Player Dossier

2023-2025

Buffalo

Junior Poyser

DT • 6'2" • 310 lbs • Brampton, ON, Canada

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Junior Poyser shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.5 disruption score.

Usage Score

6.1

Efficiency

19.5

Consistency

15.2

Season Value

17.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Buffalo

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
Buffalo
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Junior Poyser, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Buffalo. Junior Poyser shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.5 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Buffalo paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 19.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Buffalo

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

19.5

Usage

6.1

Consistency

15.2

Best Game by takeover score

Ohio

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Kent State: 2. Troy: 2. UConn: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. Massachusetts: 1. Akron: 2. Bowling Green: 0. Central Michigan: 2. Miami (OH): 0. Ohio: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Kent State: 2 by 28.3. Troy: 2 by 28.3. UConn: 3 by 12.5. Eastern Michigan: 5 by 20.8. Massachusetts: 4 by 26.7. Akron: 3 by 32.5. Bowling Green: 2 by 8.3. Central Michigan: 1 by 24.2. Miami (OH): 2 by 8.3. Ohio: 4 by 16.7

Split Comparison

Wins0.8 · n=4 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1 · n=6 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · n=6 · +0.0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=5 · -0.0 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Central Michigan

Best efficiency game

32.5 vs Akron

Result
Fri 11/28vs OhioL 26-3141000
Thu 11/20vs Miami (OH)L 20-3720000
Thu 11/13@ Central MichiganL 19-3811110
Sat 11/1@ Bowling GreenW 28-321000
Sat 10/25vs AkronL 16-2433110
Sat 10/18@ MassachusettsW 28-2143100
Sat 10/4vs Eastern MichiganW 31-3051000
Sat 9/27vs UConnL 17-2031000
Sat 9/20vs TroyL 17-2122110
Sat 9/13@ Kent StateW 31-2821110
Sat 9/6vs Unknown20000

Career Arc

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

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    Buffalo

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonBuffalo04.20.8
2024 Regular SeasonBuffalo114.24.11
2025 Regular SeasonBuffalo919.56.18

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Central Michigan

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.

#2

Akron

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.7 takeover score.

#3

Kent State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46 takeover score.

#4

Troy

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.1 takeover score.

#5

Massachusetts

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Buffalo

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

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#2

2024 Regular Season · Buffalo

30.4

1 primary · 14.2 efficiency · 4.1 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Buffalo

17.5

9 primary · 19.5 efficiency · 6.1 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.7906

Williston Northampton School · Easthampton, MA

Committed To
Buffalo
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

1

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

32

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 13 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
DT
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
3
Career tackles
32