Tight end, Penn State, 2019–22
Brenton Strange
- Number
- No. 86
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 246 lb
- Class (2022)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Parkersburg, WV
- Born
- Dec 27, 2000
Brenton Strange played tight end at Penn State (2019–22). The Jacksonville Jaguars took Strange in round 2, No. 61 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
6catches, career highat Auburn, 202280receiving yards, career highat Auburn, 20222receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Central Michigan, 2022Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Penn State | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | Penn State | 17 | 164 | 9.6 | 2 | 28 |
| 2021 | Penn State | 20 | 225 | 11.3 | 3 | 40 |
| 2022 | Penn State | 32 | 362 | 11.3 | 5 | 67 |
| Career | 70 | 755 | 10.8 | 11 | 67 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Penn State | 86 | TE | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Penn State | 86 | TE | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Penn State | 86 | TE | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Penn State | 86 | TE | Jr. (Yr 4) | 6′3″ | 246 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Penn State | 1 | 2.33 | – | – | 2.3 | – |
| 2020 | Penn State | 19 | 0.77 | – | – | 14.7 | – |
| 2021 | Penn State | 32 | 0.47 | 24th (n=410) | 0.67 | 15.2 | 4% |
| 2022 | Penn State | 33 | 1.03 | 86th (n=683) | 0.71 | 34.1 | 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
2022 Penn State 12 games, 32 catches, 362 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at | W 35–31 | 2 | 77 | 1 | 67 | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 46–10 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Sep 17 | at | W 41–12 | 6 | 80 | 0 | 24 | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 33–14 | 5 | 42 | 2 | 16 | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 17–7 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 20 | – |
| Oct 15 | at | L 17–41 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 45–17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | L 31–44 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Nov 5 | at | W 45–14 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 25 | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 30–0 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 16 | – |
| Nov 19 | at | W 55–10 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 35–16 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 12 | – |
2021 Penn State 11 games, 20 catches, 225 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at | W 16–10 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 44–13 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 28–20 | 4 | 71 | 1 | 40 | – |
| Sep 25 | vs. | W 38–17 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | – |
| Oct 2 | vs. | W 24–0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | – |
| Oct 9 | at | L 20–23 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Oct 23 | vs. | L 18–20 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Oct 30 | at | L 24–33 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 8 | – |
| Nov 13 | vs. | L 17–21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Nov 27 | at | L 27–30 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 25 | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 10–24 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 0 | – |
2020 Penn State 7 games, 17 catches, 164 yards, 2 TD
2019 Penn State 1 game, 1 catch, 4 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 79–7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2023 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3⅞″ |
| Weight | 253 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅛″ |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ |
| Wingspan | 75⅛″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.70 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.57 sW |
| Vertical jump | 36″ |
| Broad jump | 10′4″ |
| Bench press | 23 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.25 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.46 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 38 games with a stat; latest team: Jacksonville Jaguars.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 7 | 5 | 35 | 1 |
| 2024 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 14 | 40 | 411 | 2 |
| 2025 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 12 | 46 | 540 | 3 |
| 2026 (so far) | Jacksonville Jaguars | 5 | 21 | 235 | 1 |
| NFL career | 38 | 112 | 1,221 | 7 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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