Mitchell Gonser
Mitchell Gonser
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Lembo
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Buffalo | 70 | 41 | 6.0 | 1.0 | -- | 2 | -- |
| Career | 70 | 41 | 6.0 | 1.0 | -- | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 45–6
vs St. Francis (PA)
5 TOT · 1 TFL · 4 SOLO
Dominant 39-point win at home against St. Francis (PA).
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Buffalo
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Buffalo
Returning around him
- 66% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 Buffalo player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (16 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Buffalo · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #112 · 2026 recruiting class #101
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Donavan Mutin’s 2021 season.
Matches Donavan on
Differs from Donavan on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Zaire Barnes's freshman season at Western Michigan (2021).
Matches Zaire on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #7933
Peaked at #7933 this season.