Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-51@ LSU | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | W 22-7vs Georgia Southern | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 20 | Season-high 44 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 28-20vs North Carolina | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Total | 8 | 83 | 10.2 | 0 | 20 |
#6
Tyler Brown
Senior wide receiver for Clemson. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 185 lb · Greenville, SC · Greenville Senior HS
CFB Index 30 · #414 of 485 WRsHigh confidence
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
83
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 28 yds, vs North Carolina
Statement game9 rec · 153 ydsat Syracuse (FBS) · W 31-14
Top 1% receiving yards game since 2021.
Tyler Brown is my heror/CFB game thread · ▲ 12His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior wide receiver for Clemson. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Clemson in 2023.
In Their Words
85 windows · 2026 fan posts
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“Potential Iowa football starter dealing with preseason injury James Madison transfer Tyler Brown has been sidelined during fall camp [”
reddit/hawkeyes · fan post, verbatim
Tyler Brown
Moves the chains on third down. This is his fourth year in the same receiving corps at Clemson. In 2023 the league put his name on paper for the first time: ACC Receiver Player of the Week. The receipt: 44 rec yds, 4 receptions against Georgia Southern — Week 2, 2026.
83 REC YDS · 8 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
The week the volume broke through — put up 153 yds at Syracuse.Syracuse · W 31-142023
202313 games
- Signed with Clemson3-star out of Greenville
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Clemson
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Clemson
Played his entire career under Dabo Swinney.
Career stats
Game log
Game by game
Tyler 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 28–20
34 rush yds (1 car) · 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
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · North Carolina · 3&10 · Q4 · EPA +4.49(01:06) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 T.Brown rush middle for 34 yards gain to the UNC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:00, 1ST DOWN #81 N.Hauser kick attempt good (H: #88 C.Swinney, LS: #40 B.Conn)
- Week 2 · Georgia Southern · 3&18 · Q2 · EPA +3.90(00:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 T.Reynolds pass complete deep right to #6 T.Brown caught at GS35, for 20 yards to the GS36, out of bounds at GS36, 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · North Carolina · 1&20 · Q4 · EPA +1.23(14:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 T.Reynolds pass complete short left to #6 T.Brown caught at CLEM23, for 15 yards to the CLEM31 (#18 J.Patterson; #10 P.Seelmann)
- Week 3 · North Carolina · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.98(01:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 T.Reynolds pass complete short right to #6 T.Brown caught at UNC42, for 13 yards to the UNC42 (#2 K.Cost), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Georgia Southern · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.95(07:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 T.Reynolds pass complete short left to #6 T.Brown caught at CLEM27, for 10 yards to the CLEM41 (#31 C.Gamble; #6 J.Jones), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Georgia Southern · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA +0.80(02:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 T.Reynolds pass complete short right to #6 T.Brown caught at GS16, for 9 yards to the GS05 (#7 N.Mangham), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · LSU · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.60(01:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 T.Reynolds pass complete short right to #6 T.Brown caught at CLEM23, for 7 yards to the CLEM32 (#10 D.Spears; #6 T.Dottery)
- Week 1 · LSU · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.09(03:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 C.Vizzina pass complete short right to #6 T.Brown caught at CLEM24, for 4 yards to the CLEM25 (#5 D.Pickett)
- Week 2 · Georgia Southern · 2&5 · Q1 · EPA +0.09(13:37) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 C.Vizzina pass complete short left to #6 T.Brown caught at GS24, for 5 yards to the GS17 (#14 R.Myles Jr.), 1ST DOWN
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +28 receiving yards, +2 catches.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 28-15 over that span.
2023Clemson9-4HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo
2024Clemson10-4HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced
2025Clemson7-6HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced
2026Clemson2-1HC: Dabo Swinney · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: rush yards (94th percentile). Strength: rush tds (94th percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.0 | 36.0 | 12.5 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 27.7 | 10.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
46.4%
85 pass / 98 run
Plays / game
61.0
3 games
Team sack rate
8.9%
101 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #57 of 64 ACC WRs
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
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.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to JP Coulter’s 2025 season.
Matches JP on
EPA / play (adj)
Reception volume
Yards / reception
Differs from JP on
Class year (lower)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Elijah Steward’s path through Lafayette.
Elijah Steward
99%match
#2
Derick Eugene
98%
Matches Elijah on
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Kody Epps's junior season at BYU (2023).
Matches Kody on
Weight
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Differs from Kody on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Tyler Brown
The receiver room · Clemson
- #1T.J. Moore837 receiving yards · 2025
- #12Bryant Wesco Jr.537 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Tristan Smith239 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Tyler Brown191 receiving yards · 2025
- #22Cole Turner144 receiving yards · 2025
15 more on the roster · Clemson team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology