Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 38 | — |
| Target share | 17.0% | 246th / 534 |
| Catch rate | 57.9% | 396th / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 34.2% | 479th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 6.1 | 433rd / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 7.9% | 379th / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 15.8% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 7 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 8 | — |
Charting
Where Brahmer's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted36 targets charted
2025 charting · Iowa State
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Brahmer’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted17 targets charted
Career
4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Penn State#26 · 4-4 | 8 | 60% | 25 | 264 | 3 | 17.0% |
| 2025 |  Iowa State#35 · 8-4 | 12 | 54% | 37 | 446 | 6 | 14.0% |
| 2024 | Iowa State#30 · 11-3 | 5 | 21% | 10 | 179 | 1 | 6.1% |
| 2023 | Iowa State#34 · 7-6 | 13 | 59% | 28 | 352 | 2 | 11.2% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Benjamin Brahmer's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Benjamin Brahmer's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 25 | 217th / 2089 |
| Yards | 264 | 312th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 10.6 | 334th / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 127th / 914 |
| Long | 33 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 0 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Marshall | ✓ TE | 72 | ~41 (35–50) | 3 | 57% |
| Wk 2 · Temple | — | 64 | ~45 (38–54) | 6 | 70% |
| Wk 3 · Buffalo | ✓ TE | 67 | ~33 (15–47) | 3 | 49% |
| Wk 4 · Wisconsin | — | 65 | ~50 (42–60) | 7 | 77% |
| Wk 5 · Northwestern | ✓ TE | 63 | ~38 (18–54) | 6 | 60% |
| Wk 6 · USC | ✓ TE | 63 | ~29 (13–41) | 3 | 46% |
| Wk 7 · Michigan | ✓ TE | 74 | ~45 (38–54) | 6 | 61% |
| Wk 9 · Purdue | — | 76 | ~46 (39–56) | 7 | 61% |
| Season | 5 GS | 544 | 327 (280–391) | 41 | 60% |
Position Room
6 TEs on the Penn State roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | Andrew Rappleyea | TE | JR | 28 | 225 | 3 | 16% | +0.41 |
| 18 | Benjamin Brahmer | TE | SR | 25 | 264 | 3 | 16% | +0.23 |
| 84 | Gabe Burkle | TE | SR | 6 | 65 | 0 | 5% | +0.22 |
| 89 | Finn Furmanek | TE | JR | 1 | 31 | 0 | 6% | -0.11 |
| 80 | Cooper Alexander | TE | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 83 | Brian Kortovich | TE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Penn State depth chart →