James McNeil, Jr.
RB · Junior
6'0" · 220 lbs · Offense
Also wearing #24: Sayre Smothers (CB)
Background
- Hometown
- Buffalo, NY
- High school
- Bishop Timon-St. Jude
Recruiting
- Rating
- Unrated
- Class
- 2024
2026 season
rushing
Season by season
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Appeared in all 12 games... carried the ball 12 times for 67 yards and two touchdowns on the season... had nine carries for 64 yards and a touchdown against Saint Francis (9/6)... had a one-yard touchdown run against Troy (9/20).
2024tap to read
Redshirted in his first season at Buffalo... did see action against Liberty in the Bahamas Bowl and rushed for 15 yards on two carries. Previous School: Local product who was a standout at Bishop Timon-St. Jude High School… earned second-team All-State honors… twice named the Division B Player of the Year… named first-team Small School All-Offense… amassed 1,827 total yards and six touchdowns… tallied 96 tackles, three fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles, two sacks and an interception… also a standout rugby player, earning the New York State Rugby Player of the Year award.
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Hoof Prints: Local product who scored twice as a redshirt-freshman in 2025... major is communication.
Redshirt-Freshman (2025): Appeared in all 12 games... carried the ball 12 times for 67 yards and two touchdowns on the season... had nine carries for 64 yards and a touchdown against Saint Francis (9/6)... had a one-yard touchdown run against Troy (9/20).
Freshman (2024): Redshirted in his first season at Buffalo... did see action against Liberty in the Bahamas Bowl and rushed for 15 yards on two carries.
Previous School: Local product who was a standout at Bishop Timon-St. Jude High School… earned second-team All-State honors… twice named the Division B Player of the Year… named first-team Small School All-Offense… amassed 1,827 total yards and six touchdowns… tallied 96 tackles, three fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles, two sacks and an interception… also a standout rugby player, earning the New York State Rugby Player of the Year award.