Teams Buffalo 2018 Roster ← 2017 2019 → 2018 Buffalo roster 110 players: 10 freshmen, 21 sophomores, 7 juniors, 15 seniors, 57 with no class listed. From 21 states and 3 other countries; the most from New York (36) and Florida (12). The 2018 season .
Quarterbacks 3 Running backs 6 Receivers 19 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 22 Linebackers 10 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 5
Quarterbacks 3 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 3 Tyree Jackson QB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′7″ 245 Norton Shores, MI 3,131 passing yards, 28 TD 6 Kyle Vantrease QB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 225 Stow, OH 20 passing yards 12 Kolston Brewster QB 6′4″ 225 Perry, OH
Running backs 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 26 Jaret Patterson RB Fr. 5′9″ 195 Glenn Dale, MD 1,013 rushing yards, 14 TD 5 Kevin Marks RB 6′0″ 205 Norfolk, VA 845 rushing yards, 13 TD 29 Emmanuel Reed RB 5′8″ 190 Crestview, FL 371 rushing yards, 1 TD 24 Johnathan Hawkins RB 5′11″ 208 Lawrenceville, GA 114 rushing yards 2 Theo Anderson RB 5′10″ 215 Largo, FL 69 rushing yards, 1 TD 25 Dylan McDuffie RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 220 Amherst, NY 70 rushing yards
Receivers 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 83 Anthony Johnson WR Sr. 6′2″ 207 Rock Hill, SC 57 catches, 1,011 yards, 11 TD 2 K.J. Osborn WR 2★ 2-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 205 Ypsilanti, MI 53 catches, 892 yards, 7 TD 15 George Rushing WR Sr. 6′1″ 200 Miramar, FL 22 catches, 187 yards, 4 TD 15 Charlie Jones WR So. 6′0″ 188 Deerfield, IL 18 catches, 395 yards, 3 TD 1 Antonio Nunn WR So. 5′11″ 200 Tampa, FL 12 catches, 146 yards, 1 TD 82 Rodney Scott III WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 175 Miami, FL 3 catches, 23 yards 8 Jovany Ruiz WR 6′0″ 197 Fredonia, NY 1 tackle 88 Dujuan Hudson WR So. 6′2″ 200 Troy, NY 1 tackle 13 Tito Overton WR 5′10″ 185 Lyndhurst, OH 1 catch, 7 yards 9 Dominic Johnson WR Fr. 6′5″ 220 Windsor, ON 4 passing yards 3 Daniel Lee WR So. 6′0″ 195 Breaux Bridge, LA 13 Carlton Todd WR Fr. 5′11″ 180 Waterloo, IA 17 Bernard Porter WR 6′3″ 190 Columbia, SC 18 Joshua Gaddy WR 5′7″ 155 Brooklyn, NY 27 Steven Shoemaker WR RS 6′1″ 195 East Norwich, NY 30 Josh Griffen WR RS 5′11″ 175 Glens Falls, NY 38 Ayorinde Idowu WR 6′4″ 215 Brooklyn, NY 47 Ameer Clark WR 6′0″ 170 Brooklyn, NY 84 Levi Shetler WR So. 6′4″ 198 Paris, TX
Tight ends 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 81 Tyler Mabry TE Jr. 6′4″ 248 Ypsilanti, MI 27 catches, 230 yards, 2 TD 89 Zac Lefebvre TE So. 6′6″ 235 Victor, NY 10 catches, 84 yards 44 Jake Molinich TE 6′0″ 255 Pittsford, NY 1 tackle, 1 sack 85 Julien Bourassa TE 6′6″ 255 Laval, QC 1 catch, 9 yards 80 Matt McCarthy TE 6′5″ 205 Farmingdale, NY 84 Andrew Gray TE Sr. 6′3″ 235 Chardon, OH
