2025 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 8
Jalen McNair
- Position:
- Nickel
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 198
- Class:
- Sixth Year
- Hometown:
- White Plains, MD
- High School:
- Our Lady of Good Counsel
- Major:
- Political Science
Hoof Prints: Started every game in 2024 and 2025... major is political science.
Sixth Year (2025): Started all 12 games... had 50 tackles, two tackles for loss two interceptions and two fumble recoveries on the season... had nine tackles and two pass breakups at Minnesota (8/28)... had five tackles and a tackle for loss at Kent State (9/13)... had nine tackles and an interception against Troy (9/20)... had seven tackles, a tackle for loss and pass breakup against UConn (9/27)... had six tackles, an interception and a pass breakup against Akron (10/25)... had a fumble recovery at Bowling Green (11/1)... had five tackles at Central Michigan (11/12)... had two tackles and a fumble recovery against Ohio (11/28).
Senior (2024): Started all 13 games… had 53 tackles, a tackle for loss, an interception and three pass breakups… had two tackles, a tackle for loss and an interception against Lafayette (8/29)… had six tackles at Missouri (9/7)… had eight tackles at Northern Illinois (9/21)… had a season-high 12 tackles at Ohio (10/26)… had six tackles against Ball State (11/12)… had three tackles at Eastern Michigan (11/20)... had two tackles and a pass breakup against Liberty in the Bahamas Bowl.
Junior (2023): Started the first game of the year before suffering a season-ending injury... had three tackles at Wisconsin (9/2).
Sophomore (2022): Appeared in eight games and made one start on the season... had two tackles and a fumble recovery on the year... had both tackles and the fumble recovery against Georgia Southern in the Camellia Bowl.
Redshirt-Freshman (2021): Appeared in one game… had a tackle at Ball State (11/23).
Freshman (2020): Redshirted in his first season at Buffalo... Appeared in four games… had a tackle against Akron (12/12).
High School: 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.
Sixth Year (2025): Started all 12 games... had 50 tackles, two tackles for loss two interceptions and two fumble recoveries on the season... had nine tackles and two pass breakups at Minnesota (8/28)... had five tackles and a tackle for loss at Kent State (9/13)... had nine tackles and an interception against Troy (9/20)... had seven tackles, a tackle for loss and pass breakup against UConn (9/27)... had six tackles, an interception and a pass breakup against Akron (10/25)... had a fumble recovery at Bowling Green (11/1)... had five tackles at Central Michigan (11/12)... had two tackles and a fumble recovery against Ohio (11/28).
Senior (2024): Started all 13 games… had 53 tackles, a tackle for loss, an interception and three pass breakups… had two tackles, a tackle for loss and an interception against Lafayette (8/29)… had six tackles at Missouri (9/7)… had eight tackles at Northern Illinois (9/21)… had a season-high 12 tackles at Ohio (10/26)… had six tackles against Ball State (11/12)… had three tackles at Eastern Michigan (11/20)... had two tackles and a pass breakup against Liberty in the Bahamas Bowl.
Junior (2023): Started the first game of the year before suffering a season-ending injury... had three tackles at Wisconsin (9/2).
Sophomore (2022): Appeared in eight games and made one start on the season... had two tackles and a fumble recovery on the year... had both tackles and the fumble recovery against Georgia Southern in the Camellia Bowl.
Redshirt-Freshman (2021): Appeared in one game… had a tackle at Ball State (11/23).
Freshman (2020): Redshirted in his first season at Buffalo... Appeared in four games… had a tackle against Akron (12/12).
High School: 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.
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