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Heisman / Players / Lemeke Brockington /Minnesota

Lemeke Brockington

WR · Minnesota · Sr

Filling the Shoesas of 2026-06-22

Lemeke Brockington is a cornerstone for Minnesota — measured against the line he joined.

484REC YDS46REC4REC TD

TEAM RECEIVING YARDS LEADER

484

Team leader in receiving yards (484).

Read the story so far

Lemeke Brockington arrived as a 3-star prospect. He lines up at WR for Minnesota.

On the field, the headline is 484 rec yds, with 46 rec.

He inherited the WR job from Daniel Jackson (4-star). How many games until Bradley Martino (4★) takes the job from Lemeke Brockington?

The clock is the open loop — and it is already ticking.

WR successioncontinuity
  • Inherited fromDaniel Jackson 4★
  • Pushed byBradley Martino 4★
  • How many games until Bradley Martino (4★) takes the job from Lemeke Brockington?
Why nowThe WR job is the open question heading into 2026.
  • season totals
  • Team leader in receiving yards (484).
  • throne-line + Filling-the-Shoes

AI narrative · updated 2026-06-22 · compiled from CFB Zeitgeist data

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Minnesota for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Minnesota for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Wide receiver · Minnesota

Returning around him

  • 44% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
  • 1 Minnesota player drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -1 net (19 in / 20 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Minnesota · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #41 · 2026 recruiting class #49

WR · MINNESOTA · BIG TEN

Lemeke Brockington

  • 4
  • 6-0 | 195 lb
  • Moultrie, GA

CFB Zeitgeist Score

51

Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by rec tds at the 68th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#903

<1% win probability

Fan Belief

Awaiting

Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.

Respect Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

Reality Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

ACCOLADE PROBABILITY

Heisman

<1%

TOP WR AWARD

Biletnikoff

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R07 · Impact starter

Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2022–2025
2032022
73.02023
2822024
4842025

+138%

Up 138% from first season to most-recent.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#571 national
CFB
College
Minnesota
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.

PositionWR
Class4
Jersey--
Measurements6-0 | 195 lb
HometownMoultrie, GA
Primary teamMinnesota

Recruiting Pedigree

How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.

Top pedigree 3-star No. 571 recruit
Composite rating 0.8759 HighSchool
Signed with Minnesota 2021
Origin Colquitt County Moultrie, GA, USA
Class Profile Context
2021 3-star | 0.8759 No. 571 recruit | HighSchool | Minnesota

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 0 No portal entry on file
Latest destination -- --
Transfer stars -- CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility -- Transfer date TBD
Season Move Context
No transfer portal moves on file for this player.

Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final

Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.

HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16
Current nowcast#903Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#1180Where the full season sim points
Win probability0.0%Chance to actually win the trophy
Finalist probability0.0%Chance to make the finalist tier
Ballot probability0.0%Chance to appear anywhere on a ballot
Best official finish--Best completed Heisman placement on file

Heisman Futures

Not yet listed on major futures markets.

Achievements

  • Program Benchmark 5.5% Program Benchmark Season leader for the program at the player's position across the headline volume metric (passing yards / rushing yards / receiving yards). Held by 5.5% of the 2025 pool. Team leader in receiving yards (484).

Selector Grid · 2025

AP
FWAA
AFCA
WCFF
SN
SI

Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.

NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft

Market value, pedigree & pro outcome

Recruit stars

★★★☆☆

to Minnesota

Composite

0.8759

#571 national

Today’s Hot-Take

The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.

Anti-Take

PENDING

The contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.

The Room on Lemeke Brockington

Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal

The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.

Cohort divergence map

Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Lemeke Brockington

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

2025 Signature · 2025 season

Receiving yards (total)

484

yds

All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions

National rank #231 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 57th

Why it matters

#231 of 531 All FBS WRs in receiving yards — 484 yards on 46 receptions.

Vs cohort

This player 484 (57th)

HIGH · n=46 cohort 531

  • Also strong
  • Receiving TDs#161 / 531
  • Yards per reception#393 / 531

Signature Moment

Week 3 at California — 106 receiving_yards_total

Result L 14-27

The week the volume broke through — put up 106 yds at California.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the receiving totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 12g
484Rec yards
46Receptions
4Rec TDs
Per game
40.3Rec yards
4Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
524.3Rec yards
50Receptions
4Rec TDs

To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 484): needs 216/game over remaining 1.

To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 484): needs 516/game over remaining 1.

To hit 60-catch season (currently 46): needs 14/game over remaining 1.