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 59 Jake Fuzak OL Fr. 6′5″ 300 Williamsville, NY 1 tackle 72 Paul Nosworthy OL So. 6′4″ 300 Baldwin, NY 1 tackle 58 Alain Schaerer OL RS 6′3″ 295 Zurich, Switzerland 58 Matt Klenk OL 6′4″ 300 Pittsford, NY 61 Will Terry OL 6′6″ 330 Schenectady, NY 63 Austin Kunick OL So. 6′4″ 295 Victor, NY 64 Michael Kenefick OL So. 6′3″ 305 Buffalo, NY 65 Tomas Jack-Kurdyla OL So. 6′4″ 300 Montreal, QC 66 Jacob Gall OL 6′2″ 299 Cincinnati, OH 67 Evin Ksiezarczyk OL Jr. 6′6″ 310 West Seneca, NY 70 Tyler Leroux OL 6′5″ 295 Mentor, OH 71 Dan Kubik OL RS 6′7″ 320 Orchard Park, NY 73 Kayode Awosika OL So. 6′5″ 315 Plymouth, MN 74 Dan Fedor OL 2★ 2-star recruit 6′7″ 305 Elmira, NY 75 Trey Derouen OL So. 6′3″ 315 Lilburn, GA 76 Jacquis Webb OL 6′6″ 359 Rochester, NY 77 James O’Hagan OL Sr. 6′3″ 305 Seaford, NY 78 Dan Clifford OL So. 6′4″ 305 Hoboken, NJ 79 Jack Klenk OL Fr. 6′3″ 300 Pittsford, NY
Defensive line 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 92 Charles Harris DE Sr. 6′4″ 265 Southfield, MI 45 tackles, 6.5 sacks 49 Taylor Riggins DE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 250 Webster, NY 31 tackles, 5 sacks 94 Myles Nicholas DE Sr. 6′2″ 260 Rochester, NY 31 tackles, 4 sacks 50 DE So. 6′3″ 250 Peekskill, NY 30 tackles, 3 sacks 90 Justin Brandon DL Sr. 6′1″ 305 Indianapolis, IN 27 tackles, 3 sacks 54 DeShondrick Foxworth DT So. 6′1″ 295 Columbia, MS 20 tackles, 1 sack 52 Ledarius Mack DE Jr. 6′1″ 240 Vero Beach, FL 16 tackles, 2 sacks 93 Chibueze Onwuka DT 5′11″ 286 Bowie, MD 17 tackles, 1.5 sacks 11 Eddie Wilson DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 315 Jersey City, NJ 17 tackles, 1 sack 98 Wesley Scott DT Sr. 6′4″ 275 Murrieta, CA 13 tackles, 1 sack 55 Kennedy Emesibe DE Sr. 6′3″ 255 Hesperia, CA 6 tackles 95 Jake Khoury DT Sr. 6′2″ 300 Traverse City, MI 4 tackles 99 Frendy Darelus DE Fr. 6′5″ 250 Fort Lauderdale, FL 4 tackles 13 Eric Black DL 6′4″ 247 Henrietta, NY 1 tackle 97 Atunaisa Vainikolo DT Fr. 6′2″ 275 Kihei, HI 1 tackle 51 Jaylin Nolden DE 6′3″ 220 Euclid, OH 51 Zander Heim DE RS 6′3″ 285 Boca Raton, FL 60 Brian Boyne DE So. 6′3″ 235 Glastonbury, CT 68 Christian Gonzalez DT So. 6′3″ 310 Newark, NJ 90 Ahmad Holloway DT RS 6′4″ 310 Clarence, NY 96 Eric Vesosky DT 6′4″ 290 Pittsford, NY 99 Ronald McGee DL 6′3″ 275 Sumter, SC
Linebackers 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 4 Khalil Hodge LB Jr. 6′1″ 235 Stockton, CA 132 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT 8 James Patterson LB 6′0″ 232 Glenn Dale, MD 70 tackles, 1 sack 25 Jordan Collier LB Sr. 5′11″ 217 Lovejoy, GA 56 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 2 Kadofi Wright LB 6′3″ 230 Richmond, VA 27 tackles, 1.5 sacks 42 Matt Otwinowski LB 6′2″ 225 LaPorte, IN 31 tackles 5 Tim Terry Jr. LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 225 Pittsburgh, PA 17 tackles 33 Ja’Varius Harrison LB 5′11″ 210 Quincy, FL 4 tackles 56 Nicco Ruggiero LB Jr. 6′1″ 220 Staten Island, NY 1 tackle 13 Sean Colgan LB Fr. 6′1″ 215 Goshen, NY 21 Justin Mulbah LB So. 5′11″ 220 Laurel, MD
