Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-20vs Toledo | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | Season-high 10 yds |
| Total | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
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Brennan Parachek
Junior tight end for Michigan State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 249 lb · Dexter, MI · Dexter
Returning to Michigan State for 2026
The numbers
10
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 10 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 10 yds, vs Toledo
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 tight end for Michigan State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Michigan State in 2023.
Brennan Parachek
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Brennan Parachek has been at Michigan State through three head coaches in four seasons. The receipt on tape: 10 rec yds, 1 receptions against Toledo, Week 1, 2026.
10 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20234 games
- Signed with Michigan State4-star out of Dexter
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Michigan State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coaches2023
Michigan State
Played under 3 different head coaches: Mel Tucker, Jonathan Smith, and Pat Fitzgerald. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Michigan State4-8HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced
2024Michigan State5-7HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Michigan State4-8HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced
2026Michigan State2-0HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-heavy, fast 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 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 10.0 YDS/g, 10.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Michigan State | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Michigan State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Michigan State | 8 | 63 | 7.9 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Michigan State | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 15 | 128 | 8.5 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 30–20
vs Toledo
1 rec · 10 yds
With A. Milivojevic — 247 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.3 · -5 rush yds (6 car) · C. Mccray — 4 rush yds (1 car)
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
2026 Outlook
Michigan State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Michigan State
Returning around him
- 21% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 2 Michigan State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -18 net (28 in / 46 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Michigan State · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #61 · 2026 recruiting class #45
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Trent Tyre’s 2020 season.
Matches Trent on
Height
TD rate
Reception volume
Differs from Trent on
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Dante Zanders's sophomore season at Florida (2022).
Matches Dante on
Yards / reception
Reception volume
Weight
Differs from Dante on
Class year (lower)
Background
Fourth-year tight end and two-year letterwinner has 14 career receptions for 118 yards in playing 24 games with three starts over the past three seasons (2023-25) . . . two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree. 2025 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Played in four games (vs. Boston College, Youngstown St...
The tight end room · Michigan State
- #31Jayden Savoury16 receiving yards · 2025
- #88Kai Rios1 receiving yard · 2025
- #82Brennan Parachek1 game · 2026
- #12Carson Gulkerno box-score line yet
- #48Charlie Bakerno box-score line yet
3 more on the roster · Michigan State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology