Usage / Role
74%
Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2015Buffalo
Joe Licata
QB • 6'2" • Williamsville, NY, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Joe Licata is a balanced quarterback profile with 9 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
38
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
48
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
41
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Buffalo
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Buffalo
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Player Story
Joe Licata built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a quarterback from Williamsville, NY wearing No. 16, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Joe Licata's career was his passing role: 9,485...
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- Committed To
- Buffalo
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
Joe Licata, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Buffalo. Joe Licata is a balanced quarterback profile with 9 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 9,301
- Passing yards
- 9,485
- Touchdowns
- 80
Quick Answers
Joe Licata quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Buffalo · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 9,301
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2015 Regular Season · Buffalo
- Top game
- Akron
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Williamsville South · Buffalo
- High school pipeline
- Williamsville South · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 16 · Class 2015
- 2015 Total offense rank
- 2,909 total offense · QB 49th (top 16%) · Mid-American 5th (top 4%) · National 49th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Buffalo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2012 Regular Season | Buffalo | 9 | 991 | 1,045 | -54 | 7 | 38.1 |
| 2013 Postseason | Buffalo | 13 | 181 | 196 | -15 | 3 | 61.9 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Buffalo | 13 | 2,579 | 2,628 | -49 | 22 | 61.9 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Buffalo | 11 | 2,641 | 2,647 | -6 | 31 | 61.1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Buffalo | 12 | 2,909 | 2,969 | -60 | 17 | 63.2 |
Related Context
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Joe Licata played QB for Buffalo. Across 5 tracked seasons, Joe Licata recorded 9,485 passing yards, -184 rushing yards, and -9 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Buffalo.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season
Buffalo paired 2,909 primary output with 55.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 55.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2015 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure. It landed in the 58.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Regular Season · Buffalo
Games
12
Primary Metric / G
242.4
Efficiency
55.3
Usage
9
Consistency
77.7
Best Game by takeover score
Akron
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UAlbany: 255. Penn State: 158. Florida Atlantic: 99. Nevada: 331. Bowling Green: 362. Central Michigan: 130. Ohio: 223. Miami (OH): 285. Kent State: 182. Northern Illinois: 336. Akron: 262. Massachusetts: 286
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UAlbany: 28 by 75.2. Penn State: 41 by 51.5. Florida Atlantic: 21 by 43.4. Nevada: 50 by 51.2. Bowling Green: 64 by 57.4. Central Michigan: 27 by 45.1. Ohio: 34 by 69. Miami (OH): 30 by 61.3. Kent State: 44 by 48.6. Northern Illinois: 50 by 50.8. Akron: 51 by 63.3. Massachusetts: 42 by 46.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins208.8 · Games = 5 · -57.6 vs Losses
Losses266.4 · Games = 7 · +57.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Akron
Best efficiency game
75.2 vs UAlbany
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/27 | vs Massachusetts | L 26-31 | 19 | 40 | 287 | 47.5 | 1 | 2 | 46.8 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 11/21 | @ Akron | L 21-42 | 32 | 51 | 262 | 62.7 | 1 | 2 | 63.3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thu 11/12 | vs Northern Illinois300-yard game | L 30-41 | 31 | 47 | 354 | 66.0 | 2 | 3 | 50.8 | 3 | -18 | -6 | 0 | 1 |
| Fri 11/6 | @ Kent State | W 18-17 | 25 | 39 | 190 | 64.1 | 2 | 1 | 48.6 | 5 | -8 | -1.60 | 0 | 3 |
| Thu 10/29 | @ Miami (OH) | W 29-24 | 22 | 29 | 289 | 75.9 | 2 | 1 | 61.3 | 1 | -4 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Ohio | W 41-17 | 21 | 32 | 212 | 65.6 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 1 | 10 |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Central Michigan | L 14-51 | 13 | 25 | 133 | 52.0 | 1 | 1 | 45.1 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Bowling Green300-yard game | L 22-28 | 35 | 59 | 348 | 59.3 | 1 | 1 | 57.4 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Nevada300-yard game | L 21-24 | 28 | 46 | 338 | 60.9 | 2 | 2 | 51.2 | 4 | -7 | -1.80 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 9/19 | @ Florida Atlantic | W 33-15 | 10 | 20 | 105 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 43.4 | 1 | -6 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/12 | @ Penn State | L 14-27 | 24 | 35 | 205 | 68.6 | 2 | 1 | 51.5 | 6 | -47 | -7.80 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/5 | vs UAlbany | W 51-14 | 20 | 26 | 246 | 76.9 | 2 | 0 | 75.2 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 9 |
Player Story
Joe Licata story
Joe Licata built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a quarterback from Williamsville, NY wearing No. 16, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Joe Licata's career was his passing role: 9,485 passing yards, 76 touchdown passes, and 1,359 attempts across 45 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with Buffalo. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. With 45 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Buffalo.
The arc is straightforward: Joe Licata 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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- 1
Buffalo
2011-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201120122013201320142015
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Buffalo | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Buffalo | 991 | 51 | 9.5 | 991 |
| 2013 Postseason | Buffalo | 2,760 | 58.4 | 9.5 | 1,769 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Buffalo | 2,760 | 58.4 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Buffalo | 2,641 | 57.2 | 8.7 | -119 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Buffalo | 2,909 | 55.3 | 9 | 268 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Akron
Week 12 · L 21-42 · Conference game
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
262
Total Offense
67.8 takeover
262 total offense with 63.3 efficiency.
#2
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 7 · L 27-37 · Conference game
400
Total Offense
67.1 takeover
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
400 total offense with 60 efficiency.
#3
@ Toledo
Week 12 · L 41-51 · Conference game
483
Total Offense
62.7 takeover
Loss with 483 yards of offense and 58.4 efficiency.
483 total offense with 58.4 efficiency.
#4
vs Bowling Green
Week 5 · L 22-28 · Conference game
362
Total Offense
62.5 takeover
Loss with 362 yards of offense and 57.4 efficiency.
362 total offense with 57.4 efficiency.
#5
vs Western Michigan
Week 11 · W 29-24 · Conference game
266
Total Offense
61 takeover
Win with 266 yards of offense and 58.9 efficiency.
266 total offense with 58.9 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Regular Season · Buffalo
2,909 primary output · 55.3 efficiency · 9 usage
63.2
#2
2013 Postseason · Buffalo
61.9
2,760 primary · 58.4 efficiency · 9.5 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Buffalo
61.9
2,760 primary · 58.4 efficiency · 9.5 usage
Milestones
14
250+ passing yards
6
300+ total offense
10
3+ TD games
14
Above avg efficiency
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