Tight end, Ole Miss (from New Mexico), 2021–⁠25

Trace Bruckler

Number
No. 85
Height
6′3″
Weight
245 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Frisco, TX

Trace Bruckler played tight end at New Mexico (2021–⁠24) and Ole Miss (2025).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021New Mexico1519412.9343
2023New Mexico9899.9025
2024New Mexico221386.3212
2025Ole Miss56412.8123
Career514859.5643

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021New Mexico85TEYr 1
2022New Mexico85TEYr 2
2023New Mexico85TEYr 3
2024New Mexico85TEYr 4
2025Ole Miss85TESr. (Yr 5)6′3″245

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
2021New Mexico121.46––17.5–
2023New Mexico71.05––7.4–
2024New Mexico210.59––12.33%
2025Ole Miss70.93––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

2025 Ole Miss 3 games, 5 catches, 64 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 6atKentuckyW 30–⁠23229023–
Oct 25atOklahomaW 34–⁠261818–
Nov 8vs.The CitadelW 49–⁠0227017–
2024 New Mexico 11 games, 22 catches, 138 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 24vs.Montana StateL 31–⁠35434112–
Aug 31atArizonaL 39–⁠6142308–
Sep 14atAuburnL 19–⁠4521207–
Sep 21vs.Fresno StateL 21–⁠381515–
Sep 28atNew Mexico StateW 50–⁠401404–
Oct 12vs.Air ForceW 52–⁠371505–
Oct 19atUtah StateW 50–⁠45110010–
Oct 26atColorado StateL 6–⁠171606–
Nov 2vs.WyomingL 45–⁠4942508–
Nov 8atSan Diego StateW 21–⁠162604–
Nov 16vs.Washington StateW 38–⁠351808–
2023 New Mexico 6 games, 9 catches, 89 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 23atMassachusettsW 34–⁠312−201–
Oct 14vs.San José StateL 24–⁠52112012–
Oct 28atNevadaL 24–⁠34125025–
Nov 11atBoise StateL 14–⁠42453015–
Nov 18atFresno StateW 25–⁠17––––2
Nov 24vs.Utah StateL 41–⁠441101–
2022 New Mexico 1 game, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 24atLSUL 0–⁠38–––––
2021 New Mexico 8 games, 15 catches, 194 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.Houston ChristianW 27–⁠1721218–
Sep 11vs.New Mexico StateW 34–⁠25252030–
Sep 18atTexas A&ML 0–⁠3421208–
Oct 23atWyomingW 14–⁠3143143–
Nov 6vs.UNLVL 17–⁠3131116–
Nov 13atFresno StateL 7–⁠34125025–
Nov 20atBoise StateL 0–⁠37116016–
Nov 26vs.Utah StateL 10–⁠35323015–

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

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