Player Dossier

2012-2016

Nebraska

Brandon Reilly

WR • 6'2" • Lincoln, NE, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Brandon Reilly reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

15%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

40

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

35

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Nebraska

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Nebraska
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee

Player Story

Brandon Reilly built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Lincoln, NE wearing No. 87, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Brandon Reilly's career was his receiving role: 70...

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Brandon Reilly, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Nebraska. Brandon Reilly reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,275
Receptions
70
Touchdowns
6

Quick Answers

Brandon Reilly quick answers

Latest team and position
Nebraska · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,275
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 26 games
Best season
2015 Postseason · Nebraska
Top game
Tennessee
Latest roster
No. 87 · Class 2016
2016 Receiving yards rank
412 receiving yards · WR 264th (top 27%) · Big Ten 31st (top 15%) · National 305th (top 16%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2012 Regular SeasonNebraska0-00-
2013 Regular SeasonNebraska2324034.8
2014 PostseasonNebraska3436053.6
2014 Regular SeasonNebraska3249053.6
2015 PostseasonNebraska12338079.6
2015 Regular SeasonNebraska1237716479.6
2016 PostseasonNebraska9498264.3
2016 Regular SeasonNebraska917314064.3

Related Context

Brandon Reilly played WR for Nebraska. Across 5 tracked seasons, Brandon Reilly recorded 142 rushing yards, 1,275 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Nebraska.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason

Nebraska paired 754 primary output with 93.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2015 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 93.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss

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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2015 Postseason · Nebraska

Games

12

Receiving Yards / G

62.8

Efficiency

93.8

Usage

16.2

Consistency

70.6

Best Game by takeover score

Southern Miss

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UCLA: 38. BYU: 70. South Alabama: 71. Miami: 83. Southern Miss: 112. Illinois: 16. Minnesota: 40. Northwestern: 83. Purdue: 88. Michigan State: 87. Rutgers: 16. Iowa: 50

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. UCLA: 3 by 84.4. BYU: 5 by 93.3. South Alabama: 5 by 94.7. Miami: 4 by 100. Southern Miss: 3 by 100. Illinois: 1 by 100. Minnesota: 2 by 100. Northwestern: 4 by 100. Purdue: 5 by 100. Michigan State: 3 by 100. Rutgers: 2 by 53.3. Iowa: 3 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins60.7 · Games = 6 · -4.3 vs Losses
Losses65 · Games = 6 · +4.3 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

Southern Miss

Best efficiency game

100 vs Iowa

Result
Sun 12/27vs UCLAW 37-2933812.812.70014
Fri 11/27vs IowaL 20-283501316.70027
Sat 11/14@ RutgersW 31-1421668016
Sun 11/8vs Michigan StateW 39-383872629135
Sat 10/31@ PurdueL 45-555881817.60152
Sat 10/24vs NorthwesternL 28-3048320.820.80137
Sat 10/17@ MinnesotaW 48-252402020034
Sat 10/3@ IllinoisL 13-141161616016
Sat 9/26vs Southern Miss100 receiving yardsW 36-28311224.837.30049
Sat 9/19@ MiamiL 33-3648316.220.80141
Sun 9/13vs South AlabamaW 48-957112.714.20023
Sat 9/5vs BYUL 28-3357013.514027

Player Story

Brandon Reilly story

Brandon Reilly built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Lincoln, NE wearing No. 87, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Brandon Reilly's career was his receiving role: 70 catches, 1,275 receiving yards, 6 touchdowns, and 142 rushing yards across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with Nebraska. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 142 rushing yards, 2 tackles, and 50 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Nebraska.

The arc is straightforward: Brandon Reilly moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Nebraska

    2012-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20122013201420142015201520162016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonNebraska0
2013 Regular SeasonNebraska2448.37.224
2014 PostseasonNebraska8584.412.561
2014 Regular SeasonNebraska8584.412.50
2015 PostseasonNebraska75493.816.2669
2015 Regular SeasonNebraska75493.816.20
2016 PostseasonNebraska41290.214.1-342
2016 Regular SeasonNebraska41290.214.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Tennessee

Week 1 · L 24-38 · Postseason

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

98

Receiving Yards

90.1 takeover

98 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Purdue

Week 8 · W 27-14 · Conference game

73

Receiving Yards

84.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

73 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Southern Miss

Week 4 · W 36-28

112

Receiving Yards

81.1 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

112 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Miami

Week 3 · L 33-36

83

Receiving Yards

79.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

83 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Purdue

Week 9 · L 45-55 · Conference game

88

Receiving Yards

78.6 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

88 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Postseason · Nebraska

754 primary output · 93.8 efficiency · 16.2 usage

79.6

#2

2015 Regular Season · Nebraska

79.6

754 primary · 93.8 efficiency · 16.2 usage

#3

2016 Postseason · Nebraska

64.3

412 primary · 90.2 efficiency · 14.1 usage

Milestones

1

100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games