Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 6-49@ Middle Tennessee | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#24
Cory Gross Jr.
Senior cornerback on Buffalo's 2021 roster.
6′2″ · 205 lb · Rochester, NY
CFB Index 30 · #310 of 321 cornersLow confidenceBuffalo 2021 alumnus
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Cory Gross Jr.
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Cory Gross Jr. has been at Buffalo through two head coaches in three seasons. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Middle Tennessee — Week 3, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Buffalo, 148 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Buffalo
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
2 coaches2019–2020
Buffalo
Coaching transition mid-career: Lance Leipold → Maurice Linguist. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2022 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2019Buffalo8-5HC: Lance Leipold · Run-heavy
2020Buffalo6-1HC: Lance Leipold · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2021Buffalo4-8HC: Maurice Linguist · Run-leaning
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 5.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Lembo
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
Starter
Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
30 · #310 of 321 corners
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Press Corner
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
CB
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Derrek Pitts Jr.’s 2020 season.
64%match
Matches Derrek on
Class year
Tackle volume
Height
Differs from Derrek on
Weight (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Caliph Brice's junior season at Florida Atlantic (2021).
93%match
Matches Caliph on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Cory Gross Jr.
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology