#4

Brian Casteel

WR · Nevada · Sr. · #4

Nevada 2022 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Brian Casteel

WR · Nevada · Sr · #4

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#856 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2022

2 coaches
2021
Vai Taua
Nevada
2022
Ken Wilson
Nevada
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Vai Taua → Ken Wilson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Arizona1-11HC: Jedd Fisch · Balanced
2022Nevada2-10HC: Ken Wilson · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Nevada4858112.14--
2021Arizona333269.91--
Career8190711.25--
SeasonTeam
2022Nevada----------
2021Arizona418------
Career418------

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022

W 23–12

at New Mexico State

1 rec · 3 yds

How he plays

Play style

Wins underneath on volume and route precision.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Slot Technician

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

WR

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Drew Estrada’s 2021 season.

Drew Estrada

80%match

Baylor · 2021

#2

Randle Jones

Temple · 2021

79%
#3

Stefan Cobbs

Boise State · 2022

78%
#4

Geordon Porter

New Mexico · 2022

76%
#5

Rontavius Groves

Texas State · 2022

76%

Matches Drew on

Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
EPA / play (adj)

Differs from Drew on

Reception volume (higher)
TD rate (higher)
Based on 8 features · 2 seasons in pool · Opponent-adjusted weighted z-score distance

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Max Tomczak’s path through Youngstown State.

Max Tomczak

99%match

Youngstown State · 2025

#2

Ian Duarte

Idaho State · 2025

99%
#3

Gabriel Rogers

Memphis · 2022

97%
#4

Thayer Thomas

NC State · 2022

95%
#5

Ryan Flournoy

Southeast Missouri State · 2023

NFL Rd 6
96%

Matches Max on

Yards per reception
202020212022
Career-aggregate opponent-adjusted stats · physical traits

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Reymello Murphy's junior season at UConn (2025).

Reymello Murphy

84%match

UConn · 2025

#2

Leroy Thomas

Western Michigan · 2023

80%
#3

Stefan Cobbs

Boise State · 2022

All-Mountain West
78%
#4

Langston Lewis

Central Michigan · 2025

All-MAC
78%
#5

Jake Thaw

Delaware · 2025

78%

Matches Reymello on

Yards / reception
Weight
Total EPA (college ability)
Opponent-adjusted stats · junior cohort across all seasons

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2022
3262021
5812022

+78%

Up 78% from first season to most-recent.