Benjamin Brahmer
Penn State Nittany Lions
79
Solid

Benjamin Brahmer

Penn State Nittany LionsSolid
TE-HOffenseSolidTRANSFER · Iowa State
2nd String / Backup

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Benjamin Brahmer is listed 2nd string at TE-H for Penn State Nittany Lions.

Senior · #18 · 6'7", 250 lbs

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Depth at TE-H · Penn State Nittany Lions

  1. 18479Gabe BurkleStarter
  2. 21879Benjamin BrahmerYou
  3. 38360Brian Kortovich

Penn State Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Pierce, ranked #761 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 37 catches, 446 yards, 6 TD. That's 18% of the team's production at his spot and 87th-percentile production nationally — good for a 79 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #761 NatlTeam Share18%Percentile87th
Pierce, NE
Jersey
#18
Class
SR/TR
Height
6'7"
Weight
250 lbs
Transfer
Iowa State

Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
—374466

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8736
National Rank
#761
High School
Pierce
Hometown
Pierce, NE

Why this rating?

On a 82-rated offense; 87th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.89 for competition level) put them +3 vs unit starters → 79.

Team offense (SP+)
82
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 87% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 16% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.89)
Depth-chart adjustment
+3 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10LUSCYDS 4
REC
1
YDS
4
AVG
4.0
TD
0

Final L 31-23

Oct 3LNUYDS 45
REC
5
YDS
45
AVG
9.0
TD
0

Final L 34-13

Sep 26LWISYDS 36
REC
4
YDS
36
AVG
9.0
TD
0

Final L 24-20

Sep 19WBUFFYDS 10
REC
1
YDS
10
AVG
10.0
TD
0

Final W 55-13

Sep 12WTEMYDS 79
REC
5
YDS
79
AVG
15.8
TD
2

Final W 27-9

Sep 5WMRSHYDS 8
REC
1
YDS
8
AVG
8.0
TD
1

Final W 45-0

Benjamin Brahmer's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

37 rec · 446 yds · 6 TD
Usage / Involvement82%
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