Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 30-49@ USC | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 37 | Season-high 47 yds |
| Total | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 37 |
#83
Brock Chappell
Senior tight end for Louisiana. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 252 lb · Holly Springs, NC · Cardinal Gibbons
Returning to Louisiana for 2026
The numbers
47
receiving yards · 2026
3 catches · 15.7 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 47 yds, at USC
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Louisiana. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed with Furman in 2023.
- Transferred from Furman to Louisiana in 2025.
Brock Chappell
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. He got to Louisiana by way of Furman. The receipt on tape: 47 rec yds, 3 receptions against USC, Week 2, 2026.
47 REC YDS · 3 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Furmanout of Cardinal Gibbons
20257 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Louisiana
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Michael Desormeaux — 7-8 over that span.
2025Louisiana6-7HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning
2026Louisiana1-1HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (86th percentile). Strength: long catch (86th percentile). Concern: rec yards (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 splits
Through 1 game: 3.0 REC/g, 47.0 YDS/g, 15.7 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Michael Desormeaux
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Louisiana
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Louisiana
Returning around him
- 92% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 1 Louisiana player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -3 net (5 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Louisiana · Last season: 6-7 · Talent rank #99 · 2026 recruiting class #91
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Giles Amos’s 2020 season.
Matches Giles on
Yards / reception
Height
TD rate
Differs from Giles on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Garrett Walston's sophomore season at North Carolina (2021).
80%match
Matches Garrett on
EPA / play (adj)
Reception volume
Height
Differs from Garrett on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Brock Chappell
Background
Honors & Awards • 2024 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll 2025 (Junior) Caught 12 passes for 108 yards and touchdown in his first season at Louisiana … averaged 9.0 yards per reception … played in all 13 games while making seven starts … caught a season-high three passes in games against Eas...
The tight end room · Louisiana
- #88Caden Jensen231 receiving yards · 2025
- #83Brock Chappell108 receiving yards · 2025
- #86Trey Miller102 receiving yards · 2025
- #46Emiliano Soldevillano box-score line yet
- #44Teddy Gawlik2 games · 2026
4 more on the roster · Louisiana team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology