Player Career

Jaret Patterson Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Jaret Patterson story

Jaret Patterson built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a running back from Glenn Dale, MD wearing No. 26, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Jaret Patterson's career was his backfield work: 3,884 rushing yards, 636 carries, 52 rushing touchdowns, and 271 receiving yards across 33 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Buffalo. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 271 receiving yards and 16 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 33 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Buffalo.

The arc is straightforward: Jaret 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Buffalo

    2018-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20182018201920192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 PostseasonBuffalo1,07550.823.2
2018 Regular SeasonBuffalo1,07550.823.20
2019 PostseasonBuffalo2,00860.240.1933
2019 Regular SeasonBuffalo2,00860.240.10
2020 Regular SeasonBuffalo1,07265.541.6-936

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Bowling Green

Week 14 · W 49-7 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

298

Scrimmage Yards

99.3 takeover

298 scrimmage yards and 42.6 usage.

#2

vs Kent State

Week 13 · W 70-41 · Conference game

409

Scrimmage Yards

99.1 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

409 scrimmage yards and 55.4 usage.

#3

vs Kent State

Week 11 · W 48-14 · Conference game

187

Scrimmage Yards

90.4 takeover

Win with 187 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

187 scrimmage yards and 27.3 usage.

#4

@ Bowling Green

Week 12 · W 42-17 · Conference game

301

Scrimmage Yards

88 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

301 scrimmage yards and 56.4 usage.

#5

@ Miami (OH)

Week 5 · L 20-34 · Conference game

195

Scrimmage Yards

83.6 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

195 scrimmage yards and 41.1 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · Buffalo

2,008 primary output · 60.2 efficiency · 40.1 usage

83.4

#2

2019 Regular Season · Buffalo

83.4

2,008 primary · 60.2 efficiency · 40.1 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Buffalo

65.3

1,072 primary · 65.5 efficiency · 41.6 usage

Milestones

15

100+ rush yards

10

150+ scrimmage yards

14

2+ TD games