Tight end, Clemson, 2021–⁠24

Jake Briningstool

Number
No. 9
Height
6′6″
Weight
240 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Brentwood, TN
Born
Dec 9, 2002

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Jake Briningstool played tight end at Clemson (2021–⁠24).

Career highs

9catches, career highvs. Kentucky, 2023126receiving yards, career highat Miami, 20232receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. SMU, 2024

Team titles: ACC champions, 2022 and 2024

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Clemson36722.3131
2022Clemson2528511.4449
2023Clemson5049810.0550
2024Clemson4953010.8741
Career1271,38010.91750

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Clemson9TEFr.
2022Clemson9TESo.
2023Clemson9TEJr.
2024Clemson9TESr.6′6″240

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
2021Clemson32.35––7.0–
2022Clemson300.7962nd (n=683)0.7123.64%
2023Clemson690.4010th (n=681)0.8027.87%
2024Clemson570.548th (n=581)0.9230.67%

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

2024 Clemson 13 games, 49 catches, 530 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.GeorgiaL 3–⁠34326019
Sep 7vs.App StateW 66–⁠207100241
Sep 21vs.NC StateW 59–⁠35229018
Sep 28vs.StanfordW 40–⁠142815
Oct 5atFlorida StateW 29–⁠1332208
Oct 12atWake ForestW 49–⁠147104128
Oct 19vs.VirginiaW 48–⁠31538013
Nov 2vs.LouisvilleL 21–⁠3332208
Nov 9atVirginia TechW 24–⁠14339119
Nov 16atPittsburghW 24–⁠2031507
Nov 30vs.South CarolinaL 14–⁠17335024
Dec 7vs.SMUW 34–⁠3142328
Dec 21 ✦atTexasL 24–⁠38469028
2023 Clemson 13 games, 50 catches, 498 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 4atDukeL 7–⁠28110010
Sep 9vs.Charleston SouthernW 66–⁠1731507
Sep 16vs.Florida AtlanticW 48–⁠1431817
Sep 23vs.Florida StateL 24–⁠31347033
Sep 30atSyracuseW 31–⁠143508
Oct 7vs.Wake ForestW 17–⁠1253009
Oct 21atMiamiL 20–⁠285126250
Oct 28atNC StateL 17–⁠24893019
Nov 4vs.Notre DameW 31–⁠23213011
Nov 11vs.Georgia TechW 42–⁠21427110
Nov 18vs.North CarolinaW 31–⁠20320114
Nov 25atSouth CarolinaW 16–⁠71303
Dec 29 ✦vs.KentuckyW 38–⁠35991028
2022 Clemson 11 games, 25 catches, 285 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5vs.Georgia TechW 41–⁠10112012
Sep 10vs.FurmanW 35–⁠121212
Sep 17vs.Louisiana TechW 48–⁠20216014
Sep 24atWake ForestW 51–⁠45672130
Oct 1vs.NC StateW 30–⁠20454131
Oct 15atFlorida StateW 34–⁠281717
Nov 12vs.LouisvilleW 31–⁠16232026
Nov 19vs.MiamiW 40–⁠10357049
Nov 26vs.South CarolinaL 30–⁠311303
Dec 3vs.North CarolinaW 39–⁠101101
Dec 30 ✦vs.TennesseeL 14–⁠31329015
2021 Clemson 2 games, 3 catches, 67 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 30vs.Florida StateW 30–⁠20111011
Nov 13vs.UConnW 44–⁠7256131

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2025 Senior Bowl (American team, won 22–⁠19).

DrillCombine 2025
Height6′5⅝″
Weight241 lb
Arm length31½″
Hand size8⅝″
Wingspan77⅝″
40-yard dash4.75 s
10-yard split1.60 sW
Vertical jump31″
Broad jump9′7″

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 3 games with a stat; latest team: Kansas City Chiefs.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2026 (so far)Kansas City Chiefs3190

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

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