Benjamin Brahmer

Photo by: Jeff Spaur

Photo by: Jeff Spaur

Photo by: LUKE LU @KL6PHOTO

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

Awards & Honors
All-Big 12 Second Team - Coaches (2025)
Mackey Award Semifinalist (2025)
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)

2025
Played in 12 games, making 10 starts ... earned Second Team All-Big 12 honors ... Mackey Award semifinalist ... had team highs of 37 receptions and six touchdowns ... finished with 446 receiving yards, averaging 12.1 yards per reception and 37.2 yards per game ... was 1-for-1 passing for 45 yards, connecting with Brett Eskildsen in win against Arizona ... also had two 2-point conversion catches, both against Cincinnati ... had career-best seven receptions for 47 yards and two touchdowns against South Dakota ... pulled in four receptions for 18 yards and a score in win against Iowa ... had five receptions for a career-best 75 yards against BYU ... had touchdown catches in three-straight games against Arizona State, TCU and Kansas ... transferred at conclusion of season, finishing Cyclone career playing in 33 games and making 14 starts ... had 75 receptions for 977 yards and nine touchdown catches ... finishes with sixth-most receptions by a Cyclone tight end and fifth-most receiving yards.

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.