UB Football Announces Initial 2020 Signing Class

University at Buffalo football head coach Lance Leipold announced the initial signees for the 2020 recruiting class on the first day of the National Signing Period on Wednesday. The initial 13-member signing class is balanced with eight offensive players and six defensive players.

"We're really excited about this group," head coach Lance Leipold said. "We were able to address our needs, especially on the offensive line, with the graduation of three seniors. One of the key aspects of this recruiting class is that seven of them will enroll in January, with six having all four years of eligibility. "

The initial class is comprised of three defensive linemen, two defensive tackles, two running backs, a tight end, a quarterback, a wide receiver, a defensive end, a defensive back, and a linebacker. The newest class comes to UB from six different states and Canada, including Maryland (5), New York (3), Pennsylvania, Illinois, Florida, Oregon and Ontario.

"I'd like to thank our staff, especially Rob Ianello, Grant Murray, Tim Silvernail and Kelly Cruttenden who helped make our signing day run smoothly especially while being in a foreign country," Leipold added.

The initial members of the 2020 signing class:

Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown/Previous School
Trevor Borland*	TE	6-3	240	Bolingbrook, IL/Bolingbrook HS
Casey Case*	QB	6-6	200	Winter Park, FL/Winter Park HS
Deondre Doiron*	OL	6-4	280	London, Ontario/Catholic Central
Tyler Doty*	OL	6-4	320	Gasport, NY/St. Joseph Collegiate Institute
Logic Hudges*	DB	6-0	185	Severn, MD/Archbishop Spalding HS
Tyree O'Neil*	WR	6-1	190	Portland, OR/Glendale Community College
Caron Robinson*	RB	5-9	180	Rochester, NY/Aquinas Institute
Kolbe Burrell	RB	5-9	185	Jenkintown, PA/St. Joseph's Preparatory School
Bryce Johnson-Maith	DE	6-5	200	Bethesda, MD/St. Frances Academy
Lonnie Rice	LB	6-0	200	Philadelphia, PA/Bishop McDevitt HS
Michael Tetteh	DT	6-3	245	Bronx, NY/Cardinal Hayes HS
Sam Todd	OL	6-5	280	Ocean City, MD/Peddie School
George Wolo	DT	6-0	280	Columbia, MD/Our Lady of Good Counsel HS

*Will enroll in January 2020

Mid-Year Enrollees
Trevor Borland
Tight End
Freshman
6-3, 240
Bolingbrook, IL/Bolingbrook HS
Tight End who excelled at blocking while playing at Bolingbrook High School in Illinois… a three-time letterwinner for the Raiders… a team captain… a two-time all-conference selection.

Casey Case
Quarterback
Freshman
6-6, 200
Winter Park, FL/Winter Park
Quarterback who was a two-year starter at Winter Park High School in Florida… threw for 2,265 yards and 22 touchdowns his senior season… over his two seasons as a starter, he threw for 3,567 yards and 41 touchdowns… served as a team captain his senior season.

Deondre Doiron
Offensive Line
Freshman
6-4, 280
London, Ontario/Catholic Central
Offensive lineman who played at Catholic Central in Ontario… named a 2019 Pro Football Hall of Fame World Bowl All-American… earned the 2018 Jim Allen Award given to the best offensive lineman in the conference… a two-time all-conference selection.

Tyler Doty
Offensive Line
Freshman
6-5, 320
Gasport, NY/St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute
Local product who was a standout offensive lineman at St. Joe's… the 2018 Trench Trophy Award winner… named All-USA New York First Team… earned the Jim Dombrowski Award – given to the outstanding offensive lineman in Western New York… also a standout track and field athlete, he twice claimed the shot put and discus titles and was named Most Outstanding Field Performer at the Catholic High School Athletic Association state championship meet… broke the 41-year-old Monsignor Martin shot put record with a throw of 61'6.75".

