Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-20vs Tarleton State | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | 20 | Season-high 44 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 7-56@ Nebraska | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 7 | 52 | 6.4 | 0 | 20 |
#5
Brennan Ridley
Junior wide receiver for Bowling Green. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 177 lb · Richmond, VA · Trinity Episcopal HS
Returning to Bowling Green for 2026
The numbers
52
receiving yards · 2026
7 catches · 7.4 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 rec, 44 yds, vs Tarleton State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for Bowling Green. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Hampton in 2024.
- Transferred from Hampton to Bowling Green in 2025.
Brennan Ridley
Brennan Ridley arrived at Bowling Green from Hampton. The receipt: 44 rec yds, 5 receptions against Tarleton State — Week 1, 2026.
52 REC YDS · 7 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Hamptonout of Trinity Episcopal
20259 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Bowling Green
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Eddie George — 4-10 over that span.
2025Bowling Green4-8HC: Eddie George · Run-heavy
2026Bowling Green0-2HC: Eddie George · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 REC/g, 26.0 YDS/g, 6.4 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eddie George
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 | Bowling Green | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Bowling Green | 4 | 110 | 27.5 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 11 | 162 | 14.7 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bowling Green | 3 | -3 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Bowling Green | -- | -- | -- | 109 | -- |
| Career | 3 | -3 | -- | 109 | -- |
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Tarleton State · 2&5 · Q2 · EPA +2.14(09:08) #17 J.Kastantin pass complete short right to #5 B.Ridley caught at BGSU42, for 20 yards to the BGSU50 (#5 S.Woods Jr.), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Tarleton State · 3&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.31(00:01) Shotgun #17 J.Kastantin pass complete short left to #5 B.Ridley caught at TSU08, for 15 yards to the TSU08 (#1 J.Aubert; #13 N.Oliver), 1ST DOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - ""
- Week 1 · Tarleton State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.90(14:22) #5 B.Ridley rush left for 1 yard gain to the TSU47 (#8 F.Adams)
- Week 1 · Tarleton State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.58(00:21) Shotgun #17 J.Kastantin pass complete short middle to #5 B.Ridley caught at TSU30, for 13 yards to the TSU23 lateral to #2 N.Amachree for 8 yards gain to the TSU23, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Tarleton State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.37(12:52) Shotgun #17 J.Kastantin pass complete short right to #5 B.Ridley caught at BGSU11, for 1 yard to the BGSU16 (#5 S.Woods Jr.), out of bounds
- Week 2 · Nebraska · 3&15 · Q1 · EPA -0.13(12:38) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 J.Kastantin pass complete short right to #5 B.Ridley caught at BG 39, for 3 yards to the BG 44 (#26 D.McDougle III)
- Week 1 · Tarleton State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.10(05:29) Shotgun #5 B.Ridley rush middle for 4 yards gain to the TSU37 (#33 G.Culotta; #17 K.Brown)
- Week 2 · Nebraska · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.08(05:10) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 J.Kastantin pass complete short right to #5 B.Ridley caught at BG 20, for 5 yards to the BG 20 (#8 D.Jones)
- Week 1 · Tarleton State · 2&2 · Q4 · EPA -0.01(00:24) Shotgun #17 J.Kastantin pass complete short right to #5 B.Ridley caught at TSU37, for 6 yards to the TSU36 (#24 A.Rice), 1ST DOWN
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Bowling Green
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Bowling Green
Returning around him
- -6% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -10 net (17 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Bowling Green · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #111 · 2026 recruiting class #75
Background
Bowling Green 2025 | Sophomore Joined the Falcons for the spring semester Appeared in 11 games as the punt returner and at receiver Totaled 17 returns for 109 yards and four receptions for 110 yards and a score on the season Tallied one punt return for nine yards and one reception for eight yards...
The receiver room · Bowling Green
- #5Brennan Ridley110 receiving yards · 2025
- #18Winn Sharp46 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Trey Johnson8 receiving yards · 2025
- #83Pierce St Geme4 games · 2025
- #9Nicholas Sowell1 game · 2026
8 more on the roster · Bowling Green team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology