THIRD AND DATA

Week 1 · 2025

Buffalo at Minnesota

Thu 08/28/2025 08:00 PMHuntington Bank StadiumMinnesota pregame90% — Pregame win probability: 90% for Minnesota. Minnesota favored, and won.

66°Cloudy9 mph NE · 55% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data

Buffalo

10

5–7

Minnesota

23

8–5

Attendance

47,774

reported

Each room is drawn against the one it plays: the away offensive line beside the home defensive front, and back again. Quarterbacks, kickers and punters have no opposing room and face their own. Players are ordered exactly as they are on a team's roster tab — by position, then by who has played this season, then production, then recruiting stars, then seasons on a roster — so an offensive line, for which no production is published, runs on stars and then experience. A player who has appeared this season shows that season's totals; everyone else shows career totals through 2025, marked career, at every school he has played for. Long snappers and returners are not drawn.

BUFQuarterbacks1 blue chip5
  • 44-star recruitQB2Ta'Quan Roberson ← Kansas State6'0"·2007yr
    2,520 Pass yds17 TD12 Int57.9 Cmp%125 Rush yds
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB9Gunnar Gray6'4"·2203yr
    228 Pass yds2 TD2 Int54.7 Cmp%-6 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB7Jason Wright6'2"·2001yr
    45 Rush yds
  • 22-star recruitQB15Mason Cumbie6'1"·2053yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB11Anthony Policare6'0"·2033yr
MINNQuarterbacks1 blue chip5
  • 33-star recruitQB5Drake Lindsey6'5"·2302yr
    2,382 Pass yds18 TD6 Int63.2 Cmp%-119 Rush yds
  • 22-star recruitQB6Max Shikenjanski6'2"·1853yr
    80 Pass yds1 TD0 Int80.0 Cmp%-2 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB14Dylan Wittke6'1"·2153yr
    7 Pass yds0 TD1 Int33.3 Cmp%
  • 33-star recruitQB9Emmett Morehead ← Old Dominion6'6"·2355yr
    career 1,465 Pass yds10 TD6 Int57.1 Cmp%-38 Rush yds
  • 44-star recruitQB12Jackson Kollock6'4"·2251yr
BUFOffensive lineNo blue chips18
MINNDefensive line3 blue chips21
  • 44-star recruitDL91Deven Eastern6'6"·3205yr
    38 Tackles5.0 TFL2.5 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDL0Anthony Smith6'6"·2804yr
    38 Tackles17.5 TFL12.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL11Karter Menz6'5"·2403yr
    32 Tackles9.0 TFL6.5 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL1Jaxon Howard6'4"·2603yr
    29 Tackles5.5 TFL4.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL16Rushawn Lawrence ← Stony Brook6'2"·2704yr
    20 Tackles3.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL97Jalen Logan-Redding6'4"·2956yr
    15 Tackles2.0 TFL0.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL46Lucas Finnessy6'3"·2556yr
    11 Tackles2.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL89Nate Becker6'6"·3005yr
    11 Tackles3.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL55Jaylin Hicks6'3"·2702yr
    3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL98Adam Kissayi6'8"·2552yr
    3 Tackles1.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDL93Riley Sunram6'5"·3052yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL50Mo Omonode ← Purdue6'0"·2854yr
    career 31 Tackles5.5 TFL4.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL11Steven Curtis ← Illinois State6'5"·2603yr
    career 3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks1 Int
  • 33-star recruitDL99Theorin Randle6'2"·3003yr
  • 33-star recruitDL45Sam Macy6'5"·2502yr
  • 33-star recruitDL94Mo Saine6'4"·2752yr
  • 33-star recruitDL47Enoch Atewogbola6'4"·2551yr
  • 33-star recruitDL95Colin Hansen6'7"·2651yr
  • 33-star recruitDL33Rhett Hlavacka6'5"·2601yr
  • 33-star recruitDL56Jay'Quan Stubbs6'4"·2851yr
  • 33-star recruitDL96Abu Tarawallie6'3"·2901yr
