Linebacker, Buffalo, 2020–24
Shaun Dolac
- Number
- No. 52
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- West Seneca, NY
- Born
- Sep 14, 2001, in West Seneca, New York
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Shaun Dolac played linebacker at Buffalo (2020–24). He was a consensus All‑American in 2024.
At a glance
Career highs
19tackles, career highat Northern Illinois, 20242.5sacks, career highvs. Akron, 20222interceptions, career highat Eastern Michigan, 2024Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Buffalo | 52 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Buffalo | 52 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Buffalo | 52 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Buffalo | 52 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Buffalo | 52 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′1″ | 225 |
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
2024 Buffalo 13 games, 168 tackles, 5 sacks, 5 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Lafayette | W 30–13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Missouri | L 0–38 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Massachusetts | W 34–3 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | at Northern Illinois | W 23–20 | 19 | 15 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | at UConn | L 3–47 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Toledo | W 30–15 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Western Michigan | L 41–48 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Ohio | L 16–47 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Akron | W 41–30 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Ball State | W 51–48 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | at Eastern Michigan | W 37–20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Kent State | W 43–7 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 4 ✦ | vs. Liberty | W 26–7 | 9 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
2023 Buffalo 3 games, 27 tackles, 1 INT
2022 Buffalo 12 games, 135 tackles, 4.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Maryland | L 10–31 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Holy Cross | L 31–37 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Coastal Carolina | L 26–38 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | atEastern Michigan | W 50–31 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 24–20 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Bowling Green | W 38–7 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 15 | atMassachusetts | W 34–7 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Toledo | W 34–27 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 1 | atOhio | L 24–45 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | at Central Michigan | L 27–31 | 13 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Kent State | L 27–30 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 2 | vs.Akron | W 23–22 | 12 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Buffalo 6 games, 37 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Wagner | W 69–7 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at Old Dominion | W 35–34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | atAkron | W 45–10 | 6 | 5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atMiami (OH) | L 18–45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs.Northern Illinois | L 27–33 | 14 | 6 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atBall State | L 3–20 | 10 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Buffalo 5 games, 7 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17 | atBowling Green | W 42–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs.Kent State | W 70–41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | vs.Akron | W 56–7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18 | vs.Ball State | L 28–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 25 ✦ | vs. Marshall | W 17–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0¼″ |
| Weight | 221 lb |
| Arm length | 30″ |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ |
| Wingspan | 74⅜″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.63 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.53 s |
| Vertical jump | 35½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′1″ |
| Bench press | 25 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.93 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.22 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 15 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Rams.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 15 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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