Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-20vs Tarleton State | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | 20 | Season-high 44 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 7-56@ Nebraska | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-55@ Iowa State | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 8 | 59 | 6.6 | 0 | 20 |
#5
Brennan Ridley
Junior wide receiver for Bowling Green. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 177 lb · Richmond, VA · Trinity Episcopal HS
The numbers
59
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 rec, 44 yds, vs Tarleton State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior wide receiver for Bowling Green. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Hampton in 2024.
- Transferred from Hampton to Bowling Green in 2025.
Brennan Ridley
Brennan Ridley arrived at Bowling Green from Hampton. The receipt: 44 rec yds, 5 receptions against Tarleton State — Week 1, 2026.
59 REC YDS · 8 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Hamptonout of Trinity Episcopal
20259 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Bowling Green
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bowling Green | 8 | 59 | 7.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Bowling Green | 4 | 110 | 27.5 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 12 | 169 | 14.1 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bowling Green | 3 | -3 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Bowling Green | -- | -- | -- | 109 | -- |
| Career | 3 | -3 | -- | 109 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Brennan Ridley'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 plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Tarleton State · 2&5 · Q2 · EPA +2.14(09:08) #17 J.Kastantin pass complete short right to #5 B.Ridley caught at BGSU42, for 20 yards to the BGSU50 (#5 S.Woods Jr.), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Tarleton State · 3&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.31(00:01) Shotgun #17 J.Kastantin pass complete short left to #5 B.Ridley caught at TSU08, for 15 yards to the TSU08 (#1 J.Aubert; #13 N.Oliver), 1ST DOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - ""
- Week 1 · Tarleton State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.90(14:22) #5 B.Ridley rush left for 1 yard gain to the TSU47 (#8 F.Adams)
- Week 1 · Tarleton State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.58(00:21) Shotgun #17 J.Kastantin pass complete short middle to #5 B.Ridley caught at TSU30, for 13 yards to the TSU23 lateral to #2 N.Amachree for 8 yards gain to the TSU23, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Iowa State · 2&9 · Q1 · EPA +0.40(13:31) Shotgun #17 J.Kastantin pass complete short left to #5 B.Ridley caught at BGSU27, for 7 yards to the BGSU35 (#21 D.Goodman)
- Week 1 · Tarleton State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.37(12:52) Shotgun #17 J.Kastantin pass complete short right to #5 B.Ridley caught at BGSU11, for 1 yard to the BGSU16 (#5 S.Woods Jr.), out of bounds
- Week 2 · Nebraska · 3&15 · Q1 · EPA -0.13(12:38) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 J.Kastantin pass complete short right to #5 B.Ridley caught at BG 39, for 3 yards to the BG 44 (#26 D.McDougle III)
- Week 1 · Tarleton State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.10(05:29) Shotgun #5 B.Ridley rush middle for 4 yards gain to the TSU37 (#33 G.Culotta; #17 K.Brown)
- Week 2 · Nebraska · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.08(05:10) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 J.Kastantin pass complete short right to #5 B.Ridley caught at BG 20, for 5 yards to the BG 20 (#8 D.Jones)
- Week 1 · Tarleton State · 2&2 · Q4 · EPA -0.01(00:24) Shotgun #17 J.Kastantin pass complete short right to #5 B.Ridley caught at TSU37, for 6 yards to the TSU36 (#24 A.Rice), 1ST DOWN
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +7 receiving yards, +1 catch.
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Eddie George — 4-11 over that span.
2025Bowling Green4-8HC: Eddie George · Run-heavy
2026Bowling Green0-3HC: Eddie George · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 5.0 | 44.0 | 8.8 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 19.7 | 6.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eddie George
Pass share
41.0%
68 pass / 98 run
Plays / game
55.3
3 games
Team sack rate
1.4%
74 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
Bowling Green 2025 | Sophomore Joined the Falcons for the spring semester Appeared in 11 games as the punt returner and at receiver Totaled 17 returns for 109 yards and four receptions for 110 yards and a score on the season Tallied one punt return for nine yards and one reception for eight…
The receiver room · Bowling Green
- #5Brennan Ridley110 receiving yards · 2025
- #18Winn Sharp46 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Trey Johnson8 receiving yards · 2025
- #83Pierce St Geme4 games · 2025
- #9Nicholas Sowell1 game · 2026
8 more on the roster · Bowling Green team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology