Teams Buffalo 2020 Roster ← 2019 2021 → 2020 Buffalo roster 144 players: 17 freshmen, 20 sophomores, 13 juniors, 26 seniors, 68 with no class listed. From 22 states and 6 other countries; the most from New York (53) and Florida (16). The 2020 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 9 Receivers 19 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 28 Defensive line 26 Linebackers 17 Defensive backs 26 Specialists 7
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 6 Kyle Vantrease QB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 225 Stow, OH 1,323 passing yards, 7 TD 10 Matt Myers QB So. 6′4″ 220 West Seneca, NY 11 passing yards 4 Trevor Bycznski QB 6′5″ 235 Berea, OH 0 passing yards 12 Aaron Chase QB RS 6′0″ 205 Lockport, NY
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 26 Jaret Patterson RB Jr. 5′9″ 195 Glenn Dale, MD 1,072 rushing yards, 19 TD 5 Kevin Marks RB 6′0″ 205 Norfolk, VA 741 rushing yards, 7 TD 2 Ron Cook Jr. RB 5′9″ 190 Temple Hills, MD 81 rushing yards 25 Dylan McDuffie RB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 220 Amherst, NY 4 rushing yards 25 Tajay Ahmed RB So. 6′1″ 190 Lockport, NY 44 rushing yards, 1 TD 2 Theo Anderson RB Jr. 5′10″ 215 Largo, FL 3 Kolbe Burrell RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 205 Jenkintown, PA 30 Ryan Razzano RB RS 5′10″ 195 Manorville, NY 43 Liam O’Mara RB Fr. 6′1″ 180 Queensbury, NY
Receivers 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 1 Antonio Nunn WR Sr. 5′11″ 200 Tampa, FL 36 catches, 579 yards, 2 TD 8 Jovany Ruiz WR 6′0″ 197 Fredonia, NY 20 catches, 192 yards, 1 TD 7 Trevor Wilson WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 200 Tallahassee, FL 15 catches, 316 yards, 3 TD 19 Javien Cuff WR 6′2″ 175 Vero Beach, FL 1 tackle, 1 INT 9 Dominic Johnson WR Jr. 6′5″ 220 Windsor, ON 5 catches, 43 yards 17 Bernard Porter WR 6′3″ 190 Columbia, SC 1 catch, 6 yards 3 Daniel Lee WR Sr. 6′0″ 195 Breaux Bridge, LA 11 Marlyn Johnson WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 205 Ambler, PA 13 Carlton Todd WR Jr. 5′11″ 180 Waterloo, IA 13 Tito Overton WR Jr. 5′10″ 185 Lyndhurst, OH 16 LeMaro Smith Jr. WR 2★ 2-star recruit So. 6′3″ 210 Cleveland, OH 27 Steven Shoemaker WR So. 6′1″ 195 East Norwich, NY 30 Josh Griffen WR So. 5′11″ 175 Glens Falls, NY 35 Max Bowden WR Fr. 6′0″ 200 Lockport, NY 82 Taiyo Iburi-Bethel WR Fr. 5′10″ 170 Batavia, NY 82 Tyree O’Neil WR So. 6′1″ 190 Portland, OR 84 Levi Shetler WR Sr. 6′4″ 198 Paris, TX 85 Jelani Foster WR RS 6′1″ 200 Laurel, MD 88 Dujuan Hudson WR Sr. 6′2″ 200 Troy, NY
