Junior running back for Buffalo. 2020: 1,072 rushing yards, 19 rushing TD.
5′9″ · 195 lb · Glenn Dale, MD
The story
3 running back for Buffalo. 2020: 1,072 rushing yards, 19 rushing TD.
Jaret Patterson
This is his third year in the same backfield at Buffalo. In 2020 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-America (The Athletic). The receipt on tape: 409 rush yds, 8 rush TD against Kent State, Week 13, 2020.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Buffalo, 3,884 rushing yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — his college career is complete.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2020)
2 selectors honored him
ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM
All-MAC 1st team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2020
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Lance Leipold.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Lance Leipold — 24-10 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: rush tds (99th percentile). Strength: yards / carry (96th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 158 | 6.1 | 3.2 |
| Road2g | 219 | 8.3 | 3.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+6g | 179 | 6.8 | 3.2 |
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 · 2020
In the All-America conversation, short of a selector's first team.
Selector Grid · 2020
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 10 | W 49-30@ Northern Illinois | 20 | 137 | 6.9 | 2 | 56 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-10vs Miami (OH) | 20 | 73 | 3.7 | 2 | 15 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-17@ Bowling Green | 31 | 301 | 9.7 | 4 | 67 | 4 rushing TDs |
| Wk 13 | W 70-41vs Kent State | 36 | 409 | 11.4 | 8 | 62 | Season-high 409 yds |
| Wk 15 | W 56-7vs Akron | 16 | 105 | 6.6 | 2 | 40 | |
| Wk 16 | L 28-38vs Ball State | 18 | 47 | 2.6 | 1 | 8 | |
| Total | 141 | 1072 | 6.8 | 19 | 67 |