Buffalo Bulls
5-7 2025 record (4-4 conf)
Title odds (#69 board)
Win total (O -144)
21% Returning starter games
134th Hardest path of 138
Coaching
All coachesPete Lembo Head Coach · 3rd year
14–11 At BUFF
47–40 Career · 8 seasons
Multiple Offense
Multiple Defense
Returning production
| Unit | Ret games | Games | Depth | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skill offense | 30% | 20 / 67 | 7 / 14 | 15% |
| Offensive line | 0% | 0 / 56 | 5 / 11 | 20% |
| Defensive front | 14% | 12 / 83 | 5 / 18 | 11% |
| Secondary | 41% | 24 / 58 | 7 / 14 | 33% |
Back 24
New 3
Joe Crocker OL · 11g · from BAY 
Zae Jennings SAF · 0 INT+PD · 9g · from WVU 
Nino Francavilla OL · 2g · from MIA 2025 Percentile vs FBS
Offense
Points per game 24.0 32
Explosive play rate 10.0% 24
Red zone TD rate 66.0% 31
Line yards per carry 2.0 16
Sack rate allowed 5.8% 49
Defense
Points allowed per game 23.5 60
Explosive rate allowed 9.6% 75
Red zone score rate allowed 80.0% 72
Line yards per carry allowed 2.4 60
Sack rate 9.9% 98
2025 Margin by Game
MINN
SFPA
KENT
TROY
CONN
EMU
MASS
AKR
BGSU
CMU
M-OH
OHIO
2026 schedule
134th-hardest path in FBS · 1 title-contender games · 6 road| W1 | Thu 11:00 PM | vs | University at Albany Great Danes | 8 | ESPN+ | ||
| W2 | Sat 10:00 PM | @ |  Florida International | 7-6 | 38 | ESPN+ | |
| W3 | Sat 4:00 PM | @ |  Penn State | 7-6 | 49 | BTN | |
| W4 | Sat 7:30 PM | vs | Robert Morris Colonials | 8 | ESPN+ | ||
| W5 | Sat 5:00 PM | vs |  Western Michigan | 10-4 | 41 | ||
| W6 | Sat 5:00 PM | @ |  Toledo | 8-5 | 40 | ||
| W7 | Sat 5:00 PM | vs |  UMass | 0-12 | 9 | ||
| W8 | Sat 5:00 PM | vs |  Bowling Green | 4-8 | 22 | ||
| W10 | Wed 12:00 AM | @ |  Miami (OH) | 7-7 | 38 | ESPN Networks | |
| W11 | Wed 6:00 PM | @ |  Ball State | 4-8 | 29 | ||
| W12 | Wed 6:00 PM | vs |  Central Michigan | 7-6 | 29 | ||
| W13 | Fri 5:00 PM | @ |  Akron | 5-7 | 28 |
Depth chart
Transfer First year| Starter | 2nd | 3rd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Jason Wright SO · #7 | Elijah Holmes SR · #16 |  Mason Cumbie SR · #15 |
| RB |  Terrance Shelton Jr. JR · #25 |  Messiah Burch SR · #4 |  James McNeil Jr. JR · #24 |
| WR-X |  Chance Morrow SR · #6 |  Tyrell Simmons Jr. JR · #14 | Jaylen Andrews JR · #2 |
| WR-Z |  Jasaiah Gathings 5TH · #8 | Dwayne Early Jr. SO · #11 | Jeremiah Watkins JR · #17 |
| WR-SL |  Patrick Clacks III JR · #3 |  Phillip Folmar SO · #1 |  Mark-Anthony Scott Jr. SR · #10 |
| TE |  Trevor Wilson GR · #87 | Clint Walker SR · #5 |  Michael Gelatko SO · #86 |
| LT | Nathan Natoli SR · #76 |  Gabriel Arena SR · #59 | |
| LG | Matthew Heininger FR · #67 |  Jackson Bellamy JR · #69 |  Paul Clark JR · #62 |
