#86

Brenton Strange

Former tight end at Penn State. 2022: 32 catches, 362 receiving yards, 5 TD.

TE · Penn State · Jr. · #86

6′3″ · 246 lb · Parkersburg, WV

CFB Index 58 · #37 of 132 TEsMedium-low confidenceAll-ConferenceJacksonville — drafted 2023, Rd 2, Pick 30, #61 overall

Recruiting

4★

TE recruit

No. 344 nationally · Signed with Penn State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former tight end at Penn State. 2022: 32 catches, 362 receiving yards, 5 TD.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Penn State in 2019.
Drafted round 2 by the Jacksonville in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Penn State, 755 receiving yards — drafted at #61 overall by Jacksonville.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

2019

Signed with Penn State4-star out of Parkersburg

202212 games

The role got bigger.

All-Big Tenthird

2023

Drafted by Jacksonvilleround 2, pick 61

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#344 national

CFB

College

Penn State

2019–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

R2 · #61

Jacksonville · 2023

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🎖

ALL-BIG TEN

All-Big Ten mention (2022)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2022

1 coach

2019–2022

James Franklin

Penn State

Played his entire career under James Franklin.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

JacksonvilleEntering 4th NFL season

#61Rd 2 · Pick 30

JacksonvilleEntering 4th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under James Franklin — 33-15 over that span.

2019Penn State11-2HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning

2020Penn State4-5HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Penn State7-6HC: James Franklin · Balanced

2022Penn State11-2HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

58Quality starter #37 of 132?

Medium-low confidence12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (97th percentile). Strength: epa / target (89th percentile). Concern: rush yards (16th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#22 / 636 · 97th pct

15.6%

EPA / target#68 / 636 · 89th pct

1.07

Catch rate#138 / 636 · 78th pct

87.5%

Yards / catch#325 / 636 · 49th pct

12.1

Explosive rate#333 / 636 · 47th pct

12.5%

Box-score rates (7)

Long catch#11 / 158 · 93rd pct

Rec TDs#17 / 158 · 86th pct

Receptions#32 / 158 · 79th pct

Rec yards#42 / 158 · 74th pct

362

Yards / catch#79 / 158 · 49th pct

11.3

Rush TDs#7 / 35 · 41st pct

Rush yards#28 / 35 · 16th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

28th → 89th percentile

Explosive rate

45th → 47th percentile

Catch rate

20th → 78th percentile

TD rate

75th → 97th percentile

Yards / catch

39th → 49th percentile

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	2.4	20.4	9.8	0.6
Road5g	3.0	43.8	16.3	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.7	40.0	16.9	0.7
Weeks 8+6g	2.7	20.3	8.1	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Matt Campbell

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

58 · #37 of 132 TEs

Former four-star. Now #37 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Penn State	32	362	11.3	5	--
2021	Penn State	20	225	11.2	3	--
2020	Penn State	17	164	9.6	2	--
2019	Penn State	1	4	4.0	1	--
Career		70	755	10.8	11	--

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · Purdue · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +6.39Sean Clifford pass complete to Brenton Strange for 67 yds for a TD, (Jake Pinegar KICK)
Week 11 · Maryland · 3&8 · Q2 · EPA +2.86Sean Clifford pass complete to Brenton Strange for 15 yds to the PnSt 49 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Auburn · 3&6 · Q2 · EPA +2.70Sean Clifford pass complete to Brenton Strange for 14 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Week 5 · Northwestern · 2&5 · Q1 · EPA +2.62Sean Clifford pass complete to Brenton Strange for 20 yds for a TD, (Jake Pinegar KICK)
Week 3 · Auburn · 2&9 · Q4 · EPA +2.34Drew Allar pass complete to Brenton Strange for 16 yds to the PnSt 48 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Central Michigan · 2&4 · Q1 · EPA +2.33Sean Clifford pass complete to Brenton Strange for 4 yds for a TD, (Jake Pinegar KICK)
Week 4 · Central Michigan · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.30Sean Clifford pass complete to Brenton Strange for 16 yds to the CMich 39 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Central Michigan · 2&3 · Q3 · EPA +2.21Sean Clifford pass complete to Brenton Strange for 3 yds for a TD, (Jake Pinegar PAT BLOCKED)
Week 11 · Maryland · 2&3 · Q1 · EPA +2.21Sean Clifford pass complete to Brenton Strange for 3 yds for a TD, (Jake Pinegar KICK)
Week 3 · Auburn · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.12Sean Clifford pass complete to Brenton Strange for 24 yds to the PnSt 47 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 35-31@ Purdue	2	77	38.5	1	67
Wk 2	W 46-10vs Ohio	1	12	12.0	0	12
Wk 3	W 41-12@ Auburn	6	80	13.3	0	24	Season-high 80 yds
Wk 4	W 33-14vs Central Michigan	5	42	8.4	2	16	2 TD catches
Wk 5	W 17-7vs Northwestern	1	20	20.0	1	20
Wk 7	L 17-41@ Michigan	1	9	9.0	0	9
Wk 8	W 45-17vs Minnesota	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 9	L 31-44vs Ohio State	4	13	3.3	0	5
Wk 10	W 45-14@ Indiana	2	29	14.5	0	25
Wk 11	W 30-0vs Maryland	3	34	11.3	1	16
Wk 12	W 55-10@ Rutgers	4	24	6.0	0	8
Wk 13	W 35-16vs Michigan State	2	17	8.5	0	12
Total		32	362	12.5	5	67