
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 3473rd / 4521 |
| Solo | 0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 · Penn State | 67 | ~17 (7–27) | 1 | 25% |
| Season | 67 | 17 (7–27) | 1 | 25% |
19 DLs on the Buffalo roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Logan Goodwin | EDGE | JR | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 97 | Christopher Climes | DL | SO | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 11 | Will Clark | EDGE | JR | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 30 | Jacari Bennett | EDGE | JR | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 88 | Rex Stinchcomb | DL | SO | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 95 | Stantavious Smith | DT | SR | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 99 | Cornell Evans | DT | SR | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 16 | Caleb Oliver | EDGE | JR | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Sedrick Vessah | EDGE | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 59 | Royce Rogers | DT | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Noah Whitmer | EDGE | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 34 | Preston Lunsford | EDGE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Malachi Ervin | EDGE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | Aiden Anderson | EDGE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 50 | Zach Pettitt | EDGE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 55 | Mason Nickel | DT | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 66 | Will Reed | DT | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 96 | Charlton Goodell | DT | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 98 | Mason Naple | DT | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Buffalo depth chart →