| C | Nino Francavilla SR · #74 |  Thomas Barr SO · #55 | |
| RG | Joe Crocker SR · #78 | Ahmaan Thomas JR · #75 | |
| RT |  Tyrone Davis JR · #51 |  Jacob Merritt SR · #64 |
Roster 118
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 |  Nino Hill | RB | SO | 5'10" | 216 | Canton, OH |
| 0 |  Kobi Blackwell | CB | JR | 5'8" | 185 | Buford, GA |
| 1 |  SaVeon Brown | LB | 5TH | 6'1" | 215 | Harvey, IL |
| 1 | Phillip Folmar | WR | SO | 5'9" | 180 | Morristown, NJ |
| 2 | Jaylen Andrews | WR | JR | 6'1" | 181 | Williamsport, PA |
| 2 |  Stevie Bracey | LB | GR | 6'0" | 235 | Atlanta, GA |
| 3 |  Oliver Bridges | CB | SR | 6'2" | 215 | Upper Marlboro, MD |
| 3 | Patrick Clacks III | WR | JR | 6'0" | 195 | Hobart, IN |
| 4 |  Ronnell Davis | SAF | JR | 6'0" | 200 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 4 | Messiah Burch | RB | SR | 5'9" | 195 | Staten Island, NY |
| 5 | Clint Walker | TE | SR | 6'2" | 242 | Goshen, IN |
| 5 |  Mikey Crawford | CB | JR | 6'0" | 185 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 6 | Chance Morrow | WR | SR | 6'4" | 191 | Charlotte, NC |
| 6 |  Miles Greer | SAF | SR | 5'10" | 195 | Springfield, VA |
| 7 |  John Keough | SAF | JR | 6'0" | 200 | Macedonia, OH |
| 7 | Jason Wright | QB | SO | 6'2" | 200 | Chesterfield, VA |
| 8 | Ramari Taylor | CB | JR | 6'1" | 192 | Jeffersontown, KY |
| 8 | Jasaiah Gathings | WR | 5TH | 6'1" | 190 | Statesville, NC |
| 9 |  Alvin Jones III | WR | SO | 5'11" | 182 | Chesapeake, VA |
| 9 |  Keontez Bradley | CB | SR | 6'2" | 190 | Mansfield, OH |
| 10 |  Jamiere Munson | SAF | SR | 5'10" | 190 | Rochester, NY |
| 10 | Mark-Anthony Scott Jr. | WR | SR | 5'7" | 176 | Port Jefferson Station, NY |
| 11 | Dwayne Early Jr. | WR | SO | 6'4" | 200 | Springfield, MA |
| 11 |  Will Clark | DE | JR | 6'3" | 250 | Crown Point, IN |
| 12 | Qur'an McNeill | QB | FR | 6'3" | 215 | Boston, MA |
| 12 |  Jackson Small | CB | SO | 5'11" | 190 | Upper Marlboro, MD |
| 13 |  Bobby Mays | WR | JR | 6'5" | 190 | Bergenfield, NJ |
| 13 |  Joey Cheshire | LB | 5TH | 6'0" | 235 | Lakeland, FL |
| 14 | Tyrell Simmons Jr. | WR | JR | 6'2" | 194 | Rochester, NY |
| 14 |  Jonathan Rousseau | SAF | SO | 6'0" | 193 | Coconut Creek, FL |
| 15 | Sedrick Vessah | DE | SR | 6'2" | 242 | Chambersburg, PA |
| 15 | Mason Cumbie | QB | SR | 6'1" | 205 | Hopewell, VA |
| 16 | Elijah Holmes | QB | SR | 6'1" | 215 | Charlotte, NC |
| 16 |  Caleb Oliver | DE | JR | 6'2" | 240 | Deltona, FL |
| 17 | Logan Goodwin | DE | JR | 6'4" | 245 | West Chester, PA |
| 17 | Jeremiah Watkins | WR | JR | 6'0" | 200 | Gahanna, OH |
| 18 | Jake Forburger | QB | FR | 6'0" | 215 | Bethesda, MD |
