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2026 Buffalo roster

118 players: 31 freshmen, 22 sophomores, 33 juniors, 32 seniors. From 20 states and 3 other countries; the most from New York (26) and Pennsylvania (17). The 2026 season.

Quarterbacks 5

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2026
7Jason Wright QBSo.6′2″200Chesterfield, VA860 passing yards, 6 TD
16Elijah Holmes QBTransfer from WingateSr.6′1″215Charlotte, NC253 passing yards, 3 TD
12Qur’An McNeill QBFr.6′3″215Boston, MA
15Mason Cumbie QBSr.6′1″205Hopewell, VA
18Jake Forburger QBFr.6′0″215Bethesda, MD

Running backs 6

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2026
4Messiah Burch RBSr.5′9″190Staten Island, NY661 rushing yards, 2 TD
0Nino Hill RBSo.5′10″217Canton, OH170 rushing yards, 2 TD
24James McNeil Jr. RBJr.6′0″217Buffalo, NY120 rushing yards, 1 TD
25Terrance Shelton Jr. RBJr.5′11″213Franklin, WI80 rushing yards
21Devare Mathis RBSr.5′11″215Buffalo, NY
26Chase Enlow RBFr.5′10″190Manalapan, NJ

Receivers 15

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2026
6Chance Morrow WRSr.6′4″191Charlotte, NC37 catches, 444 yards, 6 TD
1Phillip Folmar WRSo.5′9″185Morristown, NJ10 returns, 210 yards
2Jaylen Andrews WRJr.6′2″185Williamsport, PA14 catches, 129 yards
11Dwayne Early Jr. WRSo.6′4″198Springfield, MA13 catches, 168 yards
3Patrick Clacks III WRJr.6′0″195Hobart, IN9 catches, 103 yards, 1 TD
8Jasaiah Gathings WRSr.6′1″190Statesville, NC3 catches, 18 yards
14Tyrell Simmons Jr. WRJr.6′2″190Rochester, NY1 tackle
9Alvin Jones III WRSo.5′11″185Chesapeake, VA
10Mark Scott WRSr.5′7″172Port Jefferson Station, NY
13Bobby Mays WRJr.6′5″190Bergenfield, NJ
17Jeremiah Watkins WRJr.6′0″200Gahanna, OH
28Shey Williams WRJr.6′0″181Lockport, NY
82Terrell Richards WRSr.5′8″170Rochester, NY
83Jack Eskridge WRFr.5′6″150Buffalo, NY
88Aaron Clark WRFr.5′11″190Philadelphia, PA

Tight ends 7

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2026
5Clint Walker TESr.6′2″240Goshen, IN20 catches, 155 yards, 2 TD
87Trevor Wilson TETransfer from CampbellSr.6′2″240Park Hills, KY5 catches, 52 yards
86Michael Gelatko TESo.6′4″240Andreas, PA1 catch, 15 yards
45Stone Rozak TEFr.6′1″225Buffalo, NY
81T.J. Sabatucci TEFr.6′2″235Pittsburgh, PA
85Aiden Howard TEFr.6′4″230Binghamton, NY
89Nick Leonard TEJr.6′3″255Victor, NY

Offensive line 19

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2026
74Nino Francavilla OLTransfer from MiamiSr.6′2″300Toronto, ON−5 rushing yards
51Tyrone Davis OLJr.6′4″298Syracuse, NY
55Thomas Barr OLSo.6′3″292Havertown, PA
56Marco Cate OLFr.6′4″295Carmel, IN
58Ben Foglia-Albrecht OLFr.6′3″280Buffalo, NY
59Gabriel Arena OLSr.6′4″293Harrisburg, PA
60Val Kondratenko OLJr.6′5″290Rochester, NY
62Paul Clark OLJr.6′2″285Crown Point, IN
64Jacob Merritt OLSr.6′6″304Northville, MI
68Mike Whalen OLFr.6′3″305Natick, MA
69Jackson Bellamy OLJr.6′5″341Ancaster, ON
70Robbie Westmiller OLSo.6′1″271Alden, NY
71Caleb Watts OLSo.6′5″305Prince George, VA
72Jaden Maxey OLFr.6′6″290Phoenix, AZ
75Ahmaan Thomas OLJr.6′4″320Mansfield, OH
76Nathan Natoli OLTransfer from BucknellSr.6′6″305Olney, MD
77Jackson Davenport OLSo.6′5″270Darien, CT
78Joe Crocker OLTransfer from BaylorSr.6′6″339Ascot, England
79Cam Davis OLFr.6′5″280Newark, OH

Defensive line 21

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2026
17Logan Goodwin DETransfer from IU PennsylvaniaJr.6′4″240West Chester, PA18 tackles, 2 sacks
97Christopher Climes DLSo.6′1″280La Belle, PA19 tackles, 1 sack
15Sedrick Vessah DETransfer from California (PA)Sr.6′2″230Chambersburg, PA13 tackles, 2 sacks
11Will Clark DEJr.6′3″258Crown Point, IN15 tackles
88Rex Stinchcomb DLSo.6′2″285Herndon, VA12 tackles, 1 sack
99Cornell Evans DTSr.6′0″290Baltimore, MD11 tackles, 1 sack
30Jacari Bennett DEJr.6′3″240Simpsonville, SC9 tackles
16Caleb Oliver DETransfer from WoffordJr.6′2″235Deltona, FL5 tackles
95Stantavious Smith DTTransfer from Florida A&MSr.6′1″280Albany, GA5 tackles
55Mason Nickel DTTransfer from Saginaw Valley StateJr.6′1″290Midland, MI1 tackle
59Royce Rogers DTFr.6′0″270Springfield, OH1 tackle
94Noah Whitmer DEJr.6′0″230Webster, NY1 tackle
34Preston Lunsford DEFr.6′2″230Newark, OH
35Malachi Ervin DEFr.6′4″230Pickerington, OH
49Aiden Anderson DEFr.6′2″235Orlando, FL
50Zach Pettitt DEFr.6′2″220Carthage, NY
66Will Reed DTFr.6′3″260Oak Park, MI
91Henri Zeneli DESo.6′2″245Philadelphia, PA
92Luke Yau Gayle DTJr.6′4″280London, England
96Charlton Goodell DTSr.5′10″245Bradenton, FL
98Mason Naple DTFr.6′3″270Victor, NY

Linebackers 15

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2026
1Saveon Brown LBSr.6′1″210Phoenix, IL59 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
2Stevie Bracey LBTransfer from VirginiaSr.6′0″235Atlanta, GA27 tackles, 1 sack
44Zach Bergmann LBTransfer from Missouri Southern StateSr.6′4″230Rogersville, MO29 tackles
33Jordan Owens LBSr.6′0″220Endwell, NY20 tackles
21Bradley Ilunga-Bisselele LBSo.6′0″221Montreal, QC11 tackles
52Jack Garbolino LBFr.6′1″227North Brunswick, NJ5 tackles
13Joey Cheshire LBTransfer from CornellSr.6′1″235Lakeland, FL2 tackles
19Mathew Hilty LBSr.5′11″220Apollo, PA2 tackles
18George Hill LBSo.6′0″210Turtle Creek, PA
20D.J. Mangan LBJr.6′1″239Maplewood, NJ
25Na’Rod Jarvis LBFr.6′0″215Chesapeake, VA
31Drake Saltarelli LBJr.6′0″218Belleair Bluffs, FL
32Matthew Heininger LBFr.6′1″220Rochester, NY
40Amari Snowden LBFr.6′3″210Rochester, NY
51Anwar Witherspoon Jr. LBFr.6′1″220Edison, NJ

