Brenen Thompson: WR · Mississippi State.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Share of the team's total this season.
Brenen Thompson
Beats you over the top. The four seasons span three programs and three head coaches: Steve Sarkisian, Brent Venables and Jeff Lebby. First career honor, 2025: All-SEC. One game to point at: 155 receiving yards and 7 receptions against Florida — Week 8, 2025.
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
Money down · 3rd-down role
Money down
14 of 19 caught on third down (73.7%) — EPA/target 1.58 vs 0.55 elsewhere (12 conversions).
Catch rate is disclosed context only, never the gate — conversions and EPA/target are. Interception targets carry no attribution row at any source, so EPA/target here is unfixably, slightly inflated.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Clarion-Ledger Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 57 | 1,054 | 18.5 | 6 | 58 |
| 2024 | Oklahoma | 19 | 230 | 12.1 | 2 | 54 |
| 2023 | Oklahoma | 7 | 241 | 34.4 | 2 | 63 |
| 2022 | Texas | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | 32 |
| Career | 84 | 1,557 | 18.5 | 10 | 63 |
| Season | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 4 | 14 | 44 |
| 2024 | Oklahoma | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Oklahoma | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Texas | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 14 | 44 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-17@ Southern Miss | 7 | 92 | 13.1 | 0 | 51 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-20vs No. 12 Arizona State | 6 | 133 | 22.2 | 2 | 58 | 2 TD catches |
| Wk 3 | W 63-0vs Alcorn State | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 1 | 42 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-10vs Northern Illinois | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 5 | L 34-41vs No. 15 Tennessee | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 6 | L 9-31@ No. 6 Texas A&M | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 1 | 44 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-23@ Florida | 7 | 155 | 22.1 | 0 | 47 | Season-high 155 yds |
| Wk 9 | L 38-45vs No. 22 Texas | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 2 | 24 | 2 TD catches |
| Wk 10 | W 38-35@ Arkansas | 6 | 107 | 17.8 | 0 | 32 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-41vs No. 5 Georgia | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 0 | 57 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-49@ Missouri | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 0 | 54 | |
| Wk 14 | L 19-38vs No. 6 Ole Miss | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 0 | 18 | |
 Bowl | L 29-43vs Wake Forest | 4 | 106 | 26.5 | 0 | 51 | |
| Total | 57 | 1054 | 18.5 | 6 | 58 |
Week 2 · 2025
W 24-20
6 rec · 133 yds · 2 TD
A close one, won by 4 at home.
With B. Shapen — 279 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 42.0 · A. Evans III — 9 rec · 108 yds · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
7723% of team targetsCatch rate
64%49 of 77 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
64% catch rate on 77 targets · 23% of the team's targets · 33% catch rate on 9 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)
Third-down role
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.1 | 68.6 | 16.5 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 4.8 | 93.6 | 22.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.7 | 69.1 | 19.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.2 | 95.0 | 19.8 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
Pass share
41.8%
390 pass / 543 run
Plays / game
71.8
13 games
Team sack rate
9.4%
413 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #18 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Texas, Oklahoma and Mississippi State, 1,557 receiving yards — drafted at #105 overall by the Los Angeles Chargers.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM
All-SEC 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Steve Sarkisian, Brent Venables and Jeff Lebby.
Next stop · NFL
Los Angeles Chargers2026 NFL rookie season
Los Angeles Chargers2026 NFL rookie season
