Buffalo Bulls Depth Chart 2026 — starters, backups & full two-deep

Unit

Tags · year-class · 3-SO = third-year soph

JobStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

Offense

11 starting jobsPrimary personnel · 11

×5

7Jason WrightQB12-FR—16Elijah HolmesQB24-JR—

PORTAL 15Mason CumbieQB34-JR 12Qur'an McNeillQB4FR (3)

18Jake ForburgerQB5

×6

25Terrance Shelton Jr.RB13-JR—ALSO KR 4Messiah BurchRB24-JR—24James McNeil Jr.RB33-SO 0Nino HillRB42-FR

26Chase EnlowRB5 21Devare MathisRB6

X×6

6Chance MorrowX15-SR—

PORTAL 14Tyrell Simmons Jr.X23-SO—2Jaylen AndrewsX33-JRPORTAL 28Shey WilliamsX43-SO

88Aaron ClarkX5 9Alvin Jones IIIX6

Z×5

8Jasaiah GathingsZ1GR—

PORTAL 11Dwayne Early Jr.Z22-FR—17Jeremiah WatkinsZ33-SO 82Terrell RichardsZ44-JR

83Jack EskridgeZ5

SLOT×4

3Patrick Clacks IIISLOT13-SO—ALSO KR 1Phillip FolmarSLOT22-FR—10Mark-Anthony Scott Jr.SLOT35-SR 13Bobby MaysSLOT43-SO

×7

87Trevor WilsonTE1GR—

PORTAL 5Clint WalkerTE25-SR—PORTAL 86Michael GelatkoTE32-FR 89Nick LeonardTE43-SO

85Aiden HowardTE5

LT×5

76Nathan NatoliLT15-SR—

PORTAL 59Gabriel ArenaLT24-JR—

PORTAL 68Mike WhalenLT3FR 56Marco CateLT4FR (3)

60Val KondratenkoLT5

LG×5

67Alex HeiningerLG15-SR—

PORTAL 69Jackson BellamyLG23-SO—62Paul ClarkLG33-SO 77Jackson DavenportLG42-FR

58Ben Foglia-AlbrechtLG5

C×4

74Nino FrancavillaC13-SO—

PORTAL 55Thomas BarrC22-FR—72Jaden MaxeyC3FR (3)71Caleb WattsC42-FR

RG×3

78Joe CrockerRG14-JR—

PORTAL 75Ahmaan ThomasRG23-SO—79Cam DavisRG3FR (3)

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RT×3

51Tyrone DavisRT13-SO—64Jacob MerrittRT25-SR—

PORTAL 70Robbie WestmillerRT32-FR

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Defense

11 starting jobsBase front · Nickel sub

LDT×5

99Cornell EvansLDT1GR—55Mason NickelLDT23-SO—

PORTAL 66Will ReedLDT3FR (3)92Luke Yau GayleLDT43-SO

96Charlton GoodellLDT5

RDT×5

95Stantavious SmithRDT14-JR—

PORTAL 97Christopher ClimesRDT22-FR—88Rex StinchcombRDT32-FR 59Royce RogersRDT4FR (3)

98Mason NapleRDT5

EDGE

LDE×5

11Will ClarkLDE13-SO—17Logan GoodwinLDE23-JR—

PORTAL 35Malachi ErvinLDE3FR (3)34Preston LunsfordLDE4FR (3)

91Henri ZeneliLDE5

EDGE

RDE×6

16Caleb OliverRDE13-JR—

PORTAL 30Jacari BennettRDE23-SO—15Sedrick VessahRDE33-JR

PORTAL 49Aiden AndersonRDE4FR (3)

94Noah WittmerRDE5 50Zach PettittRDE6

WLB×7

44Zach BergmannWLB1GR—

PORTAL 33Jordan OwensWLB24-JR—

PORTAL 25Na'Rod JarvisWLB3FR (3)52Jack GarbolinoWLB4FR (3)

18George HillWLB5

MLB×6

13Joey CheshireMLB1GR—

PORTAL 2Stevie BraceyMLB2GR—

PORTAL 32Matthew HeiningerMLB3FR (3)21Bradley Ilunga-BisseleleMLB42-FR

40Amari SnowdenMLB5 20DJ ManganMLB6

LCB×5

0Kobi BlackwellLCB13-SO—28Drayson CraneLCB22-SO—

PORTAL 5Mikey CrawfordLCB33-SO 12Jackson SmallLCB42-FR

22Donovan RodriguezLCB5

RCB×4

9Keontez BradleyRCB14-JR—

PORTAL 3Oliver BridgesRCB25-SR—

PORTAL 24Sayre SmothersRCB32-SO

PORTAL 37Jamarcus JonesRCB4FR (3)

NB×4

1SaVeon BrownNB15-SR—

PORTAL 4Ronnell DavisNB23-SO—27Davion CoffeeNB33-SO 8Ramari TaylorNB43-SO

FS×4

7John KeoughFS13-JR—26Zae JenningsFS23-JR—

PORTAL 47Bryce WilliamsFS3FR (3)14Jonathan RousseauFS42-FR

SS×5

6Miles GreerSS14-SR—

PORTAL 23Xavier LeonardSS23-SO—38Dylan ClearySS3FR 43Xair StevensonSS42-FR

10Jamiere MunsonSS5

Special Teams

5 starting jobsCoverage & return units

×3

31Oliver HautanenKO12-FR—96Zach McGowanKO25-SR—PORTAL 39Blake SholderKO3FR

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×2

25Terrance Shelton Jr.KR13-JR—ALSO RB 3Patrick Clacks IIIKR23-SO—ALSO WR

—open

×2

48Joseph StoeverLS14-JR—

PORTAL 42Sam StrattonLS23-JR—PORTAL

—open

×3

31Oliver HautanenPK12-FR—96Zach McGowanPK25-SR—PORTAL 39Blake SholderPK3FR

—open

×3

93Andrew VanSlykePT14-JR—

PORTAL 90Ethan StumpfPT23-SO—

PORTAL 95Evan PfeiferPT3FR

—open

Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

QB5 listed

Jason Wright#7QB12-FR—QB216Elijah Holmes4-JR

PORTAL QB315Mason Cumbie4-JR QB412Qur'an McNeillFR (3)

RB6 listed

Terrance Shelton Jr.#25RB13-JR—ALSO KR RB24Messiah Burch4-JR RB324James McNeil Jr.3-SO RB40Nino Hill2-FR

WRX6 listed

Chance Morrow#6X15-SR—

PORTAL X214Tyrell Simmons Jr.3-SO X32Jaylen Andrews3-JRPORTAL X428Shey Williams3-SO

WRZ5 listed

Jasaiah Gathings#8Z1GR—

PORTAL Z211Dwayne Early Jr.2-FR Z317Jeremiah Watkins3-SO Z482Terrell Richards4-JR

WRSLOT4 listed

Patrick Clacks III#3SLOT13-SO—ALSO KR SLOT21Phillip Folmar2-FR SLOT310Mark-Anthony Scott Jr.5-SR SLOT413Bobby Mays3-SO

TE7 listed

Trevor Wilson#87TE1GR—

PORTAL TE25Clint Walker5-SRPORTAL TE386Michael Gelatko2-FR TE489Nick Leonard3-SO

OLLT5 listed

Nathan Natoli#76LT15-SR—

PORTAL LT259Gabriel Arena4-JR

PORTAL LT368Mike WhalenFR LT456Marco CateFR (3)

OLLG5 listed

Alex Heininger#67LG15-SR—

PORTAL LG269Jackson Bellamy3-SO LG362Paul Clark3-SO LG477Jackson Davenport2-FR

OLC4 listed

Nino Francavilla#74C13-SO—

PORTAL C255Thomas Barr2-FR C372Jaden MaxeyFR (3)C471Caleb Watts2-FR

OLRG3 listed

Joe Crocker#78RG14-JR—

PORTAL RG275Ahmaan Thomas3-SO RG379Cam DavisFR (3)

