Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2011Vanderbilt
Brandon Barden
TE • 6'5" • Lincolnton, GA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Brandon Barden reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
39
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
48
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
48
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Vanderbilt
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest
Player Story
Brandon Barden built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a tight end from Lincolnton, GA wearing No. 6, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Brandon Barden's career was his receiving role: 107...
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- Committed To
- Oregon
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Brandon Barden, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Vanderbilt. Brandon Barden reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,234
- Receptions
- 107
- Touchdowns
- 9
Quick Answers
Brandon Barden quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Vanderbilt · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,234
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2010 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
- Top game
- Wake Forest
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Canyon Ridge · Oregon
- High school pipeline
- Canyon Ridge · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Class 2011
- 2011 Receiving yards rank
- 243 receiving yards · TE 47th (top 16%) · SEC 39th (top 23%) · National 453rd (top 27%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 56.4 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 11 | 27 | 205 | 4 | 56.4 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 11 | 29 | 357 | 1 | 70.1 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 12 | 34 | 425 | 3 | 82.1 |
| 2011 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 8 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 59.1 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 8 | 13 | 223 | 1 | 59.1 |
Related Context
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Brandon Barden played TE for Vanderbilt. Across 4 tracked seasons, Brandon Barden recorded 1,234 receiving yards and 9 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Vanderbilt.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Regular Season
Vanderbilt paired 425 primary output with 81.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2010 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 81.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2010 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
35.4
Efficiency
81.9
Usage
22.6
Consistency
71.3
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northwestern: 63. LSU: 38. Ole Miss: 17. UConn: 35. Eastern Michigan: 19. Georgia: 28. South Carolina: 47. Arkansas: 20. Florida: 14. Kentucky: 37. Tennessee: 58. Wake Forest: 49
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northwestern: 4 by 100. LSU: 5 by 50.7. Ole Miss: 1 by 100. UConn: 5 by 46.7. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 63.3. Georgia: 1 by 100. South Carolina: 3 by 100. Arkansas: 2 by 66.7. Florida: 1 by 93.3. Kentucky: 4 by 61.7. Tennessee: 3 by 100. Wake Forest: 3 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins18 · Games = 2 · -20.9 vs Losses
Losses38.9 · Games = 10 · +20.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Northwestern
Best efficiency game
100 vs Wake Forest
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/28 | vs Wake Forest | L 13-34 | — | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 16.30 | 0 | 22 |
| Sun 11/21 | vs Tennessee | L 10-24 | — | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 19.30 | 0 | 43 |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Kentucky | L 20-38 | — | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 9.30 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Florida | L 14-55 | — | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Arkansas | L 14-49 | — | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 12 |
| Sat 10/23 | vs South Carolina | L 7-21 | — | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 15.70 | 0 | 22 |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Georgia | L 0-43 | — | 1 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 52-6 | — | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 10/2 | @ UConn | L 21-40 | — | 5 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Ole Miss | W 28-14 | — | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 9/11 | vs LSU | L 3-27 | — | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 7.60 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Northwestern | L 21-23 | — | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 15.80 | 1 | 36 |
Player Story
Brandon Barden story
Brandon Barden built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a tight end from Lincolnton, GA wearing No. 6, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Brandon Barden's career was his receiving role: 107 catches, 1,234 receiving yards, and 9 touchdowns across 42 career games in the available record. That gives Brandon Barden's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Vanderbilt
2008-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200820082009201020112011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 209 | 48.6 | 20.4 | — |
| 2008 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 209 | 48.6 | 20.4 | 0 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 357 | 69.3 | 18 | 148 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 425 | 81.9 | 22.6 | 68 |
| 2011 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 243 | 79.1 | 15.2 | -182 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 243 | 79.1 | 15.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Wake Forest
Week 13 · W 41-7
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
80
Receiving Yards
94.4 takeover
80 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Tennessee
Week 12 · L 16-31 · Conference game
67
Receiving Yards
92.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
67 receiving yards with a 89.3 efficiency score.
#3
vs Duke
Week 9 · L 7-10
53
Receiving Yards
90.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
53 receiving yards with a 70.7 efficiency score.
#4
vs Northwestern
Week 1 · L 21-23
63
Receiving Yards
90.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
63 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs South Carolina
Week 8 · L 7-21 · Conference game
47
Receiving Yards
83.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
47 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2010 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
425 primary output · 81.9 efficiency · 22.6 usage
82.1
#2
2009 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
70.1
357 primary · 69.3 efficiency · 18 usage
#3
2011 Postseason · Vanderbilt
59.1
243 primary · 79.1 efficiency · 15.2 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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