Christopher Climes

DL · #97 · Buffalo · SO · 6'1" · 285 · La Belle, PA

Projected RDT starter

18 2026 tackles

1 · 3 2026 sacks · TFL

0 2026 INT + PD

9 Career games (7 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD	FF
2026	Buffalo	7	7	18	1	3	0	0	1
2025	Buffalo	2	0

Tackles per game 2.6 88

Havoc plays 5 76

INT + pass breakups 0 0

Forced fumbles 1 86

Explosive rate allowed 9.9% 65

Line yards per carry allowed 2.7 30

Sack rate 4.5% 22

Week	Opponent	Tkl	Sacks	TFL
W1	University at Albany Great Danes	2	1	1
W2	@ FIU	1		1
W6	@ TOL	1
W7	MASS	4		1

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

2025 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2025 board

#1965 Kimar Nelson LB · Wayne NIU

#1965 Jason Wright QB · Huguenot BUFF

#1969

Christopher Climes DL · Elizabeth Forward BUFF

#1971 Daniil Starykh IOL · Berlin Adler BSU

#1971

Peyton Plott WR · Auburn GASO

DLs in the class

#202

Eli Jones Venice USF

#202 Logan Howell Cass Technical M-OH

#205

Christopher Climes Elizabeth Forward BUFF

#206

Elijah Fears Irwin County GASO

#207 Dior Garner McKinley BGSU

2026 · 76th pctile of DLs

Recruit · 40th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.