Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Buffalo
James Patterson
LB • 6'0" • 232 lbs • Glenn Dale, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
James Patterson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 51 disruption score.
Impact Production
63
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
49
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Buffalo
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Buffalo
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois
Player Story
James Patterson built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a linebacker from Glenn Dale, MD wearing No. 8, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of James Patterson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Buffalo
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
James Patterson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Buffalo. James Patterson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 51 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 396
- TFL
- 40
- Sacks
- 8
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
James Patterson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Buffalo · LB
- Career Tackles
- 396
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 55 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Buffalo
- Top game
- Northern Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · St. Vincent Pallotti · Buffalo
- High school pipeline
- St. Vincent Pallotti · 10 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 109 tackles · LB 21st (top 2%) · Mid-American 5th (top 1%) · National 21st (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Buffalo | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 52.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Buffalo | 14 | 63 | 8 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 52.2 |
| 2019 Postseason | Buffalo | 10 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 52.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Buffalo | 10 | 37 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 52.8 |
| 2020 Postseason | Buffalo | 7 | 9 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Buffalo | 7 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 43 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Buffalo | 12 | 114 | 12.5 | 4 | 2 | - | 0 | 77.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Buffalo | 12 | 109 | 11 | 1.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 72.8 |
Related Context
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James Patterson played LB for Buffalo. Across 5 tracked seasons, James Patterson recorded -11 rushing yards and 396 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Buffalo.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Buffalo paired 19.5 primary output with 54.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 43.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Postseason · Buffalo
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
43.4
Usage
7.8
Consistency
37.6
Best Game by takeover score
Ball State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Marshall: 0. Northern Illinois: 1. Miami (OH): 0. Bowling Green: 1. Kent State: 0.5. Akron: 0. Ball State: 2.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Marshall: 9 by 37.5. Northern Illinois: 8 by 43.3. Miami (OH): 3 by 12.5. Bowling Green: 13 by 60. Kent State: 13 by 55. Akron: 6 by 25. Ball State: 11 by 70.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 6 · -2.1 vs Losses
Losses2.5 · Games = 1 · +2.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ball State
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs Ball State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/25 | vs Marshall | W 17-10 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/19 | vs Ball State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 28-38 | 11 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 12/12 | vs Akron | W 56-7 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/28 | vs Kent State10+ tackles | W 70-41 | 13 | 10 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/18 | @ Bowling Green10+ tackles | W 42-17 | 13 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wed 11/11 | vs Miami (OH) | W 42-10 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/5 | @ Northern Illinois | W 49-30 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
James Patterson story
James Patterson built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a linebacker from Glenn Dale, MD wearing No. 8, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of James Patterson's career was his defensive production: 396 tackles, 40 tackles for loss, 8 sacks, and 4 interceptions across 55 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Buffalo. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but James Patterson's production has multiple signals. With 55 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Buffalo.
The arc is straightforward: James Patterson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Buffalo
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Buffalo | 12 | 29.4 | 7.8 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Buffalo | 12 | 29.4 | 7.8 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Buffalo | 10 | 26.7 | 7.9 | -2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Buffalo | 10 | 26.7 | 7.9 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Buffalo | 5 | 43.4 | 7.8 | -5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Buffalo | 5 | 43.4 | 7.8 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Buffalo | 19.5 | 54.1 | 14.5 | 14.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Buffalo | 17.5 | 51 | 13.8 | -2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Northern Illinois
Week 12 · L 27-33 · Conference game
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
93.6 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.6 takeover score.
#2
vs Kent State
Week 13 · L 27-30 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
90.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 90.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Bowling Green
Week 9 · L 44-56 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
88.1 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Ball State
Week 16 · L 28-38 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Toledo
Week 8 · W 31-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Buffalo
19.5 primary output · 54.1 efficiency · 14.5 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · Buffalo
72.8
17.5 primary · 51 efficiency · 13.8 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Buffalo
52.8
10 primary · 26.7 efficiency · 7.9 usage
Milestones
25
Impact games
17
Splash games
15
10+ tackle games
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