Arizona State · L 17-24
No catches.
Middle Tennessee · W 55-0
No catches.
TCU · L 16-22
2 catches, 9 yards
The other 5 games average 30 yards. This one was 21 below.
Bruhn has catches in 6 of Kansas’s 8 games: none against Arizona State and Middle Tennessee.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Carson Bruhn
Carson Bruhn takes over from Boden Groen at Kansas.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against TCU on Oct. 31: 2 catches for 9 yards. In the 6 games drawn here: 14 catches for 157 yards. Kansas has thrown to him 20 times in 182 passes.
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.
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Last game (Wk 9): 9 receiving yards, 2 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| 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 No. 23 Missouri | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-41@ No. 12 Utah | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-35@ Kansas State | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 8 | W 25-24vs Baylor | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 1 | 22 | Season-high 63 yds |
| Wk 9 | L 16-22@ TCU | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 14 | 157 | 11.2 | 1 | 22 |
Week 8 · 2026
W 25-24
vs Baylor
5 rec · 63 yds · 1 TD
A close one, won by 1 at home.
With I. Marshall — 212 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 61.1 · 31 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD · D. Edwards — 156 rush yds (30 car) · 3 rec · 15 yds
The plays that mattered most
544th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from +8 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
219% of team targetsCatch rate
67%14 of 21 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
67% catch rate on 21 targets · 9% of the team's targets.
2 seasons under Lance Leipold, all run-leaning offenses — 8-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 39.3 | 16.9 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.8 | 21.2 | 13.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 36.0 | 8.6 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Pass share
41.7%
242 pass / 338 run
Plays / game
72.5
8 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
274 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS tight end who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #75 at the position.
The No. 1,139 recruit in the country is starting at tight end in the Big 12 as a redshirt sophomore.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Lance Leipold.
