Teams Buffalo 2019 Roster ← 2018 2020 → 2019 Buffalo roster 115 players: 16 freshmen, 9 sophomores, 18 juniors, 2 seniors, 70 with no class listed. From 20 states and 6 other countries; the most from New York (41) and Florida (16). The 2019 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 8 Receivers 16 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 21 Defensive line 20 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 6
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 6 Kyle Vantrease QB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 225 Stow, OH 1,193 passing yards, 8 TD 10 Matt Myers QB Fr. 6′4″ 220 West Seneca, NY 602 passing yards, 6 TD 4 Trevor Bycznski QB 6′5″ 235 Berea, OH 0 passing yards 12 Aaron Chase QB 6′0″ 205 Lockport, NY
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 26 Jaret Patterson RB So. 5′9″ 195 Glenn Dale, MD 1,799 rushing yards, 19 TD 5 Kevin Marks RB 6′0″ 205 Norfolk, VA 1,035 rushing yards, 8 TD 23 Ron Cook Jr. RB 5′7″ 190 Temple Hills, MD 16 returns, 179 yards 25 Dylan McDuffie RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 220 Amherst, NY 150 rushing yards 2 Theo Anderson RB 5′10″ 215 Largo, FL 41 rushing yards 25 Tajay Ahmed RB Fr. 6′1″ 190 Lockport, NY 30 Ryan Razzano RB 5′10″ 180 Manorville, NY 43 Liam O’Mara RB RS 6′1″ 180 Queensbury, NY
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 1 Antonio Nunn WR Jr. 5′11″ 200 Tampa, FL 49 catches, 687 yards, 6 TD 3 Daniel Lee WR Jr. 6′0″ 195 Breaux Bridge, LA 23 catches, 284 yards, 1 TD 13 Carlton Todd WR So. 5′11″ 180 Waterloo, IA 10 catches, 115 yards 9 Dominic Johnson WR So. 6′5″ 220 Windsor, ON 5 catches, 42 yards, 1 TD 11 Marlyn Johnson WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 205 Ambler, PA 3 catches, 67 yards 16 LeMaro Smith Jr. WR 2★ 2-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 210 Cleveland, OH 2 catches, 19 yards 13 Tito Overton WR 5′10″ 185 Lyndhurst, OH 1 catch, 16 yards 7 Trevor Wilson WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 200 Tallahassee, FL 8 Jovany Ruiz WR 6′0″ 197 Fredonia, NY 17 Bernard Porter WR 6′3″ 190 Columbia, SC 19 Javien Cuff WR 6′2″ 175 Vero Beach, FL 27 Steven Shoemaker WR Fr. 6′1″ 195 East Norwich, NY 30 Josh Griffen WR Fr. 5′11″ 175 Glens Falls, NY 35 Max Bowden WR RS 6′0″ 200 Lockport, NY 82 Taiyo Iburi-Bethel WR RS 5′10″ 170 Batavia, NY 84 Levi Shetler WR Jr. 6′4″ 198 Paris, TX
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 89 Zac Lefebvre TE Jr. 6′6″ 235 Victor, NY 21 catches, 235 yards, 2 TD 36 Cole Burniston TE 6′3″ 245 Grimsby, ON 1 catch, 5 yards, 1 TD 85 Julien Bourassa TE 6′6″ 255 Laval, QC 1 catch, 6 yards, 1 TD 44 Jake Molinich TE 6′0″ 255 Pittsford, NY 44 Wyatt Molinich TE RS 6′0″ 239 Pittsford, NY 80 Tyler Stephens TE 6′6″ 243 Newton Falls, OH 81 Mike Dempsey TE 6′4″ 225 Patchogue, NY 84 Jackson Westfall TE 6′5″ 205 Pittsford, NY
Offensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 73 Kayode Awosika OL Jr. 6′5″ 315 Plymouth, MN 1 tackle 50 Mike Novitsky OL RS 6′5″ 305 Victor, NY 51 Sankofa Riddle OL RS 6′7″ 250 New York, NY 58 Alain Schaerer OL Fr. 6′3″ 295 Zurich, Switzerland 59 Jake Fuzak OL So. 6′5″ 300 Williamsville, NY 60 Trevor Cahill OL RS 6′6″ 310 Bohemia, NY 62 Bence Polgar OL RS 6′2″ 326 Wayne, NJ 63 Austin Kunick OL Jr. 6′4″ 295 Victor, NY 64 Michael Kenefick OL Jr. 6′3″ 305 Buffalo, NY 65 Tomas Jack-Kurdyla OL Jr. 6′4″ 300 Montreal, QC 66 Dom Polizzi OL 6′1″ 284 Brockport, NY 66 Jacob Gall OL 6′2″ 299 Cincinnati, OH 67 Evin Ksiezarczyk OL Sr. 6′6″ 310 West Seneca, NY 69 Gabe Wallace OL RS 6′6″ 337 Salmon Arm, BC 71 Dan Kubik OL Fr. 6′7″ 320 Orchard Park, NY 72 Paul Nosworthy OL Jr. 6′4″ 300 Baldwin, NY 75 Trey Derouen OL Jr. 6′3″ 315 Lilburn, GA 76 Anthony Laudicina OL RS 6′6″ 295 Villanova, PA 77 Caelan Shepard OL 6′6″ 315 Annapolis, MD 78 Dan Clifford OL Jr. 6′4″ 305 Hoboken, NJ 79 Jack Klenk OL So. 6′3″ 300 Pittsford, NY
Defensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 49 Taylor Riggins DE 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 250 Webster, NY 48 tackles, 8 sacks 50 DE Jr. 6′3″ 250 Peekskill, NY 33 tackles, 9 sacks 93 Chibueze Onwuka DT 5′11″ 286 Bowie, MD 43 tackles, 3.5 sacks 52 Ledarius Mack DE Sr. 6′1″ 240 Vero Beach, FL 24 tackles, 8 sacks 11 Eddie Wilson DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 315 Jersey City, NJ 22 tackles, 2 sacks 6 Max Michel DE 6′2″ 235 Elizabeth, NJ 14 tackles, 1 sack 56 Tyrece Woods Jr. DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 275 Detroit, MI 8 tackles, 1.5 sacks 99 Ronald McGee DL 6′3″ 275 Sumter, SC 11 tackles, 0.5 sacks 99 Frendy Darelus DE So. 6′5″ 250 Fort Lauderdale, FL 5 tackles, 1 sack 54 DeShondrick Foxworth DT Jr. 6′1″ 295 Columbia, MS 5 tackles, 0.5 sacks 13 Eric Black DL 6′4″ 247 Henrietta, NY 6 tackles 97 Atunaisa Vainikolo DT So. 6′2″ 275 Kihei, HI 4 tackles 53 C.J. Bazile DE 6′3″ 250 Bayonne, NJ 1 tackle 68 Christian Gonzalez DT Jr. 6′3″ 310 Newark, NJ 1 tackle 96 Jordan Avissey DT 6′5″ 285 Paris, France 1 tackle 51 Zander Heim DE Fr. 6′3″ 285 Boca Raton, FL 60 Brian Boyne DE Jr. 6′3″ 235 Glastonbury, CT 70 Nick Zikuski DT Fr. 6′3″ 260 Binghamton, NY 90 Ahmad Holloway DT Fr. 6′4″ 310 Clarence, NY 98 Georell Kidd DT RS 6′2″ 260 Miami, FL
Linebackers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 42 Matt Otwinowski LB 6′2″ 225 LaPorte, IN 73 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 8 James Patterson LB 6′0″ 232 Glenn Dale, MD 40 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT 2 Kadofi Wright LB 6′3″ 230 Richmond, VA 31 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 INT 5 Tim Terry Jr. LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 220 Pittsburgh, PA 42 tackles, 1 sack 33 Ja’Varius Harrison LB 5′11″ 210 Quincy, FL 10 tackles 30 Rich Miller LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 230 Detroit, MI 9 tackles 48 Fabian Weitz LB 6′0″ 221 Cologne, Germany 8 tackles 21 Justin Mulbah LB Jr. 5′11″ 220 Laurel, MD 1 tackle 9 Kyler Laing LB 6′2″ 245 Tallahassee, FL 13 Sean Colgan LB So. 6′1″ 215 Goshen, NY 56 Jake Zimmer LB RS 6′1″ 230 Penfield, NY
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 9 Joey Banks S Jr. 5′10″ 200 Sacramento, CA 87 tackles, 1 sack, 3 INT 1 Tyrone Hill DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 206 Passaic, NJ 71 tackles 12 Devon Russell CB 5′9″ 185 Elkton, MD 44 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 22 Aapri Washington CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 194 Charlotte, NC 31 tackles, 2 INT 24 Cory Gross Jr. CB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 205 Rochester, NY 38 tackles 18 Roy Baker S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 200 Hialeah, FL 19 tackles 15 Ali Abbas CB 5′10″ 180 Irvington, NJ 15 tackles 4 Wankeith Akin Jr. DB 5′10″ 180 Roseland, NJ 2 tackles, 1 INT 4 Isaiah King CB 5′10″ 187 Norfolk, VA 4 tackles 28 Dev Lamour S 6′2″ 205 Montreal, QC 3 tackles 10 Marcus Fuqua S 6′0″ 195 Southfield, MI 1 tackle 29 Larry Robbins CB 5′8″ 185 Miami, FL 1 tackle 39 Dylan Powell S Fr. 6′3″ 210 Laurel, MD 1 tackle 45 Evan Gantley S Fr. 5′11″ 185 Syracuse, NY 1 tackle 7 Dawun Hylton S Fr. 6′1″ 195 Opa Locka, FL 17 Mark Davis CB 6′2″ 196 Bradenton, FL 19 Shemar Hayes CB Fr. 6′1″ 190 Rochester, NY 28 Trey Franklin DB 5′10″ 185 Robins Afb, GA 29 Jahkeel Reef CB RS 5′10″ 170 Brooklyn, NY 32 Owen Chambers S Fr. 5′10″ 185 Central Valley, NY 33 Caleb Tate CB 6′0″ 210 Tampa, FL
Max Michel, Eddie Wilson, Sankofa Riddle, C.J. Bazile, Christian Gonzalez, Dan Clifford Eric Black, Jake Molinich, Wyatt Molinich, Jake Zimmer, Jack Klenk, Jackson Westfall Alex McNulty, Shemar Hayes, Cory Gross Jr., Taylor Riggins James Patterson, Jaret Patterson, Chibueze Onwuka Matt Myers, Michael Kenefick, Evin Ksiezarczyk Aaron Chase, Tajay Ahmed, Max Bowden Mike Novitsky, Austin Kunick, Zac Lefebvre Antonio Nunn, Caleb Tate Isaiah King, Kevin Marks Wankeith Akin Jr., Ali Abbas Trevor Wilson, Kyler Laing Javien Cuff, Ledarius Mack Justin Mulbah, Dylan Powell Dylan McDuffie, Jake Fuzak Larry Robbins, Georell Kidd Josh Griffen, Liam O’Mara Rich Miller, Tyrece Woods Jr. Jeremiah Riordan, Kayode Awosika Trevor Cahill, Mike Dempsey Tyrone Hill Kadofi Wright Theo Anderson Daniel Lee Trevor Bycznski Tim Terry Jr. Kyle Vantrease Dawun Hylton Jovany Ruiz Joey Banks Marcus Fuqua Marlyn Johnson Devon Russell Carlton Todd Sean Colgan Tito Overton Jackson Baltar LeMaro Smith Jr. Bernard Porter Mark Davis Roy Baker Aapri Washington Ron Cook Jr. Steven Shoemaker Trey Franklin Jahkeel Reef Ryan Razzano Owen Chambers Ja’Varius Harrison Evan Davis Evan Finegan Matt Otwinowski Evan Gantley Malcolm Koonce Zander Heim DeShondrick Foxworth Brian Boyne Bence Polgar Dom Polizzi Jacob Gall Nick Zikuski Dan Kubik Paul Nosworthy Trey Derouen Anthony Laudicina Caelan Shepard Tyler Stephens Taiyo Iburi-Bethel Levi Shetler Ahmad Holloway Garrett Selover Atunaisa Vainikolo Frendy Darelus Ronald McGee NY 41 FL 16 NJ 10 MD 8 OH 6 Hometowns of the 2019 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 41 Florida 16 New Jersey 10 Maryland 8 Ohio 6 Michigan 5 Virginia 3 Pennsylvania 3 Top counties Monroe County, New York pop. 754,000 11 Erie County, New York pop. 951,000 7 Prince George’s County, Maryland pop. 960,000 6 Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 4 Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 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’ 2019 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