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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2014Tennessee
Brendan Downs
TE • 6'5" • Bristol, TN, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Brendan Downs reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
44
Developing production for a tight end
lowelite
Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
lowhigh
Star Power
39
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Cincinnati
Player Story
Brendan Downs built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a tight end from Bristol, TN wearing No. 85, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Brendan Downs' career was his receiving role: 19...
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- Committed To
- Florida State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Brendan Downs, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Tennessee. Brendan Downs reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 155
- Receptions
- 19
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Brendan Downs quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tennessee · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 155
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2012 Regular Season · Tennessee
- Top game
- Cincinnati
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Huntsville · Florida State
- High school pipeline
- Huntsville · 14 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 85 · Class 2014
- 2014 Receiving yards rank
- 12 receiving yards · TE 257th (top 88%) · SEC 191st (top 87%) · National 1,630th (top 87%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Tennessee | 2 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 44.1 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 39 | 1 | 56.4 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Tennessee | 8 | 12 | 70 | 2 | 48.3 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 52.3 |
Related Context
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Brendan Downs played TE for Tennessee. Across 4 tracked seasons, Brendan Downs recorded 155 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season
Tennessee paired 39 primary output with 80 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 80 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Utah State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2014 Regular Season · Tennessee
Games
1
Receiving Yards / G
12
Efficiency
80
Usage
3.6
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Utah State
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All Games12 · Games = 1
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
1 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Utah State
Best efficiency game
80 vs Utah State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 8/31 | vs Utah State | W 38-7 | — | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 12 |
Player Story
Brendan Downs story
Brendan Downs built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a tight end from Bristol, TN wearing No. 85, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Brendan Downs' career was his receiving role: 19 catches, 155 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns across 14 career games in the available record. That gives Brendan Downs' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Tennessee
2011-2014
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Tennessee | 34 | 56.7 | 5.2 | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Tennessee | 39 | 80 | 4.2 | 5 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Tennessee | 70 | 31.4 | 9.8 | 31 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Tennessee | 12 | 80 | 3.6 | -58 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Cincinnati
Week 2 · W 45-23
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
32
Receiving Yards
73.2 takeover
32 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Missouri
Week 11 · L 48-51 · Conference game
18
Receiving Yards
69.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
18 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Alabama
Week 8 · L 13-44 · Conference game
15
Receiving Yards
68.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
15 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs South Alabama
Week 5 · W 31-24
20
Receiving Yards
66.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
20 receiving yards with a 66.7 efficiency score.
#5
vs South Carolina
Week 8 · W 23-21 · Conference game
20
Receiving Yards
65.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
20 receiving yards with a 44.4 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Regular Season · Tennessee
39 primary output · 80 efficiency · 4.2 usage
56.4
#2
2014 Regular Season · Tennessee
52.3
12 primary · 80 efficiency · 3.6 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Tennessee
48.3
70 primary · 31.4 efficiency · 9.8 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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