Sophomore tight end for Akron. 2022: 15 catches, 145 receiving yards, 1 TD.
6′4″ · 250 lb · Asheville, NC
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
2 tight end for Akron. 2022: 15 catches, 145 receiving yards, 1 TD.
Recruiting
TE recruit
No. 3078 nationally · Signed with Akron
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonTristian Brank
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Tristian Brank has been at Akron through three head coaches in three seasons. His first career honor landed in 2021: All-MAC. The receipt: 69 rec yds, 6 receptions against Ohio — Week 6, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Akron, 468 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2022
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Tom Arth, Oscar Rodriguez, and Joe Moorhead. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: long catch (12th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 15.0 | 7.5 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 25.0 | 10.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.4 | 26.0 | 10.8 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022
W 30–23
2 rec · 15 yds · 1 TD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
With N. Gettman — 47 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 62 LONG · D. Irons — 273 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 16.6 · 12 rush yds (12 car)
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-23vs Saint Francis | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-52@ Michigan State | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 4 | L 12-21@ Liberty | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 6 | L 34-55@ Ohio | 6 | 69 | 11.5 | 0 | 22 | Season-high 69 yds |
| Wk 7 | L 21-28vs Central Michigan | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 9 | L 9-27vs Miami (OH) | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 13 | W 44-12@ Northern Illinois | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 15 | 145 | 9.3 | 1 | 22 |
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 2022 production profile sits closest to Tristian Brank’s 2021 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Luke Lindenmeyer's junior season at Nebraska (2025).
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Player DNA