Ben Bresnahan

#86 · TE · Sr. · Vanderbilt6′4″ · 243 lb · Cumming, GA · West Forsyth

Ben Bresnahan: TE · Vanderbilt · #86.

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Ben Bresnahan

TE · Vanderbilt · Sr · #86

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Vanderbilt. On tape: 32 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Missouri, Week 8, 2022.

Style of play

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Vanderbilt in the news

Vanderbilt injury report releasedOn3 Oct 25
Vanderbilt receiver arrested, dismissedPennLive Oct 17

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2022	Vanderbilt	16	192	12.0	1	28
2021	Vanderbilt	10	104	10.4	0	30
2020	Vanderbilt	28	299	10.7	4	43
2019	Vanderbilt	7	105	15.0	0	26
Career		61	700	11.5	5	43

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 63-10@ Hawai'i	1	21	21.0	0	21
Wk 1	W 42-31vs Elon	2	24	12.0	0	13
Wk 6	L 28-52vs No. 9 Ole Miss	1	18	18.0	0	18
Wk 7	L 0-55@ No. 1 Georgia	1	12	12.0	0	12
Wk 8	L 14-17@ Missouri	5	32	6.4	0	10	Season-high 32 yds
Wk 10	L 27-38vs South Carolina	2	20	10.0	0	11
Wk 11	W 24-21@ Kentucky	2	26	13.0	0	14
Wk 12	W 31-24vs Florida	1	28	28.0	1	28
Wk 13	L 0-56vs No. 9 Tennessee	1	11	11.0	0	11
Total		16	192	12.0	1	28

Signature game

Week 12 · 2022

W 31-24

vs Florida

1 rec · 28 yds · 1 TD

A close one, won by 7 at home.

With M. Hayball — 43.5 yards per punt · 4 punts · 2 inside the 20 · R. Davis — 122 rush yds (30 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 11 · Kentucky · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.05Mike Wright pass complete to Ben Bresnahan for 14 yds to the Kent 48 for a
Week 12 · Florida · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.76Mike Wright pass complete to Ben Bresnahan for 28 yds for a TD, (Joseph Bulovas KICK)
Week 10 · South Carolina · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.07Mike Wright pass complete to Ben Bresnahan for 11 yds Ben Bresnahan fumbled, recovered by SCaro Zacch Pickens
Week 7 · Georgia · 2nd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +1.71AJ Swann pass complete to Ben Bresnahan for 12 yds to the Vandy 38 for a
Week 10 · South Carolina · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +1.53AJ Swann pass complete to Ben Bresnahan for 9 yds to the Vandy 44 for a
Week 8 · Missouri · 3rd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +1.51Mike Wright pass complete to Ben Bresnahan for 9 yds to the Vandy 31 for a

4 more plays

Week 13 · Tennessee · 2nd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +1.47AJ Swann pass complete to Ben Bresnahan for 11 yds to the Vandy 41 for a
Week 8 · Missouri · 3rd and 11 · Q4 · EPA +1.03Mike Wright pass complete to Ben Bresnahan for 10 yds to the Misso 44
Week 1 · Elon · 2nd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +0.55Mike Wright pass complete to Ben Bresnahan for 11 yds to the Vandy 45 for a
Week 8 · Missouri · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +0.54AJ Swann pass complete to Ben Bresnahan for 7 yds to the Misso 40

Teams and coaches

2019Vanderbilt3-9HC: Derek Mason · Balanced, slow tempo

2020Vanderbilt0-9HC: Derek Mason · Balanced

2021Vanderbilt2-10HC: Clark Lea · Balanced

2022Vanderbilt5-7HC: Clark Lea · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 36 (#113 of 132). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score percentiles · 2022 season

36Below cohort / limited sample #113 of 132 · 2022?

6 metrics · season cumulative

2022 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: rec tds (25th percentile).

Box-score rates (6)

Yards / catch#58 / 158 · 63rd pct

12.0

Fumbles lost#12 / 35 · 36th pct

Rec yards#105 / 158 · 34th pct

192

Long catch#114 / 158 · 27th pct

Receptions#115 / 158 · 25th pct

Rec TDs#105 / 158 · 25th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2022, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	1.4	20.2	15.8	0.2
Road4g	2.2	22.8	13.1	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-74g	1.2	18.8	15.8	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	2.2	23.4	13.7	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2022 season

Head Coach

Clark Lea

Pass share

44.1%

346 pass / 438 run

Plays / game

65.3

12 games

Team sack rate

4.5%

336 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

16 catches in 9 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

36 · #113 of 132 TEs · 2022

Three-star recruit. Now #113 at the position.

Ben Bresnahan

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Style of play

Fans

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Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

16 catches in 9 games

Four seasons at Vanderbilt

2018