Quarterback, Buffalo (from Southeast Missouri State), 2021–⁠24

C.J. Ogbonna

Number
No. 7
Height
6′2″
Weight
212 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Marietta, GA

C.J. Ogbonna played quarterback at Southeast Missouri State (2021–⁠22) and Buffalo (2023–⁠24).

Career highs

309passing yards, career highvs. Western Michigan, 20243touchdown passes, career highthree times; last vs. Kent State, 202496rushing yards, career highat Missouri, 20212rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Kent State, 2024

Team titles: Ohio Valley champions, 2022

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2021*Southeast Missouri State71450.0533.801
2022Southeast Missouri State2922.260.700
2023Buffalo82138.1874.112
2024Buffalo19033656.52,3817.1195
Career20738054.52,5276.7208

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021*Southeast Missouri State12968.0024
2022Southeast Missouri State16523.309
2023Buffalo512144.2315
2024Buffalo1223462.8826
Career2017083.51126

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.PosClassHtWt
2021Southeast Missouri State7QBFr.
2022Southeast Missouri State7QBSo.
2023Buffalo7QBJr.
2024Buffalo7QBSr.6′2″212

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2021Southeast Missouri State (FCS)260.37––9.751%–
2022Southeast Missouri State (FCS)17-0.15––-2.5––
2023Buffalo650.14––8.813%0.22

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Buffalo 13 games, 2,381 passing yards, 19 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29vs.LafayetteW 30–⁠1314241952020
Sep 7atMissouriL 0–⁠38620550119
Sep 14vs.MassachusettsW 34–⁠31422185103
Sep 21atNorthern IllinoisW 23–⁠20101710710−18
Sep 28atUConnL 3–⁠471225820038
Oct 12vs.ToledoW 30–⁠1511201271026
Oct 19vs.Western MichiganL 41–⁠4822343092017
Oct 26atOhioL 16–⁠47243925711−2
Nov 2atAkronW 41–⁠3017292102063
Nov 12vs.Ball StateW 51–⁠4819372643255
Nov 20atEastern MichiganW 37–⁠2018282603042
Nov 26vs.Kent StateW 43–⁠714221933151
Jan 4 ✦vs.LibertyW 26–⁠79191370032
2023 Buffalo 7 games, 214 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 16vs.LibertyL 27–⁠55–––––3
Sep 23atLouisianaL 38–⁠4511−30038
Oct 7vs.Central MichiganW 37–⁠13–––––4
Oct 14vs.Bowling GreenL 14–⁠24414411229
Nov 7vs.OhioL 10–⁠2022100047
Nov 15atMiami (OH)L 10–⁠230200050
Nov 21vs.Eastern MichiganL 11–⁠2412390043
2022 Southeast Missouri State 5 games, 6 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 10atSouthern IllinoisW 34–⁠3101000–
Sep 17vs.NichollsW 42–⁠1613−50016
Oct 22atNorthwestern StateW 51–⁠16–––––20
Nov 5atTennessee StateW 42–⁠014110011
Nov 12atEastern IllinoisW 31–⁠7010005
2021 Southeast Missouri State 1 game, 53 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 18atMissouriL 28–⁠59714530196

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

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