Tight end, Northern Illinois and South Florida, 2016–⁠21

Mitchell Brinkman

Number
No. 89
Height
6′4″
Weight
250 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Council Bluffs, IA

Mitchell Brinkman played tight end at Northern Illinois (2016–⁠19), South Florida (2020–⁠21), Northern Illinois (2021) and South Florida (2021).

Career highs

100receiving yards, career highat Ohio, 2019

Team titles: MAC champions, 2018 and 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Northern Illinois133.003
2017Northern Illinois44812.0226
2018Northern Illinois67913.2024
2019Northern Illinois3444513.1348
2020South Florida1516110.7137
2021South Florida1417312.4133
Career7490912.3748

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2017Northern Illinois–––110
2020South Florida1120–––
2021South Florida4250–––
Career5370110

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Northern Illinois89TEYr 1
2017Northern Illinois89TEYr 2
2018Northern Illinois89TEYr 3
2019Northern Illinois89TEYr 4
2020South Florida89TEYr 5
2021South Florida89TESr. (Yr 6)
2021Northern Illinois89TESr. (Yr 6)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
2016Northern Illinois1-0.35––-0.3–
2017Northern Illinois41.68––6.7–
2018Northern Illinois70.86––6.1–
2019Northern Illinois430.8185th (n=499)0.5435.06%
2020South Florida210.46––9.65%
2021South Florida170.65––11.0–

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

2021 South Florida 9 games, 14 catches, 173 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2atNC StateL 0–⁠45235031
Sep 11vs.FloridaL 20–⁠42114014
Sep 18vs.Florida A&MW 38–⁠17115015
Oct 2atSMUL 17–⁠41113013
Oct 16vs.TulsaL 31–⁠321606
Oct 28atEast CarolinaL 14–⁠291909
Nov 6vs.HoustonL 42–⁠54133133
Nov 20atTulaneL 14–⁠45226018
Nov 26atUCFL 13–⁠17422010
2020 South Florida 7 games, 15 catches, 161 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 12vs.The CitadelW 27–⁠6112012
Sep 19atNotre DameL 0–⁠52221012
Oct 3atCincinnatiL 7–⁠28336015
Oct 10vs.East CarolinaL 24–⁠44247037
Oct 17atTempleL 37–⁠391000
Oct 23vs.TulsaL 13–⁠42432014
Nov 7atMemphisL 33–⁠34213110
2019 Northern Illinois 12 games, 34 catches, 445 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.Illinois StateW 24–⁠10451021
Sep 7atUtahL 17–⁠35316010
Sep 14atNebraskaL 8–⁠44325013
Sep 28atVanderbiltL 18–⁠24245138
Oct 5vs.Ball StateL 20–⁠27447020
Oct 12atOhioW 39–⁠365100048
Oct 19atMiami (OH)L 24–⁠27340028
Oct 26vs.AkronW 49–⁠0236118
Nov 2atCentral MichiganL 10–⁠48233017
Nov 13atToledoW 31–⁠28111011
Nov 19vs.Eastern MichiganL 17–⁠45434012
Nov 26vs.Western MichiganW 17–⁠141717
2018 Northern Illinois 3 games, 6 catches, 79 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 1atAkronW 36–⁠26113013
Nov 7vs.ToledoW 38–⁠15224015
Nov 30vs.BuffaloW 30–⁠29342024
2017 Northern Illinois 6 games, 4 catches, 48 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 7vs.Kent StateW 24–⁠3113013
Oct 14atBuffaloW 14–⁠131404
Oct 26vs.Eastern MichiganW 30–⁠27––––
Nov 9vs.Ball StateW 63–⁠171515
Nov 15vs.Western MichiganW 35–⁠31126126
Dec 26 ✦vs.DukeL 14–⁠36––––
2016 Northern Illinois 1 game, 1 catch, 3 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 15vs.Central MichiganL 28–⁠341303

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

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