#18

Ibrahim Kante

DE · Buffalo · Sr. · #18

Buffalo 2022 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Ibrahim Kante

DE · Buffalo · Sr · #18

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1435 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021NC State9-3HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced
2022Buffalo7-6HC: Maurice Linguist · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Buffalo22105.53.03----
2021NC State1044.53.0------
Career321410.06.03----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2022

W 50–31

at Eastern Michigan

2 TOT  ·  1 SOLO  ·  0 TFL

Edged out Eastern Michigan on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Versatile End

No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.

EDGE

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Taijh Alston’s 2021 season.

Taijh Alston

80%match

West Virginia · 2021

#2

Solomon Byrd

USC · 2022

NFL Rd 7
80%
#3

Turner Coxe

SMU · 2020

78%
#4

Kyle Kennard

Georgia Tech · 2021

NFL Rd 4
76%
#5

David Perales

Fresno State · 2021

All-Mountain West
76%

Matches Taijh on

Sack rate
Pressure-to-sack conversion
Hurry rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Ben Smiley III's junior season at Virginia (2023).

Virginia · 2023

#2

Jatorian Hansford

South Florida · 2022

87%
#3

Jason Vaughn

South Florida · 2022

86%
#4

Walter Haire

Bowling Green · 2022

79%
#5

Jack Sawyer

Ohio State · 2023

All-Big TenNFL Rd 4
78%

Matches Ben on

Class year
Height
Weight