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Player Dossier
2018-2020Buffalo
Jaret Patterson
RB • 5'9" • 195 lbs • Glenn Dale, MD, USA
Workhorse runnerBig-play efficiency
Jaret Patterson leans workhorse runner traits and 65.5 efficiency.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
84
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Buffalo
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Buffalo
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Player 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:...
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- Committed To
- Buffalo
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Jaret Patterson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Buffalo. Jaret Patterson leans workhorse runner traits and 65.5 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 4,155
- Rushing yards
- 3,884
- Receiving yards
- 271
- Touchdowns
- 53
Quick Answers
Jaret Patterson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Buffalo · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 4,155
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Buffalo
- Top game
- Bowling Green
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · St. Vincent Pallotti · Buffalo
- High school pipeline
- St. Vincent Pallotti · 10 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 26 · Junior
- 2020 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,072 scrimmage yards · RB 17th (top 3%) · Mid-American 1st (top 1%) · National 25th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Buffalo | 14 | 90 | 67 | 23 | 1 | 59.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Buffalo | 14 | 985 | 946 | 39 | 13 | 59.2 |
| 2019 Postseason | Buffalo | 13 | 173 | 173 | 0 | 2 | 83.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Buffalo | 13 | 1,835 | 1,626 | 209 | 18 | 83.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Buffalo | 6 | 1,072 | 1,072 | 0 | 19 | 65.3 |
Related Context
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Jaret Patterson played RB for Buffalo. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jaret Patterson recorded 3,884 rushing yards, 271 receiving yards, and 53 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Buffalo.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Buffalo paired 2,008 primary output with 60.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 65.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kent State
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Buffalo
Games
6
Scrimmage Yards / G
178.7
Efficiency
65.5
Usage
41.6
Consistency
42.5
Best Game by takeover score
Kent State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northern Illinois: 137. Miami (OH): 73. Bowling Green: 301. Kent State: 409. Akron: 105. Ball State: 47
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northern Illinois: 20 by 71.4. Miami (OH): 20 by 38. Bowling Green: 31 by 90.5. Kent State: 36 by 97.3. Akron: 16 by 68.4. Ball State: 18 by 27.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins205 · Games = 5 · +158 vs Losses
Losses47 · Games = 1 · -158 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Kent State
Best efficiency game
97.3 vs Kent State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/19 | vs Ball State | L 28-38 | 18 | 47 | 2.60 | 1 | — | — | 2.6 |
| Sat 12/12 | vs Akron100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 56-7 | 16 | 105 | 6.60 | 2 | — | — | 6.6 |
| Sat 11/28 | vs Kent State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 70-41 | 36 | 409 | 11.40 | 8 | — | — | 11.4 |
| Wed 11/18 | @ Bowling Green100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 42-17 | 31 | 301 | 9.70 | 4 | — | — | 9.7 |
| Wed 11/11 | vs Miami (OH)2+ TD | W 42-10 | 20 | 73 | 3.70 | 2 | — | — | 3.6 |
| Thu 11/5 | @ Northern Illinois100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 49-30 | 20 | 137 | 6.90 | 2 | — | — | 6.8 |
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
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Buffalo
2018-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20182018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Buffalo | 1,075 | 50.8 | 23.2 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Buffalo | 1,075 | 50.8 | 23.2 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Buffalo | 2,008 | 60.2 | 40.1 | 933 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Buffalo | 2,008 | 60.2 | 40.1 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Buffalo | 1,072 | 65.5 | 41.6 | -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
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