Brionne Penny
Brionne Penny
Moves the chains on third down. Brionne Penny has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt: 16 rec yds, 1 receptions against Charlotte — Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at James Madison, 533 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Curt Cignetti, Damian Wroblewski, and Bob Chesney. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | James Madison | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | San Diego State | 25 | 290 | 11.6 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | San Diego State | 12 | 166 | 13.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | San Diego State | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 43 | 533 | 12.4 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | James Madison | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | San Diego State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | San Diego State | -- | -- | 47 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | San Diego State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | -- | -- | 47 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Mershawn Rice’s 2022 season.
Matches Mershawn on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jacob Harris’s path through UCF.
Jacob Harris
Lujuan Winningham
Matches Jacob on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jaden Bray's junior season at Oklahoma State (2023).
Matches Jaden on
Player DNA
Players who play like Brionne Penny
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2024-74%
Sharp dropoff (-74%) — career inflection point.