James McNeil Jr.

RB · #24 · Buffalo · JR · 6'0" · 220 · Buffalo, NY

RB depth chart, 2nd

120 2026 rush yards
1 2026 total TDs
7% Team touch share
4 Explosive plays
18 Career games (1 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCarries Rush yds YPC Rec Rec yds TD
2026 Buffalo4127 120 4.4 1
2025 Buffalo12012 67 5.6 2
2024 Buffalo202 15 7.5 0

2026 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 30.0 42
Yards per carry 4.4 35
Total TDs 1 21

Around James

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Elijah Holmes QB · 250 pass yds · 2g
RB Messiah Burch RB · 661 rush yds · 7g
WR-X Chance Morrow WR · 441 rec yds · 7g
WR-Z Jasaiah Gathings WR · 18 rec yds · 3g
WR-SL Patrick Clacks III WR · 103 rec yds · 6g
TE Clint Walker TE · 155 rec yds · 7g

The situation

Buffalo 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 7.4% 3
Red zone TD rate 55.2% 6
Line yards per carry 2.1 24
Sack rate allowed 9.6% 12

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentCarries Rushing yards Rushing TDs Targets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1University at Albany Great Danes1 17 0 0 0 0 0 0
W2 @ FIU2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
W3 @ PSU20 80 1 0 0 0 0 6
W7 MASS4 15 0 0 0 0 0 2

Recruiting

2024 class · 247 composite

High school recruit