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 89 Zac Lefebvre TE Sr. 6′6″ 235 Victor, NY 13 catches, 169 yards, 1 TD 44 Jake Molinich TE 6′0″ 255 Pittsford, NY 1 catch, 6 yards 36 Cole Burniston TE 6′3″ 245 Grimsby, ON 44 Wyatt Molinich TE Fr. 6′0″ 239 Pittsford, NY 80 Tyler Stephens TE RS 6′6″ 243 Newton Falls, OH 84 Jackson Westfall TE RS 6′5″ 205 Pittsford, NY 85 Julien Bourassa TE So. 6′6″ 255 Laval, QC 86 Trevor Borland TE RS 6′3″ 250 Bolingbrook, IL
Offensive line 28 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 66 Dom Polizzi OL 6′1″ 284 Brockport, NY 6 tackles 50 Mike Novitsky OL Fr. 6′5″ 305 Victor, NY 51 Sankofa Riddle OL Fr. 6′7″ 250 New York, NY 54 Michael Ford Jr. OL RS 6′3″ 305 Homewood, IL 58 Alain Schaerer OL So. 6′3″ 295 Zurich, Switzerland 59 Jake Fuzak OL Jr. 6′5″ 300 Williamsville, NY 60 Trevor Cahill OL Fr. 6′6″ 310 Bohemia, NY 62 Bence Polgar OL Fr. 6′2″ 326 Wayne, NJ 63 Austin Kunick OL Sr. 6′4″ 295 Victor, NY 64 A.J. Urbaniak OL RS 6′4″ 275 Williamsville, NY 64 Michael Kenefick OL Sr. 6′3″ 305 Buffalo, NY 64 Mike Dempsey OL RS 6′4″ 275 Patchogue, NY 65 Tomas Jack-Kurdyla OL Sr. 6′4″ 300 Montreal, QC 66 Jacob Gall OL 6′2″ 299 Cincinnati, OH 68 Donovan Cornelius OL RS 5′10″ 275 Grand Island, NY 69 Gabe Wallace OL Fr. 6′6″ 337 Salmon Arm, BC 71 Dan Kubik OL So. 6′7″ 320 Orchard Park, NY 71 Ray Thomas-Ishman OL Sr. 6′5″ 320 Philadelphia, PA 72 Paul Nosworthy OL Sr. 6′4″ 300 Baldwin, NY 73 Dre Doiron OL 6′4″ 305 London, ON 73 Kayode Awosika OL Sr. 6′5″ 315 Plymouth, MN 75 Sam Todd OL Fr. 6′2″ 275 Ocean City, MD 75 Trey Derouen OL Sr. 6′3″ 315 Lilburn, GA 76 Anthony Laudicina OL Fr. 6′6″ 295 Villanova, PA 77 Caelan Shepard OL RS 6′6″ 315 Annapolis, MD 78 Dan Clifford OL Sr. 6′4″ 305 Hoboken, NJ 78 Tyler Doty OL 6′5″ 335 Gasport, NY 79 Jack Klenk OL Jr. 6′3″ 300 Pittsford, NY
Defensive line 26 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 50 DE Sr. 6′3″ 250 Peekskill, NY 30 tackles, 5 sacks 90 George Wolo DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 295 Columbia, MD 27 tackles, 3 sacks 6 Max Michel DE 6′2″ 235 Elizabeth, NJ 17 tackles, 2.5 sacks 11 Eddie Wilson DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 315 Jersey City, NJ 21 tackles, 1 sack 13 Eric Black DL 6′4″ 247 Henrietta, NY 11 tackles, 3 sacks 56 Tyrece Woods Jr. DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 275 Detroit, MI 10 tackles, 2 sacks 99 Ronald McGee DL 6′3″ 275 Sumter, SC 5 tackles, 0.5 sacks 53 C.J. Bazile DE 6′3″ 250 Bayonne, NJ 4 tackles 98 Eddie Zinn-Turner DT Sr. 6′1″ 315 Canton, OH 3 tackles 99 Frendy Darelus DE Jr. 6′5″ 250 Fort Lauderdale, FL 3 tackles 70 Nick Zikuski DT So. 6′3″ 260 Binghamton, NY 2 tackles 96 Jordan Avissey DT 6′5″ 285 Paris, France 2 tackles 14 Bryce Johnson-Maith DE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 217 Bethesda, MD 1 tackle 49 Taylor Riggins DE 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 250 Webster, NY 50 