| 18 |  George Hill | LB | SO | 6'0" | 220 | Turtle Creek, PA |
| 19 |  Mathew Hilty | LB | SR | 5'11" | 220 | Apollo, PA |
| 20 |  DJ Mangan | LB | JR | 6'1" | 227 | Maplewood, NJ |
| 21 |  Devare Mathis | RB | SR | 5'11" | 202 | Buffalo, NY |
| 21 |  Bradley Ilunga-Bisselele | LB | SO | 6'0" | 233 | Montreal, QC, CAN |
| 22 |  Donovan Rodriguez | CB | SO | 5'10" | 185 | Lancaster, PA |
| 23 |  Xavier Leonard | SAF | JR | 5'11" | 200 | Atlanta, GA |
| 24 |  Sayre Smothers | CB | SO | 5'10" | 168 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 24 | James McNeil Jr. | RB | JR | 6'0" | 220 | Buffalo, NY |
| 25 | Terrance Shelton Jr. | RB | JR | 5'11" | 215 | Franklin, WI |
| 25 | Flipp Jarvis | LB | FR | 6'0" | 225 | Chesapeake, VA |
| 26 | Chase Enlow | RB | FR | 5'9" | 195 | Manalapan, NJ |
| 26 | Zae Jennings | SAF | JR | 6'0" | 190 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 27 |  Davion Coffee | CB | JR | 5'9" | 197 | Rochester, NY |
| 28 | Drayson Crane | CB | SO | 5'10" | 187 | Dallas, TX |
| 28 | Shey Williams | WR | JR | 6'0" | 182 | Lockport, NY |
| 29 | Cardel Staples | CB | FR | 6'0" | 175 | Buffalo, NY |
| 30 |  Jacari Bennett | DE | JR | 6'3" | 240 | Simpsonville, SC |
| 31 |  Oliver Hautanen | K | SO | 5'11" | 190 | Colleyville, TX |
| 31 |  Drake Saltarelli | LB | JR | 6'0" | 218 | Belleair Bluffs, FL |
| 32 | Matthew Heininger | LB | FR | 6'1" | 220 | Rochester, NY |
| 33 |  Jordan Owens | LB | SR | 6'0" | 230 | Endwell, NY |
| 34 | Preston Lunsford | DE | FR | 6'2" | 230 | Newark, OH |
| 35 | Malachi Ervin | DE | FR | 6'4" | 240 | Pickerington, OH |
| 37 | Jamarcus Jones | CB | FR | 5'11" | 170 | Columbus, OH |
| 38 | Dylan Cleary | SAF | FR | 5'11" | 195 | Ellicott City, MD |
| 39 | Blake Sholder | K | FR | 6'2" | 225 | Voorhees, NJ |
| 40 | Amari Snowden | LB | FR | 6'3" | 220 | Rochester, NY |
| 42 | Sam Stratton | LS | JR | 6'0" | 185 | East Amherst, NY |
| 43 |  Xair Stevenson | SAF | SO | 6'0" | 205 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 44 | Zach Bergmann | LB | 5TH | 6'3" | 237 | Rogersville, MO |
| 45 | Stone Rozak | TE | FR | 6'1" | 225 | Buffalo, NY |
| 47 | Bryce Williams | SAF | FR | 5'11" | 188 | Venice, FL |
| 48 |  Joseph Stoever | LS | SR | 6'2" | 206 | Savannah, GA |
| 49 | Aiden Anderson | DE | FR | 6'1" | 235 | Orlando, FL |
| 50 | Zach Pettitt | DE | FR | 6'3" | 220 | Carthage, NY |
| 51 | Anwar Witherspoon Jr. | LB | FR | 6'1" | 225 | Edison, NJ |
| 51 | Tyrone Davis | OL | JR | 6'4" | 295 | Syracuse, NY |
| 52 | Jack Garbolino | LB | FR | 6'1" | 227 | North Brunswick, NJ |
| 55 |  Mason Nickel | DT | JR | 6'1" | 285 | Midland, MI |