Logic Hudgens
Defensive Back
Freshman
6-0, 185
Severn, MD/Archbishop Spalding
Athletic defensive back who was a three-sport standout at Archbishop Spalding High School in Maryland… a two-time MIAA All-Conference selection… named to the 2018 All-Metro Team… named second-team All-County… named to the All-USA Maryland Football Team… also played rugby for the Cavaliers and was named to the All-MIAA Rugby Team… as a member of the track team, he was on the school-record breaking 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams.

Tyree O'Neil
Wide Receiver
Junior
6-1, 190
Portland, OR/Madison HS/Glendale Community College
Transferring to Buffalo after playing two seasons a Glendale Community College in California… as a freshman, he had 21 catches for 232 yards and three touchdowns… as a sophomore, had 14 receptions for 174 yards and a score… played his high school ball at Madison in Oregon… he played both wide receiver and defensive back for the Senators and earned all-league honors.

Caron Robinson
Running Back
Freshman
5-9, 180
Rochester, NY/Aquinas Institute
Running back from Rochester, NY who played at Aquinas Institute…twice named to the All-Greater Rochester Team… named first-team All-State as a senior and fourth-team All-State as a junior… named the 2018 NYSHSFCA Class AA Player of the Year... twice he helped lead the Li'l Irish to a state title… named Offensive MVP of the 2018 state title game… a two-time sectional champion in track.

Fall Enrollees
Kolbe Burrell
Running Back
Freshman
5-9, 185
Jenkintown, PA/St. Joseph's Preparatory School
Running back who played at St. Joseph's Preparatory School in Pennsylvania… was a three-time first-time All-Catholic selection… named USA Today All-American Honorable Mention… rushed for 3,273 yards and 44 touchdowns over his career… rushed for 190 yards to lead the Hawks to the 2019 6A Pennsylvania state title and was named Offensive Player of the Game.

Bryce Johnson-Maith
Defensive End
Freshman
6-5, 200
Bethesda, MD/St. Frances Academy
Athletic defensive end from high school power St. Frances Academy in Maryland… helped lead the Panthers to an 11-1 season his senior year while playing one of the toughest schedules in the nation… St. Frances was ranked first in Maryland and third in the nation his senior season… his assistant coach, Justin Winters, was an All-MAC linebacker for the Bulls.

Lonnie Rice
Linebacker
Freshman
6-0, 200
Philadelphia, PA/Bishop McDevitt HS
Athletic linebacker who also played quarterback and safety at Bishop McDevitt High School in Philadelphia… was a three-time first-team All-State, All-Catholic, All-Southeastern PA and All-City selection… as a quarterback, threw for 1,659 yards and 15 touchdowns and rushed for 1,102 yards and 17 touchdowns his senior season… three-time team Most Valuable Player… broke the school record for career yards from scrimmage, career completions and career touchdowns in a season.

Michael Tetteh
Defensive Tackle
Freshman
6-3, 245
Bronx, NY/Cardinal Hayes HS
Defensive tackle from Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx… three-year letterwinner and 2019 CHSFL All-League defensive player… named to the 2019 NYCHSFL All-Star Team… helped lead the Cardinals to the 2019 CHSFL Championship… lived in Ghana for seven years as a child.

Sam Todd
Offensive Line
Freshman
6-5, 280
Ocean City, MD/Peddie School
Offensive lineman from Maryland who played his high school ball at The Peddie School in New Jersey… named to the 2019 Mid-Atlantic Prep All-League First Team… helped lead the Falcons to a MAPL title as a senior… Peddie finished the 2019 season a perfect 9-0 and were the top-ranked private school in the nation according to Max Preps… it was the school's first undefeated season since 1988.

George Wolo
Defensive Tackle
Freshman
6-0, 275
Columbia, MD/Our Lady of Good Counsel HS
All-Conference defensive tackle from Maryland where he played at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School with fellow signee Jalen McNair… was a team captain and three-year starter for the Falcons… twice named second-team All-WCAC… helped lead Our Lady of Good Counsel to a conference championship in 2019.

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