Player Dossier

2013-2016

Florida International

A.J. Branisel

TE • 6'4" • South Euclid, OH, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

A.J. Branisel reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

2%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

20

Developing production for a tight end

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Reliability

23

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

28

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Florida International

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Tennessee • Florida International
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Old Dominion

Player Story

A.J. Branisel built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a tight end from South Euclid, OH wearing No. 86, spending time with Florida International and Tennessee. The clearest part of A.J. Branisel's career...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2013 · Rating 0.8531

Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin School · Chardon, OH

Committed To
Tennessee
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2013

A.J. Branisel, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Florida International. A.J. Branisel reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
191
Receptions
15
Touchdowns
5

Quick Answers

A.J. Branisel quick answers

Latest team and position
Florida International · TE
Career Receiving Yards
191
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 9 games
Best season
2016 Regular Season · Florida International
Top game
Old Dominion
Recruit profile
3-star · Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin School · Tennessee
High school pipeline
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin School · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 86 · Class 2016
2016 Receiving yards rank
163 receiving yards · TE 86th (top 28%) · Conference USA 75th (top 38%) · National 684th (top 36%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2013 Regular SeasonTennessee3328123.2
2014 Regular SeasonTennessee0-00-
2016 Regular SeasonFlorida International612163473.2

Related Context

A.J. Branisel played TE for Tennessee and Florida International. Across 3 tracked seasons, A.J. Branisel recorded 191 receiving yards, 1 tackles, and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Florida International.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season

Florida International paired 163 primary output with 88.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2013 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 37.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2016 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 Tennessee, Florida International.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Georgia

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Explorer

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2013 Regular Season · Tennessee

Games

3

Receiving Yards / G

9.3

Efficiency

37.8

Usage

5.9

Consistency

18.3

Best Game by takeover score

Georgia

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Game-by-Game Trend

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123

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Austin Peay: -2. South Alabama: 2. Georgia: 28

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Austin Peay: 1 by 0. South Alabama: 1 by 13.3. Georgia: 1 by 100

Split Comparison

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

Wins0 · Games = 2 · -28 vs Losses
Losses28 · Games = 1 · +28 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

3 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Georgia

Best efficiency game

100 vs Georgia

Result
Sat 10/5vs GeorgiaL 31-341282828028
Sat 9/28vs South AlabamaW 31-24122212
Sat 8/31vs Austin PeayW 45-01-2-2-20-2

Player Story

A.J. Branisel story

A.J. Branisel built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a tight end from South Euclid, OH wearing No. 86, spending time with Florida International and Tennessee. The clearest part of A.J. Branisel's career was his receiving role: 15 catches, 191 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns across 9 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 tackle and 5 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives A.J. Branisel'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. 1

    Tennessee

    2013-2014

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Florida International

    2016

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201320142016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonTennessee2837.85.9
2014 Regular SeasonTennessee0-28
2016 Regular SeasonFlorida International16388.511.7163

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Old Dominion

Week 13 · L 28-42 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

44

Receiving Yards

96.3 takeover

44 receiving yards with a 97.8 efficiency score.

#2

vs Marshall

Week 12 · W 31-14 · Conference game

42

Receiving Yards

81.5 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

42 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.

#3

@ UTEP

Week 6 · W 35-21 · Conference game

39

Receiving Yards

74.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

39 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.

#4

vs Georgia

Week 6 · L 31-34 · Conference game

28

Receiving Yards

73.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

28 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Charlotte

Week 7 · W 27-26 · Conference game

15

Receiving Yards

48.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

15 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Regular Season · Florida International

163 primary output · 88.5 efficiency · 11.7 usage

73.2

#2

2013 Regular Season · Tennessee

23.2

28 primary · 37.8 efficiency · 5.9 usage

#3

2014 Regular Season · Tennessee

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games