Michael Tetteh DE RS 6′3″ 240 Bronx, NY 51 Zander Heim DE So. 6′3″ 285 Boca Raton, FL 54 DeShondrick Foxworth DT Sr. 6′1″ 295 Columbia, MS 60 Brian Boyne DE Sr. 6′3″ 235 Glastonbury, CT 60 Nick Hunter DE So. 6′1″ 240 Queens, NY 68 Christian Gonzalez DT Sr. 6′3″ 310 Newark, NJ 90 Ahmad Holloway DT So. 6′4″ 310 Clarence, NY 91 Mason Hoose DE So. 6′1″ 235 Lakewood, NY 93 Chibueze Onwuka DT 5′11″ 286 Bowie, MD 97 Atunaisa Vainikolo DT Jr. 6′2″ 275 Kihei, HI 97 Liam Scheuer DE RS 6′2″ 245 West Seneca, NY 98 Georell Kidd DT Fr. 6′2″ 260 Miami, FL
Linebackers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 8 James Patterson LB 6′0″ 232 Glenn Dale, MD 63 tackles, 1 INT 27 Tyree Thompson LB Sr. 6′1″ 225 Pacoima, CA 32 tackles 2 Kadofi Wright LB 6′3″ 230 Richmond, VA 23 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 5 Tim Terry Jr. LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 225 Pittsburgh, PA 21 tackles 30 Rich Miller LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 230 Detroit, MI 13 tackles 9 Kyler Laing LB 6′2″ 245 Tallahassee, FL 5 tackles, 2 sacks 52 Shaun Dolac LB 6′1″ 225 West Seneca, NY 7 tackles 42 Brendan Pyne LB Sr. 6′0″ 220 Bradenton, FL 3 tackles 43 Jason McCarthy LB 5′11″ 220 Ballston Spa, NY 1 tackle 56 Jake Zimmer LB Fr. 6′1″ 230 Penfield, NY 1 tackle 13 Sean Colgan LB Jr. 6′1″ 215 Goshen, NY 21 Justin Mulbah LB Sr. 5′11″ 220 Laurel, MD 23 Keith Woetzel LB Jr. 6′0″ 225 Wyckoff, NJ 33 Ja’Varius Harrison LB 5′11″ 210 Quincy, FL 42 Matt Otwinowski LB Sr. 6′2″ 225 LaPorte, IN 48 Fabian Weitz LB 6′0″ 221 Cologne, Germany 58 Mike McGoey LB Fr. 6′0″ 215 Dobbs Ferry, NY
Defensive backs 26 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 24 Cory Gross Jr. CB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 205 Rochester, NY 42 tackles, 1 INT 1 Tyrone Hill DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 206 Passaic, NJ 30 tackles 18 Roy Baker S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 200 Hialeah, FL 19 tackles, 1 INT 4 Isaiah King CB 5′10″ 187 Norfolk, VA 22 tackles 7 E.J. Brown S Jr. 5′11″ 205 Stone Mountain, GA 18 tackles 10 Marcus Fuqua S 6′0″ 195 Southfield, MI 9 tackles, 1 INT 8 Logic Hudgens CB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 195 Severn, MD 13 tackles 15 Ali Abbas CB 5′10″ 180 Irvington, NJ 5 tackles 33 Caleb Tate CB 6′0″ 210 Tampa, FL 5 tackles 22 Aapri Washington CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 194 Charlotte, NC 4 tackles 39 Dylan Powell S So. 6′3″ 210 Laurel, MD 3 tackles 14 Caron Robinson S 5′9″ 180 Rochester, NY 36 rushing yards 4 Wankeith Akin Jr. DB 5′10″ 180 Roseland, NJ 1 tackle 18 Jalen McNair S 3★ 3-star recruit 5′8″ 221 White Plains, MD 1 tackle 45 Evan Gantley S So. 5′11″ 185 Syracuse, NY 1 tackle 7 Dawun