Eric Black

#13 · DL · Sr. · Buffalo6′4″ · 247 lb · Henrietta, NY

Eric Black: DL · Buffalo · #13.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Phillip LeeArkansas · 2025 · 88% season match
Joshua JosephsTennessee · 2023 · 84% season match
Richard Kinley IIMiddle Tennessee · 2020 · 82% season match
Jaylon AllenMemphis · 2021 · 81% season match
Nana Osafo-MensahNotre Dame · 2021 · 78% season match

Eric Black

DL · Buffalo · Sr · #13

Disrupts the pocket from the interior. The four seasons at Buffalo span two head coaches: Lance Leipold and Maurice Linguist. A game that shows it: 3 tackles against Massachusetts — Week 3, 2022.

Style of play

Play style

Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Where to follow

Career stats

Swipe the table sideways for more columns.

Season	Team
2021	Buffalo	17	7	3.5	2.5
2020	Buffalo	11	5	3.0	3.0
2019	Buffalo	6	5	0.0	0.0
2018	Buffalo	1	1	1.0	0.0
Career		35	18	7.5	5.5

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

Swipe the table sideways for more columns.

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 3	L 3-20@ Massachusetts	3	2	0.0	0.0	—	1	Season-high 3 tackles

Teams and coaches

2018Buffalo10-4HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning

2019Buffalo8-5HC: Lance Leipold · Run-heavy

2020Buffalo6-1HC: Lance Leipold · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2021Buffalo4-8HC: Maurice Linguist · Run-leaning

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 1 game: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2022 season

Head Coach

Maurice Linguist

Pass share

45.8%

419 pass / 496 run

Plays / game

70.4

13 games

Team sack rate

6.3%

458 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Eric Black

Similar players

Style of play

Fans

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Teams and coaches

Splits

Five seasons, two schools

Moves

2022