Tight end, Penn State (from Iowa State), 2023–⁠26

Benjamin Brahmer

Lettered 2023–⁠25 at Iowa State (school media guide)

Number
No. 18
Height
6′7″
Weight
250 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Pierce, NE

Benjamin Brahmer plays tight end for Penn State, after Iowa State (2023–⁠25). Last time out, at Michigan: 4 catches, 24 yards. Brahmer leads Penn State in receiving touchdowns this season.

2026 so far

21 catches, 206 yards, 3 TD

Last game: 4 catches, 24 yards at Michigan, L 18–⁠21

Next game: vs. Purdue, Oct 31

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 8MRSH
  2. 79@TEM
  3. 10BUF
  4. 36WIS
  5. 45@NU
  6. 4USC
  7. 24@MICH

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

7catches, career highvs. South Dakota, 20252receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Temple, 2026

Honors

Receiving

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Iowa State2835212.6248
2024Iowa State1017917.9139
2025Iowa State3744612.1627
2026Penn State212069.8323
Career961,18312.31248

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Iowa State18TEFr.
2024Iowa State18TESo.
2025Iowa State18TEJr.
2026Penn State18TESr.6′7″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
2023Iowa State380.9063rd (n=681)0.8034.26%
2024Iowa State101.70––17.0–
2025Iowa State490.6783rd (n=1040)0.4632.86%
2026Penn State340.2121st (n=829)0.437.27%

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 Penn State 7 games, 21 catches, 206 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 5vs.MarshallW 45–⁠01818–
Sep 12atTempleW 27–⁠9579223–
Sep 19vs.BuffaloW 55–⁠13110010–
Sep 26vs.WisconsinL 20–⁠24436019–
Oct 2atNorthwesternL 13–⁠34545012–
Oct 10vs.USCL 23–⁠311404–
Oct 17atMichiganL 18–⁠21424010–
2025 Iowa State 12 games, 37 catches, 446 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 23vs.Kansas StateW 24–⁠21241021–
Aug 30vs.South DakotaW 55–⁠7747215–
Sep 6vs.IowaW 16–⁠1341816–
Sep 13atArkansas StateW 24–⁠161303–
Sep 27vs.ArizonaW 39–⁠14229027–
Oct 4atCincinnatiL 30–⁠38348022–
Oct 11atColoradoL 17–⁠24556026–
Oct 25vs.BYUL 27–⁠41575024–
Nov 1vs.Arizona StateL 19–⁠24348124–
Nov 8atTCUW 20–⁠17123123–
Nov 22vs.KansasW 38–⁠14334117−2
Nov 29atOklahoma StateW 20–⁠13124024–
2024 Iowa State 5 games, 10 catches, 179 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 7atIowaW 20–⁠19223021–
Sep 21vs.Arkansas StateW 52–⁠7373028–
Oct 5vs.BaylorW 43–⁠21249139–
Oct 12atWest VirginiaW 28–⁠16115015–
Oct 19vs.UCFW 38–⁠35219013–
2023 Iowa State 13 games, 28 catches, 352 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.Northern IowaW 30–⁠9136136–
Sep 9vs.IowaL 13–⁠20223012–
Sep 16atOhioL 7–⁠10442014–
Sep 23vs.Oklahoma StateW 34–⁠27424011–
Sep 30atOklahomaL 20–⁠50–––––
Oct 7vs.TCUW 27–⁠14119019–
Oct 14atCincinnatiW 30–⁠10223114–
Oct 28atBaylorW 30–⁠18369048–
Nov 4vs.KansasL 21–⁠28219010–
Nov 11atBYUW 45–⁠13216011–
Nov 18vs.TexasL 16–⁠26449020–
Nov 25atKansas StateW 42–⁠351000–
Dec 29 ✦vs.MemphisL 26–⁠36232017–

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

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