Senior tight end for Vanderbilt. 2022: 16 catches, 192 receiving yards, 1 TD.
6′4″ · 243 lb · Cumming, GA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
TE recruit
No. 755 nationally · Signed with Vanderbilt
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Vanderbilt. 2022: 16 catches, 192 receiving yards, 1 TD.
Ben Bresnahan
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Ben Bresnahan has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Vanderbilt. The receipt on tape: 32 rec yds, 5 receptions against Missouri, Week 8, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Vanderbilt, 700 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Derek Mason → Clark Lea. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec tds (25th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 9 games
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
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #113 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | 16 | 192 | 12.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 104 | 10.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2020 | Vanderbilt | 28 | 299 | 10.7 | 4 | -- |
| 2019 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 105 | 15.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 61 | 700 | 11.5 | 5 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022
W 42–31
vs Elon
2 rec · 24 yds
Edged out Elon at home in a shootout.
With M. Wright — 245 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 78.0 · 84 rush yds (11 car) · 2 TD · M. Hayball — 1 SOLO · 1 TOT · 49 AVG
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 9 games
| 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 Ole Miss | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 7 | L 0-55@ 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 Tennessee | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Total | 16 | 192 | 14.6 | 1 | 28 |
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Raymond Pauwels Jr.’s 2022 season.
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Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Josiah Miamen’s path through Florida International.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Shane Calhoun's senior season at East Carolina (2022).
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Player DNA