Hylton S So. 6′1″ 195 Opa Locka, FL 9 Joey Banks S Sr. 5′10″ 200 Sacramento, CA 12 Devon Russell CB Sr. 5′9″ 185 Elkton, MD 17 Mark Davis CB 6′2″ 196 Bradenton, FL 19 Shemar Hayes CB So. 6′1″ 190 Rochester, NY 28 Dev Lamour S Sr. 6′2″ 205 Montreal, QC 28 Trey Franklin DB RS 5′10″ 185 Robins Afb, GA 29 Jahkeel Reef CB Fr. 5′10″ 170 Brooklyn, NY 29 Larry Robbins CB 5′8″ 185 Miami, FL 31 Caleb Arena CB RS 6′1″ 190 Pittsford, NY 32 Owen Chambers S So. 5′10″ 185 Central Valley, NY
Eric Black, Caleb Arena, Jake Molinich, Wyatt Molinich, Jake Zimmer, Jack Klenk, Jackson Westfall Max Michel, Eddie Wilson, Sankofa Riddle, C.J. Bazile, Christian Gonzalez, Dan Clifford Caron Robinson, Alex McNulty, Shemar Hayes, Cory Gross Jr., Taylor Riggins Matt Myers, Shaun Dolac, Michael Kenefick, Liam Scheuer James Patterson, Jaret Patterson, Chibueze Onwuka Aaron Chase, Tajay Ahmed, Max Bowden Justin Mulbah, Dylan Powell, Jelani Foster Dylan McDuffie, Jake Fuzak, A.J. Urbaniak Mike Novitsky, Austin Kunick, Zac Lefebvre Antonio Nunn, Caleb Tate Isaiah King, Kevin Marks Wankeith Akin Jr., Ali Abbas Trevor Wilson, Kyler Laing Mark Davis, Brendan Pyne Jahkeel Reef, Nick Hunter 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 Ron Cook Jr. Theo Anderson Daniel Lee Kolbe Burrell Trevor Bycznski Tim Terry Jr. Kyle Vantrease Dawun Hylton E.J. Brown Jovany Ruiz Logic Hudgens Joey Banks Marcus Fuqua Marlyn Johnson Devon Russell Carlton Todd Sean Colgan Tito Overton Jackson Baltar LeMaro Smith Jr. Bernard Porter Jalen McNair Roy Baker Javien Cuff Aapri Washington Keith Woetzel Steven Shoemaker Tyree Thompson Trey Franklin Ryan Razzano Owen Chambers Ja’Varius Harrison Evan Davis Evan Finegan Matt Otwinowski Jason McCarthy Evan Gantley Malcolm Koonce Michael Tetteh Zander Heim DeShondrick Foxworth Michael Ford Jr. Mike McGoey Brian Boyne Bence Polgar Dom Polizzi Jacob Gall Donovan Cornelius Nick Zikuski Dan Kubik Ray Thomas-Ishman Paul Nosworthy Sam Todd Trey Derouen Anthony Laudicina Caelan Shepard Tyler Doty Tyler Stephens Taiyo Iburi-Bethel Tyree O’Neil Levi Shetler Trevor Borland Dujuan Hudson Ahmad Holloway George Wolo Mason Hoose Garrett Selover James Hook Atunaisa Vainikolo Eddie Zinn-Turner Frendy Darelus Ronald McGee NY 53 FL 16 MD 14 NJ 11 OH 7 Hometowns of the 2020 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 53 Florida 16 Maryland 14 New Jersey 11 Ohio 7 Pennsylvania 6 Michigan 5 Virginia 3 Top counties Monroe County, New York pop. 754,000 13 Erie County, New York pop. 951,000 10 Prince George’s County, Maryland pop. 960,000 7 Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 4 Niagara County, New York pop. 211,000 4 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’ 2020 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