Romello Brinson

#3 · WR · Sr. · SMU6′2″ · 190 lb · Miami, FL · Miami Northwestern

Romello Brinson is a wide receiver who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at SMU.

Brinson moves the chains on third down. The five seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Jess Simpson, Mario Cristobal and Rhett Lashlee. One game to point at: 126 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Baylor — Week 2, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Louis BrownSan Diego State · 2024 · 86% season match
Latreal JonesSouthern Miss · 2023 · 85% season match
Tre MosleyMichigan State · 2021 · 84% season match
Gunner RomneyBYU · 2020 · 83% season match
Sam BrownMiami · 2024 · 81% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	SMU	43	638	14.8	3	75
2024	SMU	14	141	10.1	0	51
2023	SMU	28	431	15.4	2	74
2022	Miami	7	99	14.1	0	58
2021	Miami	7	90	12.9	1	19
Career		99	1,399	14.1	6	75

Season	Team
2025	SMU	1	4
2024	SMU	--	--
2023	SMU	--	--
2022	Miami	2	−11
2021	Miami	--	--
Career		3	−7

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 42-13vs East Texas A&M	7	121	17.3	1	63
Wk 2	L 45-48vs Baylor	4	126	31.5	2	75	Season-high 126 yds
Wk 3	W 28-10@ Missouri State	4	67	16.8	0	25
Wk 4	L 24-35@ TCU	4	51	12.8	0	30
Wk 6	W 31-18vs Syracuse	7	71	10.1	0	20
Wk 7	W 34-10vs Stanford	6	48	8.0	0	15
Wk 8	W 35-24@ Clemson	2	18	9.0	0	14
Wk 9	L 12-13@ Wake Forest	3	13	4.3	0	8
Wk 10	W 26-20vs No. 10 Miami	3	67	22.3	0	41
Wk 13	W 38-6vs Louisville	3	56	18.7	0	22
Total		43	638	14.8	3	75

Signature game

Week 2 · 2025

L 45-48

vs Baylor

4 rec · 126 yds · 2 TD

With K. Jennings — 295 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 50.1 · 16 rush yds (14 car) · W. McSparron — 43.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 2 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 2 · Baylor · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +6.08Jennings to Brinson: a 75-yard touchdown pass.
Week 1 · East Texas A&M · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +5.05Kevin Jennings pass complete to Romello Brinson for 63 yds for a TD (Collin Rogers KICK)
Week 10 · Miami · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.25Jennings to Brinson: a 41-yard pass.
Week 7 · Stanford · 2nd and 1 · Q1 · EPA −3.12Kevin Jennings pass complete to Romello Brinson for 2 yds to the SMU 42 SMU Penalty, Offensive Holding (Marcellus Barnes Jr.) to the SMU 44
Week 3 · Missouri State · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +2.89Kevin Jennings pass complete to Romello Brinson for 13 yds to the MOST 44 for a
Week 8 · Clemson · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.78Kevin Jennings pass complete to Romello Brinson for 14 yds to the 50 yard line for a

4 more plays

Week 4 · TCU · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.78Kevin Jennings pass complete to Romello Brinson for 30 yds to the TCU 32 for a
Week 13 · Louisville · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.69Jennings to Brinson: a 22-yard pass.
Week 6 · Syracuse · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.77Kevin Jennings pass complete to Romello Brinson for 20 yds to the SYR 45 for a
Week 13 · Louisville · 2nd and 14 · Q4 · EPA +1.45Jennings to Brinson: a 22-yard pass.

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

43 rec · 638 yds · 3 TD

41 of 43 receptions matched to play-by-play

23 of 66 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

6616% of team targets

Catch rate

62%41 of 66 targets

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

13% of targets (3)

67%catch rate

Air -2.7 · YAC 10.0 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

48% of targets (11)

45%catch rate

Air 4.7 · YAC 7.4 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

17% of targets (4)

0%catch rate

Air 15.2 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

22% of targets (5)

40%catch rate

Air 28.0 · YAC 4.0 avg

62% catch rate on 66 targets · 16% of the team's targets · 40% catch rate on 5 deep targets (20+ air yds).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

22%13 of his 59 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Teams and coaches

2021Miami7-5HC: Manny Diaz · Balanced

2022Miami5-7HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced

2023SMU11-3HC: Rhett Lashlee · Run-leaning

2024SMU11-3HC: Rhett Lashlee · Run-leaning

2025SMU9-4HC: Rhett Lashlee · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 57 (#156 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2025 season

57Quality starter #156 of 485 · 2025?

Ascending13 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: long catch (91st percentile). Concern: rush yards (28th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#274 / 798 · 66th pct

12.9

Explosive rate#313 / 798 · 61st pct

11.9%

Catch rate#404 / 798 · 49th pct

67.8%

TD rate#470 / 798 · 41st pct

1.7%

EPA / target#515 / 798 · 36th pct

0.32

Box-score rates (8)

Long catch#43 / 558 · 91st pct

Rec yards#128 / 558 · 77th pct

638

Yards / catch#144 / 558 · 74th pct

14.8

Receptions#166 / 558 · 70th pct

Rec TDs#205 / 558 · 57th pct

Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct

Fumbles lost#86 / 218 · 36th pct

Rush yards#204 / 287 · 28th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2025. 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).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	5.0	81.5	18.0	0.5
Road4g	3.2	37.2	10.7	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.3	80.7	16.1	0.5
Weeks 8+4g	2.8	38.5	13.6	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Rhett Lashlee

Pass share

53.7%

460 pass / 396 run

Plays / game

65.8

13 games

Team sack rate

3.9%

466 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

43 catches, 1 pass attempt and 1 carry in 10 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

57 · #156 of 485 WRs · 2025

Former four-star. Now #156 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-ACC

Based on 2025: #24 of 64 ACC WRs

How the All-ACC base rate is computed

A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).