Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-23@ Hawai'i | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-27@ BYU | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | Season-high 3 yds |
| Total | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
#80
Brendan Doyle
Senior tight end for Stanford. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 255 lb · Gilroy, CA
CFB Index 36 · #123 of 135 TEsMedium-low confidenceReturning to Stanford for 2026
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.
The numbers
3
receiving yards · 2025
1 catches · 3 per catch
2 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 3 yds, at BYU
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Stanford. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Memphis in 2023.
- Transferred from Memphis to Stanford in 2025.
Brendan Doyle
Is the first read once you cross the 20. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Ryan Silverfield and Frank Reich. The receipt on tape: 3 rec yds, 1 receptions against BYU, Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20235 games
- Signed with Memphis3-star out of College of San Mateo
2025
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coaches2023–2024
Troy Taylor
Stanford
2025era →
Frank Reich
Stanford
Coaching transition mid-career: Troy Taylor → Frank Reich. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Memphis10-3HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced
2024Memphis11-2HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced
2025Stanford4-8HC: Frank Reich · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Medium-low confidence
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: 0.5 REC/g, 1.5 YDS/g, 3.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tavita Pritchard
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
The first read called near the goal line — size and catch radius do the rest.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Stanford
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Stanford
Returning around him
- 21% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 2 Stanford players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (6 in / 12 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Stanford · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #50 · 2026 recruiting class #37
DNA match
Player DNA
Red-Zone Weapon
The first read called near the goal line — size and catch radius do the rest.
TE
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Zach Horton’s 2024 season.
Matches Zach on
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Reception volume
Differs from Zach on
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Lake McRee's sophomore season at USC (2022).
82%match
All-Big Ten
Matches Lake on
Reception volume
Weight
EPA / play (adj)
Differs from Lake on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Brendan Doyle
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology