Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-3vs Central Connecticut | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 1 | 11 | Season-high 11 yds |
| Wk 7 | L 21-25@ Ball State | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 3 | 17 | 7.0 | 1 | 11 |
#83
Brandon Niemenski
Junior tight end for UConn. 2022: 3 catches, 17 receiving yards, 1 TD.
6′5″ · 252 lb · Mountain Top, PA
UConn 2022 alumnus
Recruiting
3★
WR recruit
No. 2661 nationally · Signed with UConn
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 tight end for UConn. 2022: 3 catches, 17 receiving yards, 1 TD.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UConn in 2020.
Brandon Niemenski
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Two seasons at UConn, two different head coaches: Lou Spanos and Jim Mora. The receipt: 11 rec yds, 1 rec TD against Central Connecticut — Week 1, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at UConn, 139 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2020
- Signed with UConn3-star out of Crestwood
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
UConn
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2022
2 coaches2021
Lou Spanos
UConn
Coaching transition mid-career: Lou Spanos → Jim Mora. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2022 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021UConn1-11HC: Lou Spanos · Balanced
2022UConn6-7HC: Jim Mora · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 REC/g, 8.5 YDS/g, 7.0 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Jackson Lanam’s 2020 season.
Matches Jackson on
Height
TD rate
Weight
Differs from Jackson on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Benji Gosnell's freshman season at Virginia Tech (2023).
Matches Benji on
Weight
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Differs from Benji on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Brandon Niemenski
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology