#21

Devare Mathis

Senior wide receiver for Buffalo. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.

WR · Buffalo · Sr. · #21

5′11″ · 215 lb · Buffalo, NY · West Seneca East

Returning to Buffalo for 2026

via ubbulls.com ↗

Next upSat Sep 19 · 12 pm ETat Penn StateBeaver StadiumPenn State by 39.5

The story

4 wide receiver for Buffalo. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

Devare Mathis

WR · Buffalo · Sr · #21

The receipt on tape: 6 rec yds, 1 receptions against Kent State, Week 3, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Buffalo5-7HC: Pete Lembo · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Rec TDs#482 / 558 · 7th pct

Yards / catch#555 / 558 · 1st pct

6.0

Rec yards#559 / 558 · 0th pct

Receptions#559 / 558 · 0th pct

Long catch#559 / 558 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 6.0 YDS/g, 6.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

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 · 2025

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Buffalo	1	6	6.0	0	--
Career		1	6	6.0	0	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 3	W 31-28@ Kent State	1	6	6.0	0	6	Season-high 6 yds
Total		1	6	6.0	0	6

The backfield · Buffalo

#25Terrance Shelton Jr.RB · Jr.244 rushing yards · 2025
#24James McNeil Jr.RB · Jr.67 rushing yards · 2025
#4Messiah BurchRB · Sr.41 rushing yards · 2025
#21Devare MathisRB · Sr.1 game · 2025
Nino HillRB · So.1 game · 2026

1 more on the roster · Buffalo team page

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