Defensive end, UConn (from Buffalo), 2024–26
Shamar Riser-Pressley
Lettered 2025 at Buffalo (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 17
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 271 lb
- Class (2026)
- Freshman
- Hometown
- Detroit, MI
Shamar Riser-Pressley plays defensive end for UConn, after Buffalo (2024–25). Last time out, at Temple: 1 tackles, 1 sack.
2026 so far
8 tackles, 1 sack
Last game: 1 tackles, 1 sack at Temple, W 34–20
Next game: vs. Massachusetts, Oct 23
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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.
Game by game
2026 UConn 5 games, 8 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Lafayette | W 56–7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Maryland | L 14–38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at Southern Miss | W 48–20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at Miami (OH) | L 21–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Temple | W 34–20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2025 Buffalo 3 games, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs.Saint Francis | W 45–6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 31–30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Bowling Green | W 28–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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