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University of Rhode Island

2016 Football

81 Ja'Quan Buffaloe

  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 165
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Conway, N.C.
  • High School Northampton

Biography

2016 (Freshman)

  • Did not appear in any games/Redshirted

Before URI

  • Attended Northampton County, where he played football and basketball and competed in track and field
  • Named the TRAC Offensive Player of the Year in 2015
  • Earned NUC All-American honors in both 2014 and 2015
  • A two-year captain in football
  • Scored 28 touchdowns during his senior season
  • Averaged 9.5 yards per carry, rushing for 1,143 yards and 21 touchdowns from the quarterback position
  • Finished his career with more than 3,300 all-purpose yards, as he rushed for 1,809 yards, and had 1,131 kick return yards to go with 366 receiving yards
  • Had seven career touchdown receptions despite playing quarterback as a senior
  • Academically he finished top 10 in his class
  • Was a conference champion in the 100- and 400-meter events, as well as a regional champion in the 200 

Personal

  • Born May 30, 1998
  • Son of Anita and Brandon Buffaloe
  • Has two brothers, Za'Maury and Elijah, and one sister, Victoria
  • His cousin, Keion Crossen, is a football player at Western Carolina
  • Enjoys science, learning new things, motivating others, running, solving problems, playing XBox, music, joking around and spending time with his family
  • Favorite athlete is Adrian Peterson
  • Is a fan of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Denver Broncos
  • Member of the National BETA Club in high school
  • Was a Battalion Commander in his school's Junior ROTC as well as his senior class president
  • Majoring in Biology

Statistics

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