Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-17vs UAlbany | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-55@ Penn State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#21
Bradley Ilunga-Bisselele
Sophomore linebacker for Buffalo. From Montreal, PQ — one of 82 players from Canada in FBS this season.
6′0″ · 221 lb · Montreal, PQ · Baylor School
The numbers
3
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, at Penn State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore linebacker for Buffalo. From Montreal, PQ — one of 82 players from Canada in FBS this season.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Buffalo in 2025.
Bradley Ilunga-Bisselele
One game to point at: 2 tackles against Penn State — Week 3, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Buffalo3-star out of Baylor School
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Buffalo
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Buffalo | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 21–17
vs UAlbany
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +2 tackles, +1 pass breakup.
Season context · Team result + system
2026Buffalo1-2HC: Pete Lembo · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Lembo
Pass share
54.9%
113 pass / 93 run
Plays / game
68.7
3 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
117 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 1,960 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Mid-American as a sophomore.
Where he came from
From Montreal, PQ — one of 82 players from Canada in FBS this season.
Background
Hoof Prints: Linebacker from Montreal who redshirted as a freshman last season... major is biological studies. Freshman (2025): Redshirted in his first season at Buffalo. Previous School: Linebacker from Montreal who played at the Baylor School in Tennessee… had a standout performance with…
The linebacker corps · Buffalo
- #1Saveon Brown52 tackles · 2025
- #13Joey Cheshire1 game · 2026
- #33Jordan Owens2 games · 2026
- #19Mathew Hilty1 game · 2026
- #21Bradley Ilunga-Bisselele2 games · 2026
10 more on the roster · Buffalo team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology