2006 Buffalo roster

31 players. From 8 states; the most from New York (6) and New Jersey (4). The 2006 season.

Our source’s roster for 2006 is partial: 31 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 3

Player	Hometown	2006
Drew Willy QB	Randolph, NJ	1,391 passing yards, 6 TD
Tony Paoli QB		584 passing yards, 1 TD
Stewart Sampsel QB		161 passing yards, 2 TD

Running backs 5

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2006
19	James Starks RB	6′2″	217	Niagara Falls, NY	704 rushing yards, 6 TD
	Steven King RB				199 rushing yards, 6 TD
	Jared Patterson RB2-star recruit			Belvidere, NJ	136 rushing yards, 2 TD
	Chris McDuffie RB				25 rushing yards
36	Ike Nduka RB	6′0″		White Plains, NY	−4 rushing yards

Receivers 9

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2006
	Chad Upshaw WR			35 catches, 419 yards, 1 TD
	Terrance Breaux WR2-star recruit		Randallstown, MD	32 catches, 444 yards, 3 TD
18	Naaman Roosevelt WR	6′0″	Buffalo, NY	31 catches, 429 yards, 2 TD
	Ernest Jackson WR		Rochester, NY	11 catches, 162 yards, 1 TD
	Gary Rice WR		Hamilton, OH	9 catches, 64 yards
88	Brett Hamlin WR2-star recruit	6′1″	Jupiter, FL	7 catches, 47 yards
	Evan Wallace WR		West Valley, NY	7 catches, 96 yards, 1 TD
	Chris Scharon WR2-star recruit		Salem, NH	4 catches, 13 yards
23	Alex Pierre WR	6′1″	Hackensack, NJ	3 catches, 35 yards

Tight ends 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2006
82	Jesse Rack TE		6′3″		Maspeth, NY	2 catches, 15 yards, 1 TD

Defensive backs 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2006
30	Mike Newton DB2-star recruit		5′11″		Pasadena, MD	5 INT
12	Kendric Hawkins DB		5′10″	189	Upper Marlboro, MD	2 INT

Specialists 3

Player	Hometown	2006
Ben Woods P	Hermitage, PA	67 punts, 37.9 average
Adam Tanalski K		6 of 7 field goals
Taylor Packwood K		3 of 6 field goals

Athletes and others 8

Player	Hometown	2006
Jesse Imes		1 INT
Kareem Byrom		1 INT
Ollice Ervin		1 INT
Robert Yealu 2-star recruit	Cedar Grove, NJ	6 catches, 97 yards
Da’Von McCune		11 rushing yards
Brad Beggs		1 catch, 9 yards
Brian Watson		1 catch, 8 yards
Bryan Kisabeth	Dearborn, MI

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2006 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.