Marcus Velez brings veteran TE size and transfer-portal mileage to Buffalo
In the 2025 season, Marcus Velez gave Buffalo a reliable, experienced tight end presence: 6-5, 250, a redshirt senior who played in 11 games and started the final four, finishing with 6 catches for 40 yards after producing 19 catches for 152 yards at Bethune-Cookman in 2024[2][6]. His biggest differentiators are his frame, maturity, and traveled-in-the-trenches résumé—Marshall, Bethune-Cookman, Nassau CC, and now Buffalo—which suggests a player coaches can trust in multiple systems[2][6]. He isn’t a flashy volume producer, but he looks like the kind of sturdy, assignment-sound TE who can help a team with blocking, depth, and dependable hands.[2][3]