Defensive backs 22

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2026
6Miles Greer SSr.5′10″195Springfield, VA42 tackles, 1 sack
7John Keough SJr.6′0″202Macedonia, OH35 tackles
4Ronnell Davis SJr.6′0″193Philadelphia, PA34 tackles
0Kobi Blackwell CBJr.5′8″180Buford, GA16 tackles, 1 INT
5Mikey Crawford CBJr.6′0″195Pittsburgh, PA21 tackles
9Keontez Bradley CBSr.6′2″185Mansfield, OH14 tackles
23Xavier Leonard SJr.5′11″200Atlanta, GA7 tackles
3Oliver Bridges CBSr.6′2″215Potomac, MD4 tackles
22Donovan Rodriguez CBSo.5′10″185Lancaster, PA3 tackles
10Jamiere Munson SSr.5′10″196Rochester, NY2 tackles
8Ramari Taylor CBJr.6′1″195Jeffersontown, KY
12Jackson Small CBSo.5′11″185Upper Marlboro, MD
14Jonathan Rousseau SSo.6′0″193Coconut Creek, FL
24Sayre Smothers CBTransfer from The CitadelSo.5′10″160Cincinnati, OH
26Zae Jennings SJr.6′0″192Cincinnati, OH
27Davion Coffee CBJr.5′9″195Rochester, NY
28Drayson Crane CBSo.6′0″195Dallas, TX
29Cardel Staples CBFr.5′11″175Buffalo, NY
37Jamarcus Jones CBFr.5′11″170Columbus, OH
38Dylan Cleary SFr.6′0″193Ellicott City, MD
43Xair Stevenson SSo.6′0″188Pittsburgh, PA
47Bryce Williams SFr.5′11″190Venice, FL

Specialists 8

No.PlayerClassHtWtHometown2026
31Oliver Hautanen PKSo.5′11″182Colleyville, TX12 of 15 field goals
90Ethan Stumpf PJr.6′2″200Park Ridge, IL44 punts, 45.5 average
48Joseph Stoever LSTransfer from Georgia TechSr.6′2″210Savannah, GA3 tackles
39Blake Sholder PKFr.6′2″215Voorhees, NJ
42Sam Stratton LSJr.6′0″185East Amherst, NY
93Andrew VanSlyke PTransfer from James MadisonSr.6′3″209Powhatan, VA
95Evan Pfeifer PFr.6′3″190Pittsburgh, PA
96Zach McGowan PKSr.6′1″190Tonawanda, NY
Jamiere Munson, Tyrell Simmons Jr., Davion Coffee, Matthew Heininger, Amari Snowden, Val Kondratenko, Terrell Richards, Noah WhitmerDevare Mathis, James McNeil Jr., Cardel Staples, Stone Rozak, Ben Foglia-Albrecht, Jack EskridgeMikey Crawford, George Hill, Xair Stevenson, T.J. Sabatucci, Evan PfeiferRonnell Davis, Aaron Clark, Henri ZeneliSayre Smothers, Zae Jennings, Trevor WilsonStevie Bracey, Xavier LeonardOliver Bridges, Jake ForburgerChance Morrow, Elijah HolmesAlvin Jones III, Na’Rod JarvisKeontez Bradley, Ahmaan ThomasWill Clark, Paul ClarkJeremiah Watkins, Malachi ErvinPreston Lunsford, Cam DavisSam Stratton, Zach McGowanNick Leonard, Mason NapleKobi BlackwellNino HillPhillip FolmarJaylen AndrewsPatrick Clacks IIIMessiah BurchClint WalkerMiles GreerJason WrightJohn KeoughJasaiah GathingsDwayne Early Jr.Jackson SmallQur’An McNeillBobby MaysJoey CheshireJonathan RousseauMason CumbieSedrick VessahCaleb OliverLogan GoodwinMathew HiltyD.J. ManganDonovan RodriguezTerrance Shelton Jr.Chase EnlowDrayson CraneShey WilliamsJacari BennettDrake SaltarelliOliver HautanenJordan OwensJamarcus JonesDylan ClearyBlake SholderBryce WilliamsJoseph StoeverAiden AndersonZach PettittAnwar Witherspoon Jr.Tyrone DavisJack GarbolinoMason NickelThomas BarrMarco CateGabriel ArenaRoyce RogersJacob MerrittWill ReedMike WhalenRobbie WestmillerCaleb WattsJaden MaxeyNathan NatoliJackson DavenportAiden HowardRex StinchcombEthan StumpfAndrew VanSlykeStantavious SmithCharlton GoodellCornell EvansNY 26PA 17OH 12VA 8FL 7
Hometowns of the 2026 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

  1. New York 26
  2. Pennsylvania 17
  3. Ohio 12
  4. Virginia 8
  5. New Jersey 7
  6. Florida 7
  7. Maryland 6
  8. Georgia 5

Top counties

  1. Erie County, New York pop. 951,000 9
  2. Monroe County, New York pop. 754,000 8
  3. Allegheny County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.2 million 5
  4. Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.6 million 3
  5. Montgomery County, Maryland pop. 1.1 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’ 2026 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.