BUFDefensive lineNo blue chips17
  • —No recruiting profile foundDE12Malin White6'2"·2504yr
    55 Tackles8.5 TFL4.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDE0Kobe Stewart6'3"·2404yr
    43 Tackles7.0 TFL3.0 Sacks
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedDE13Demetrius Ballard6'6"·2602yr
    13 Tackles2.5 TFL1.5 Sacks
  • 22-star recruitDL97Junior Poyser6'2"·3313yr
    30 Tackles5.0 TFL4.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL15Devin Morgan6'1"·2834yr
    22 Tackles5.5 TFL3.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL17Shamar Riser-Pressley6'5"·2752yr
    3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL97Christopher Climes6'1"·2801yr
  • 33-star recruitDL88Rex Stinchcomb6'2"·2851yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL34Chris Martin5'11"·2242yr
  • 33-star recruitDT90George Wolo6'0"·2956yr
    25 Tackles2.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDT99Cornell Evans6'0"·2904yr
    14 Tackles1.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 22-star recruitDT55Tristan Souza6'1"·2856yr
    3 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDT92Luke Yau Gayle6'4"·2802yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDT96Charlton Goodell5'10"·2453yr
  • 33-star recruitEDGE11Will Clark6'3"·2582yr
    2 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedEDGE30Jacari Bennett6'3"·2402yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundEDGE94Noah Wittmer6'0"·2302yr
MINNOffensive line2 blue chips17
BUFBacks & tight endsNo blue chips16
  • 33-star recruitRB5Al-Jay Henderson6'0"·2165yr
    182 Car755 Rush yds6 TD4.1 Rush avg
    25 Rec181 Rec yds7.2 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB25Terrance Shelton Jr.5'11"·2132yr
    57 Car244 Rush yds1 TD4.3 Rush avg
    8 Rec42 Rec yds5.3 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB32Lamar Sperling5'8"·1903yr
    39 Car234 Rush yds1 TD6.0 Rush avg
    3 Rec12 Rec yds4.0 Rec avg
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedRB24James McNeil Jr.6'0"·2172yr
    12 Car67 Rush yds2 TD5.6 Rush avg
  • 33-star recruitRB4Messiah Burch5'9"·1903yr
    11 Car41 Rush yds0 TD3.7 Rush avg
    4 Rec-1 Rec yds-0.3 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB21Devare Mathis5'11"·2151yr
    1 Rec6 Rec yds6.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB0Nino Hill5'10"·2171yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB27Gabe Goins5'8"·1982yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE14Evan King6'1"·2524yr
    9 Rec68 Rec yds0 TD7.6 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE19Marcus Velez6'6"·2504yr
    6 Rec40 Rec yds0 TD6.7 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE88Ryan Daly6'6"·2353yr
    career 1 Rec13 Rec yds0 TD13.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE87Mitchell Viviano6'6"·2503yr
  • 33-star recruitTE86Michael Gelatko6'4"·2401yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE44Liam Hamilton6'3"·2544yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE89Nick Leonard6'3"·2552yr
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedTE81Aiden Pedreros6'6"·2351yr
MINNLinebackers1 blue chip11
  • 33-star recruitLB6Maverick Baranowski6'2"·2304yr
    102 Tackles9.0 TFL3.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB9Devon Williams6'1"·2305yr
    89 Tackles8.5 TFL2.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB49Matt Kingsbury6'3"·2353yr
    34 Tackles4.5 TFL2.5 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB2Emmanuel Karmo6'2"·2351yr
    14 Tackles1.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB19Joey Gerlach6'3"·2254yr
    11 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB46Mason Carrier6'3"·2352yr
