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Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 2 | 1455th / 2758 |
| Tackles for loss | 1 | 1269th / 2112 |
| Run stops | 7 | 1263rd / 3422 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| Pass breakups | 1 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 12 | — |
Charting
Where Vessah's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.
Game Log
Sedrick Vessah's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 |  UAlbany | W 21–17 | 6.9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 | @ Florida International | L 20–33 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 3 | @ Penn State | L 13–55 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 4 |  Robert Morris | W 31–28 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 5 |  Western Michigan | L 17–20 | 5.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 6 | @ Toledo | W 23–8 | 7.8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 7 |  Massachusetts | W 25–18 | 8.7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | · |
| 8 |  Bowling Green | W 31–24 | 8.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · |
| 2026 · 7 games | 6.7 | 14 | 9 | 3.5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 14 | 1856th / 5664 |
| Solo | 9 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 3.5 | 470th / 2634 |
| Sacks | 2 | 309th / 1383 |
| QB hurries | 3 | 231st / 1549 |
| Passes defended | 1 | 898th / 1772 |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
| Interceptions | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 1 | 145th / 627 |
| Return yards | 0 | — |
| Pick-sixes | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
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 1 · UAlbany | 73 | ~20 (8–32) | 1 | 27% |
| Wk 3 · Penn State | 67 | ~11 (6–16) | 1 | 16% |
| Wk 4 · Robert Morris | 53 | ~15 (6–24) | 1 | 28% |
| Wk 5 · Western Michigan | 61 | ~27 (11–43) | 2 | 44% |
| Wk 6 · Toledo | 61 | ~31 (12–49) | 3 | 51% |
| Wk 7 · Massachusetts | 72 | ~37 (14–58) | 5 | 51% |
| Wk 8 · Bowling Green | 63 | ~15 (6–24) | 1 | 24% |
| Season | 528 | 156 (100–200) | 14 | 30% |
Position Room
19 DLs on the Buffalo roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | Christopher Climes | DL | SO | 24 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 |
| 17 | Logan Goodwin | EDGE | JR | 20 | 3.5 | 2 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Will Clark | EDGE | JR | 17 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 2 |
| 88 | Rex Stinchcomb | DL | SO | 16 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| 99 | Cornell Evans | DT | SR | 15 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Sedrick Vessah | EDGE | 14 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 30 | Jacari Bennett | EDGE | JR | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 95 | Stantavious Smith | DT | SR | 6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 16 | Caleb Oliver | EDGE | JR | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 55 | Mason Nickel | DT | JR | 2 | 0 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 →