Jake Briningstool
| Clemson Tigers – No. 9 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Tight end |
| Class | Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 9, 2002 Brentwood, Tennessee |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Ravenwood (Brentwood, Tennessee) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Jake Briningstool (born December 9, 2002) is an American football tight end for the Clemson Tigers.
Early life and high school
[edit]Briningstool grew up in Brentwood, Tennessee and attended Ravenwood High School.[1] He caught 39 passes for 774 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior.[2] Considered a four-star recruit by the 247Sports Composite Rankings, Briningstool was listed as the No. 1 tight end in the nation in 2021,[3] and the No. 1 prospect in Tennessee. He committed to play college football at Clemson over offers from Alabama, Georgia, Michigan State, and Tennessee.[4]
College career
[edit]Briningstool joined the Clemson Tigers as an early enrollee.[5] He played in eight games as a freshman and caught three passes for 67 yards.[6] Briningstool entered his sophomore season as the Tigers' second tight end.[7]
College statistics
[edit]| Season | GP | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |||||||
| Clemson Tigers | ||||||||||
| 2021 | 8 | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 1 | |||||
| 2022 | 14 | 25 | 285 | 11.4 | 4 | |||||
| 2023 | 13 | 50 | 498 | 10.0 | 5 | |||||
| Career | 35 | 78 | 850 | 10.9 | 10 | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ Trieu, Allen (April 4, 2019). "Trieu: Michigan State offer hits close to home for Tennessee TE Jake Briningstool". Detroit News. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- ^ "Clemson football recruiting: Jake Briningstool No. 1 on Dandy Dozen". The Tennessean. December 16, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- ^ "Jake Briningstool, 2021 Tight End". 247sports.com. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ Kreager, Tom (January 26, 2020). "Clemson recruiting: Ravenwood's Jake Briningstool commits to Tigers". The Tennessean. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- ^ Stoddard, Freeman (February 25, 2021). "Freshman Spotlight: Can Jake Briningstool Become the Next Great Clemson Tight End?". SI.com. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- ^ Robertson, Justin (August 26, 2022). "More confident Briningstool ready to 'go out there and dominate'". Clemson Wire. USA Today. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ Keepfer, Scott (August 22, 2022). "Clemson football: Jake Briningstool needs 'more thump in his rump'". The Greenville News. Retrieved October 1, 2022.