Luke Yau Gayle
Junior defensive tackle on Buffalo's 2026 roster. From London, England — one of 25 players from England in FBS this season.
6′4″ · 280 lb · London · NFL Academy
Recruiting
DL recruit
No. 2777 nationally · Signed with Buffalo
No college snaps yet.
His full recruiting profileThe story
Junior defensive tackle on Buffalo's 2026 roster. From London, England — one of 25 players from England in FBS this season.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Buffalo in 2024.
From London, England — one of 25 players from England in FBS this season.
His career
2024
- Signed with Buffalo3-star out of NFL Academy
Career arc
Splits & context
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
A three-star recruit at defensive lineman for Buffalo -- now still projected as a developmental piece on the defensive line.
He hasn't recorded a college stat yet. Here's what we know about him.
Buffalo has produced 6 All-Conference defensive linemen. 1 have gone on to the NFL Draft since 2015. Kristjan Sokoli went on to the NFL out of this room (2015).
Where he came from
From London, England — one of 25 players from England in FBS this season.
Background
Hoof Prints: Defensive tackle from England... major is health and human services. Freshman (2024): Redshirted in his first season at Buffalo. Previous School: Defensive tackle who hails from England and played at the NFL Academy... part of an NFL initiative that partners with Loughborough…
The defensive line · Buffalo
- #99Cornell Evans1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #11Will Clark0.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #30Jacari Bennett0 tackles for loss · 2025
- #95Stantavious Smith2 games · 2026
- #92Luke Yau Gayleno box-score line yet
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