Tight end, Buffalo, 2016–⁠21

Jake Molinich

Lettered 2017–⁠21 (school media guide)

Number
No. 44
Height
6′0″
Weight
255 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Pittsford, NY

Jake Molinich played tight end at Buffalo (2016–⁠21).

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2017Buffalo150
2018Buffalo2100
2020Buffalo2210
2021Buffalo3310
Career8670

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2018Buffalo110100
2021Buffalo100000
Career210100

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Buffalo44TEYr 1
2017Buffalo44TEYr 2
2018Buffalo44TEYr 3
2019Buffalo44TEYr 4
2020Buffalo44TEYr 5
2021Buffalo44TESr. (Yr 6)6′0″255

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
2020Buffalo10.38––0.4–
2021Buffalo80.71––5.7–

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

2021 Buffalo 9 games, 5 catches, 60 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultKRYdsTklSacksPD
Sep 2vs.WagnerW 69–⁠7–––––
Sep 18vs.Coastal CarolinaL 25–⁠28–––––
Oct 2vs.Western MichiganL 17–⁠24–––––
Oct 9atKent StateL 38–⁠48–––––
Oct 16vs.OhioW 27–⁠26–––––
Oct 23atAkronW 45–⁠10–––––
Oct 30vs.Bowling GreenL 44–⁠56112–––
Nov 17vs.Northern IllinoisL 27–⁠33219100
Nov 23atBall StateL 3–⁠20–––––
2020 Buffalo 3 games, 1 catch, 6 yards
DateOpponentResultKRYdsTklSacksPD
Nov 10vs.Miami (OH)W 42–⁠10–––––
Nov 28vs.Kent StateW 70–⁠4119–––
Dec 25 ✦vs.MarshallW 17–⁠10112–––
2018 Buffalo 3 games, 1 tackle, 1 sack
DateOpponentResultKRYdsTklSacksPD
Sep 8atTempleW 36–⁠2910–––
Oct 30vs.Miami (OH)W 51–⁠42––110
Nov 14atOhioL 17–⁠52110–––
2017 Buffalo 1 game, 1 return, 5 yards
DateOpponentResultKRYdsTklSacksPD
Nov 7vs.Bowling GreenW 38–⁠2815–––

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

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