Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-17vs UAlbany | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#95
Stantavious Smith
Senior defensive tackle on Buffalo's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 280 lb · Albany, GA · Dougherty
Returning to Buffalo for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
2 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs UAlbany
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive tackle on Buffalo's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to South Florida in 2023.
- Transferred from South Florida to Florida A&M in 2024.
Stantavious Smith
Stantavious Smith has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against UAlbany, Week 1, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with South Florida3-star out of Dougherty
2024
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
Buffalo
Coaching transition mid-career: Maurice Linguist → Pete Lembo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023South Florida7-6HC: Alex Golesh · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2026Buffalo1-1HC: Pete Lembo · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/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
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Buffalo | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | South Florida | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 21–17
vs UAlbany
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Buffalo
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · Buffalo
Returning around him
- 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
Background
Previous School: Transfer from Florida A&M who began his career at USF… Played two seasons at FAMU and had 22 tackles and a tackle for loss… began his career at USF where he redshirted in his lone season… graduate of Dougherty High School where he was an All-State honorable mention selection afte...
The defensive line · Buffalo
- #99Cornell Evans1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #11Will Clark0.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #30Jacari Bennett0 tackles for loss · 2025
- #95Stantavious Smith1 game · 2026
- #16Caleb Oliver1 game · 2026
16 more on the roster · Buffalo team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology