Tight end, Minnesota, 2014–17
Brandon Lingen
- Number
- No. 86
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 254 lb
- Hometown
- Wayzata, MN
Brandon Lingen played tight end at Minnesota (2014–17).
Career highs
6catches, career highat Iowa, 2015111receiving yards, career highvs. Michigan, 20152receiving touchdowns, career highat Purdue, 2015Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Minnesota | 2 | 0.76 | – | – | 1.5 | – |
| 2015 | Minnesota | 46 | 0.69 | 77th (n=465) | 0.53 | 31.8 | 7% |
| 2016 | Minnesota | 4 | 0.59 | – | – | 2.4 | – |
| 2017 | Minnesota | 13 | 0.64 | – | – | 8.4 | – |
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
2017 Minnesota 4 games, 9 catches, 84 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Buffalo | W 17–7 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 13 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 34–3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Maryland | L 24–31 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 24 |
| Oct 7 | at Purdue | L 17–31 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 15 |
2016 Minnesota 3 games, 3 catches, 28 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. Indiana State | W 58–28 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Oct 15 | atMaryland | W 31–10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Rutgers | W 34–32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2015 Minnesota 10 games, 33 catches, 428 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. TCU | L 17–23 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Sep 12 | at Colorado State | W 23–20 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Oct 3 | at Northwestern | L 0–27 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| Oct 10 | atPurdue | W 41–13 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 17 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Nebraska | L 25–48 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 25 |
| Oct 31 | vs. Michigan | L 26–29 | 5 | 111 | 0 | 39 |
| Nov 7 | at Ohio State | L 14–28 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 25 |
| Nov 14 | at Iowa | L 35–40 | 6 | 105 | 1 | 40 |
| Nov 21 | vs. Illinois | W 32–23 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 12 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Central Michigan | W 21–14 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 14 |
2014 Minnesota 4 games, 2 catches, 18 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. Eastern Illinois | W 42–20 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Sep 13 | atTCU | L 7–30 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 11 | vs.Northwestern | W 24–17 | – | – | – | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Missouri | L 17–33 | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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