Snap share
6%
1 of 2 started · likely 2–9%
Tackles
1
4244th of 5408 in FBS
Solo
0
Tackles for loss
0
Sacks
0
Interceptions
0
Game Log
Mason Nickel's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
3.2 avg. game scoreBest: 3.2 at Toledo (Week 6)0 of 1 games at 8.0+
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 |  UAlbany | W 21–17 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2 | @ Florida International | L 20–33 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 3 | @ Penn State | L 13–55 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 4 |  Robert Morris | W 31–28 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 5 |  Western Michigan | L 17–20 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 6 | @ Toledo | W 23–8 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 7 |  Massachusetts | W 25–18 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2026 · 1 game | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4244th / 5408 |
| Solo | 0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 · Western Michigan | ✓ DT | 65 | · | · | — |
| Wk 6 · Toledo | — | 61 | ~28 (11–44) | 1 | 46% |
| Season | 1 GS | 465 | 28 (11–44) | 1 | 6% |
Position Room
19 DLs on the Buffalo roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | Christopher Climes | DL | SO | 20 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 |
| 17 | Logan Goodwin | EDGE | JR | 18 | 3.5 | 2 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Will Clark | EDGE | JR | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 88 | Rex Stinchcomb | DL | SO | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Sedrick Vessah | EDGE | 13 | 3.5 | 2 | — | 1 | ||
| 99 | Cornell Evans | DT | SR | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 30 | Jacari Bennett | EDGE | JR | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 16 | Caleb Oliver | EDGE | JR | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 95 | Stantavious Smith | DT | SR | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 55 | Mason Nickel | DT | JR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 59 | Royce Rogers | DT | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Noah Whitmer | EDGE | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 34 | Preston Lunsford | EDGE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Malachi Ervin | EDGE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | Aiden Anderson | EDGE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 50 | Zach Pettitt | EDGE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 66 | Will Reed | DT | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 96 | Charlton Goodell | DT | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 98 | Mason Naple | DT | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Buffalo depth chart →