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2021 NFL Draft Profile: Jaret Patterson, RB, Buffalo

Every week at Buffalo, it seemed like Jaret Patterson was destined to post a jaw-dropping performance. And then the next week, he’d run out of the tunnel and replicate that performance, or take it to another level. That was essentially the Jaret Patterson experience for three seasons in the Mid-American Conference.

Before the routine 190-yard performances rolled in, the Glenn Dale, MD product started as an under-the-radar halfback recruited to Buffalo along with his twin brother, linebacker James Patterson. Despite not entering campus at the top of the depth chart, the young freshman rose to superstardom instantaneously in 2018, rushing for 1,014 yards and 14 touchdowns,

As a sophomore, Patterson finished with 130+ yards in eight of 13 games, including a breathtaking 298-yard, 6-touchdown performance against Bowling Green.