Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 12-13@ Michigan | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-14vs Monmouth | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 1 | 21 | Season-high 21 yds |
| Total | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 1 | 21 |
#83
Ryan Brotherton
Sophomore tight end for Western Michigan. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 228 lb · Lawrenceburg, IN
Returning to Western Michigan for 2026
The numbers
21
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 1 TD · 21 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 21 yds, 1 TD, vs Monmouth
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 tight end for Western Michigan. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Western Michigan in 2024.
Ryan Brotherton
This is his second year in the same receiving corps at Western Michigan. The receipt on tape: 21 rec yds, 1 receptions against Monmouth, Week 2, 2026.
21 REC YDS · 1 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Western Michigan3-star out of East Central
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Western Michigan
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Lance Taylor — 11-5 over that span.
2025Western Michigan10-4HC: Lance Taylor · Run-heavy
2026Western Michigan1-1HC: Lance Taylor · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (100th 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: 0.5 REC/g, 10.5 YDS/g, 21.0 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
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
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Michigan | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Western Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 49–14
vs Monmouth
1 rec · 21 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 35-point win at home against Monmouth.
With B. Lowry — 212 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 56.4 · 40 rush yds (4 car) · R. Millmore — 48 AVG · 56 LONG · 4 NO
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Western Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Western Michigan
Returning around him
- 100% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: +1 net (14 in / 13 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Western Michigan · Last season: 10-4 · Talent rank #108 · 2026 recruiting class #112
The tight end room · Western Michigan
- #86Blake Bosma251 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Michael Brescia119 receiving yards · 2025
- #15Cade Conley55 receiving yards · 2025
- #15Adam Parks7 receiving yards · 2025
- #83Ryan Brotherton2 games · 2026
8 more on the roster · Western Michigan team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology