2017 Football
Roster
Tyrone Hill
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Passaic, NJ
- High School:
- Don Bosco Prep
- Major:
- Social Science Interdisciplinary
Hoof Prints: All-MAC safety who worked his way into the starting lineup in 2018... named to the 2019 Jim Thorpe Award watch list... had a 93-yard fumble return for a touchdown against Troy in the 2018 Dollar General Bowl... major is social science interdisciplinary.
Senior (2020): Started six games… had 31 tackles and six pass breakups on the season… named Academic All-MAC... blocked and returned a kick for a touchdown against Akron (12/12) becoming the first player in UB’s FBS era to return a kick for a touchdown… had four tackles and a pass breakup against Northern Illinois (11/4)… had two pass breakups against Miami (OH) (11/10)… had a season-high 10 tackles, a tackle for loss and two pass breakups against Kent State (11/28)… had nine tackles against Ball State (12/18)… had five tackles against Marshall (12/25).
Junior (2019): Started all 13 games at safety… named All-MAC Second Team… ranked third on the team in tackles with 70, including 3.0 for loss… led the team in pass breakups with 10… had a career-high 15 tackles against Ohio (10/5)… had five tackles, including a tackle for loss at Penn State (9/7)… had six tackles and two pass breakups against Temple (9/21)… had eight tackles (all solo) and two pass breakups against Central Michigan (10/26)… had three tackles, including a tackle for loss at Kent State (11/14)… had five tackles, a tackle for loss and a pass breakup against Charlotte in the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl.
Sophomore (2018): Appeared in all 14 games and started five at safety… had 46 tackles, a tackle for loss and four pass breakups on the season… had a season-best seven tackles and a pass breakup against Miami (OH) (10/30)… had four tackles and a pass breakup against Delaware State (9/1)… had three tackles and a key fumble recovery in a 35-28 win over Eastern Michigan (9/15)… had four tackles and a pass breakup against Akron (10/13)… had five tackles and a tackle for loss against Kent State (11/6)… had five tackles against both Ohio (11/14) and Northern Illinois (11/30)... returned a fumble 93 yards for a touchdown against Troy in the Dollar General Bowl (12/22).
Redshirt-Freshman (2017): Saw action in four games… had a solo tackle on the year… had a tackle against Ohio (Nov. 24).
Freshman (2016): Redshirted in his first season at Buffalo.
High School: Smart, physical defender who was often locked up against the opposition’s top receiver... a two-year starter for head coach Greg Toal at Don Bosco Prep... named All-Metro as a senior... had 36 tackles, three interceptions and a sack his senior season.
