Benjamin Brahmer

Photo by: LUKE LU @KL6PHOTO

Position:
Tight End
Height:
6-7
Weight:
255
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Pierce, Neb.
High School:
Pierce

Awards & Honors
First-Team Freshman All-American - The Athletic (2023)
True Freshman All-American Team - 247Sports (2023)
Honorable Mention All-Big 12 - Coaches (2023, 2024)
Academic All-Big 12 (2024)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F23, S24, F24, S25)
Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (24)

2024
Played in eight games, making two starts ... injury in UCF game shortened season ... All-Big 12 honorable mention ... had 10 receptions for 179 yards and one touchdown ... had a season-high three catches for a career-best 73 yards against Arkansas State ... caught a 10-yard touchdown from Rocco Becht against Baylor and finished with two receptions for 49 yards.

2023
Played in all 13 games, making two starts as a true freshman ... earned Freshman All-American honors from multiple outlets ... broke the ISU true freshman tight end record with 28 receptions ... had two touchdowns on 352 yards, a 12.6 yard per catch average ... ... his 352 receiving yards were the sixth-most by a Cyclone freshman and most by an ISU freshman tight end ... was third on team for receptions ... made first career start against Texas and matched his career-high with four receptions ... scored first career touchdown on a 36-yard reception in the season opener against UNI ... recorded 69 receiving yards, including a career-long 48-yard reception, against Baylor ... had two receptions for 23 yards and a 14-yard TD reception in win at Cincinnati.

High School
Played at Pierce High School for his father, Mark … three-star tight end prospect by all major recruiting outlets … listed by Rivals as the No. 3 player in Nebraska and the No. 22 tight end nationally … No. 5 player in Nebraska and top 100 wide receiver by 247Sports Composite … 2022 All-Nebraska Football Team Co-Captain … helped Pierce to a class C1 state title in 2022 where he broke a Nebraska 11-man football state record for most catches and yards in a game by hauling in 11 receptions on 11 targets for 249 yards … totaled 1,525 receiving yards and 21 touchdowns in his senior season … finished his career with 3,511 receiving yards on 197 catches for a 17.8-yard average and 45 touchdown receptions … picked Iowa State over Nebraska … four-sport athlete also played basketball and track and field.

Personal
Undecided Business major.