Jake Briningstool
{{Short description|American football player (born 2002)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
|name=Jake Briningstool
|image=Jake Briningstool 1 30 2025.jpg
|caption=Briningstool in 2025
|currentteam=Kansas City Chiefs
|number=88
|position=Tight end
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|2002|12|9|mf=y}}
|birth_place=Brentwood, Tennessee, U.S.
|height_ft=6
|height_in=6
|weight_lb=241
|high_school=Ravenwood {{avoid wrap|(Brentwood)}}
|college=Clemson (2021–2024)
|undraftedyear=2025
|pastteams=
- Kansas City Chiefs ({{nfly|2025}}–present)
|status=Active
|highlights=
}}
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
Briningstool grew up in Brentwood, Tennessee and attended Ravenwood High School.{{Cite web |last=Trieu |first=Allen |date=April 4, 2019 |title=Trieu: Michigan State offer hits close to home for Tennessee TE Jake Briningstool |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state-university/2019/04/04/trieu-michigan-state-offer-hits-close-home-tennessee-te-jake-briningstool/3371057002/ |access-date=October 1, 2022 |website=Detroit News}} He caught 39 passes for 774 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/high-school/2020/12/16/jake-briningstool-clemson-football-recruiting-dandy-dozen-ravenwood-tssaa/6460474002/|title=Clemson football recruiting: Jake Briningstool No. 1 on Dandy Dozen|work=The Tennessean|date=December 16, 2020|access-date=October 1, 2022}} Considered a four-star recruit by the 247Sports Composite Rankings, Briningstool was listed as the No. 1 tight end in the nation in 2021,{{Cite web |title=Jake Briningstool, 2021 Tight End |url= https://247sports.com/Player/jake-briningstool-46059365/high-school-229755/ |access-date=January 14, 2024
|website=247sports.com |language=en-US}} and the No. 1 prospect in Tennessee. He committed to play college football at Clemson over offers from Alabama, Georgia, Michigan State, and Tennessee.{{Cite web |last=Kreager |first=Tom |date=January 26, 2020 |title=Clemson recruiting: Ravenwood's Jake Briningstool commits to Tigers |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/high-school/2020/01/26/clemson-recruiting-ravenwood-tight-end-jake-briningstool-commits-tigers/4581326002/ |access-date=October 1, 2022 |website=The Tennessean}}
College career
Briningstool joined the Clemson Tigers as an early enrollee.{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college/clemson/football/freshman-jake-briningstool-can-become-next-great-clemson-tigers-tight-end|title=Freshman Spotlight: Can Jake Briningstool Become the Next Great Clemson Tight End?|first=Freeman|last=Stoddard|website=SI.com|date=February 25, 2021|access-date=October 1, 2022}} He played in eight games as a freshman and caught three passes for 67 yards.{{cite web|url=https://clemsonwire.usatoday.com/2022/08/26/more-confident-briningstool-ready-to-go-out-there-and-dominate/|title=More confident Briningstool ready to 'go out there and dominate'|first=Justin|last=Robertson|website=Clemson Wire|publisher=USA Today|date=August 26, 2022|access-date=October 2, 2022}} Briningstool entered his sophomore season as the Tigers' second tight end.{{Cite web |last=Keepfer |first=Scott |date=August 22, 2022 |title=Clemson football: Jake Briningstool needs 'more thump in his rump' |url=https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/college/clemson/2022/08/22/jake-briningstool-clemson-football-tight-end-dabo-swinney-thump-rump/10313773002/ |access-date=October 1, 2022 |website=The Greenville News}}
=College statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2"| Season ! rowspan="2"| GP ! colspan="4"| Receiving | |||||
| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="11" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Clemson Tigers|color=white}}"| 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 | |||||
| [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jake-briningstool-1.html Career] | 48 | 127 | 1,380 | 10.9 | 17 |
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 5 5/8
| weight = 241
| dash = 4.75
| ten split = 1.60
| twenty split = 2.77
| vertical = 31.0
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 7
| arm span = 31 1/2
| hand span = 8 5/8
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/jake-briningstool/32004252-4939-4749-302a-af2e17a0e040 |title=Jake Briningstool Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=February 28, 2025}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1052999&DraftYear=2025 |title=Jake Briningstool College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=February 28, 2025}}
}}
Briningstool signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on May 3, 2025.{{cite web|title=Breaking Down the Chiefs 2025 Undrafted Free Agent Signees|url=https://www.chiefs.com/news/breaking-down-the-chiefs-2025-undrafted-free-agent-signees|author=McMullen, Matt|website=Chiefs.com|date=May 3, 2025}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.chiefs.com/team/players-roster/jake-briningstool/ Kansas City Chiefs bio]
- [https://clemsontigers.com/sports/football/roster/jake-briningstool/ Clemson Tigers bio]
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Category:American football tight ends
Category:Clemson Tigers football players