    10 Tackles2.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 22-star recruitLB35Derik LeCaptain6'2"·2357yr
    6 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB20Jeff Roberson ← Oklahoma State6'2"·2306yr
    4 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB44Ethan Stendel6'3"·2401yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB35Nate Cleveland6'2"·2251yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB4Drew Wilson6'0"·2193yr
BUFLinebackersNo blue chips13
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB2Red Murdock6'3"·2404yr
    142 Tackles13.5 TFL5.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB18Dion Crawford6'1"·2433yr
    79 Tackles5.0 TFL3.5 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB39Mitchell Gonser ← Harvard6'0"·2303yr
    70 Tackles6.0 TFL1.0 Sacks2 Int
  • 33-star recruitLB1SaVeon Brown6'1"·2104yr
    52 Tackles6.5 TFL2.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB45Gio De Leon6'3"·2403yr
    6 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB33Connor Henderson ← North Texas6'2"·2254yr
    3 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB19Mathew Hilty5'11"·2202yr
    career 3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB18George Hill6'0"·2101yr
  • 33-star recruitLB21Bradley Ilunga-Bisselele6'0"·2211yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB33Jordan Owens6'0"·2203yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB56Matthew Conlin6'1"·2302yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB20DJ Mangan6'1"·2392yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB31Drake Saltarelli6'0"·2182yr
MINNBacks & tight ends2 blue chips16
  • 44-star recruitRB1Darius Taylor6'0"·2153yr
    143 Car670 Rush yds4 TD4.7 Rush avg
    34 Rec245 Rec yds7.2 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB2Fame Ijeboi6'0"·2102yr
    97 Car441 Rush yds2 TD4.5 Rush avg
    12 Rec54 Rec yds4.5 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB21Grant Washington5'10"·2051yr
    21 Car132 Rush yds0 TD6.3 Rush avg
  • 44-star recruitRB23Cam Davis6'1"·21511yr
    35 Car111 Rush yds2 TD3.2 Rush avg
    18 Rec119 Rec yds6.6 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB2A.J. Turner ← Marshall6'0"·2004yr
    16 Car64 Rush yds1 TD4.0 Rush avg
  • 33-star recruitRB9Xavier Ford5'10"·2101yr
    10 Car35 Rush yds0 TD3.5 Rush avg
  • 33-star recruitRB34Johann Cardenas ← Vanderbilt6'0"·2352yr
  • 33-star recruitRB22Tre Berry5'10"·2001yr
  • 33-star recruitTE86Jameson Geers6'5"·2505yr
    26 Rec206 Rec yds4 TD7.9 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE87Drew Biber ← Purdue6'4"·2454yr
    18 Rec136 Rec yds0 TD7.6 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE44Frank Bierman6'4"·2504yr
    4 Rec18 Rec yds0 TD4.5 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE19Pierce Walsh6'4"·2503yr
    2 Rec17 Rec yds0 TD8.5 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE82Julian Johnson6'6"·2602yr
    1 Rec5 Rec yds0 TD5.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE88Jacob Simpson6'4"·2452yr
    career 1 Rec4 Rec yds0 TD4.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE83Sam Peters6'4"·2503yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE84Jack DiSano6'3"·2454yr
BUFReceiversNo blue chips16
MINNDefensive backs1 blue chip19
  • 33-star recruitCB3Za'Quan Bryan5'10"·1953yr
    37 Tackles3 PD
  • 44-star recruitDB3Koi Perich6'1"·2022yr
    82 Tackles2 PD1 Int
  • 33-star recruitDB14Kerry Brown5'10"·1903yr
    56 Tackles3 PD2 Int
  • 33-star recruitDB17John Nestor ← Iowa6'1"·2103yr
    50 Tackles6 PD6 Int
  • 33-star recruitDB7Aidan Gousby6'0"·1904yr
    27 Tackles0 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB12Darius Green6'0"·2105yr
    26 Tackles0 PD
