Tennessee Volunteers – No. 11 | |
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Position | Wide receiver |
Class | Sophomore |
Personal information | |
Born: | Midland, Texas, U.S. |
Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career history | |
College | |
Bowl games | |
High school | Midland Legacy (Midland, Texas) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Chris Brazzell II is an American football wide receiver for the Tennessee Volunteers. He previously played for the Tulane Green Wave.
Brazzell attended Midland Christian School in Midland, Texas where he played football.[1][2] For his senior year, he transferred from Midland Christian to Midland Legacy.[3] During his senior year, Brazzell recorded 859 yards and 12 touchdowns on 59 catches and was given a three-star rating.[4] On June 9, 2021, He committed to FAU.[5] He decommitted from FAU on December 6th and committed to Tulane on December 13, 2021.[6][7] He chose Tulane over offers from Southern, Pittsburgh, New Mexico State, and Austin Peay.[8]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Chris Brazzell II WR |
Midland, Texas | Legacy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Dec 13, 2021 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75 |
Brazzell appeared in two games during the 2022 season and recorded his first career catch against Alcorn State on September 10, 2022.[9]
During his redshirt freshman season in 2023, Brazzell led the Green Wave in receptions and yards.[10] In recognition of his performance, he earned All-American Athletic Conference third-team honors and was selected as a Freshman All-America honorable mention.[3]
On December 4, 2023, Brazzell entered the transfer portal.[6] He was rated a four-star transfer and the 16th-best transfer wide receiver. [11] Almost 40 schools reached out to Brazzell about transferring.[12]
On December 21, 2023, Brazzell announced he would transfer to Tennessee.[13]
Legend | |
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Bold | Career high |
Season | GP | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||
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Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |||||||||||||||
Tulane Green Wave | |||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||
2023 | 13 | 44 | 711 | 16.2 | 47 | 5 | |||||||||||||
Tennessee Volunteers | |||||||||||||||||||
2024 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||
Career | 15 | 45 | 722 | 16.0 | 47 | 5 |
Brazzell is the son of former NFL receiver Chris Brazzell and Monique Brazzell.[14] His father played under coach Willie Fritz during college, who would later coach Brazzell for two years at Tulane.[4] Brazzell has a younger brother, Colin, who has committed to play defensive back at Tennessee.[15]