Miles Greer
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Arrived at Buffalo from Shepherd. On tape: 11 tackles against Western Michigan, Week 5, 2026.
57 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
57 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Last game (Wk 10): 2 pass breakups, 6 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-17vs UAlbany | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-33@ Florida International | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-55@ No. 14 Penn State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-28vs Robert Morris | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-20vs Western Michigan | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 23-8@ Toledo | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 25-18vs Massachusetts | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-24vs Bowling Green | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 34-31@ Miami (OH) | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 57 | 32 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 |
Nov. 3 · W 34-31 at Miami (OH), play by play
6 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 2 passes broken up, tied for the most passes broken up in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
Against his own season: his best passes defended game of the season so far.
His game this year: coverage — 5 passes defended in the 9 games with play by play.
How Buffalo’s defense played that day
Miami (OH)’s 12 drives: 8 stopped · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 6 of 10. His pbu came with Buffalo down 8.
9 tackles, including 1 interception, 1 pass broken up. His interception on 3rd and 6 ended Bowling Green’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted on 3rd and 6. Fourth quarter, up 31-21. Ended Bowling Green’s drive (int).
7 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 8 for him; the box score credits 7.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss on 3rd and 2. Fourth quarter, tied 15-15.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
11 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Week 8 · 2026
W 31-24
1 interception · 0.5 tackles for loss · 9 tackles
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Ratings of the games shown run from -18 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
57tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%4 TFL57 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack · 5 pass breakups · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Pete Lembo — 11-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 7.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 7.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Lembo
Pass share
44.4%
292 pass / 365 run
Plays / game
73.0
9 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
319 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
57 tackles in 9 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #6 of 23 Mid-American Ss
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
2026 is in progress.
