Tristian Brank
Tristian Brank
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Tristian Brank has been at Akron through two head coaches in two seasons. His first career honor landed in 2021: All-MAC. The receipt: 69 rec yds, 6 receptions against Ohio — Week 6, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Akron, 414 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2021)
All-MAC
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Oscar Rodriguez → Joe Moorhead. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2021)
All-MAC
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022
W 30–23
vs St. Francis (PA)
2 rec · 15 yds · 1 TD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Tristian Brank’s 2021 season.
Matches Tristian on
Differs from Tristian on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Luke Lindenmeyer's junior season at Nebraska (2025).
Matches Luke on
Differs from Luke on
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2022-46%
Sharp dropoff (-46%) — career inflection point.