Tight end, Florida International (from Tennessee), 2013–⁠16

A.J. Branisel

Number
No. 86
Height
6′4″
Hometown
South Euclid, OH

A.J. Branisel played tight end at Tennessee (2013–⁠14) and Florida International (2016).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Tennessee3289.3128
2016Florida International1216313.6429
Career1519112.7529

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013Tennessee86TE
2014Tennessee86TE
2016Florida International86TE6′4″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Tennessee12.27––2.3–
2016Florida International131.44––18.7–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2016 Florida International 6 games, 12 catches, 163 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 8atUTEPW 35–⁠21339124
Oct 15atCharlotteW 27–⁠26115115
Oct 29vs.Middle TennesseeL 35–⁠421909
Nov 5atWestern KentuckyL 21–⁠49114014
Nov 19vs.MarshallW 31–⁠14342129
Nov 26atOld DominionL 28–⁠42344121
2013 Tennessee 3 games, 3 catches, 28 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.Austin PeayW 45–⁠01−20−2
Sep 28vs.South AlabamaW 31–⁠241212
Oct 5vs.GeorgiaL 31–⁠34128028

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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