79 - Gokhan Ozkan
Gokhan Ozkan
Height: 6-7
Weight: 330
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Staten Island, NY
High School: Bishop Ford
Position: OL

Hoof Prints: Big, athletic offensive line prospect who will battle for a starting role in 2011...chose UB because of the “coaches, athletes and environment.”

Junior (2011): Started in all 12 games on the offensive line... helped clear the way for Branden Oliver’s program-record 1,395 yards rushing and 13 rushing touchdowns... helped the team average 155 rushing yards per game (4.3 per rush), boosting the team’s 2010 total of 113 rushing yards per game and 3.1 yards per carry... the team’s total of 1,860 yards rushing are the ninth most in a single season in program history... also helped in the passing game, improving on the 2010 total (from 184 ypg to 210 ypg)... helped Chazz Anderson set the program’s Division I record for passing yards in a single game as he threw for 404 yards against Northern Illinois (10/22)... helped Branden Oliver set the Division I record for rushing yards in a single game (235) against Akron (11/19).

Sophomore (2010): Made four appearances, primarily in special teams formations, before being lost for the rest of the season to injury.

Redshirt Freshman (2009): Appeared in nine games, primarily in special team formations.

Freshman (2008): Redshirted in his first season at Buffalo.

High School: A two-year team captain for head coach Jim Esposito at Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School...played both offensive and defensive line...named All-League as an offensive lineman his senior season...earned second-team All-State honors his junior season as a defensive tackle.