Last confirmed: Buffalo, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′9″ · 195 lb · Glenn Dale, MD
Jaret Patterson: RB · Buffalo · #26.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jaret Patterson
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. This is his third year in the same backfield at Buffalo. In 2020 he earned his first career honor: All-America (The Athletic). On tape: 409 rushing yards and 8 rushing TD against Kent State, Week 13, 2020.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 28.0% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 9.9% of his carries. 18 carries for 47 yds vs Ball State; 36 for 409 vs Kent State.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
12 of 13 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (92.3%). 13 of the team's 25 inside-the-5 carries (52.0%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 10 | W 49-30@ Northern Illinois | 20 | 137 | 6.9 | 2 | 56 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-10vs Miami (OH) | 20 | 73 | 3.7 | 2 | 15 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-17@ Bowling Green | 31 | 301 | 9.7 | 4 | 67 | 4 rushing TDs |
| Wk 13 | W 70-41vs Kent State | 36 | 409 | 11.4 | 8 | 62 | Season-high 409 yds |
| Wk 15 | W 56-7vs Akron | 16 | 105 | 6.6 | 2 | 40 | |
| Wk 16 | L 28-38vs Ball State | 18 | 47 | 2.6 | 1 | 8 | |
| Total | 141 | 1072 | 7.6 | 19 | 67 |
Week 13 · 2020
W 70-41
vs Kent State
409 rush yds (36 car) · 8 TD
Dominant 29-point win at home against Kent State.
With E. Finegan — 53 yards per punt · 2 punts · 59 long · K. Vantrease — 148 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · 10 rush yds (1 car)
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
57%141 carriesFumble rate
0.7%1 of 141 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds7.6 yds/carry on 141 carries · 17% explosive (10+ yds) · 57% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
3 seasons under Lance Leipold — 24-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 196 | 7.2 | 4.0 |
| Road2g | 219 | 8.3 | 3.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+6g | 179 | 6.8 | 3.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Pass share
34.6%
156 pass / 295 run
Plays / game
75.2
6 games
Team sack rate
0.0%
163 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2020
First team on a list outside the NCAA-recognized selectors.
Selector Grid · 2020
How it ended
Three seasons at Buffalo, 3,884 rushing yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 33 games over 3 seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2020)
2 selectors honored him
ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM
All-MAC 1st team (2020)
Weekly recognition
3 weekly honors (2020)
MAC Offensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2018–2020
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Lance Leipold.
