Brenton Strange

Tight End, Jacksonville Jaguars · #85.

Player facts

Team: Jacksonville Jaguars
Position: Tight End
Number: 85
Born: Dec 27, 2000 (age 25)
Birthplace: Parkersburg, WV, USA
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 253 lbs
College: Penn State
Experience: 4 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	FUM	LST
Regular Season	21	26	235	11.2	1	27	11	1	0
Last 5 Games	21	26	235	10.8	1	27	11	1	0
Career	112	148	1,221	10.9	7	30	62	2	1

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Receiving	33 targets	+0.33	55%		37th of 94

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	vs PHI	W 19-17	7	8	68	9.7	0	27	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ CIN	W 22-17	7	8	95	13.6	0	23	5	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs NE	W 35-6	3	5	32	10.7	0	23	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ DEN	L 20-13	2	2	17	8.5	0	14	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs CLE	W 34-10	2	3	23	11.5	1	14	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Brenton Lamont Strange (born December 27, 2000) is an American professional football tight end for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions.

From Wikipedia’s article on Brenton Strange, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Strange was born on December 27, 2000, in Eden, North Carolina. He attended Parkersburg High School, where he had 57 receptions for 938 yards and 12 touchdowns for their football team as a junior. Strange was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Penn State over offers from Ohio State, Notre Dame, and Purdue.

College career

Strange played in two games as a true freshman and caught one pass for a four-yard touchdown reception before redshirting the season. He played in nine games with five starts and had 17 receptions for 164 yards and two touchdowns in his redshirt freshman season. Strange caught 20 passes for 225 yards and three touchdowns as a redshirt sophomore. He began his redshirt junior season as the Nittany Lions' primary tight end and made 32 catches for 362 yards and five touchdowns.

From Wikipedia’s article on Brenton Strange, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