Charleston Southern · W 37-0 · FCS
4 catches, 74 yards
Dashed line: 100 yards.
“Bentancur is good. We legit weapons outside which makes this whole disaster so mind boggling.”
Share of the team's total this season.
Christian Bentancur
Third year in the same receiving corps at Clemson. On tape: 74 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Charleston Southern, Week 7, 2026.
151 receiving yards · 12 catches · 2 receiving TD
Play style
Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Against Florida State on Oct. 31: 1 catch for 18 yards. In the 8 games drawn here: 12 catches for 151 yards. Clemson has thrown to him 17 times in 250 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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Last game (Wk 9): 18 receiving yards, 1 catch, 1 receiving TD.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-51@ No. 11 LSU | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 22-7vs Georgia Southern | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-20vs North Carolina | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 1 | 27 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-10@ California | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-41vs No. 4 Miami | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 7 | W 37-0vs Charleston Southern | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 0 | 32 | Season-high 74 yds |
| Wk 8 | L 16-20vs Virginia Tech | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 9 | W 36-24@ Florida State | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 1 | 18 | |
| Total | 12 | 151 | 12.6 | 2 | 32 |
Week 3 · 2026
W 28-20
2 rec · 35 yds · 1 TD
With T. Reynolds — 215 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 58.7 · 26 rush yds (11 car) · J. Smith — 39.8 yards per punt · 4 punts · 46 long
The plays that mattered most
566th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -8 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
177% of team targetsCatch rate
71%12 of 17 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
71% catch rate on 17 targets · 7% of the team's targets.
3 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 22-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.8 | 25.8 | 11.2 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 1.0 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.7 | 21.2 | 9.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
45.3%
248 pass / 299 run
Plays / game
68.4
8 games
Team sack rate
8.3%
289 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #74 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #15 of 22 ACC TEs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dabo Swinney.
