Colorado Buffaloes Depth Chart
Offense
Season snap share: share of all the team’s offensive plays this season, with its likely range. Ordered by estimated snaps, latest game counted twice
Quarterbackseason snap share
QB1Isaac WilsonQB · 4 G · 2 GS42%178 snapsQB2#10 Julian LewisQB · SO · 4 G · 3 GS53%225 snapsQB3#14 Kaneal SweetwyneQB · FR · 2 G · 1 GS4%18 snapsRunning backseason snap share
RB1#23 JaQuail SmithRB · SO · 6 G · 1 GS33%26–40% · ~138 est.RB2#29 Micah WelchRB · JR · 6 G · 3 GS28%22–35% · ~120 est.RB3#20 DeKalon TaylorRB · SR · 6 G17%10–42% · ~74 est.RB4#26 Damian Henderson IIRB · SR · 4 G17%13–21% · ~73 est.Wide receiversseason snap share
WR1Joseph WilliamsWR · 6 G · 5 GS77%65–90% · ~327 est.WR2#3 DeAndre Moore Jr.WR · SR · 6 G · 5 GS66%55–76% · ~278 est.WR3#14 Quanell Farrakhan Jr.WR · SO · 4 G39%33–46% · ~167 est.—#6 Quentin GibsonWR · SO · 5 G · 2 GS29%17–39% · ~125 est.—#7 Kam PerryWR · SR · 3 G18%8–24% · ~78 est.—#18 Danny ScuderoWR · SR · 2 G18%8–24% · ~77 est.—#4 Ernest CampbellWR · JR · 4 G · 1 GS10%3–17% · ~44 est.Tight endseason snap share
TE1#87 Charlie WilliamsTE · SR · 5 G · 2 GS40%28–54% · ~171 est.TE2#89 Fisher ClementsTE · SR · 5 G · 3 GS22%19–27% · ~94 est.TE3#85 Zach AtkinsTE · SR · 3 G · 1 GS17%7–24% · ~70 est.Offensive linestarts · snap share
OL1#57 Leon BellOL · SR · 5 G · 5 GS80%74–82% · ~339 est.OL2#55 Bo HughleyOL · SR · 5 G · 5 GS80%74–82% · ~339 est.OL3#62 Sean KinneyOL · JR · 5 G · 5 GS80%74–82% · ~339 est.OL4#51 Chauncey GoodenOL · SO · 4 G · 4 GS61%57–63% · ~260 est.OL5#71 Jayvon McFaddenOL · SO · 3 G · 2 GS31%29–32% · ~130 est.—#75 Jayven RichardsonOL · SR · 1 G · 1 GS12%12–13% · ~52 est.—#52 Andre Roye Jr.OL · SR · 1 G · 1 GS12%12–13% · ~52 est.—#59 Yahya AttiaOL · JR · 1 G · 1 GS19%17–19% · ~79 est.—#72 Xavier PayneOL · FR · 1 G · 1 GS18%17–19% · ~78 est.Defense
Season snap share: share of all the opponents’ plays this season, with its likely range. Ordered by estimated snaps, latest game counted twice
Defensive lineseason snap share
DL1#99 Dylan ManuelDL · JR · 6 G · 5 GS58%55–76% · ~245 est.DL2#53 Toby AneneDE · SR · 6 G · 5 GS60%58–80% · ~255 est.DL3#97 Santana HopperDL · SR · 6 G · 5 GS49%31–63% · ~207 est.DL4#52 Immanuel EzeoguDE · JR · 5 G · 4 GS39%22–50% · ~166 est.—#95 Yamil TalibDE · JR · 4 G26%15–34% · ~112 est.—#41 Kylan SalterDE · SR · 3 G22%11–28% · ~92 est.—#56 Lamont Lester Jr.DL · JR · 3 G27%14–35% · ~113 est.—#49 Quency WigginsDE · SR · 3 G24%12–31% · ~100 est.—#88 Samu TaumanupepeDL · SR · 4 G21%12–26% · ~87 est.Linebackersseason snap share
LB1#44 Gideon ESPN LampronLB · SR · 6 G · 5 GS86%72–100% · ~363 est.LB2#17 Liona LefauLB · SR · 6 G · 2 GS86%72–100% · ~364 est.LB3#35 Tyler MartinezLB · SR · 4 G · 3 GS42%34–49% · ~177 est.—#51 Carson CrawfordLB · FR · 4 G · 1 GS16%6–21% · ~68 est.—#55 Gage GoldbergLB · JR · 4 G · 1 GS11%0–21% · ~46 est.Cornerbacksseason snap share
CB1#4 Naeten MitchellDB · SR · 6 G · 5 GS99%75–100% · ~420 est.CB2#7 Randon FontenetteDB · SR · 6 G · 5 GS93%71–100% · ~396 est.—#6 Boo CarterDB · JR · 6 G · 5 GS87%66–96% · ~367 est.—#20 Cree ThomasDB · SO · 6 G · 5 GS71%54–79% · ~301 est.—#5 RJ JohnsonDB · SR · 4 G · 2 GS41%29–46% · ~173 est.Safetiesseason snap share
S1#6 Boo CarterDB · JR · 6 G · 5 GS87%66–96% · ~367 est.S2#20 Cree ThomasDB · SO · 6 G · 5 GS71%54–79% · ~301 est.—#5 RJ JohnsonDB · SR · 4 G · 2 GS41%29–46% · ~173 est.—#15 Jah Jah BoydDB · JR · 3 G42%29–46% · ~178 est.—#13 Jason Stokes Jr.DB · JR · 3 G · 2 GS37%26–41% · ~158 est.Special Teams
By kicks and punts
Long snapperroster order
LS1#45 Luke WhitingLS · SRSRLS2#60 Brady RadzLS · SRSRSnaps by Game
| Player | Pos | Wk 1 @ Georgia Tech | Wk 2 vs Weber State | Wk 3 @ Northwestern | Wk 4 @ Baylor | Wk 5 vs Texas Tech | Wk 7 vs Utah | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team offensive plays | 75 | 72 | 62 | 81 | 80 | 54 | 424 | |
| Opponent offensive plays | 54 | 80 | 73 | 74 | 63 | 80 | 424 | |
| Quarterbacks · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Julian Lewis | QB | 75 | 51 | 62 | 37 | · | · | 225 |
| Isaac Wilson | QB | · | 5 | · | 43 | 76 | 54 | 178 |
| Kaneal Sweetwyne | QB | · | 16 | · | · | 2 | · | 18 |
| Running backs · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| JaQuail Smith | RB | ~20 | ~17 | ~19 | ~30 | ~17 | ~35 | 138 |
| Micah Welch | RB | ~24 | ~30 | ~17 | ~24 | ~20 | ~5 | 120 |
| DeKalon Taylor | RB | ~13 | · | ~19 | ~15 | ~14 | ~13 | 74 |
| Damian Henderson II | RB | ~24 | ~15 | ~14 | · | ~20 | · | 73 |
| Richard Young | RB | ~13 | ~9 | · | ~20 | ~17 | · | 59 |
| Bryce Hicks | RB | · | ~12 | · | · | · | · | 12 |
| Titus Bautista | RB | · | ~9 | · | · | · | · | 9 |
| Receivers & tight ends · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Joseph Williams | WR | ~56 | ~25 | ~53 | ~73 | ~73 | ~47 | 327 |
| DeAndre Moore Jr. | WR | ~64 | ~43 | ~54 | ~17 | ~59 | ~41 | 278 |
| Charlie Williams | TE | ~43 | ~30 | ~39 | · | ~28 | ~31 | 171 |
| Quanell Farrakhan Jr. | WR | · | · | ~31 | ~55 | ~49 | ~32 | 167 |
| Quentin Gibson | WR | · | ~43 | ~12 | ~44 | ~9 | ~17 | 125 |
| Fisher Clements | TE | · | · | · | ~47 | ~47 | · | 94 |
| Kam Perry | WR | ~15 | ~41 | · | ~22 | · | · | 78 |
| Danny Scudero | WR | ~47 | ~30 | · | · | · | · | 77 |
| Zach Atkins | TE | · | ~45 | ~25 | · | · | · | 70 |
| Ernest Campbell | WR | · | ~11 | · | ~8 | ~16 | ~9 | 44 |
| Alex Ward | WR | · | ~8 | · | · | · | · | 8 |
| Defensive line · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Toby Anene | DE | ~38 | ~48 | ~39 | ~46 | ~38 | ~46 | 255 |
| Dylan Manuel | DL | ~28 | ~43 | ~42 | ~37 | ~36 | ~59 | 245 |
| Santana Hopper | DL | ~22 | ~21 | ~33 | ~40 | ~53 | ~38 | 207 |
| Immanuel Ezeogu | DE | · | ~31 | ~36 | ~29 | ~30 | ~40 | 166 |
| Lamont Lester Jr. | DL | ~35 | ~46 | ~32 | · | · | · | 113 |
| Yamil Talib | DE | · | · | ~30 | ~35 | ~26 | ~21 | 112 |
| Quency Wiggins | DE | · | ~37 | ~45 | · | ~18 | · | 100 |
| Kylan Salter | DE | · | · | ~17 | ~43 | · | ~32 | 92 |
| Samu Taumanupepe | DL | ~17 | ~40 | ~10 | ~20 | · | · | 87 |
