Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-51@ LSU | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | W 22-7vs Georgia Southern | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 20 | Season-high 44 yds |
| Total | 6 | 55 | 8.2 | 0 | 20 |
#6
Tyler Brown
Senior wide receiver for Clemson. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 185 lb · Greenville, SC · Greenville Senior HS
CFB Index 30 · #414 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to Clemson for 2026
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 numbers
55
receiving yards · 2026
6 catches · 9.2 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 rec, 44 yds, vs Georgia Southern
Statement game9 rec · 153 ydsat Syracuse (FBS) · W 31-14
Top 1% receiving yards game since 2021.
Tyler Brown is my heror/CFB game thread · ▲ 12His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Clemson. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Clemson in 2023.
In Their Words
85 windows · 2026 fan posts
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“Potential Iowa football starter dealing with preseason injury James Madison transfer Tyler Brown has been sidelined during fall camp [”
reddit/hawkeyes · fan post, verbatim
Tyler Brown
Moves the chains on third down. This is his fourth year in the same receiving corps at Clemson. In 2023 the league put his name on paper for the first time: ACC Receiver Player of the Week. The receipt: 44 rec yds, 4 receptions against Georgia Southern — Week 2, 2026.
55 REC YDS · 6 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
The week the volume broke through — put up 153 yds at Syracuse.Syracuse · W 31-142023
202313 games
- Signed with Clemson3-star out of Greenville
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Clemson
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Clemson
Played his entire career under Dabo Swinney.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 27-15 over that span.
2023Clemson9-4HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo
2024Clemson10-4HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced
2025Clemson7-6HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced
2026Clemson1-1HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
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: 3.0 REC/g, 27.5 YDS/g, 8.2 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
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.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #57 of 64 ACC WRs
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 22–7
4 rec · 44 yds
With J. Smith — 39 AVG · 5 IN 20 · 46 LONG · T. Reynolds — 178 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 11.3 · 38 rush yds (14 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Clemson
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Clemson
Returning around him
- 41% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 9 Clemson players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -4 net (11 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Clemson · Last season: 7-6 (AP #12) · Talent rank #16 · 2026 recruiting class #20
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to JP Coulter’s 2025 season.
Matches JP on
EPA / play (adj)
Reception volume
Yards / reception
Differs from JP on
Class year (lower)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Elijah Steward’s path through Lafayette.
Elijah Steward
99%match
#2
Derick Eugene
98%
Matches Elijah on
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Kody Epps's junior season at BYU (2023).
Matches Kody on
Weight
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Differs from Kody on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Tyler Brown
The receiver room · Clemson
- #1T.J. Moore837 receiving yards · 2025
- #12Bryant Wesco Jr.537 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Tristan Smith239 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Tyler Brown191 receiving yards · 2025
- #22Cole Turner144 receiving yards · 2025
15 more on the roster · Clemson team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology