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

Best season
362
Receiving yards, 2022 (Penn State, 11–⁠2)
Drafted
No. 61
Round 2, 2023 NFL Draft (Jacksonville Jaguars)

Career highs

6catches, career highat Auburn, 202280receiving yards, career highat Auburn, 20222receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Central Michigan, 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Penn State144.014
2020Penn State171649.6228
2021Penn State2022511.3340
2022Penn State3236211.3567
Career7075510.81167

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Penn State86TEYr 1
2020Penn State86TEYr 2
2021Penn State86TEYr 3
2022Penn State86TEJr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2019Penn State12.33––2.3–
2020Penn State190.77––14.7–
2021Penn State320.4724th (n=410)0.6715.24%
2022Penn State331.0386th (n=683)0.7134.14%

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
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1atPurdueW 35–⁠31277167–
Sep 10vs.OhioW 46–⁠10112012–
Sep 17atAuburnW 41–⁠12680024–
Sep 24vs.Central MichiganW 33–⁠14542216–
Oct 1vs.NorthwesternW 17–⁠7120120–
Oct 15atMichiganL 17–⁠411909–
Oct 22vs.MinnesotaW 45–⁠171505–
Oct 29vs.Ohio StateL 31–⁠4441305–
Nov 5atIndianaW 45–⁠14229025–
Nov 12vs.MarylandW 30–⁠0334116–
Nov 19atRutgersW 55–⁠10424080
Nov 26vs.Michigan StateW 35–⁠16217012–
2021 Penn State 11 games, 20 catches, 225 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4atWisconsinW 16–⁠10–––––
Sep 11vs.Ball StateW 44–⁠13110010–
Sep 18vs.AuburnW 28–⁠20471140–
Sep 25vs.VillanovaW 38–⁠171909–
Oct 2vs.IndianaW 24–⁠0110110–
Oct 9atIowaL 20–⁠23115015–
Oct 23vs.IllinoisL 18–⁠20224019–
Oct 30atOhio StateL 24–⁠3341718–
Nov 13vs.MichiganL 17–⁠211707–
Nov 27atMichigan StateL 27–⁠30463025–
Jan 1 ✦vs.ArkansasL 10–⁠241−100–
2020 Penn State 7 games, 17 catches, 164 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 24atIndianaL 35–⁠361101–
Nov 7vs.MarylandL 19–⁠35222011–
Nov 21vs.IowaL 21–⁠41338128–
Nov 28atMichiganW 27–⁠171404–
Dec 5atRutgersW 23–⁠7323010–
Dec 12vs.Michigan StateW 39–⁠24345027–
Dec 19vs.IllinoisW 56–⁠2143119–
2019 Penn State 1 game, 1 catch, 4 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.IdahoW 79–⁠71414–

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2023
Height6′3⅞″
Weight253 lb
Arm length31⅛″
Hand size9⅝″
Wingspan75⅛″W
40-yard dash4.70 s
10-yard split1.57 sW
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump10′4″
Bench press23 reps
3-cone drill7.25 s
20-yard shuttle4.46 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.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2023Jacksonville Jaguars75351
2024Jacksonville Jaguars14404112
2025Jacksonville Jaguars12465403
2026 (so far)Jacksonville Jaguars5212351
NFL career381121,2217

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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