Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Ole Miss
Trace Bruckler
TE • 6'3" • 245 lbs • Frisco, TX, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Trace Bruckler reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
29
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
29
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
33
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · New Mexico
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- New Mexico • Ole Miss
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Boise State
Player Story
Trace Bruckler built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a tight end from Frisco, TX wearing No. 85, spending time with New Mexico and Ole Miss. The clearest part of Trace Bruckler's career was his receiving...
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- Committed To
- New Mexico
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Trace Bruckler, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · New Mexico. Trace Bruckler reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 485
- Receptions
- 51
- Touchdowns
- 6
Quick Answers
Trace Bruckler quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ole Miss · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 485
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · New Mexico
- Top game
- Boise State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Lone Star · New Mexico
- High school pipeline
- Lone Star · 16 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 85 · Senior
- 2025 Receiving yards rank
- 64 receiving yards · TE 244th (top 52%) · SEC 147th (top 53%) · National 1,230th (top 56%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | New Mexico | 8 | 15 | 194 | 3 | 77.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | New Mexico | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2023 Regular Season | New Mexico | 6 | 9 | 89 | 0 | 43.4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | New Mexico | 11 | 22 | 138 | 2 | 47.6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 3 | 5 | 64 | 1 | 53.7 |
Related Context
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Mexico to Ole Miss | G5/FCS to P4 | 77.5 | Jan 10, 2025 |
Trace Bruckler played TE for New Mexico and Ole Miss. Across 5 tracked seasons, Trace Bruckler recorded 2 rushing yards, 485 receiving yards, and 4 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with New Mexico.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
New Mexico paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 80 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across New Mexico, Ole Miss.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kentucky
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2025 Regular Season · Ole Miss
Games
3
Receiving Yards / G
21.3
Efficiency
80
Usage
8.3
Consistency
74.1
Best Game by takeover score
Kentucky
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kentucky: 29. Oklahoma: 8. The Citadel: 27
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kentucky: 2 by 96.7. Oklahoma: 1 by 53.3. The Citadel: 2 by 90
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half18.5 · Games = 2 · -8.5 vs Second Half
Second Half27 · Games = 1 · +8.5 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
3 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Kentucky
Best efficiency game
96.7 vs Kentucky
Player Story
Trace Bruckler story
Trace Bruckler built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a tight end from Frisco, TX wearing No. 85, spending time with New Mexico and Ole Miss. The clearest part of Trace Bruckler's career was his receiving role: 51 catches, 485 receiving yards, 6 touchdowns, and 2 rushing yards across 29 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2 rushing yards and 4 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Trace Bruckler's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
New Mexico
2021-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Ole Miss
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20212022202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | New Mexico | 194 | 69.4 | 25.2 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | — | — | -194 |
| 2023 Regular Season | New Mexico | 89 | 55 | 12.4 | 89 |
| 2024 Regular Season | New Mexico | 138 | 40.9 | 11.1 | 49 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 64 | 80 | 8.3 | -74 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Boise State
Week 11 · L 14-42 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
53
Receiving Yards
88.9 takeover
53 receiving yards with a 88.3 efficiency score.
#2
@ Fresno State
Week 11 · L 7-34 · Conference game
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Receiving Yards
82.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
25 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ No. 66 Kentucky
Week 2 · W 30-23 · Conference game
29
Receiving Yards
82.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
29 receiving yards with a 96.7 efficiency score.
#4
@ Boise State
Week 12 · L 0-37 · Conference game
16
Receiving Yards
76.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
16 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Montana State
Week 1 · L 31-35
34
Receiving Yards
76.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
34 receiving yards with a 56.7 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · New Mexico
0 primary output · — efficiency · — usage
100
#2
2021 Regular Season · New Mexico
77.6
194 primary · 69.4 efficiency · 25.2 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Ole Miss
53.7
64 primary · 80 efficiency · 8.3 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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