Arkansas · L 21-31
No catches.
Kentucky · L 17-34
3 catches, 31 yards
The other 6 games average 24 yards. This one was 7 above.
Brown has catches in 7 of Vanderbilt’s 8 games: none against Arkansas.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Tristen Brown
Three seasons in the Vanderbilt receiving corps to date. A game that shows it: 81 receiving yards and 4 receptions against NC State — Week 3, 2026.
176 receiving yards · 15 catches · 0 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Against Kentucky on Oct. 24: 3 catches for 31 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 15 catches for 176 yards. Vanderbilt has thrown to him 21 times in 222 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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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | 15 | 176 | 11.7 | 0 | 33 |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 137 | 13.7 | 0 | 28 |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Career | 28 | 340 | 12.1 | 0 | 33 |
| Season | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Last game (Wk 8): 31 receiving yards, 3 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-9vs Austin Peay | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-26vs Delaware | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-31vs NC State | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 0 | 33 | Season-high 81 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 15-21@ Auburn | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-38@ No. 2 Georgia | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-52vs No. 9 Ole Miss | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-34@ No. 12 Kentucky | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 15 | 176 | 11.7 | 0 | 33 |
Week 3 · 2026
W 35-31
vs NC State
The plays that mattered most
487th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -12 to +27 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
229% of team targetsCatch rate
68%15 of 22 targetsShort · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
68% catch rate on 22 targets · 9% of the team's targets · 33% catch rate on 6 deep targets (20+ air yds).
3 seasons under Clark Lea — 20-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 30.2 | 10.6 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 18.3 | 11.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.0 | 24.2 | 11.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 31.0 | 10.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Pass share
51.0%
253 pass / 243 run
Plays / game
62.0
8 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
281 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #393 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Clark Lea.
