Benjamin Brahmer
Penn State Nittany Lions
85
Great

Benjamin Brahmer

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TEOffenseGreatTRANSFER · Iowa State
2nd String / Backup

Is Benjamin Brahmer starting?

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

Benjamin Brahmer is listed TE #2 for Penn State at 85 OVR.

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Depth at TE · Penn State Nittany Lions

  1. 18786Andrew RappleyeaStarter
  2. 21885Benjamin BrahmerYou
  3. 38064Cooper Alexander
  4. 48958Finn Furmanek

What's Next

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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 85 overall (Great 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 88-rated offense; 87th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.89 for competition level) put them +4 vs unit starters → 85.

Team offense (SP+)
88
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
+4 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

Sep 12WTEMYDS 0
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
5
YDS
79
AVG
15.8
TD
2

Final W 27-9

Sep 5WMRSHYDS 0
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
8
AVG
8.0
TD
1

Final W 45-0

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

The People's Ratings

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85
Great
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Team Role

37 rec · 446 yds · 6 TD
Usage / Involvement82%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.