Brennan Ridley

#5 · WR · Bowling Green5′11″ · 177 lb · Richmond, VA · Trinity Episcopal

Receiving yards305231st of 467 receivers Last gameL 10–23at Western Michigan · Oct 31

Nextvs Kent StateTue Nov 10 · 7 pm ET

Brennan Ridley

WR · Bowling Green · #5

Arrived at Bowling Green from Hampton. A game that shows it: 95 receiving yards and 9 receptions against Miami (OH) — Week 5, 2026.

305 receiving yards · 27 catches · 1 receiving TD

Style of play

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Thurman MorbleyTexas State · 2016 · 93% season match
Jafus GainesTexas State · 2015 · 90% season match
Levern JacobsMaryland · 2016 · 90% season match
Jaylen ErwinUCLA · 2019 · 89% season match
Isaiah JohnsonCincinnati · 2026 · 87% season match

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Where to follow

The latest game

Against Western Michigan on Oct. 31: 3 catches for 36 yards, 1 of 2 on third and fourth down. In the 9 games drawn here: 27 catches for 305 yards. Bowling Green has thrown to him 33 times in 231 passes.

First quarterSecond quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

L 10-23 at Western Michigan3 catches, 36 yds
L 24-31 at Buffalo2 catches, 12 yds
L 31-32 vs Ball State2 catches, 84 yds, 1 TD
W 38-10 vs Sacramento State1 catch, 6 yds
W 24-20 at Miami (OH)9 catches, 95 yds
L 6-14 vs South Florida2 catches, 13 yds
L 7-55 at Iowa State1 catch, 7 yds
L 7-56 at Nebraska2 catches, 8 yds
L 13-20 vs Tarleton State5 catches, 44 yds

a catch, by its yardsa touchdownthrown to him, incomplete

Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.

Career stats

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Season	Team
2026	Bowling Green	27	305	11.3	1	77
2025	Bowling Green	4	110	27.5	1	87
Career		31	415	13.4	2	87

Season	Team
2026	Bowling Green	9	40	17
2025	Bowling Green	--	--	109
Career		9	40	126

Last game (Wk 9): 36 receiving yards, 3 catches.

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 13-20vs Tarleton State	5	44	8.8	0	20
Wk 2	L 7-56@ Nebraska	2	8	4.0	0	5
Wk 3	L 7-55@ Iowa State	1	7	7.0	0	7
Wk 4	L 6-14vs South Florida	2	13	6.5	0	9
Wk 5	W 24-20@ Miami (OH)	9	95	10.6	0	48	Season-high 95 yds
Wk 6	W 38-10vs Sacramento State	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 7	L 31-32vs Ball State	2	84	42.0	1	77
Wk 8	L 24-31@ Buffalo	2	12	6.0	0	7
Wk 9	L 10-23@ Western Michigan	3	36	12.0	0	24
Total		27	305	11.3	1	77

Signature game

Week 5 · 2026

W 24-20

at Miami (OH)

9 rec · 95 yds

A close one, won by 4 on the road.

With J. Kastantin — 305 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 66.2 · 13 rush yds (5 car) · N. Amachree — 3 rec · 71 yds · 1 TD · 12 rush yds (4 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 7 · Ball State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +6.21Kastantin to Ridley: a 77-yard touchdown pass.
Week 9 · Western Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −4.52B.Ridley pass intercepted by J.Betts at WMU07, End Of Play
Week 9 · Western Michigan · 3rd and 13 · Q3 · EPA +3.76Kastantin to Ridley: a 24-yard pass.
Week 6 · Sacramento State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.24B.Ridley rush right for 25 yards gain to the Sac St47 (C.Reese), out of bounds
Week 1 · Tarleton State · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.14Kastantin to Ridley: a 20-yard pass.
Week 6 · Sacramento State · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +1.53B.Ridley rush left for 9 yards gain (B.Silvera)

4 more plays

Week 1 · Tarleton State · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.31Kastantin to Ridley: a 15-yard pass.
Week 5 · Miami (OH) · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.22Kastantin to Ridley: a 14-yard pass.
Week 5 · Miami (OH) · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA −1.10Kastantin to Ridley: a 0-yard pass.
Week 4 · South Florida · 2nd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +1.04Kastantin to Ridley: a 9-yard pass.

Where he ranks

Rec yards305tied for 231stAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Receptions27tied for 166thAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Yards / catch11.3tied for 348thAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Rec TDs1tied for 265thAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Long catch77tied for 22ndAmong 468 receivers with 12 or more catches

Rush yards40tied for 29thAmong 212 receivers with 12 or more catches

248th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position

Opponents faced, by strength

Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +15 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

27 rec · 305 yds · 1 TD

27 of 27 receptions matched to play-by-play

34 of 34 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

3416% of team targets

Catch rate

79%27 of 34 targets

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

44% of targets (15)

100%catch rate

Air -4.1 · YAC 17.6 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

35% of targets (12)

75%catch rate

Air 5.1 · YAC 0.4 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

12% of targets (4)

75%catch rate

Air 13.5 · YAC 3.0 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

9% of targets (3)

0%catch rate

Air 27.7 avg

79% catch rate on 34 targets · 16% of the team's targets.

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under Eddie George — 6-15 over that span.

2025Bowling Green4-8HC: Eddie George · Run-heavy

2026Bowling Green2-7HC: Eddie George · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 48 (#209 of 465). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

48Rotational starter #209 of 465?

13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: catch rate (91st percentile). Strength: long catch (95th percentile). Concern: yards / catch (25th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#54 / 569 · 91st pct

79.4%

Explosive rate#250 / 569 · 56th pct

11.8%

EPA / target#299 / 569 · 48th pct

0.41

Yards / catch#348 / 569 · 39th pct

11.7

TD rate#381 / 569 · 32nd pct

2.9%

Box-score rates (8)

Long catch#22 / 468 · 95th pct

Rush yards#29 / 212 · 86th pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 126 · 81st pct

Receptions#166 / 468 · 64th pct

Rec yards#231 / 468 · 51st pct

305

Rush TDs#32 / 212 · 43rd pct

Rec TDs#265 / 468 · 29th pct

Yards / catch#348 / 468 · 25th pct

11.3

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

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).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2026 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	2.5	36.8	15.8	0.2
Road5g	3.4	31.6	7.9	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.1	36.7	12.1	0.1
Weeks 8+2g	2.5	24.0	9.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Eddie George

Pass share

44.1%

233 pass / 295 run

Plays / game

58.7

9 games

Team sack rate

6.1%

262 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

27 catches, 9 carries and 1 pass attempt in 9 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

48 · #209 of 465 WRs

Unranked recruit. Now #209 at the position.

Brennan Ridley

This week

Style of play

Similar players

Fans

Where to follow

The latest game

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Where he ranks

Receiving profile

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

27 catches, 9 carries and 1 pass attempt in 9 games

Two seasons at Bowling Green

Moves

2024

2025 9 games