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2003 MAC Football Recruiting - Buffalo Bulls

Overview

Third year head coach Jim Hofher hauled in 24 players from 11 different states for the Bulls. In an effort to upgrade talent, UB brought in some huge players in this class and I can honestly say from these three classes brought in by Hofher that size is no longer an issue. Half of this class is players who will play in the trenches Buffalo should no longer be pushed around by other IA & MAC schools. Four JUCOs and one eligible transfer, provide UB some immediate help. The home state of New York produced seven players in this class, while six other states each provided two.

Highlights

The highlight of this class is massive DT Sagan Atuatasi, who was a high school SuperPrep All American and signed with USC out of high school. He enrolled into a junior college and signed with UB. He should be a starter this fall and shore up some of the run defense problems for the Bulls.
Some of the beef signed includes 6-9 320 OT Jon Burgio, 6-6 300 OL Lucas Johnson from Bakersfield CC, and 6-4 360 Quenzell Smith who is transferring from Canisius College.
All four JUCOs signed are expected to be immediate contributors to the UB program this fall.
Greg Vrantsis is an underrated TE with good hands and will be contribute to this program right away.
While UB singed some great size, speed is still a concern for the Bulls. Only a handful of the skilled players in this year’s recruiting class record better than a 4.5/40.

Final Thoughts

Buffalo continues to try to build a sound foundation of real Division IA players, something they lacked when Hofher took over three years ago. This class certainly addresses the size issue, but UB still lags the MAC in terms of speed. Few of these players have speed like the top MAC programs signed. Overall, this class rates as AVERAGE compared to other MAC schools. It’s certainly another step in the right direction for this young football program.

Sagan	Atuatasi	DT	6-3	338	Los Alamitos,	CA-Alamitos, Long Beach JC	SuperPrep HS All-Am.; Org signed USC
Marck	Abraham	DT	6-3	255	Deerfield Beach,	FL-Deefield Beach	2nd Team All-State
Terrance	Breaux	FS	6-3	185	Randallstown,	MD	Versatile athlete with 4.65 speed
Tommy	Breaux	WR	6-6	185	Randallstown,	MD	Versatile athlete with 4.65 speed
Jon	Burgio	OL	6-9	320	Clarence,	NY	All Western NY
DeShawn	Brooks	LB	6-1	222	Detroit,	MI-Finney; San Jacquin Delta JC	All Conference H.M.
Kareem	Byrom	DB	5-10	170	New Brunswick,	NJ	All-State performer
Mike	Cebrosky	OL	6-4	270	Lehighton,	PA	1st Team All-State
Travis	Coughlin	OL	6-6	275	Roayl Oak,	MI-Bishop Foley	All State Class B; #50 ranked player in MI
Ollice	Ervin	LB	6-2	214	Vero Beach,	FL	All-State Class 6A
Jeff	Green	WR	6-3	190	Fairport,	NY	3rd Team All-State
LaRon	Haymore	LB	6-1	210	St. Louis,	MO-Cardinal Ritter	All Metro; 108 tackles-12 sacks/senior year
Lucas	Johnson	OL	6-6	300	Wayzata,	MN-Wayzata; Bakersfield CC	All-Conferencel #10 recruit in MN
James	Judges	TE/DE	6-5	240	Pickering,	Ontario/St. Marys Seconday	2nd Team All-Canadian
DeSEan	Larmond	WR/DB	6-0	165	Brooklyn,	NY-Midwood	All-NY City; Big-44 in NYC area
Brian	Miller	TE	6-5	222	Santa Clarita,	CA-Valencia; Coll of the Canyons JC	All-State
Chris	Moore	QB	6-5	210	Highland Village,	TX-Marcus	All-District
Jamet	Richard	OL	6-5	280	Westin,	CT	All-State; Top-15 in CT
Todd	Robertson	LB	6-1	205	Amherst,	NY-Sweet Home	All-Conference; 10 sacks as senior
Trevor	Scott	TE	6-5	225	Potsdam,	NY	All-Conference; All-Area
Andrae	Smith	DE	6-4	217	Bloomfield,	CT	All-Conference; All-Area
Quenzell	Smith#	OL	6-4	360	Syracuse,	NY-Henninger; Canisius College	1st Team All-Central NY
Ken	Sussman	TE/FB	6-3	250	Great Neck,	NY-North	All-Conference; All-Area; All-State
Greg	Vrantsis	TE	6-3	242	Hamilton,	Ontario/Barton Seconday	Province All-star MVP

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