Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-30@ Michigan State | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 31 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-10vs Central Connecticut | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | 23 | Season-high 57 yds |
| Total | 6 | 106 | 17.6 | 0 | 31 |
#12
Bryson Hammer
Junior wide receiver for Toledo. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 180 lb · Fremont, OH · Ross
Returning to Toledo for 2026
The numbers
106
receiving yards · 2026
6 catches · 17.7 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 57 yds, vs Central Connecticut
His career numbers, season by seasonBryson Hammer
Three seasons at Toledo, three different head coaches: Jason Candle, Robert Weiner and Mike Jacobs. Two straight seasons of it now: All-MAC again in 2025. The receipt on tape: 57 rec yds, 3 receptions against Central Connecticut, Week 2, 2026.
106 REC YDS · 6 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
202411 games
- All-MACsecond
202513 games
- All-MACthird
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Toledo
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-MAC
All-MAC mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jason Candle, Robert Weiner, and Mike Jacobs. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Toledo8-5HC: Jason Candle · Balanced
2025Toledo8-5HC: Robert Weiner · Run-leaning
2026Toledo1-1HC: Mike Jacobs · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (88th percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (6)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.0 REC/g, 53.0 YDS/g, 17.6 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Jacobs
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
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 63–10
3 rec · 57 yds
Dominant 53-point win at home against Central Connecticut.
With J. Alan Richter — 252 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 59.1 · 1 rush yds (1 car) · R. Bond — 4 rec · 135 yds · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Toledo
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Toledo
Returning around him
- 66% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 2 Toledo players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -5 net (33 in / 38 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Toledo · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #116 · 2026 recruiting class #121
Background
2025 Second-team All-MAC selection as a punt returner...Second in the MAC and 15th in the country with 12.1 punt return average...Led MAC with 362 punt return yards...Career-long 54-yard punt return vs. Miami...Caught three passes for 41 yards...Academic All-MAC...Burlsworth nominee for nation’s...
The receiver room · Toledo
- #2Junior Vandeross1,008 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Terrell Crosby Jr.194 receiving yards · 2025
- #81Eric Holley186 receiving yards · 2025
- #12Bryson Hammer41 receiving yards · 2025
- #14Tashi Braceful36 receiving yards · 2025
11 more on the roster · Toledo team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology