 6'6"/256 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | A | 12 (2%) | 3* HS ('23) | |||
| #44 Liam Hamilton GR | 6'3"/254 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B- | 1 (0%) | NA | |||
| #86 Michael Gelatko SO | 6'4"/240 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #00 TJ Sabatucci FR | 6'2"/225 | 3* HS ('26) | ||||||
| #88 Ryan Daly SR | 6'6"/235 | 3* HS ('23) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #51 Tyrone Davis (T) SO | 6'4"/298 | D+ | A+ | D | 150 (18%) | NA | |
| #59 Gabriel Arena (T) JR | 6'5"/293 | A | A+ | C | 8 (1%) | VT ('24) | |
| #64 Jacob Merritt (T) SR | 6'6"/304 | C | C+ | 4 (0%) | MSU ('25) | ||
| #00 Cam Davis (OT) FR | 6'5"/250 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #67 Alex Heininger (G) SR | 6'4"/295 | B- | C | A- | 484 (57%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #75 Ahmaan Thomas (G) SO | 6'6"/320 | B- | B | 16 (2%) | 2* HS ('24) | ||
| #65 Chayce Chadwick (G) SR | 6'5"/300 | D+ | C- | 7 (1%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #78 Joe Crocker (G) JR | 6'6"/339 | D | D | B | 6 (0.9%) | BAY ('26) | |
| #00 Marco Cate (IOL) FR | 6'4"/295 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #55 Thomas Barr (OL) SO | 6'3"/292 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #71 Caleb Watts (OL) SO | 6'5"/305 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #69 Jackson Bellamy (OL) SO | 6'5"/341 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #62 Paul Clark (OL) SO | 6'4"/285 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #58 Matthew Glen (OL) GR | 6'5"/313 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #77 Jackson Davenport (OL) SO | 6'6"/270 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #85 Andrew Schnackenberg (LS) GR | 6'5"/220 | 2* HS ('23) |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #30 Jacari Bennett (DE) SO | 6'3"/240 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F | D+ | C+ | 17 (2%) | NA | |
| #40 Will Clark (DE) SO | 6'4"/258 | 2 Tac, 0 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | D+ | 14 (2%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #00 Malachi Ervin (DE) FR | 6'4"/220 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Preston Lunsford (DE) FR | 6'4"/220 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Aiden Anderson (DE) FR | 6'2"/235 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #92 Luke Yau Gayle (DE) SO | 6'4"/280 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #99 Cornell Evans (DT) SR | 6'1"/290 | 14 Tac, 3 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | B- | D+ | 398 (65%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #66 Christopher Climes (DT) SO | 6'2"/280 | C+ | C- | 10 (2%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||||
| #88 Rex Stinchcomb (DT) SO | 6'3"/285 | C- | 4 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Royce Rogers (DL) FR | 6'1"/270 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 William Reed (DL) FR | 6'3"/260 | 3* HS ('26) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2 Red Murdock GR | 6'3"/240 | 142 Tac, 53 Solo, 14 TFL, 5 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | A- | A+ | 837 (189%) | NA | |
| #15 SaVeon Brown SR | 6'1"/210 | 52 Tac, 20 Solo, 7 TFL, 2 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 4 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | B- | D+ | 701 (158%) | WMU ('24) | |
| #37 Jordan Owens JR | 5'11"/220 | C | 2 (0%) | NA | |||||
| #19 Mathew Hilty GR | 5'11"/220 | C | 1 (0%) | NA | |||||
| #2 Stevie Bracey GR | 6'0"/235 | UVA ('26) | |||||||
| #52 B. Ilunga-Bisselele SO | 6'2"/221 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Matthew Heininger FR | 6'2"/220 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Jack Garbolino FR | 6'1"/210 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Na'Rod Jarvis FR | 6'3"/215 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #35 George Hill SO | 6'2"/210 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Anwar Witherspoon FR | 6'2"/210 | 3* HS ('26) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #9 Keontez Bradley (CB) JR | 6'2"/185 | 28 Tac, 17 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 4 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | A- | C- | 480 (30%) | ASU ('25) | |
| #36 Kobi Blackwell (CB) SO | 5'8"/180 | 20 Tac, 16 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 7 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | D | A+ | 401 (25%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #3 Oliver Bridges (CB) SR | 6'2"/210 | 12 Tac, 7 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A- | B | C+ | 230 (15%) | CIN ('24) | |
| #22 Ronnell Davis (CB) SO | 6'1"/193 | 5 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | C+ | B+ | 32 (2%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #14 Mikey Crawford (CB) SO | 6'2"/195 | 2 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | D+ | 18 (1%) | NA | ||
| #23 Xavier Leonard (CB) SO | 5'11"/200 | B- | B- | 3 (0%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||||
| #24 Ramari Taylor (CB) SO | 6'2"/195 | C | 1 (0%) | 2* HS ('24) | |||||
| #25 Jackson Small (CB) SO | 6'0"/185 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Bryce Williams (CB) FR | 6'0"/185 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #13 Pershaun Fann (CB) SR | 6'0"/225 | 3* HS ('22) | |||||||
| #6 Miles Greer (S) SR | 5'11"/195 | 74 Tac, 36 Solo, 3 TFL, 3 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A | B | A- | 631 (94%) | SHE ('25) | |
| #16 John Keough (S) JR | 6'0"/202 | 14 Tac, 9 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | B+ | 58 (9%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #4 Jonathan Capo (S) GR | 6'0"/197 | 5 Tac, 3 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | C+ | B | 28 (4%) | NA | |
| #29 Jerrod Gentry (S) GR | 6'0"/200 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | 2 (0%) | NA | |||
| #34 Jonathan Rousseau (S) SO | 6'1"/193 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #43 Xair Stevenson (S) SO | 6'1"/188 | 3* HS ('25) |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #96 Andrew VanSlyke JR | 6'4"/210 | JMU ('26) |
FR ATH - No Position Yet
| Player | H/W | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Jamarcus Jones FR | 6'0"/165 | 3* HS ('26) |
Returning Offensive Starters: 2, Potential Starters via Portal: 0, Returning Key Contributors: 2, Portal Contributors: 0
Returning Defensive Starters: 4, Potential Starters via Portal: 0, Returning Key Contributors: 2, Portal Contributors: 0
Returning Starters (Returning Depth)
QB: 0 (0) - HB: 0 (1) - WR: 1 (1) - TE: 0 (0) -T: 0 (0) - G: 1 (0) - C: 0 (0)
DT: 1 (0) - DE: 0 (0) - LB: 2 (0) -CB: 0 (2) - S: 1 (0)
K: 0 - P: 0
Projected Starters from the Portal (Portal Depth Added)
QB: 0 (0) - HB: 0 (0) - WR: 0 (0) - TE: 0 (0) -T: 0 (0) - G: 0 (0) - C: 0 (0)
DT: 0 (0) - DE: 0 (0) - LB: 0 (0) -CB: 0 (0) - S: 0 (0)
K: 0 - P: 0
Starters by Class: GR: 1 | SR: 4 | JR: 0 | SO: 1 | FR: 0
Starters from the 2026 Portal by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 1 | JR: 2 | SO: 1 | FR: 0
Off Starters by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 1 | JR: 0 | SO: 1 | FR: 0
Off Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 1 | JR: 1 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Def Starters by Class: GR: 1 | SR: 3 | JR: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Def Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 1 | SO: 1 | FR: 0
QB Exp: (2%), Prod: (0%) Buffalo lost their starting QB from last year. Starting QB will be from depth last year.
RB Exp: (44%), Prod: (39%) lost their lead Rusher, but returns their #2 Terrance Shelton Jr., from last year.
Buffalo lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
WR Exp: (42%), Prod: (9%) OL Experience: T: (10%): G: (30%): C: (0%):
Buffalo OL: 1 starters back, 0 with multi game experience, 1 more with some game experience.
Portal OL: 0 potential OL starters from '26 Portal, 0 more Portals have experience.
DL Experience: DE: (2%) DT: (34%)
LB Experience: (100%)
Secondary Experience: CB: (37%) S: (54%)
Kicker Experience: (0%), Punter: (0%)
Return Experience - QB 2%, Skill Players 29%, Off Line 13%, Front Seven 45%, Secondary 46% | Offense 18% - Defense 45%
Return Off Production - Pass Yds: 0%, Rush Yds: 39%, Rec Yds: 9%,
Return Def Production - Tackles: 42%, Sacks: 35%, QB Hurries: 25%, TFLs: 40%, Pass Def: 54%, INTs: 29%
Head Coach Pete Lembo returns, OC Tony Tokarz is a new hire, DC Joe Bowen returns
10 players play significant minutes, 4 on Offense, 6 on Defense
Total Team Talent for '26 is: 542, #101 in CFB. 0.83 Avg Per Player. Blue Chip Ratio 0%
Breakdown - Offense: 233.84 (43) Defense: 204.18 (38) ST: 6.4 (1)
83 Total players, 10 from Transfer Portal. 8.7% of roster is from the Portal.
10 from the '26 Transfer Portal. 8.7% of roster is from this years Portal, 15 players left via portal after '25.
Roster Breakdown: 0 elite players, 0 great players, 0 very good players, 6 good players, 57 JAGS, 3 low JAGS, 2 JAG- players
Snaps by class: FR: 0 (0%), SO: 1556 (21%), JR: 1572 (21%), SR: 2846 (39%), GR: 1379 (19%)
32 players have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings excluded from totals.