Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-6vs Long Island University | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-38vs Missouri | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 18 | Season-high 34 yds |
| Total | 3 | 55 | 19.0 | 0 | 21 |
#44
Carson Bruhn
Sophomore tight end for Kansas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′6″ · 260 lb · Sioux Center, IA · Sioux Center HS
Returning to Kansas for 2026
The numbers
55
receiving yards · 2026
3 catches · 18.3 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 34 yds, vs Missouri
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 tight end for Kansas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kansas in 2024.
- 55 receiving yards in 2025. Then 55 in 2026.
Carson Bruhn
Second year in the Kansas receiving corps, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 34 rec yds, 2 receptions against Missouri, Week 2, 2026.
55 REC YDS · 3 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Kansas3-star out of Sioux Center
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Kansas
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Lance Leipold — 6-8 over that span.
2025Kansas5-7HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning
2026Kansas1-1HC: Lance Leipold · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (86th percentile). 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 2 games: 1.5 REC/g, 27.5 YDS/g, 19.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
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 1 · 2026
W 51–6
1 rec · 21 yds
Dominant 45-point win at home against Long Island University.
With I. Marshall — 246 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.7 · 49 rush yds (7 car) · C. Ballard — 90 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 88.2 · 14 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Kansas
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Kansas
Returning around him
- 18% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 2 Kansas players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +5 net (31 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kansas · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #62 · 2026 recruiting class #61
Background
NAME PRONUNCIATION Get to Know Carson ... At what age did you start playing football and how did you get into football? I started playing football at the age of 8. I got into football because my dad coached and ran the youth football program in Sioux Center. My dad also played football in college...
The tight end room · Kansas
- #87Leyton Cure63 receiving yards · 2025
- #9Jailen Butler59 receiving yards · 2025
- #44Carson Bruhn55 receiving yards · 2025
- #85Carter Moses1 game · 2025
- #14Mikey Pauleyno box-score line yet
4 more on the roster · Kansas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology