Jake Briningstool
 Briningstool in 2025 | |
| No. 88 – Kansas City Chiefs | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Tight end |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 9, 2002 Brentwood, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight: | 241 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Ravenwood (Brentwood) |
| College: | Clemson (2021–2024) |
| NFL draft: | 2025: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Jake Briningstool (born December 9, 2002) is an American professional football tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football 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 | |||||
| 2024 | 13 | 49 | 530 | 10.8 | 7 | |||||
| Career | 48 | 127 | 1,380 | 10.9 | 17 | |||||
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 5+5⁄8 in (1.97 m) |
241 lb (109 kg) |
31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) |
8+5⁄8 in (0.22 m) |
4.75 s | 1.60 s | 2.77 s | 31.0 in (0.79 m) |
9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) | ||||
| All values from NFL Combine[8][9] | ||||||||||||
Briningstool signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on May 3, 2025.[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.
- ^ "Jake Briningstool Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
- ^ "Jake Briningstool College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
- ^ McMullen, Matt (May 3, 2025). "Breaking Down the Chiefs 2025 Undrafted Free Agent Signees". Chiefs.com.