Bulls Announce Additions to 2020 Signing Class
2/5/2020 11:17:00 AM | Football
BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo football team added four players during the first day of the February signing period. Two offensive linemen, a safety and a defensive back will join the 13-member class that signed in December.
2020 February Signees
E.J. Brown
Safety
Senior
5-11, 205
Stone Mountain, GA/Iowa Central Community College
Transfer from Iowa Central Community College where he played safety… will have two years of eligibility… was a second-team JUCO All-American in his lone season with the Tritons… ranked second on the team in tackles with 75 and added three fumble recoveries and four pass breakups… began his career at West Virginia in 2017 and played 11 games in 2018, primarily on special teams… A graduate of Tucker High School in Stone Mountain, GA… was named to the Georgia Class 6A All-State Second Team… As a senior, finished with 64 tackles, including 55 solo stops, an interception and a forced fumble… named All-Region 4-6A First Team and DeKalb All-Metro.
Michael Ford, Jr.
Offensive Line
Freshman
6-3, 260
Homewood, IL/Homewood-Flossmoor
Offensive lineman who played at Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Illinois… a 2019 Chicago Tribune Southtown Football All-Area Second Team selection… 2019 SWSC All-Conference selection… also a standout wrestler at Homewood-Flossmoor… went 24-8 at heavyweight and was named SWSC All-Conference in 2018.
Jalen McNair
Defensive Back
Freshman
5-9, 185
Durham, NC/Our Lady of Good Counsel HS
Defensive back from North Carolina who played at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School… named first-team All-WCAC as a senior… named second-team All-WCAC as a junior… helped lead the Falcons to a WCAC championship and a #3 ranking in the state of Maryland in 2019… Our Lady of Good Counsel was ranked ninth nationally in 2019… high school teammate of fellow signee George Wolo.
Ray Thomas-Ishman
Offensive Line
Graduate
6-5, 325
Philadelphia, PA/University of Massachusetts
Graduate transfer offensive lineman who was a three-year starter at Massachusetts… played both guard and tackle for the Minutemen… named Phil Steele All-Independent First Team in 2018 and Second Team in 2017… named to the Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List in 2019 before redshirting… was a four-year letterwinner and two-year team captain at Simon Gratz High School in Philadelphia… a three-time All-City honoree… was also a thrower on the track and field team… a four-time member of the school's honor roll.
The 2020 signing class is comprised of five offensive linemen, two defensive tackles, two defensive backs, two running backs, a tight end, a quarterback, a wide receiver, a defensive end, a linebacker and a safety. The newest class comes to UB from seven different states and Canada, including Maryland (5), New York (3), Pennsylvania (2), Illinois (2), Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Oregon and Ontario.
Eight of the 17-member signing class enrolled at UB in January.
"We're excited about this group," head coach Lance Leipold said. "It's talented. We've hit on all positions for the most part at this time. As you see these guys being a part of our future, it's an exciting time and an exciting day."
2020 Signing Class
Click here for a recap of the December signees.
2020 February Signees
E.J. Brown
Safety
Senior
5-11, 205
Stone Mountain, GA/Iowa Central Community College
Transfer from Iowa Central Community College where he played safety… will have two years of eligibility… was a second-team JUCO All-American in his lone season with the Tritons… ranked second on the team in tackles with 75 and added three fumble recoveries and four pass breakups… began his career at West Virginia in 2017 and played 11 games in 2018, primarily on special teams… A graduate of Tucker High School in Stone Mountain, GA… was named to the Georgia Class 6A All-State Second Team… As a senior, finished with 64 tackles, including 55 solo stops, an interception and a forced fumble… named All-Region 4-6A First Team and DeKalb All-Metro.
Michael Ford, Jr.
Offensive Line
Freshman
6-3, 260
Homewood, IL/Homewood-Flossmoor
Offensive lineman who played at Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Illinois… a 2019 Chicago Tribune Southtown Football All-Area Second Team selection… 2019 SWSC All-Conference selection… also a standout wrestler at Homewood-Flossmoor… went 24-8 at heavyweight and was named SWSC All-Conference in 2018.
Jalen McNair
Defensive Back
Freshman
5-9, 185
Durham, NC/Our Lady of Good Counsel HS
Defensive back from North Carolina who played at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School… named first-team All-WCAC as a senior… named second-team All-WCAC as a junior… helped lead the Falcons to a WCAC championship and a #3 ranking in the state of Maryland in 2019… Our Lady of Good Counsel was ranked ninth nationally in 2019… high school teammate of fellow signee George Wolo.
Ray Thomas-Ishman
Offensive Line
Graduate
6-5, 325
Philadelphia, PA/University of Massachusetts
Graduate transfer offensive lineman who was a three-year starter at Massachusetts… played both guard and tackle for the Minutemen… named Phil Steele All-Independent First Team in 2018 and Second Team in 2017… named to the Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List in 2019 before redshirting… was a four-year letterwinner and two-year team captain at Simon Gratz High School in Philadelphia… a three-time All-City honoree… was also a thrower on the track and field team… a four-time member of the school's honor roll.
The 2020 signing class is comprised of five offensive linemen, two defensive tackles, two defensive backs, two running backs, a tight end, a quarterback, a wide receiver, a defensive end, a linebacker and a safety. The newest class comes to UB from seven different states and Canada, including Maryland (5), New York (3), Pennsylvania (2), Illinois (2), Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Oregon and Ontario.
Eight of the 17-member signing class enrolled at UB in January.
"We're excited about this group," head coach Lance Leipold said. "It's talented. We've hit on all positions for the most part at this time. As you see these guys being a part of our future, it's an exciting time and an exciting day."
2020 Signing Class
| Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown/Previous School |
| Trevor Borland* | TE | 6-3 | 240 | Bolingbrook, IL/Bolingbrook HS |
| E.J. Brown* | S | 5-11 | 205 | Stone Mountain, GA/Iowa CC |
| 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 Hudgens* | DB | 6-0 | 185 | Severn, MD/Archbishop Spalding HS |
| Tyree O'Neil* | WR | 6-1 | 190 | Portland, OR/Glendale CC |
| Caron Robinson* | RB | 5-9 | 180 | Rochester, NY/Aquinas Institute |
| Kolbe Burrell | RB | 5-9 | 185 | Jenkintown, PA/St. Joseph's Preparatory School |
| Michael Ford, Jr. | OL | 6-3 | 260 | Homewood, IL/Homewood-Floosmoor HS |
| Bryce Johnson-Maith | DE | 6-5 | 200 | Bethesda, MD/St. Francis Academy |
| Jalen McNair | DB | 5-9 | 185 | Durham, NC/Our Lady of Good Counsel HS |
| Lonnie Rice | LB | 6-0 | 200 | Philadelphia, PA/Bishop McDevitt HS |
| Michael Tetteh | DT | 6-3 | 245 | Bronx, NY/Cardinal Hayes HS |
| Ray Thomas-Ishman | OL | 6-5 | 325 | Philadelphia, PA/Massachusetts |
| Sam Todd | OL | 6-5 | 280 | Ocean City, MD/Peddie School |
| George Wolo | DT | 6-0 | 275 | Columbia, MD/Our Lady of Good Counsel HS |
| *Enrolled in January |
Click here for a recap of the December signees.
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