Benjamin Brahmer
Buzz vs Tape
There's real chatter about him this season — just not enough of his own fan discourse yet to measure it against anything.
Benjamin Brahmer
Is the first read once you cross the 20. He has spent three seasons in the Iowa State receiving corps. 2025 brought the first one: All-Big 12. The receipt: 75 rec yds, 5 receptions against BYU — Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big 12
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Matt Campbell.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimmy Rogers
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big 12
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Iowa State | 37 | 446 | 12.1 | 6 | -- |
| 2024 | Iowa State | 10 | 179 | 17.9 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Iowa State | 28 | 352 | 12.6 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 75 | 977 | 13.0 | 9 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 16–13
vs Iowa
4 rec · 18 yds · 1 TD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
The first read called near the goal line — size and catch radius do the rest.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Iowa State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Iowa State
Returning around him
- 58% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 Iowa State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (48 in / 55 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Iowa State · Last season: 8-4 (AP #22) · Talent rank #71 · 2026 recruiting class #54
DNA match
Player DNA
Red-Zone Weapon
The first read called near the goal line — size and catch radius do the rest.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jared Wiley’s 2022 season.
Matches Jared on
Differs from Jared on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Brett Norfleet's junior season at Missouri (2025).
Matches Brett on
Differs from Brett on
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2023–2025+27%
Up 27% from first season to most-recent.