Boobie Curry

Senior wide receiver for Buffalo. 2023: 29 catches, 303 receiving yards, 1 TD.

WR · Buffalo · Sr. · #5

6′2″ · 205 lb · Houston, TX

CFB Index 36 · #360 of 497 WRsHigh confidenceBuffalo 2023 alumnus

The story

4 wide receiver for Buffalo. 2023: 29 catches, 303 receiving yards, 1 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Buffalo, 761 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 74 yds vs Central Michigan.Central Michigan · W 37-132023

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

2 teams

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

2 coaches

2019–2020

Lance Leipold

Buffalo

2021–2023

Maurice Linguist

Buffalo

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Lance Leipold → Maurice Linguist. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Arizona4-8HC: Kevin Sumlin · Balanced

2020Arizona0-5HC: Kevin Sumlin · Balanced

2021Arizona1-11HC: Jedd Fisch · Balanced

2022Buffalo7-6HC: Maurice Linguist · Run-leaning

2023Buffalo3-9HC: Maurice Linguist · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

36Below cohort / limited sample #360 of 497?

High confidence10 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: catch rate (3rd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#416 / 639 · 35th pct

10.9

EPA / target#487 / 639 · 24th pct

0.51

Explosive rate#574 / 639 · 10th pct

4.5%

TD rate#532 / 639 · 8th pct

0.0%

Catch rate#619 / 639 · 3rd pct

59.1%

Box-score rates (5)

Long catch#276 / 566 · 50th pct

Receptions#284 / 566 · 49th pct

Rec yards#370 / 566 · 35th pct

303

Rec TDs#375 / 566 · 23rd pct

Yards / catch#451 / 566 · 20th pct

10.4

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	3.4	42.0	11.9	0.0
Road6g	2.0	15.5	9.5	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.8	26.0	9.5	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	2.4	29.4	12.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Pete Lembo

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

36 · #360 of 497 WRs

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Buffalo	29	303	10.4	1	--
2022	Buffalo	6	73	12.2	0	--
2021	Arizona	21	233	11.1	3	--
2020	Arizona	9	84	9.3	0	--
2019	Arizona	6	68	11.3	0	--
Career		71	761	10.7	4	--

Season	Team
2023	Buffalo	--	--	--	--	--
2022	Buffalo	--	--	--	--	--
2021	Arizona	--	--	--	--	--
2020	Arizona	--	--	--	--	--
2019	Arizona	--	--	22	--	--
Career		--	--	22	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2023

W 37–13

vs Central Michigan

4 rec · 74 yds

Dominant 24-point win at home against Central Michigan.

With C. Snyder — 232 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 41.7 · 20 rush yds (6 car) · A. Venneri — 40 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 48 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 11 · Ohio · 3&7 · Q2 · EPA +3.89Cole Snyder pass complete to Boobie Curry for 48 yds to the OHIO 43 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Eastern Michigan · 4&6 · Q4 · EPA +3.46Cole Snyder pass complete to Boobie Curry for 12 yds to the EMU 36 Eastern Michigan Penalty, personal foul (Peyton Price) to the EMU 49
Week 5 · Akron · 3&2 · Q2 · EPA +2.63Boobie Curry 9 Yd pass from Cole Snyder (Alex McNulty Kick)
Week 12 · Miami (OH) · 3&6 · Q3 · EPA +2.57Cole Snyder pass complete to Boobie Curry for 16 yds to the BUFF 45 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Fordham · 4&2 · Q4 · EPA +2.55C.Snyder pass complete to BUF 43. Catch made by B.Curry at BUF 43. Gain of 6 yards. Tackled by FOR at BUF 49.
Week 6 · Central Michigan · 2&15 · Q4 · EPA +2.35Cole Snyder pass complete to Boobie Curry for 18 yds to the BUFF 40 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · Central Michigan · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.07Cole Snyder pass complete to Boobie Curry for 29 yds to the CMU 18 for a 1ST down
Week 11 · Ohio · 3&5 · Q1 · EPA +2.05Cole Snyder pass complete to Boobie Curry for 7 yds to the OHIO 44 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Liberty · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.57Cole Snyder pass complete to Boobie Curry for 18 yds to the LIB 45 for a 1ST down
Week 8 · Kent State · 3&4 · Q2 · EPA +1.50Cole Snyder pass complete to Boobie Curry for 9 yds to the BUFF 34 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 17-38@ Wisconsin	3	0	0.0	0	6
Wk 2	L 37-40vs Fordham	4	23	5.8	0	9
Wk 3	L 27-55vs Liberty	3	30	10.0	0	18
Wk 4	L 38-45@ Louisiana	1	16	16.0	0	16
Wk 5	W 13-10@ Akron	2	13	6.5	1	9
Wk 6	W 37-13vs Central Michigan	4	74	18.5	0	29	Season-high 74 yds
Wk 8	W 24-6@ Kent State	2	17	8.5	0	9
Wk 10	L 13-31@ Toledo	3	31	10.3	0	15
Wk 11	L 10-20vs Ohio	4	66	16.5	0	48
Wk 12	L 10-23@ Miami (OH)	1	16	16.0	0	16
Wk 13	L 11-24vs Eastern Michigan	2	17	8.5	0	12
Total		29	303	10.6	1	48

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Boobie Curry

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

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