Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-17vs UAlbany | 7 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-33@ Florida International | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Total | 16 | 8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
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Stevie Bracey
Senior linebacker for Buffalo. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 235 lb · Atlanta, GA · Lovett School
Transferred Virginia → Buffalo for 2026
How he plays
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Sacks: 87th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
16
tackles · 2026
2 TFL · 1 sacks · 1 PBU
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 7 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sacks, vs UAlbany
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Buffalo. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Virginia in 2022.
- Transferred from Virginia to Buffalo in 2026.
Stevie Bracey
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Tony Elliott and Pete Lembo. The receipt on tape: 9 tackles against Florida International, Week 2, 2026.
16 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Virginia3-star out of Lovett School
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coaches2022–2023
Buffalo
Coaching transition mid-career: Maurice Linguist → Pete Lembo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Buffalo
2025Virginia
2026Buffalo
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Virginia3-7HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced
2023Virginia3-9HC: Tony Elliott · Run-leaning
2026Buffalo1-1HC: Pete Lembo · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (85th 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 2 games: 8.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.5 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
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 21–17
vs UAlbany
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
LB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Shea Campbell’s 2019 season.
71%match
Matches Shea on
Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate
Class year
Differs from Shea on
Sack rate (higher)
Weight (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Michael Barrett's junior season at Michigan (2021).
83%match
All-Big TenNFL Rd 7
Matches Michael on
Solo tackle rate
Tackle volume
Sack rate
Differs from Michael on
Hurry rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Stevie Bracey
Background
Previous School: Transfer from Virginia where he spent four years… appeared in 20 games and made 26 tackles and a tackle for loss.. earned the team’s Defensive Impact Player of the Year Award in 2022… Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List nominee as well as UVA’s nominee for the 2025 Allstate AFCA...
The linebacker corps · Buffalo
- #1Saveon Brown52 tackles · 2025
- #13Joey Cheshireno box-score line yet
- #33Jordan Owens1 game · 2026
- #19Mathew Hilty1 game · 2026
- #2Stevie Bracey2 games · 2026
10 more on the roster · Buffalo team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology