Former tight end at Buffalo. 2024: 11 catches, 101 receiving yards, 2 TD.
6′6″ · 245 lb · Buffalo, NY
The story
Former tight end at Buffalo. 2024: 11 catches, 101 receiving yards, 2 TD.
Jacob Orlando
Is the first read once you cross the 20. Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Alex Miller, Don Brown and Maurice Linguist. The receipt: 34 rec yds, 1 receptions against Lafayette — Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Buffalo, 183 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Maurice Linguist.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.2 | 14.2 | 11.6 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 10.0 | 5.3 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.6 | 13.0 | 7.6 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Lembo
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Buffalo | 11 | 101 | 9.2 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Buffalo | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Massachusetts | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Massachusetts | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 21 | 183 | 8.7 | 3 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 30–13
vs Lafayette
1 rec · 34 yds
With E. Duane — 42 AVG · 58 LONG · 5 NO · C. Ogbonna — 195 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 14.8 · 20 rush yds (5 car)
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-13vs Lafayette | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | 34 | Season-high 34 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 34-3vs Massachusetts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 30-15vs Toledo | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-47@ Ohio | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 10 | W 41-30@ Akron | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 51-48vs Ball State | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 13 | W 37-20@ Eastern Michigan | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 14 | W 43-7vs Kent State | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 11 | 101 | 9.2 | 2 | 34 |
Play style
The first read called near the goal line — size and catch radius do the rest.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
The first read called near the goal line — size and catch radius do the rest.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jude Wolfe’s 2024 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jude Wolfe's senior season at San Diego State (2024).
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Player DNA