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Brandon Niemenski

TE · UConn · Jr. · #83

UConn 2022 alumnus

This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Brandon Niemenski

TE · UConn · Jr · #83

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

Recruit

★★★

#2661 national

CFB

College

UConn

2021–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2022

2 coaches

2021

Lou Spanos

UConn

2022

Jim Mora

UConn

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Lou Spanos → Jim Mora. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021UConn1-11HC: Lou Spanos · Balanced

2022UConn6-7HC: Jim Mora · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	UConn	3	17	5.7	1	--
2021	UConn	12	122	10.2	1	--
Career		15	139	9.3	2	--

How he plays

Play style

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Complete TE

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Jackson Lanam’s 2020 season.

Jackson Lanam

84%match

Texas State · 2020

Jack Bradley

Rice · 2021

76%

Brandon Crum

South Alabama · 2020

74%

Trent Tyre

South Alabama · 2020

68%

Brandon Crum

South Alabama · 2021

67%

Matches Jackson on

Height

TD rate

Weight

Differs from Jackson on

Recruiting rating (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Benji Gosnell's freshman season at Virginia Tech (2023).

Benji Gosnell

83%match

Virginia Tech · 2023

Billy Riviere III

Washington State · 2022

82%

Jamari Johnson

Louisville · 2024

82%

Jackson Lanam

Texas State · 2020

82%

Tyler Stephens

Buffalo · 2021

78%

Matches Benji on

Weight

Total EPA (college ability)

Yards / reception

Differs from Benji on

Recruiting rating (lower)

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2022

1222021

17.02022

-86%

Sharp dropoff (-86%) — career inflection point.