Tight end, Buffalo, 2009–⁠13

Alex Dennison

Lettered 2010–⁠13 (school media guide)

Number
No. 17
Height
6′1″
Hometown
Irwin, PA

Alex Dennison played tight end at Buffalo (2009–⁠13).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011Buffalo57515.0157
2012Buffalo66410.7026
2013Buffalo5408.0119
Career1617911.2257

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2009Buffalo17TE
2010Buffalo17TE
2011Buffalo17TE
2012Buffalo17TE
2013Buffalo17TE6′1″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Buffalo50.34––1.7–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2013 Buffalo 5 games, 5 catches, 40 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 14vs.Stony BrookW 26–⁠231190190
Oct 26atKent StateW 41–⁠211808–
Nov 19atMiami (OH)W 44–⁠71111–
Nov 29vs.Bowling GreenL 7–⁠241606–
Dec 21 ✦vs.San Diego StateL 24–⁠491606–
2012 Buffalo 8 games, 6 catches, 64 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1atGeorgiaL 23–⁠45321014–
Sep 8vs.Morgan StateW 56–⁠34126026–
Oct 6atOhioL 31–⁠38––––13
Oct 13atNorthern IllinoisL 3–⁠45––––0
Oct 27vs.ToledoL 20–⁠25–––––
Nov 3vs.Miami (OH)W 27–⁠24110010–
Nov 17atMassachusettsW 29–⁠1917071
Nov 23vs.Bowling GreenL 7–⁠21––––4
2011 Buffalo 3 games, 5 catches, 75 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 10vs.Stony BrookW 35–⁠7157157–
Nov 19vs.AkronW 51–⁠1031707–
Nov 25vs.Bowling GreenL 28–⁠421101–
2010 Buffalo 5 games, 59 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.Rhode IslandW 31–⁠0––––26
Sep 11atBaylorL 6–⁠34––––7
Sep 25atUConnL 21–⁠45––––26
Oct 2atBowling GreenW 28–⁠26––––1
Nov 12vs.Ball StateL 3–⁠20––––−1

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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