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 14 Brandon Williams CB Sr. 5′11″ 180 Lovejoy, GA 64 tackles, 3 INT 39 Cameron Lewis CB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′11″ 185 Detroit, MI 32 tackles, 3 INT 1 Tyrone Hill DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 206 Passaic, NJ 46 tackles 9 Joey Banks S So. 5′10″ 200 Sacramento, CA 41 tackles, 1 INT 9 Tatum Slack CB Sr. 5′9″ 190 Upland, CA 33 tackles, 2 INT 22 Aapri Washington CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 194 Charlotte, NC 20 tackles, 2 INT 28 Dev Lamour S 6′2″ 205 Montreal, QC 23 tackles 12 Devon Russell CB 5′9″ 185 Elkton, MD 6 tackles, 1 INT 4 Wankeith Akin Jr. DB 5′10″ 180 Roseland, NJ 9 tackles 18 Roy Baker S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 200 Hialeah, FL 9 tackles 4 Isaiah King CB 5′10″ 187 Norfolk, VA 8 returns, 141 yards 15 Ali Abbas CB 5′10″ 180 Irvington, NJ 8 tackles 6 Jeremiah Dadeboe S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 206 York, PA 7 tackles 2 Ashton White DB 5′11″ Clinton, MD 5 tackles 37 Nick Gallo S Jr. 5′11″ 185 Schenectady, NY 3 tackles 7 Dawun Hylton S RS 6′1″ 195 Opa Locka, FL 7 Solomon Brown DB 5′11″ 190 Largo, FL 19 Shemar Hayes CB RS 6′1″ 190 Rochester, NY 39 Dylan Powell S RS 6′3″ 210 Laurel, MD 45 Evan Gantley S RS 5′11″ 185 Syracuse, NY
Eric Black, Jake Molinich, Matt Klenk, Jack Klenk, Eric Vesosky Alex McNulty, Shemar Hayes, Taylor Riggins, Jacquis Webb, Myles Nicholas James Patterson, Jaret Patterson, Chibueze Onwuka Eddie Wilson, Christian Gonzalez, Dan Clifford Joshua Gaddy, Ayorinde Idowu, Ameer Clark K.J. Osborn, Tyler Mabry Theo Anderson, Solomon Brown Isaiah King, Kevin Marks Wankeith Akin Jr., Ali Abbas Tim Terry Jr., Adam Mitcheson Dawun Hylton, George Rushing Tito Overton, Jaylin Nolden Brandon Williams, Jordan Collier Justin Mulbah, Dylan Powell Johnathan Hawkins, Trey Derouen Dylan McDuffie, Jake Fuzak Nick Gallo, Will Terry Jeremiah Riordan, Kayode Awosika Austin Kunick, Zac Lefebvre Michael Kenefick, Evin Ksiezarczyk Antonio Nunn Tyrone Hill Ashton White Kadofi Wright Daniel Lee Tyree Jackson Khalil Hodge Jeremiah Dadeboe Kyle Vantrease Jovany Ruiz Joey Banks Tatum Slack Devon Russell Kolston Brewster Carlton Todd Sean Colgan Michael Cummings Charlie Jones Bernard Porter Roy Baker Aapri Washington Steven Shoemaker Emmanuel Reed Josh Griffen Ja’Varius Harrison Cameron Lewis Evan Finegan Matt Otwinowski Evan Gantley Malcolm Koonce Zander Heim Ledarius Mack DeShondrick Foxworth Kennedy Emesibe Nicco Ruggiero Brian Boyne Jacob Gall Tyler Leroux Dan Kubik Paul Nosworthy Dan Fedor James O’Hagan Matt McCarthy Rodney Scott III Anthony Johnson Andrew Gray Levi Shetler Dujuan Hudson Ahmad Holloway Justin Brandon Charles Harris Jake Khoury Atunaisa Vainikolo Wesley Scott Frendy Darelus Ronald McGee NY 36 FL 12 MI 8 MD 7 OH 7 Hometowns of the 2018 Buffalo roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state New York 36 Florida 12 Michigan 8 Maryland 7 Ohio 7 New Jersey 6 California 5 Georgia 4 Top counties Monroe County, New York pop. 754,000 10 Prince George’s County, Maryland pop. 960,000 6 Erie County, New York pop. 951,000 6 Nassau County, New York pop. 1.4 million 4 Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 3 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2018 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.
Malcolm Koonce DE