To hit 80-catch season (currently 46): needs 34/game over remaining 1.

To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 4): needs 4/game over remaining 1.

To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 4): needs 6/game over remaining 1.

Why the profile pops beyond receiving

The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.

The most interesting thing about Lemeke Brockington is that he shows up in multiple game states. He is a receiver first, but the profile also includes designed touches and return-game juice, which means his value is not limited to a conventional route tree.

Current place #903 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 8.9% Overall usage share
Profile quirk All-purpose load The card should explain why this profile stands out

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

WR season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Receptions 46 4 rec TD | #137/1110 (88th pct)
Receiving yards 484 10.5 per catch | #235/1107 (79th pct)
Scrimmage yards 492 Total offensive yardage | #235/1107 (79th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Target magnet against FBS receiving peers.

Target magnet

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Receiving

REC
46 88th
YDS
484 79th
YPR
10.5 37th
TD
4 86th

Rushing

CAR
3 64th
YDS
8 45th
YPC
2.7 32nd
TD
1 96th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppRECYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 1W 23-10vs Buffalo23015.0015
Wk 2W 66-0vs Northwestern State
Wk 3L 14-27@ California810613.3023Season-high 106 yds
Wk 5W 31-28vs Rutgers5418.2111
Wk 6L 3-42@ Ohio State4153.809
Wk 7W 27-20vs Purdue46115.3124
Wk 8W 24-6vs Nebraska23216.0120
Wk 9L 3-41@ Iowa6549.0014
Wk 10W 23-20vs Michigan State6467.7017
Wk 12L 13-42@ Oregon33210.7019
Wk 13L 35-38@ Northwestern44310.8115
Wk 14W 17-7vs Wisconsin22412.0019
Total4648411.1424
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score

Traditional history

Traditional Stats

Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.

Season rows Career row

Season context · Team result + system

2022Minnesota9-4HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy
2023Minnesota6-7HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Minnesota8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Balanced
2025Minnesota8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Balanced, slow tempo
SeasonTeam
2025Minnesota4648410.54--
2024Minnesota1828215.71--
2023Minnesota57314.61--
2022Minnesota1120318.51--
Career4 loaded seasons801,04213.07--
SeasonTeam
2025Minnesota38------
2024Minnesota1241----
2023Minnesota----66----
2022Minnesota----------
Career4 loaded seasons410107----
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Pass share

The player's share of a team's passing-game involvement. It is the fastest way to see whether the receiver is a true focal point or more of a complementary piece.

Role share

A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.

Peer percentile

Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.

Traditional first

The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.

Usage 8.9% 15.7% pass-game share | #214/1137 (81st pct)
Return yards 0 0 return TD
Touchdowns 5 Across offense and returns | #152/1111 (86th pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Receiving Receptions 46 #137/1110 88th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving yards 484 #235/1107 79th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving TD 4 #152/1111 86th pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Yards / catch 10.5 #700/1106 37th pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Usage Pass share 15.7% #214/1137 81st pct Air-game usagevs FBS WR
Rushing Rushing yards 8 #220/397 45th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Rushing Rushing LONG 7 #212/346 39th pct Metricvs FBS WR
Rushing Carries 3 #146/407 64th pct Volumevs FBS WR
Rushing Yards / carry 2.7 #267/393 32nd pct Efficiencyvs FBS WR
Rushing Rush TD 1 #19/411 96th pct Scoringvs FBS WR
Receiving Receiving LONG 24 #689/1105 38th pct Metricvs FBS WR
Usage Passing-down usage 15.3% #43/1137 96th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS WR
Usage 3rd-down usage 13.5% #80/1137 93rd pct Money-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage 2nd-down usage 9.9% #122/1137 89th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Role share 8.9% #149/1137 87th pct Share of team offensevs FBS WR
Usage 1st-down usage 6.4% #286/1137 75th pct Early-down loadvs FBS WR
Usage Standard-down usage 5.9% #299/1137 74th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS WR
Usage Rush share 1.0% #195/1137 83rd pct Ground-game usagevs FBS WR

Player Standing

Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION

On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16

Why he’s here

Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.

What moves him up

What moves him down

Accolade streams

StatusAwaiting tracker

Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Home7g3.033.412.40.4
Road5g5.050.09.50.2

Win vs Loss

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Wins7g3.033.412.40.4
Losses5g5.050.09.50.2

First half vs Second half

REC/gYDS/gYPRTD/g
Weeks 1-76g3.842.211.10.3
Weeks 8+6g3.838.511.00.3

Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

51Mid-pack
7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rush tds (85th). Concern: long catch (8th).

