Messiah Burch
Buffalo Bulls
62
Depth

Messiah Burch

Buffalo BullsRebuilding
RBOffenseDepth
Projected Starter

Is Messiah Burch starting?

Messiah Burch is the projected starter at RB for Buffalo Bulls.

Redshirt junior · #4 · 5'9", 190 lbs

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Depth at RB · Buffalo Bulls

  1. 1462Messiah BurchStarter
  2. 22460James McNeil Jr.
  3. 3058Nino Hill

Buffalo Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Monsignor Farrell, ranked #2,063 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 41 rushing yards, 0 rush TD. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 62 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #2,063 Natl2-Yr Total194 rush yds · 2 TDTeam Share3%
Staten Island, NY
Jersey
#4
Class
RS JR
Height
5'9"
Weight
190 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
2025410
20241532

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8044
National Rank
#2063
High School
Monsignor Farrell
Hometown
Staten Island, NY

Why this rating?

On a 69-rated offense; 21th-percentile production (×0.80 for competition level) put them -7 vs unit starters → 62.

Team offense (SP+)
69
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 21% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.80)
Depth-chart adjustment
-7 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10WTOLYDS 137
CAR
17
YDS
137
AVG
8.1
TD
1
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 23-8

Oct 3LWMUYDS 106
CAR
23
YDS
106
AVG
4.6
TD
1
REC
1
YDS
-5
AVG
-5.0
TD
0

Final L 20-17

Sep 26WRMUYDS 146
CAR
26
YDS
146
AVG
5.6
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
9
AVG
9.0
TD
0

Final W 31-28

Sep 19LPSUYDS 10
CAR
6
YDS
10
AVG
1.7
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
3
AVG
1.5
TD
0

Final L 55-13

Sep 12LFIUYDS 16
CAR
10
YDS
16
AVG
1.6
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
6
AVG
3.0
TD
0

Final L 33-20

Sep 3WALBYDS 74
CAR
8
YDS
74
AVG
9.3
TD
0
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 21-17

Messiah Burch's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

41 rush yds · 0 TD · 3% of carries
Usage / Involvement75%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.