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, 2024Team titles: Ohio Valley champions, 2022
Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021* | Southeast Missouri State | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 53 | 3.8 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Southeast Missouri State | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | 6 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Buffalo | 8 | 21 | 38.1 | 87 | 4.1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | Buffalo | 190 | 336 | 56.5 | 2,381 | 7.1 | 19 | 5 |
| Career | 207 | 380 | 54.5 | 2,527 | 6.7 | 20 | 8 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021* | Southeast Missouri State | 12 | 96 | 8.0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2022 | Southeast Missouri State | 16 | 52 | 3.3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 | Buffalo | 51 | 214 | 4.2 | 3 | 15 |
| 2024 | Buffalo | 122 | 346 | 2.8 | 8 | 26 |
| Career | 201 | 708 | 3.5 | 11 | 26 | |
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Southeast Missouri State | 7 | QB | Fr. | ||
| 2022 | Southeast Missouri State | 7 | QB | So. | ||
| 2023 | Buffalo | 7 | QB | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | Buffalo | 7 | QB | Sr. | 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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Southeast Missouri State (FCS) | 26 | 0.37 | – | – | 9.7 | 51% | – |
| 2022 | Southeast Missouri State (FCS) | 17 | -0.15 | – | – | -2.5 | – | – |
| 2023 | Buffalo | 65 | 0.14 | – | – | 8.8 | 13% | 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | W 30–13 | 14 | 24 | 195 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| Sep 7 | at | L 0–38 | 6 | 20 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 34–3 | 14 | 22 | 185 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 21 | at | W 23–20 | 10 | 17 | 107 | 1 | 0 | −18 |
| Sep 28 | at | L 3–47 | 12 | 25 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 30–15 | 11 | 20 | 127 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | L 41–48 | 22 | 34 | 309 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| Oct 26 | at | L 16–47 | 24 | 39 | 257 | 1 | 1 | −2 |
| Nov 2 | at | W 41–30 | 17 | 29 | 210 | 2 | 0 | 63 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 51–48 | 19 | 37 | 264 | 3 | 2 | 55 |
| Nov 20 | at | W 37–20 | 18 | 28 | 260 | 3 | 0 | 42 |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 43–7 | 14 | 22 | 193 | 3 | 1 | 51 |
| Jan 4 ✦ | vs. | W 26–7 | 9 | 19 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
2023 Buffalo 7 games, 214 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs. | L 27–55 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Sep 23 | at | L 38–45 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 37–13 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | L 14–24 | 4 | 14 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 29 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | L 10–20 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| Nov 15 | at | L 10–23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Nov 21 | vs. | L 11–24 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
2022 Southeast Missouri State 5 games, 6 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at | W 34–31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 42–16 | 1 | 3 | −5 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Oct 22 | at | W 51–16 | – | – | – | – | – | 20 |
| Nov 5 | at | W 42–0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Nov 12 | at | W 31–7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
2021 Southeast Missouri State 1 game, 53 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | at | L 28–59 | 7 | 14 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 96 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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