#16

Ishmael Hargrove

Linebacker for Buffalo. 2017: 39 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

LB · Buffalo · #16

6′1″ · 227 lb · Cleveland, OH

Buffalo 2017 alumnus

The story

2017 linebacker for Buffalo. 2017: 39 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Buffalo in 2014.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

S recruit

No. 3280 nationally · Signed with Buffalo

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Two seasons at Buffalo, 142 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

2014

Signed with Buffalo2-star out of St Peter Chanel

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3280 national

CFB

College

Buffalo

2016–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Lance Leipold, all balanced offenses — 8-16 over that span.

2016Buffalo2-10HC: Lance Leipold · Balanced

2017Buffalo6-6HC: Lance Leipold · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles#980 / 2682 · 63rd pct

Sacks#799 / 2682 · 62nd pct

1.0

Solo tackles#1386 / 2682 · 47th pct

Tackles for loss#1340 / 2682 · 46th pct

2.0

QB hurries#1249 / 2682 · 27th pct

Passes defended#1669 / 2682 · 19th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home4g	5.2	0.5	0.2	0.0
Road6g	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.0	0.2	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	3.8	0.2	0.2	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 · 2017

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Buffalo	39	17	2.0	1.0	--	--	--
2016	Buffalo	103	61	5.0	2.5	1	1	--
Career		142	78	7.0	3.5	1	1	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week