Rush TDs#19 / 287 · 85th pct
1rush
Receptions#137 / 558 · 75th pct
46rece
Rec TDs#152 / 558 · 68th pct
4rece
Rec yards#235 / 558 · 58th pct
484rece
Rush yards#165 / 287 · 41st pct
8rush
Yards / catch#441 / 558 · 21st pct
10.5rece
Long catch#509 / 558 · 8th pct
24rece

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Advanced Savant · WR · 2024

Percentile Card

Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.

P4G5All FBS
EPA / dropback
awaiting
CPOE
awaiting
Success rate
awaiting
Explosive rate (20+)
awaiting
aDOT
awaiting
Deep-ball accuracy
awaiting
Pressure-to-sack
awaiting
3rd-down EPA
awaiting
Red-zone TD rate
awaiting
Play-action EPA
awaiting
Scramble EPA
awaiting
Turnover-worthy play rate
awaiting

Advanced Savant

Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.

Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 7 metrics
Lemeke BrockingtonMinnesotaTrent WalkerOregon State· 74% simJordyn TysonArizona State· 72% simPofele AshlockHawai'i· 72% sim
Rush TDs
85
Brockington
85
Tyson
Receptions
75
Brockington
95
Walker
90
Tyson
98
Ashlock
Rec TDs
68
Brockington
42
Walker
95
Tyson
95
Ashlock
Rec yards
58
Brockington
89
Walker
81
Tyson
89
Ashlock
Rush yards
41
Brockington
28
Tyson
Yards / catch
21
Brockington
40
Walker
36
Tyson
25
Ashlock
Long catch
8
Brockington
39
Walker
68
Tyson
50
Ashlock

Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.

Player DNA

The Slot Technician

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

WR

His 2025 production profile sits closest to John Paul Richardson’s 2023 season.

John Paul Richardson

87%match

TCU · 2023

#2

Latrell Caples

Boise State · 2022

85%
#3

Luke Grimm

Kansas · 2022

83%
#4

Cam Pickett

Kansas · 2025

82%
#5

Xavier White

Texas Tech · 2022

81%

Matches John on

EPA / play (adj)
Recruiting rating
TD rate

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Elijah Steward’s path through Lafayette.

Elijah Steward

95%match

Lafayette · 2025

#2

Derick Eugene

Long Island University · 2021

95%
#3

Cavon Croom

Bowling Green · 2022

93%
#4

Landon Ruggieri

Bryant · 2023

92%
#5

Noah Gray

Duke · 2020

NFL Rd 5
92%

Matches Elijah on

Yards per reception

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Latrell Caples's senior season at Boise State (2025).

Latrell Caples

79%match

Boise State · 2025

All-Mountain West
#2

Lorenzo Lingard

Akron · 2023

78%
#3

Jacob Gill

Iowa · 2024

78%
#4

Mac Dalena

Fresno State · 2023

All-Mountain West
77%
#5

Cade McDonald

Miami (OH) · 2023

75%

Matches Latrell on

Reception volume
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

P.J. Fleck

Pass share

51.7%

397 pass / 371 run

Plays / game

59.1

13 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

7.3%

302 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

1 coach
2022
P.J. Fleck
Minnesota
2023
P.J. Fleck
Minnesota
2024
P.J. Fleck
Minnesota
2025
P.J. Fleck
Minnesota

Played his entire career under P.J. Fleck.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.

HometownMoultrie, GA
Height6'0"
Weight195 lb
Class4
PositionWR

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

Honors

No formal honors on the ledger yet

All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.

Honors Timeline

Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.

Season Honor Scope Team / Selector Context
No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned.

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season Team Role Latest Model Forecast Win Finalist Official Finish Points Context
2024 Minnesota WR4 #903 #1180 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | Big Ten
2023 Minnesota WR4 #2242 #2673 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | Big Ten
2022 Minnesota WR4 #1069 #1024 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Big Ten
2021 Minnesota WR4 #3377 #3289 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Big Ten

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Minnesota Big Ten WR 4 6-0 | 195 lb | Moultrie, GA
2024 Minnesota Big Ten WR 4 6-0 | 195 lb | Moultrie, GA
2023 Minnesota Big Ten WR 4 6-0 | 195 lb | Moultrie, GA
2022 Minnesota Big Ten WR 4 6-0 | 195 lb | Moultrie, GA
2021 Minnesota Big Ten WR 4 6-0 | 195 lb | Moultrie, GA