| 55 | Thomas Barr | OL | SO | 6'3" | 300 | Havertown, PA |
| 56 | Marco Cate | OL | FR | 6'2" | 300 | Carmel, IN |
| 58 | Ben Foglia-Albrecht | OL | FR | 6'3" | 290 | Buffalo, NY |
| 59 | Gabriel Arena | OL | SR | 6'4" | 292 | Harrisburg, PA |
| 59 | Royce Rogers | DT | FR | 6'0" | 275 | Springfield, OH |
| 60 |  Val Kondratenko | OL | JR | 6'5" | 295 | Rochester, NY |
| 62 | Paul Clark | OL | JR | 6'2" | 295 | Crown Point, IN |
| 64 | Jacob Merritt | OL | SR | 6'6" | 304 | Northville, MI |
| 66 | Will Reed | DT | FR | 6'3" | 265 | Oak Park, MI |
| 68 | Mike Whalen | OL | FR | 6'3" | 305 | Natick, MA |
| 69 | Jackson Bellamy | OL | JR | 6'4" | 350 | Ancaster, ON, CAN |
| 70 | Robbie Westmiller | OL | SO | 6'1" | 271 | Alden, NY |
| 71 | Caleb Watts | OL | SO | 6'5" | 305 | Prince George, VA |
| 72 | Jaden Maxey | OL | FR | 6'6" | 290 | Phoenix, AZ |
| 74 | Nino Francavilla | OL | SR | 6'2" | 305 | Toronto, ON, CAN |
| 75 | Ahmaan Thomas | OL | JR | 6'4" | 320 | Mansfield, OH |
| 76 | Nathan Natoli | OL | SR | 6'6" | 305 | Olney, MD |
| 77 |  Jackson Davenport | OL | SO | 6'5" | 282 | Darien, CT |
| 78 | Joe Crocker | OL | SR | 6'6" | 325 | Ascot,, GBR |
| 79 | Cam Davis | OL | FR | 6'5" | 295 | Newark, OH |
| 81 | TJ Sabatucci | TE | FR | 6'2" | 245 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 82 |  Terrell Richards | WR | SR | 5'8" | 182 | Rochester, NY |
| 83 | Jack Eskridge | WR | FR | 5'6" | 146 | Buffalo, NY |
| 85 | Aiden Howard | TE | FR | 6'4" | 232 | Binghamton, NY |
| 86 | Michael Gelatko | TE | SO | 6'4" | 245 | Andreas, PA |
| 87 | Trevor Wilson | TE | GR | 6'2" | 240 | Park Hills, KY |
| 88 |  Rex Stinchcomb | DL | SO | 6'2" | 295 | Herndon, VA |
| 88 | Aaron Clark | WR | FR | 5'11" | 190 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 89 |  Nick Leonard | TE | JR | 6'3" | 245 | Victor, NY |
| 90 | Ethan Stumpf | P | JR | 6'2" | 206 | Park Ridge, IL |
| 91 | Henri Zeneli | DE | SO | 6'2" | 242 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 92 | Luke Yau Gayle | DT | JR | 6'4" | 280 | London,, GBR |
| 93 | Andrew VanSlyke | P | SR | 6'3" | 209 | Powhatan, VA |
| 94 | Noah Wittmer | DE | JR | 6'0" | 230 | Webster, NY |
| 95 |  Stantavious Smith | DT | SR | 6'1" | 285 | Albany, GA |
| 95 | Evan Pfeifer | P | FR | 6'3" | 190 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 96 |  Charlton Goodell | DT | SR | 5'10" | 245 | Alexandria, VA |
| 96 | Zach McGowan | K | SR | 6'1" | 203 | Tonawanda, NY |
| 97 |  Christopher Climes | DL | SO | 6'1" | 285 | La Belle, PA |
| 98 | Mason Naple | DT | FR | 6'3" | 270 | Victor, NY |
| 99 |  Cornell Evans | DT | 5TH | 6'0" | 295 | Seat Pleasant, MD |