Tight end, Clemson, 2024–⁠26

Christian Bentancur

Number
No. 87
Height
6′4″
Weight
250 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Lakemoor, IL

Christian Bentancur plays tight end for Clemson. Last time out, against Charleston Southern: 4 catches, 74 yards. Bentancur leads Clemson in receiving touchdowns this season.

2026 so far

10 catches, 127 yards, 1 TD

Last game: 4 catches, 74 yards vs. Charleston Southern, W 37–⁠0

Next game: vs. Virginia Tech, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. -3@LSU
  2. 9GASO
  3. 35UNC
  4. 7@CAL
  5. 5MIA
  6. 74CHSO

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

2receiving touchdowns, career highat North Carolina, 2025

Team titles: ACC champions, 2024

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Clemson177.007
2025Clemson2021510.8345
2026Clemson1012712.7132
Career3134911.3445

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Clemson87TEFr.
2025Clemson87TESo.
2026Clemson87TEJr.6′4″250

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
2024Clemson2-0.21––-0.4–
2025Clemson250.67––16.64%
2026Clemson130.50––6.5–

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

2026 Clemson 6 games, 10 catches, 127 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5atLSUL 10–⁠511−300
Sep 12vs.Georgia SouthernW 22–⁠71909
Sep 19vs.North CarolinaW 28–⁠20235127
Sep 25atCaliforniaW 24–⁠101707
Oct 3vs.MiamiL 13–⁠411505
Oct 17vs.Charleston SouthernW 37–⁠0474032
2025 Clemson 9 games, 20 catches, 215 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30vs.LSUL 10–⁠17223020
Sep 20vs.SyracuseL 21–⁠3421508
Oct 4atNorth CarolinaW 38–⁠10253245
Oct 11atBoston CollegeW 41–⁠101202
Oct 18vs.SMUL 24–⁠3542609
Nov 8vs.Florida StateW 24–⁠10110010
Nov 22vs.FurmanW 45–⁠101616
Nov 29atSouth CarolinaW 28–⁠14551024
Dec 27 ✦vs.Penn StateL 10–⁠22229027
2024 Clemson 1 game, 1 catch, 7 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 23vs.The CitadelW 51–⁠141707

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

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