Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-17vs UAlbany | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | Season-high 15 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 20-33@ Florida International | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 15 |
#3
Patrick Clacks III
Junior wide receiver for Buffalo. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 195 lb · Hobart, IN · Kenwood Academy
Returning to Buffalo for 2026
The numbers
22
receiving yards · 2026
2 catches · 11 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 15 yds, vs UAlbany
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for Buffalo. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Buffalo in 2024.
Patrick Clacks III
Moves the chains on third down. This is his second year in the same receiving corps at Buffalo. The receipt: 15 rec yds, 1 receptions against UAlbany — Week 1, 2026.
22 REC YDS · 2 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Buffalo3-star out of Kenwood Academy
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Buffalo
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Pete Lembo — 6-8 over that span.
2025Buffalo5-7HC: Pete Lembo · Balanced
2026Buffalo1-1HC: Pete Lembo · Pass-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 REC/g, 11.0 YDS/g, 11.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
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.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 21–17
vs UAlbany
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Buffalo
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Buffalo
Returning around him
- -1% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 1 Buffalo player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (16 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Buffalo · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #120 · 2026 recruiting class #101
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Javon Swinton’s 2021 season.
Matches Javon on
Total EPA (college ability)
Height
Weight
Differs from Javon on
TD rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Gary Givens III's freshman season at Northern Illinois (2025).
63%match
Matches Gary on
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Differs from Gary on
TD rate (higher)
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Class year (lower)
Background
Hoof Prints: Wide receiver from Indiana who became a reliable target in 2025... named Academic All-MAC... major is exercise science. Redshirt-Freshman (2025): Appeared in all 12 games and made one start... had 12 receptions for 71 yards and two touchdowns on the season... had a season-high five c...
The receiver room · Buffalo
- #8Jasaiah Gathings410 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Chance Morrow129 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Patrick Clacks III71 receiving yards · 2025
- #10Mark Anthony Scott Jr.no box-score line yet
- #82Terrell Richardsno box-score line yet
10 more on the roster · Buffalo team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology