Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-23vs UAB | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-31vs Duke | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-10vs Southern Illinois | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | 15 | Season-high 57 yds |
| Total | 9 | 85 | 9.4 | 0 | 15 |
#11
Brayden Trimble
Freshman wide receiver for Illinois. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 190 lb · Decatur, IL · Mt. Zion
The numbers
85
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 rec, 57 yds, vs Southern Illinois
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Freshman wide receiver for Illinois. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Illinois in 2025.
Brayden Trimble
One game to point at: 57 rec yds, 5 receptions against Southern Illinois — Week 3, 2026.
85 REC YDS · 9 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Illinois3-star out of Mt. Zion
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Illinois
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Illinois | 9 | 85 | 9.4 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 9 | 85 | 9.4 | 0 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Brayden Trimble's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 48–10
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · Southern Illinois · 3&8 · Q1 · EPA +2.78(11:19) Shotgun #4 K.Houser pass complete short left to #11 B.Trimble caught at SIU45, for 15 yards to the SIU35 (#45 B.Fiegel), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Duke · 3&1 · Q3 · EPA +1.66(08:22) #4 K.Houser pass complete short left to #11 B.Trimble caught at ILL43, for 9 yards to the DUKE46 (#0 D.Flowers), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Southern Illinois · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.63(10:03) Shotgun #4 K.Houser pass complete short middle to #11 B.Trimble caught at SIU04, for 15 yards to the SIU01 (#12 T.Jackson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Southern Illinois · 2&5 · Q4 · EPA +1.39(11:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 K.Houser pass complete short left to #11 B.Trimble caught at SIU45, for 13 yards to the SIU43 (#4 V.Pierre Jr.), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Southern Illinois · 2&5 · Q2 · EPA +0.93(01:58) Shotgun #4 K.Houser pass complete short left to #11 B.Trimble caught at ILL35, for 7 yards to the ILL37 (#46 A.Behm), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Duke · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.75(07:45) Shotgun #4 K.Houser pass complete short left to #11 B.Trimble caught at DUKE39, for 8 yards to the DUKE38 (#35 A.Pellicciotta)
- Week 3 · Southern Illinois · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.71(12:56) Shotgun #4 K.Houser pass complete short left to #11 B.Trimble caught at ILL40, for 7 yards to the ILL42 (#12 T.Jackson; #45 B.Fiegel)
- Week 1 · UAB · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.63(14:59) Shotgun #4 K.Houser pass complete short left to #11 B.Trimble caught at UAB50, for 11 yards to the UAB37 (#17 T.Jackson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Duke · 2&2 · Q2 · EPA -0.48(01:59) Shotgun #4 K.Houser pass complete short right to #11 B.Trimble caught at DUKE02, for 0 yards to the DUKE02 (#35 A.Pellicciotta)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +57 receiving yards, +5 catches.
Season context · Team result + system
2026Illinois2-1HC: Bret Bielema · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.0 | 28.3 | 9.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.0 | 28.3 | 9.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Pass share
48.8%
81 pass / 85 run
Plays / game
55.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.2%
91 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
2025 - Illinois Played in three games and redshirted the season High School Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, On3, and Rivals Position ranks: #75 (ESPN), #75 (Rivals), #77 (247Sports), #112 (On3) State of Illinois ranks: #9 (ESPN), #12 (247Sports), #15 (On3), #16 (Rivals) Played for head…
The receiver room · Illinois
- #9Alex Perry840 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Jayshon Platt720 receiving yards · 2025
- #17Collin Dixon548 receiving yards · 2025
- #13Hudson Clement454 receiving yards · 2025
- #11Brayden Trimble3 games · 2026
10 more on the roster · Illinois team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology