James Patterson

LB • 6'0" • 232 lbs • Glenn Dale, MD, USA

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James Patterson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 51 disruption score.

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Featured defensive role

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Impact Production

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Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker

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Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Buffalo

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Career Teams: 1
Unique Seasons: 5
Program Path: Buffalo
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois

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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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Class 2017 · Rating 0.7844

St. Vincent Pallotti · Laurel, MD

Committed To: Buffalo
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2017

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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%)

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.

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