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB24Jai'Onte' McMillan5'10"·1906yr
    22 Tackles1 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB8Mike Gerald6'0"·1902yr
    11 Tackles2 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB9Garrison Monroe6'0"·2053yr
    3 Tackles0 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB4Zack Harden6'1"·2101yr
    3 Tackles0 PD
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB2Jaylen Bowden ← North Carolina Central6'1"·1803yr
    3 Tackles0 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB18Rhyland Kelly6'1"·2004yr
    1 Tackles0 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB27Simon Seidl5'10"·1902yr
    1 Tackles0 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB21Naiim Parrish5'11"·1801yr
    1 Tackles0 PD
  • 22-star recruitDB24Harrison Brun6'1"·2052yr
    1 Tackles0 PD
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB22Evan Redding5'10"·1854yr
    career 1 Tackles0 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB15Samuel Madu6'1"·1802yr
  • 33-star recruitDB13Zahir Rainer5'9"·1902yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB22Ethan Carrier6'1"·2003yr
BUFDefensive backsNo blue chips23
MINNReceivers4 blue chips11
  • 33-star recruitWR0Le'Meke Brockington6'0"·1955yr
    46 Rec484 Rec yds4 TD10.5 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR11Javon Tracy ← Miami (OH)6'0"·2054yr
    37 Rec454 Rec yds6 TD12.3 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR8Jalen Smith6'1"·2102yr
    28 Rec419 Rec yds4 TD15.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR4Malachi Coleman ← Nebraska6'5"·2053yr
    5 Rec83 Rec yds0 TD16.6 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR17Kenric Lanier II6'1"·2053yr
    3 Rec79 Rec yds0 TD26.3 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR17Logan Loya ← UCLA5'11"·1906yr
    10 Rec61 Rec yds0 TD6.1 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR18Quentin Redding5'6"·1655yr
  • 44-star recruitWR4Cristian Driver6'0"·1904yr
    career 8 Rec57 Rec yds1 TD7.1 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR18Donielle Hayes6'0"·1903yr
    career 2 Rec22 Rec yds0 TD11.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR7Bradley Martino6'3"·1901yr
  • 33-star recruitWR6Legend Lyons6'2"·1851yr
BUFKickersNo blue chips2
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedPK91Jack Howes ← Maryland6'1"·2005yr
    14 FG17 FGA50 Long72 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK31Oliver Hautanen5'11"·1821yr
MINNKickersNo blue chips4
  • 33-star recruitPK36Daniel Jackson5'10"·1751yr
    0 FG0 FGA0 Long2 Pts
  • 22-star recruitPK92Brady Denaburg ← Syracuse5'11"·1954yr
    14 FG21 FGA46 Long75 Pts
  • 33-star recruitPK98David Kemp5'8"·1755yr
    career 5 FG7 FGA40 Long22 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK30Sam Henson6'1"·1952yr
BUFPuntersNo blue chips2
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedP42Dylan Drennan6'2"·2052yr
    64 Punts44.8 Avg25 In 20
  • —No recruiting profile foundP90Ethan Stumpf6'2"·2002yr
MINNPuntersNo blue chips4
  • —No recruiting profile foundP42Tom Weston ← Ouachita Baptist6'3"·2201yr
    65 Punts42.6 Avg23 In 20
  • 33-star recruitP51Caleb McGrath6'3"·2053yr
  • 33-star recruitP91Luke Ryerse6'1"·2201yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundP91Brody Richter ← UCLA6'3"·2103yr
    career 62 Punts42.8 Avg25 In 20

Previous 2 meetings vs. Buffalo

Minnesota 2–0 vs Buffalo

  • 2017 · wk 1Buffalo 7 @ Minnesota 17
  • 2002 · wk 5Buffalo 17 @ Minnesota 41

Previous 3 meetings vs. P.J. Fleck

Buffalo 1–2 vs P.J. Fleck

  • 2017 · wk 1Buffalo 7 @ Minnesota 17
  • 2016 · wk 12Buffalo 0 @ Western Michigan 38
  • 2013 · wk 7Buffalo 33 @ Western Michigan 0

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