Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-9vs Austin Peay | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-26vs Delaware | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-31vs NC State | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 0 | 33 | Season-high 81 yds |
| Total | 7 | 106 | 12.4 | 0 | 33 |
#5
Tristen Brown
Junior wide receiver for Vanderbilt. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 185 lb · Houston, TX · Lamar
The numbers
106
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 rec, 81 yds, vs NC State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior wide receiver for Vanderbilt. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Vanderbilt in 2024.
Tristen Brown
He has spent three seasons in the Vanderbilt receiving corps. The receipt: 81 rec yds, 4 receptions against NC State — Week 3, 2026.
106 REC YDS · 7 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Vanderbilt3-star out of Houston Lamar
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Vanderbilt
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Vanderbilt
Played his entire career under Clark Lea.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 106 | 15.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 137 | 13.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 20 | 270 | 13.5 | 0 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 2 | -- | 6 | -- |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 3 | -- | 6 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Tristen Brown'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 game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 35–31
vs NC State
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +81 receiving yards, +4 catches.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Clark Lea — 20-9 over that span.
2024Vanderbilt7-6HC: Clark Lea · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2025Vanderbilt10-3HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Vanderbilt3-0HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (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
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 35.3 | 12.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 35.3 | 12.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Pass share
48.4%
90 pass / 96 run
Plays / game
62.0
3 games
Team sack rate
2.1%
95 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
The receiver room · Vanderbilt
- Junior Sherrill784 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Ja'Cory Thomas714 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Tristen Brown137 receiving yards · 2025
- #7Cole Adams71 receiving yards · 2025
- #9Brycen Coleman67 receiving yards · 2025
9 more on the roster · Vanderbilt team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology