#17

Chris Brazzell II

Former wide receiver at Tennessee. 2025: 62 catches, 1,017 receiving yards, 9 TD.

WR · Tennessee · Jr. · #17

6′5″ · 200 lb · Midland, TX

CFB Index 84 · #21 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamDrafted by Carolina — Rd 3, Pick 19, #83 overall

How he plays

Beats you over the top.

TD rate: 96th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

1,017

receiving yards · 2025

62 catches · 9 TD · 16.4 per catch

Statement game6 rec · 177 yds · 3 TDvs Georgia (FBS) · L 41-44

Top 1% receiving yards game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former wide receiver at Tennessee. 2025: 62 catches, 1,017 receiving yards, 9 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Tulane in 2022.
Transferred from Tulane to Tennessee in 2024.
Drafted round 3 by the Carolina in 2026.

The full story, with sources

How it ended

Four seasons at Tennessee, 2,072 receiving yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2025) — drafted at #83 overall by Carolina.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

The week the volume broke through — put up 177 yds vs Georgia.Georgia · L 41-442025

2022

Signed with Tulane3-star out of Midland Legacy

202312 games

The role got bigger.

All-AAC

202412 games

Entered the portal

202512 games

All-SECfirst

2026

Drafted by Carolinaround 3, pick 83

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1307 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2022–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #83

Carolina · 2026

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

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ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM

All-SEC 1st team (2025)

Coaching lineage · 2022–2025

1 coach

2022–2025

Josh Heupel

Tennessee

Played his entire career under Josh Heupel.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Carolina2026 NFL rookie season

#83Rd 3 · Pick 19

Carolina2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Tulane12-2HC: Willie Fritz · Run-leaning

2023Tulane11-3HC: Slade Nagle · Run-leaning

2024Tennessee10-3HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy

2025Tennessee8-5HC: Josh Heupel · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

84All-Conference level #21 of 485?

High confidenceBounce-Back10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (96th percentile). Strength: epa / target (91st percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#35 / 798 · 96th pct

9.0%

EPA / target#75 / 798 · 91st pct

0.75

Yards / catch#78 / 798 · 90th pct

15.9

Explosive rate#184 / 798 · 77th pct

14.6%

Catch rate#382 / 798 · 52nd pct

68.5%

Box-score rates (5)

Rec yards#19 / 558 · 97th pct

1017

Rec TDs#17 / 558 · 97th pct

Receptions#50 / 558 · 91st pct

Yards / catch#75 / 558 · 87th pct

16.4

Long catch#77 / 558 · 86th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

9th → 91st percentile

Explosive rate

21st → 77th percentile

Catch rate

0th → 52nd percentile

TD rate

34th → 96th percentile

Yards / catch

24th → 90th 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).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

20%18 of his 89 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home8g	5.1	81.9	15.2	0.9
Road4g	5.2	90.5	18.7	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.3	89.3	15.1	1.2
Weeks 8+6g	5.0	80.2	17.6	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Josh Heupel

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

Awards

Player standing · 2025

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

84 · #21 of 485 WRs

Three-star recruit. Now #21 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Tennessee	62	1,017	16.4	9	--
2024	Tennessee	29	333	11.5	2	--
2023	Tulane	44	711	16.2	5	--
2022	Tulane	1	11	11.0	0	--
Career		136	2,072	15.2	16	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025

W 72–17

vs East Tennessee State

9 rec · 125 yds · 2 TD

Dominant 55-point win at home against East Tennessee State.

With J. Aguilar — 288 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 74.4 · J. Merklinger — 118 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 89.8 · 17 rush yds (2 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 3 · Georgia · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA +6.37Joey Aguilar pass complete to Chris Brazzell II for 72 yds for a TD (Max Gilbert KICK)
Week 3 · Georgia · 2&6 · Q3 · EPA +4.92Joey Aguilar pass complete to Chris Brazzell II for 56 yds for a TD (Max Gilbert KICK)
Week 14 · Vanderbilt · 2&6 · Q2 · EPA +4.53(10:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass complete deep middle to #17 C.Brazzell II caught at VANDY03, for 52 yards to the VANDY00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:34, 1ST DOWN #90 M.Gilbert kick attempt good (H: #98 J.Ross, LS: #48 B.Brady) #90 M.Gilbert kick attempt good (H: #98 J.Ross, LS: #48 B.Brady). #68 B.Warren injured on the play
Week 2 · East Tennessee State · 3&12 · Q1 · EPA +3.67Joey Aguilar pass complete to Chris Brazzell II for 21 yds for a TD (Max Gilbert KICK)
Week 9 · Kentucky · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.16(04:00) Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass complete deep right to #17 C.Brazzell II caught at UK27, for 47 yards to the UK25 (#20 T.Nichols), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Week 9 · Kentucky · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.97(13:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass complete deep middle to #17 C.Brazzell II caught at UK00, for 35 yards to the UK00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:41, 1ST DOWN #90 M.Gilbert kick attempt good (H: #98 J.Ross, LS: #48 B.Brady)
Week 5 · Mississippi State · 4&4 · Q4 · EPA +2.97Joey Aguilar pass complete to Chris Brazzell II for 11 yds to the MSST 36 for a 1ST down
Week 9 · Kentucky · 2&7 · Q3 · EPA +2.96(06:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Aguilar pass complete deep right to #17 C.Brazzell II caught at UK15, for 50 yards to the UK10 (#6 J.Hardaway), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · East Tennessee State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.90Jake Merklinger pass complete to Chris Brazzell II for 33 yds for a TD
Week 5 · Mississippi State · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.88Joey Aguilar pass complete to Chris Brazzell II for 15 yds for a TD (Max Gilbert KICK)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 45-26vs Syracuse	5	62	12.4	0	18
Wk 2	W 72-17vs East Tennessee State	9	125	13.9	2	32	2 TD catches
Wk 3	L 41-44vs Georgia	6	177	29.5	3	72	Season-high 177 yds
Wk 4	W 56-24vs UAB	5	62	12.4	1	22
Wk 5	W 41-34@ Mississippi State	6	105	17.5	1	32
Wk 7	W 34-31vs Arkansas	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 8	L 20-37@ Alabama	7	66	9.4	0	19
Wk 9	W 56-34@ Kentucky	4	138	34.5	1	50	138-yard receiving day
Wk 10	L 27-33vs Oklahoma	6	68	11.3	0	27
Wk 12	W 42-9vs New Mexico State	3	65	21.7	0	45
Wk 13	W 31-11@ Florida	4	53	13.3	0	19
Wk 14	L 24-45vs Vanderbilt	6	91	15.2	1	52
Total		62	1017	16.3	9	72