Shaun Dolac: LB · Buffalo · #52.
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Shaun Dolac
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at Buffalo. That makes two seasons with an honor, the latest All-America (Consensus) in 2024. On tape: 19 tackles and 4.5 tackles for loss against Northern Illinois, Week 4, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
168 tackles. 5 passes defended. 5 interceptions. 18 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-13vs Lafayette | 11 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-38@ No. 9 Missouri | 16 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-3vs Massachusetts | 16 | 8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 23-20@ No. 23 Northern Illinois | 19 | 15 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | Season-high 19 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 3-47@ UConn | 10 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 30-15vs Toledo | 15 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 41-48vs Western Michigan | 11 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-47@ Ohio | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 41-30@ Akron | 12 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 51-48vs Ball State | 17 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 37-20@ Eastern Michigan | 9 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 43-7vs Kent State | 13 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 26-7vs Liberty | 9 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 168 | 81 | 18.0 | 5.0 | 5 | 5 |
Week 4 · 2024
W 23-20
1 interception · 4.5 tackles for loss · 19 tackles
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
168tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%18 TFLSack rate
3%5 sacksPD rate
3%5 pass breakups168 tackles · 18 for loss · 5 sacks · 5 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 13.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 12.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 13.7 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 12.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Maurice Linguist
Pass share
40.0%
347 pass / 521 run
Plays / game
66.8
13 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
330 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2024
First team on a majority of the recognized selector lists.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Selector Grid · 2024
Named Consensus All-American — recognized on 3+ of the 5 NCAA-recognized selector lists.
How it ended
Five seasons at Buffalo, 374 tackles, a Consensus All-American season (2024) — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS
Consensus AA (2024)
8 first-team selectors
ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM
All-MAC 1st team (2024)
Weekly recognition
2 weekly honors (2024)
3 career weekly honors across 2 seasons
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Lance Leipold, Maurice Linguist, and Pete Lembo. Multi-era developmental context.
