#15

George Rushing

Senior wide receiver for Buffalo. 2018: 22 catches, 187 receiving yards, 4 TD.

WR · Buffalo · Sr. · #15

6′1″ · 200 lb · Miramar, FL

Buffalo 2018 alumnus

The story

4 wide receiver for Buffalo. 2018: 22 catches, 187 receiving yards, 4 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Buffalo, 395 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — stacked 2 td vs Delaware State.Delaware State · W 48-102018

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

2 teams

2014–2018

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2018

2 coaches

2014

Alex Wood

Buffalo

2015–2016

Lance Leipold

Buffalo

era →

2018

Lance Leipold

Buffalo

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

2018 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014Wisconsin11-3HC: Gary Andersen · Run-heavy

2015Wisconsin10-3HC: Paul Chryst · Run-leaning

2016Wisconsin11-3HC: Paul Chryst · Run-heavy

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

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: yards / catch (4th percentile).

Box-score rates (6)

Fumbles lost#1 / 223 · 80th pct

Rec TDs#169 / 550 · 65th pct

Receptions#372 / 550 · 31st pct

Long catch#388 / 550 · 28th pct

Rec yards#476 / 550 · 14th pct

187

Yards / catch#524 / 550 · 4th pct

8.5

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

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.0	11.2	5.6	0.6
Road5g	2.4	26.2	15.9	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.0	12.9	7.6	0.4
Weeks 8+3g	2.7	32.3	18.0	0.3

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 · 2018

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2018	Buffalo	22	187	8.5	4	--
2016	Wisconsin	12	136	11.3	0	--
2015	Wisconsin	1	10	10.0	0	--
2014	Wisconsin	5	62	12.4	0	--
Career		40	395	9.9	4	--

Season	Team
2018	Buffalo	--	--	--	--	--
2016	Wisconsin	--	--	--	--	--
2015	Wisconsin	2	7	--	--	--
2014	Wisconsin	5	33	--	--	--
Career		7	40	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2018

W 48–10

vs Delaware State

2 rec · 10 yds · 2 TD

Dominant 38-point win at home against Delaware State.

With E. Finegan — 37 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 47 LONG · T. Jackson — 189 yds · 6 TD · 0 INT

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 48-10vs Delaware State	2	10	5.0	2	9	2 TD catches
Wk 2	W 36-29@ Temple	4	23	5.8	0	8
Wk 3	W 35-28vs Eastern Michigan	2	7	3.5	0	7
Wk 4	W 42-13@ Rutgers	1	24	24.0	0	24
Wk 5	L 13-42vs Army	2	3	1.5	0	6
Wk 7	W 24-6vs Akron	2	19	9.5	1	17
Wk 8	W 31-17@ Toledo	5	43	8.6	0	14	Season-high 43 yds
Wk 10	W 51-42vs Miami (OH)	2	17	8.5	0	11
Wk 13	W 44-14@ Bowling Green	1	37	37.0	1	37
Bowl	L 32-42@ Troy	1	4	4.0	0	4
Total		22	187	10.7	4	37

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