OLRT3 listed

Tyrone Davis#51RT13-SO—RT264Jacob Merritt5-SR

PORTAL RT370Robbie Westmiller2-FR

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

DLLDT5 listed

Cornell Evans#99LDT1GR—LDT255Mason Nickel3-SO

PORTAL LDT366Will ReedFR (3)LDT492Luke Yau Gayle3-SO

DLRDT5 listed

Stantavious Smith#95RDT14-JR—

PORTAL RDT297Christopher Climes2-FR RDT388Rex Stinchcomb2-FR RDT459Royce RogersFR (3)

EDGELDE5 listed

Will Clark#11LDE13-SO—LDE217Logan Goodwin3-JR

PORTAL LDE335Malachi ErvinFR (3)LDE434Preston LunsfordFR (3)

EDGERDE6 listed

Caleb Oliver#16RDE13-JR—

PORTAL RDE230Jacari Bennett3-SO RDE315Sedrick Vessah3-JR

PORTAL RDE449Aiden AndersonFR (3)

LBWLB7 listed

Zach Bergmann#44WLB1GR—

PORTAL WLB233Jordan Owens4-JR

PORTAL WLB325Na'Rod JarvisFR (3)WLB452Jack GarbolinoFR (3)

LBMLB6 listed

Joey Cheshire#13MLB1GR—

PORTAL MLB22Stevie BraceyGR

PORTAL MLB332Matthew HeiningerFR (3)MLB421Bradley Ilunga-Bisselele2-FR

CBLCB5 listed

Kobi Blackwell#0LCB13-SO—LCB228Drayson Crane2-SO

PORTAL LCB35Mikey Crawford3-SO LCB412Jackson Small2-FR

CBRCB4 listed

Keontez Bradley#9RCB14-JR—

PORTAL RCB23Oliver Bridges5-SR

PORTAL RCB324Sayre Smothers2-SO

PORTAL RCB437Jamarcus JonesFR (3)

CBNB4 listed

SaVeon Brown#1NB15-SR—

PORTAL NB24Ronnell Davis3-SO NB327Davion Coffee3-SO NB48Ramari Taylor3-SO

SFS4 listed

John Keough#7FS13-JR—FS226Zae Jennings3-JR

PORTAL FS347Bryce WilliamsFR (3)FS414Jonathan Rousseau2-FR

SSS5 listed

Miles Greer#6SS14-SR—

PORTAL SS223Xavier Leonard3-SO SS338Dylan ClearyFR SS443Xair Stevenson2-FR

Special Teams

5 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

KO3 listed

Oliver Hautanen#31KO12-FR—KO296Zach McGowan5-SRPORTAL KO339Blake SholderFR

KR2 listed

Terrance Shelton Jr.#25KR13-JR—ALSO RB KR23Patrick Clacks III3-SOALSO WR

LS2 listed

Joseph Stoever#48LS14-JR—

PORTAL LS242Sam Stratton3-JRPORTAL

PK3 listed

Oliver Hautanen#31PK12-FR—PK296Zach McGowan5-SRPORTAL PK339Blake SholderFR

PT3 listed

Andrew VanSlyke#93PT14-JR—

PORTAL PT290Ethan Stumpf3-SO

PORTAL PT395Evan PfeiferFR

Program & Venue

Program

Buffalo Bulls

University at Buffalo

Conference Mid-AmericanFootball began 1894Location Amherst, New York

Home

Broadview Stadium

25,013Listed capacity

Location Amherst, New York

Coaching staff

Head coachPete Lembo

Offensive coordinatorTony Tokarz

Defensive coordinatorBrian Dougherty

Identity

Mascot Victor E. Bull

Royal Blue Primary

White Secondary