Shaun Dolac

Shaun Dolac (born September 14, 2001) is an American professional football linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Buffalo Bulls.

Shaun Dolac

No. 56 – Los Angeles Rams
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	(2001-09-14) September 14, 2001 (age 23) West Seneca, New York, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	221 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:	West Seneca East Senior (NY)
College:	Buffalo (2020–2024)
NFL draft:	2025: undrafted
Career history
Los Angeles Rams (2025–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
Consensus All-American (2024) MAC Defensive Player of the Year (2024) 2× First-team All-MAC (2022, 2024)

Early life

Dolac graduated from West Seneca East Senior High School in West Seneca, New York, and then spent one year at Milford Academy.^[1] He committed to playing college football for the Buffalo Bulls, joining the team as a preferred walk-on.^[2]

College career

In his first two collegiate seasons in 2020 and 2021, Dolac recorded 44 tackles with six and a half being for a loss, and a sack and a half in 19 games.^[3][4] He had a breakout 2022 season, where he totaled 147 tackles with 14 being for a loss, four and a half sacks, seven pass deflections, and three forced fumbles, en route to being named first-team all-Mid-American Conference (MAC).^[5][6] In 2023, Dolac played in just four games due to a season-ending injury, finishing with 32 tackles, with three being for a loss, and an interception.^[7][8] Following the season, Dolac chose to transfer to Utah State, but after the spring semester opted to return to Buffalo.^[9] Midway through the 2024 season, he was named a midseason All-American after leading the nation in tackles to that point.^[10] After the regular season, he was named a Consensus All-American. He was the first player in school history to be named to the first team by the Associated Press, The Sporting News or the Walter Camp Football Foundation.^[11] After a win in the 2025 Bahamas Bowl, he finished the season with a school-record 168 total tackles.^[12] His total tackles and 177 interception return yards also led the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision.^[13]

College statistics

Buffalo Bulls
Season	GP	Tackles						Interceptions			Fumbles			Kick
		Solo	Ast	Cmb	TfL	Sck	Yds	Int	Yds	PD	FR	Yds	FF	Blk
2020	7	6	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021	12	20	17	37	6	1.5	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2022	13	97	50	147	13.5	4.5	29	0	0	7	0	0	3	0
2023	4	17	15	32	2.5	0	0	1	32	0	0	0	0	0
2024	13	82	86	168	19	6.5	30	5	177	5	0	0	0	0
Career	49	222	169	391	42	12.5	68	6	209	12	0	0	3	1

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
6 ft 0+1⁄4 in (1.84 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	30 in (0.76 m)	9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m)	4.63 s	1.53 s	2.69 s	4.22 s	6.93 s	35.5 in (0.90 m)	10 ft 1 in (3.07 m)	25 reps
All values from Pro Day[14]

Los Angeles Rams

Dolac signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2025.^[15]

Personal life

Dolac is Christian and has four siblings.^[16] His father died of esophageal cancer in 2016.^[16]