Shaun Dolac
Shaun Dolac
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. He got to Buffalo by way of Utah State. He has two of these now, the latest All-America (AP) in 2024. The receipt on tape: 19 tackles, 4.5 TFL against Northern Illinois, Week 4, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Buffalo, 367 tackles, a Consensus All-American season (2024) — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS
Consensus AA (2024)
8 first-team selectors
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-MAC
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Maurice Linguist.
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 4 · EliteR13 · Consensus All-American
Consensus All-American. Recognized by a majority of the selectors.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS
Consensus AA (2024)
8 first-team selectors
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-MAC
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 30–13
vs Lafayette
6 SOLO · 11 TOT · 2 TFL
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jay Higgins’s 2023 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Caden Fordham's graduate season at NC State (2025).
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