#24

Brandon Chatman

Senior wide receiver for Navy. 2025: 17 catches, 159 receiving yards.

WR · Navy · Sr. · #24

5′9″ · 174 lb · Coral Springs, FL

CFB Index 33 · #379 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to Navy for 2026

How he plays

Moves the chains on third down.

Explosive rate: 83rd percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

159

receiving yards · 2025

17 catches · 9.4 per catch

Best game: 5 rec, 43 yds, vs Florida Atlantic

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Navy. 2025: 17 catches, 159 receiving yards.

His career, year by year

Brandon Chatman

WR · Navy · Sr · #24

Moves the chains on third down. He has spent three seasons in the Navy receiving corps. The receipt on tape: 141 rush yds, 43 rec yds against Florida Atlantic, Week 9, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
seasons on the roster
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Brian Newberry — 26-12 over that span.

2023Navy5-7HC: Brian Newberry · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2024Navy10-3HC: Brian Newberry · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2025Navy11-2HC: Brian Newberry · Run-heavy

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

33Below cohort / limited sample #379 of 485?

High confidence12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: explosive rate (83rd percentile). Strength: rush yards (99th percentile). Concern: epa / target (1st percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#135 / 798 · 83rd pct

16.0%

Catch rate#400 / 798 · 50th pct

68.0%

Yards / catch#601 / 798 · 25th pct

9.4

TD rate#507 / 798 · 18th pct

0.0%

EPA / target#788 / 798 · 1st pct

-0.11

Box-score rates (7)

Rush yards#3 / 287 · 99th pct

431

Rush TDs#2 / 287 · 99th pct

Receptions#454 / 558 · 18th pct

Yards / catch#488 / 558 · 12th pct

9.4

Long catch#495 / 558 · 11th pct

Rec yards#512 / 558 · 8th pct

159

Rec TDs#482 / 558 · 7th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

74th → 1st percentile

Explosive rate

83rd → 83rd percentile

Catch rate

20th → 50th percentile

TD rate

98th → 18th percentile

Yards / catch

75th → 25th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

16%4 of his 25 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	1.9	16.3	12.5	0.0
Road6g	0.7	7.5	11.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	1.3	11.7	11.4	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	1.3	12.8	13.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Brian Newberry

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

33 · #379 of 485 WRs

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-AAC

Based on 2025: #41 of 51 American Athletic WRs

How the All-AAC estimate is computed

15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Navy	17	159	9.4	0	--
2024	Navy	18	257	14.3	4	--
2023	Navy	19	254	13.4	0	--
Career		54	670	12.4	4	--

Season	Team
2025	Navy	57	431	--	50	--
2024	Navy	48	250	23	--	--
2023	Navy	42	165	--	--	--
Career		147	846	23	50	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2025

W 41–38

vs South Florida

11 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD

Edged out South Florida at home in a shootout.

With B. Woodson — 39 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.9 · 103 rush yds (9 car) · 2 TD · E. Heidenreich — 39 rush yds (6 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 9 · Florida Atlantic · 4&2 · Q2 · EPA -4.15(00:00) #11 B.Horvath pass complete short left to #24 B.Chatman caught at FAU01, for 1 yard to the FAU01 (#4 D.Williams), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
Week 10 · North Texas · 3&6 · Q2 · EPA +3.78(02:03) No Huddle-Shotgun #24 B.Chatman rush right for 31 yards gain to the UNT00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:59, 1ST DOWN #17 N.Kirkwood kick attempt good (H: #11 J.Carlson, LS: #92 R.Fry)
Week 3 · Tulsa · 4&1 · Q4 · EPA +2.79Brandon Chatman run for 1 yd for a TD (Nathan Kirkwood KICK)
Week 9 · Florida Atlantic · 2&6 · Q4 · EPA +2.40(14:19) No Huddle #24 B.Chatman rush left for 36 yards gain to the FAU01 (#3 D.Rogers Jr.), 1ST DOWN
Week 5 · Rice · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.31Blake Horvath pass complete to Brandon Chatman for 26 yds to the RICE 46 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · Rice · 2&5 · Q1 · EPA +2.30Brandon Chatman run for 22 yds to the RICE 48 for a 1ST down
Week 9 · Florida Atlantic · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.78(07:26) Shotgun #24 B.Chatman rush right for 23 yards gain to the Navy40 (#20 C.Keys Jr.), 1ST DOWN
Week 9 · Florida Atlantic · 3&3 · Q3 · EPA +1.77(12:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #24 B.Chatman rush right for 6 yards gain to the FAU49 (#32 D.McGhee), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Week 12 · South Florida · 1&4 · Q1 · EPA +1.69Brandon Chatman 4 Yd Run (Nathan Kirkwood Kick)
Week 14 · Memphis · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.65(00:30) No Huddle #11 B.Horvath pass complete deep middle to #24 B.Chatman caught at MEM35, for 27 yards to the MEM30 (#5 C.Bracy), 1ST DOWN

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 52-7vs VMI	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 2	W 38-24vs UAB	1	20	20.0	0	20
Wk 3	W 42-23@ Tulsa	1	7	7.0	0	7
Wk 5	W 21-13vs Rice	1	26	26.0	0	26
Wk 6	W 34-31vs Air Force	4	18	4.5	0	9
Wk 7	W 32-31@ Temple	1	10	10.0	0	10
Wk 9	W 42-32vs Florida Atlantic	5	43	8.6	0	23	Season-high 43 yds
Wk 10	L 17-31@ North Texas	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 11	L 10-49@ Notre Dame	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 12	W 41-38vs South Florida	2	7	3.5	0	5
Wk 14	W 28-17@ Memphis	1	27	27.0	0	27
Wk 16	W 17-16vs Army	—	—	—	—	—
Bowl	W 35-13@ Cincinnati	1	1	1.0	0	1
Total		17	159	12.0	0	27