Senior tight end for South Florida. 2021: 14 catches, 173 receiving yards, 1 TD.
6′4″ · 250 lb · Council Bluffs, IA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
4 tight end for South Florida. 2021: 14 catches, 173 receiving yards, 1 TD.
Recruiting
TE recruit
No. 2498 nationally · Signed with Northern Illinois
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonMitchell Brinkman
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Three head coaches in six seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 35 rec yds, 2 receptions against NC State, Week 1, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Six seasons at South Florida, 909 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 6 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Willie Taggart, Charlie Strong, and Jeff Scott. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (13th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 2.0 | 21.0 | 11.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.2 | 16.6 | 13.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 22.5 | 15.1 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Hartline
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Two-star recruit. Now #107 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | South Florida | 14 | 173 | 12.4 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | South Florida | 15 | 161 | 10.7 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Northern Illinois | 34 | 445 | 13.1 | 3 | -- |
| 2018 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 79 | 13.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2017 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2016 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 74 | 909 | 12.3 | 7 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2021
W 38–17
vs Florida A&M
1 rec · 15 yds
Dominant 21-point win at home against Florida A&M.
With A. Stokes — 36 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 50 LONG · T. McClain — 163 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 14.3 · 51 rush yds (14 car)
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-45@ NC State | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 31 | Season-high 35 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 20-42vs Florida | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-17vs Florida A&M | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-41@ SMU | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-32vs Tulsa | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-29@ East Carolina | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 10 | L 42-54vs Houston | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 1 | 33 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-45@ Tulane | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-17@ UCF | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 14 | 173 | 14.0 | 1 | 33 |
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Miles Joiner’s 2021 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Michael Vice's senior season at Troy (2022).
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Player DNA