Get to know your Buffalo Bulls Naaman Roosevelt

by Steve

Naaman Roosevelt exploded onto the scene in 2008. He emerged as a legit #1 receiver and Drew Willy's favorite target. Not only did he nearly double his catches and receiving yards from 2007 (96 catches 1312 yards in 2008) he nearly quadrupled his touchdowns (13).

The St Joe's product was Turner Gill's number one priority when he took over the head coaching job in 2006. He was a raw dog coming out of prep school and was converted as yet another quarterback to wide out this time. He was only the second WR in UB history to gain 1,000+ receiving yards and has scouts turning heads.

He set a Western New York record by throwing 35 touchdown passes in just 10 games in high school and Gill knew he had a hard on for him. Moving to WR might be the greatest thing to happen to Roosevelt, a kid that grew up in Buffalo. He is currently ranked 30th of 333 WRs by NFL Draft scout. With a game to go Naaman has blown by former UB standout Drew Haddad's records for receptions and yards in a season.

Positives: 4.53 40, he is only a Junior, caught the hail mary pass against Temple, has 5 times more receiving yards than any receiver on the Huskies, didn’t crack the preseason top-50 but closed well inside the top 20.

Negatives: height 6'0, weight 187 however many have done a lot with less

Too early to predict his future draft prospects as he has exploded this year.