Kadofi Wright: LB · Buffalo · #2.
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Kadofi Wright
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at Buffalo. The first career honor came in 2019: All-MAC. A game that shows it: 11 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Old Dominion — Week 4, 2021.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
49 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 8.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 69-7vs Wagner | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-28@ Nebraska | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 25-28vs No. 16 Coastal Carolina | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-34@ Old Dominion | 11 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 17-24vs Western Michigan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 38-48@ Kent State | 10 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-26vs Ohio | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-10@ Akron | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 44-56vs Bowling Green | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 18-45@ Miami (OH) | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 49 | 29 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 5 |
Week 4 · 2021
W 35-34
at Old Dominion
1 sack · 2 tackles for loss · 11 tackles
Edged out Old Dominion on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
49tackles this seasonTFL rate
17%8 TFLSack rate
5%2 sacksPD rate
10%5 pass breakups49 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 6.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Maurice Linguist
Pass share
40.8%
366 pass / 530 run
Plays / game
74.7
12 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
401 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #408 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Buffalo, 148 tackles — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2019)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Lance Leipold → Maurice Linguist. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