| Vili Taufatofua | DL | · | · | · | · | · | ~43 | 43 |
| Linebackers · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Liona Lefau | LB | ~51 | ~42 | ~66 | ~68 | ~60 | ~77 | 364 |
| Gideon ESPN Lampron | LB | ~53 | ~23 | ~72 | ~73 | ~62 | ~80 | 363 |
| Tyler Martinez | LB | ~30 | ~76 | ~33 | ~38 | · | · | 177 |
| Carson Crawford | LB | ~5 | ~63 | · | · | · | · | 68 |
| Gage Goldberg | LB | · | · | · | ~21 | ~7 | ~18 | 46 |
| Secondary · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Naeten Mitchell | DB | ~54 | ~77 | ~73 | ~73 | ~63 | ~80 | 420 |
| Randon Fontenette | DB | ~54 | ~52 | ~73 | ~74 | ~63 | ~80 | 396 |
| Boo Carter | DB | ~41 | ~65 | ~69 | ~73 | ~40 | ~79 | 367 |
| Cree Thomas | DB | ~53 | ~13 | ~72 | ~53 | ~60 | ~50 | 301 |
| Jah Jah Boyd | DB | ~51 | ~78 | ~49 | · | · | · | 178 |
| RJ Johnson | DB | ~15 | ~18 | · | · | ~62 | ~78 | 173 |
| Jason Stokes Jr. | DB | · | ~72 | ~17 | ~69 | · | · | 158 |
| Ben Finneseth | DB | · | ~19 | · | ~16 | ~9 | · | 44 |
| Preston Ashley | CB | · | ~28 | · | · | · | · | 28 |
| Justin Eaglin | DB | · | ~13 | · | · | · | · | 13 |
| Makari Vickers | DB | ~5 | ~3 | · | ~3 | · | · | 11 |
| Paul Omodia | DB | · | ~3 | · | · | · | · | 3 |
| Mojo Williams Jr. | DB | · | ~3 | · | · | · | · | 3 |
| Offensive line · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Bo Hughley | OL | · | ~70 | ~60 | ~79 | ~78 | ~52 | 339 |
| Leon Bell | OL | · | ~70 | ~60 | ~79 | ~78 | ~52 | 339 |
| Sean Kinney | OL | · | ~70 | ~60 | ~79 | ~78 | ~52 | 339 |
| Chauncey Gooden | OL | · | ~70 | ~60 | · | ~78 | ~52 | 260 |
| Jayvon McFadden | OL | · | ~70 | ~60 | · | · | · | 130 |
| Yahya Attia | OL | · | · | · | ~79 | · | · | 79 |
| Xavier Payne | OL | · | · | · | · | ~78 | · | 78 |
| Andre Roye Jr. | OL | · | · | · | · | · | ~52 | 52 |
| Jayven Richardson | OL | · | · | · | · | · | ~52 | 52 |
How the snap estimates work. No free source publishes college snap counts, so these are estimates. Quarterbacks: every offensive play is credited to the QB running the offense, which is close to exact. Everyone else: a model trained on real NFL snap counts (nflverse, 2023–24) turns each player's share of their position group's involvement that game (carries and targets on offense, tackles, sacks and breakups on defense) into a share of the team's plays. Tested on a season it never saw, it's typically within 5 snaps a game for running backs and 9–10 for other positions, and within about 10–15% over a season. The ranges shown are where the real number landed 80% of the time in that test. They narrow as the season goes on, and are widest for part-time players in a single game. Blocking tight ends and receivers who rarely see the ball get underestimated. Offensive linemen leave no trace in the play-by-play, so the line comes from each game's starting lineup. Where a school's game notes list its starters by spot, and its website allows automated access, the line shows who played left tackle through right tackle.