Photo by: Paul Hokanson / UB Athletics
Bulls Add 12 Players for Spring
2/5/2025 9:26:00 AM | Football
BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo football team has added 12 new players as the team prepares for spring practice. The Bulls have welcomed six transfers, four early-enrolled freshman and two walk-ons.
The transfers include cornerback Keontez Bradley, linebacker Mitchell Gonser, safety Miles Greer, linebacker Connor Henderson, quarterback Ta'Quan Roberson and offensive lineman Jake Timm.
Keontez Bradley
Cornerback
Redshirt-Freshman
6-2, 185
Mansfield, OH/Mansfield Senior HS/Arizona State
Transfer from Arizona State where he redshirted in his only season but did appear in five games, primarily on special teams... graduate of Mansfield Senior High School in Ohio... finished his 27-game varsity career with 89 total tackles, four tackles for loss, five interceptions, 20 pass deflections and a fumble recovery…compiled nearly 900 all-purpose yards despite spending a majority of his time as a defender... also a standout on the track team winning district titles in the 100 and 200-meter and qualified for states in the 400-meter.
Mitchell Gonser
Linebacker
Graduate
6-0, 220
Medfield, MA/Milton Academy/Harvard
Linebacker who transferred from Harvard where was an All-Ivy First Team selection in 2024... ranked second on the team in tackles with 65 and tackles for loss with 6.5 as a senior... started all 10 games as a junior and finished with 48 tackles and five TFLs... attended both Medfield High and Milton Academy, the latter of which he finished his career... a two-time All-State selection... earned Boston Herald and Patriot Ledger All-Scholastic honors twice... named a Boston Globe All-Star... member of the National Honor Society.
Miles Greer
Safety
Junior
5-11, 185
Springfield, VA/South County HS/Shephard
Transfer from Shepherd University where he was a two-time All-PSAC First Team selection and an honorable mention All-American in 2023... In 2024, had 61 tackles, four tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, two interceptions and five pass breakups... was a standout on special teams with the Rams, twice being named All-Conference as a return specialist... averaged 14.6 yards per punt return and scored two touchdowns and averaged 34 yards per kick return over his career... a graduate of South County High School in Virginia where he was a first-team All-District, All-Region and All-State selection... had 112 tackles, 466 return yards, eight interceptions and seven return TDs his senior season.
Connor Henderson
Linebacker
Graduate
6-2, 235
Matthews, NC/Porter Ridge HS/North Texas
Transfer from North Texas where he spent the 2024 season... spent four seasons at Cornell where he was an All-Ivy League selection... started seven games in 2023 and had 35 tackles, four tackles for loss, two sacks and an interception... a graduate of Porter Ridge High School in North Carolina... was named a Blue-Grey All-American... was named the Charlotte Observer Defensive Player of the Year as a senior after tallying 132 tackles, four tackles for loss and three pass breakups.
Ta'Quan Roberson
Quarterback
Redshirt-Fifth Year
6-0, 201
Orange, NJ/DePaul Catholic HS/Kansas State
Transfer quarterback who most recently played at Kansas State in 2024... saw action in six games and went 3-for-7 for 18 yards and added a 7-yard rush... spent the previous two seasons at UConn where he started 10 games in 2023... threw for 2,075 yards and 12 touchdowns and added 120 yards on the ground and two scores... began his career at Penn State as a reserve quarterback for three seasons... in 2021, played in four games and threw for 85 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 24 yards... had a 23-yard touchdown pass against Ball State... was an Academic All-Big Ten selection... a graduate of DePaul Catholic High School in New Jersey... a two-time All-State selection... threw for 2,432 yards and 29 touchdowns as a senior... led the Spartans to a state championship his junior season after throwing for 2,466 yards and 30 touchdowns.
Jake Timm
Offensive Line
Graduate
6-4, 300
Poughkeepsie, NY/Our Lady of Lourdes HS/LIU
Transfer from Long Island University where he was the Sharks' starting center... was an All-NEC selection and was named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll... a graduate of Our Lady of Lourdes High School where he was an All-State selection as well as a two-time All-Section and All-League selection.
The four freshman who enrolled at UB in January and will participate in spring drills are wide receiver Dwayne Early, Jr., running back Nino Hill, cornerback Jackson Small and quarterback Jason Wright.
Dwayne Early, Jr.
Wide Receiver
Freshman
6-4, 195
Springfield, MA/Springfield Central HS
Wide receiver from Springfield Central High School in Massachusetts… had 47 receptions for 767 yards and eight touchdowns over his career… also a standout on the Golden Eagles basketball team.
Nino Hill
Running Back
Freshman
6-0, 185
Canton, OH/McKinley HS
All-District running back from McKinley High School in Canton, OH… rushed 1,032 yards and 13 touchdowns his senior season… named All-District Honorable Mention.
Jackson Small
Cornerback
Freshman
6-0, 185
Upper Marlboro, MD/Riverdale Baptist HS
Cornerback from Riverdale Baptist in Maryland… helped lead the Crusaders to an undefeated season in 2024.
Jason Wright
Quarterback
Freshman
6-2, 198
Chesterfield, VA/Lloyd C. Bird HS
Dual-threat quarterback from Lloyd C. Bird High School in Virginia… Over his career, threw for 3,818 yards and 34 touchdowns and rushed for 1,278 yards and 27 touchdowns… named All-Region and All-County... selected to play in the Big River Rivalry All-Star Game.
In addition, the Bulls have added a pair of walk-ons, nickel Davion Coffee and wide receiver Devare Mathis.
Spring practices are scheduled to begin in mid-March with the annual Spring game slated for April 19.
The transfers include cornerback Keontez Bradley, linebacker Mitchell Gonser, safety Miles Greer, linebacker Connor Henderson, quarterback Ta'Quan Roberson and offensive lineman Jake Timm.
Keontez Bradley
Cornerback
Redshirt-Freshman
6-2, 185
Mansfield, OH/Mansfield Senior HS/Arizona State
Transfer from Arizona State where he redshirted in his only season but did appear in five games, primarily on special teams... graduate of Mansfield Senior High School in Ohio... finished his 27-game varsity career with 89 total tackles, four tackles for loss, five interceptions, 20 pass deflections and a fumble recovery…compiled nearly 900 all-purpose yards despite spending a majority of his time as a defender... also a standout on the track team winning district titles in the 100 and 200-meter and qualified for states in the 400-meter.
Mitchell Gonser
Linebacker
Graduate
6-0, 220
Medfield, MA/Milton Academy/Harvard
Linebacker who transferred from Harvard where was an All-Ivy First Team selection in 2024... ranked second on the team in tackles with 65 and tackles for loss with 6.5 as a senior... started all 10 games as a junior and finished with 48 tackles and five TFLs... attended both Medfield High and Milton Academy, the latter of which he finished his career... a two-time All-State selection... earned Boston Herald and Patriot Ledger All-Scholastic honors twice... named a Boston Globe All-Star... member of the National Honor Society.
Miles Greer
Safety
Junior
5-11, 185
Springfield, VA/South County HS/Shephard
Transfer from Shepherd University where he was a two-time All-PSAC First Team selection and an honorable mention All-American in 2023... In 2024, had 61 tackles, four tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, two interceptions and five pass breakups... was a standout on special teams with the Rams, twice being named All-Conference as a return specialist... averaged 14.6 yards per punt return and scored two touchdowns and averaged 34 yards per kick return over his career... a graduate of South County High School in Virginia where he was a first-team All-District, All-Region and All-State selection... had 112 tackles, 466 return yards, eight interceptions and seven return TDs his senior season.
Connor Henderson
Linebacker
Graduate
6-2, 235
Matthews, NC/Porter Ridge HS/North Texas
Transfer from North Texas where he spent the 2024 season... spent four seasons at Cornell where he was an All-Ivy League selection... started seven games in 2023 and had 35 tackles, four tackles for loss, two sacks and an interception... a graduate of Porter Ridge High School in North Carolina... was named a Blue-Grey All-American... was named the Charlotte Observer Defensive Player of the Year as a senior after tallying 132 tackles, four tackles for loss and three pass breakups.
Ta'Quan Roberson
Quarterback
Redshirt-Fifth Year
6-0, 201
Orange, NJ/DePaul Catholic HS/Kansas State
Transfer quarterback who most recently played at Kansas State in 2024... saw action in six games and went 3-for-7 for 18 yards and added a 7-yard rush... spent the previous two seasons at UConn where he started 10 games in 2023... threw for 2,075 yards and 12 touchdowns and added 120 yards on the ground and two scores... began his career at Penn State as a reserve quarterback for three seasons... in 2021, played in four games and threw for 85 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 24 yards... had a 23-yard touchdown pass against Ball State... was an Academic All-Big Ten selection... a graduate of DePaul Catholic High School in New Jersey... a two-time All-State selection... threw for 2,432 yards and 29 touchdowns as a senior... led the Spartans to a state championship his junior season after throwing for 2,466 yards and 30 touchdowns.
Jake Timm
Offensive Line
Graduate
6-4, 300
Poughkeepsie, NY/Our Lady of Lourdes HS/LIU
Transfer from Long Island University where he was the Sharks' starting center... was an All-NEC selection and was named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll... a graduate of Our Lady of Lourdes High School where he was an All-State selection as well as a two-time All-Section and All-League selection.
The four freshman who enrolled at UB in January and will participate in spring drills are wide receiver Dwayne Early, Jr., running back Nino Hill, cornerback Jackson Small and quarterback Jason Wright.
Dwayne Early, Jr.
Wide Receiver
Freshman
6-4, 195
Springfield, MA/Springfield Central HS
Wide receiver from Springfield Central High School in Massachusetts… had 47 receptions for 767 yards and eight touchdowns over his career… also a standout on the Golden Eagles basketball team.
Nino Hill
Running Back
Freshman
6-0, 185
Canton, OH/McKinley HS
All-District running back from McKinley High School in Canton, OH… rushed 1,032 yards and 13 touchdowns his senior season… named All-District Honorable Mention.
Jackson Small
Cornerback
Freshman
6-0, 185
Upper Marlboro, MD/Riverdale Baptist HS
Cornerback from Riverdale Baptist in Maryland… helped lead the Crusaders to an undefeated season in 2024.
Jason Wright
Quarterback
Freshman
6-2, 198
Chesterfield, VA/Lloyd C. Bird HS
Dual-threat quarterback from Lloyd C. Bird High School in Virginia… Over his career, threw for 3,818 yards and 34 touchdowns and rushed for 1,278 yards and 27 touchdowns… named All-Region and All-County... selected to play in the Big River Rivalry All-Star Game.
In addition, the Bulls have added a pair of walk-ons, nickel Davion Coffee and wide receiver Devare Mathis.
Spring practices are scheduled to begin in mid-March with the annual Spring game slated for April 19.
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