Jake Briningstool
| Clemson Tigers – No. 9 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Tight end |
| Class | Sophomore |
| 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
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
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
| 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
- ^ "Trieu: Michigan State offer hits close to home for Tennessee TE Jake Briningstool". Detroit News. April 4, 2019. 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.
- ^ "Clemson recruiting: Ravenwood's Jake Briningstool commits to Tigers". The Tennessean. January 26, 2020. 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.
- ^ "Clemson football: Jake Briningstool needs 'more thump in his rump'". The Greenville News. August 22, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2022.