- Position Wide Receiver
- Class Redshirt Sophomore
- Ht./Wt. 6-5 / 200
- Hometown Midland, TX.
- Highschool Midland Legacy HS
CAREER HONORS
2024 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List
2023 Freshman All-American (CFN)
2023 All-AAC Third TeamCAREER
Explosive and lengthy transfer wide receiver poised to make a big impact in his first year in Orange & White … Transferred to Tennessee after playing two seasons at Tulane where he was the team’s leading receiver in his final year … Tabbed a four-star transfer prospect and the No. 11 transfer wide receiver (No. 54 overall player) for the 2024 cycle by 247Sports … Enrolled at Tennessee in January 2024 and went through spring practice and summer workouts … Has three seasons of remaining eligibility, including the 2024 campaign … Teams up with his brother, Colin, who joined the Vols in the summer of 2024 … Played in 15 games at Tulane, recording 45 receptions for 722 yards and five touchdowns, while averaging 16.0 yards per catch … Owns eight 30+ yard catches and two 100-yard receiving games in his career … Played in 22 career games (15 at Tulane, 7 at UT) with 13 starts (8 at Tulane, 5 at UT)
2024 – RS-SOPHOMORE
Hauled in two receptions for 27 yards, including the game-winning diving touchdown grab on a 16- yard pass in the corner of the end zone with 5:52 remaining in the fourth quarter against #7 Alabama (10/19) … Got the start and was second on the team with three catches for 49 yards in win over Florida (10/12) … Made a pair of first down catches for 21 yards at Arkansas (10/5) … Hauled in two catches for 63 yards in win over Kent State (9/14), including a career-long 53-yarder in the first quarter for his first touchdown as a Vol … Was productive in his Tennessee debut in the season opener vs. Chattanooga (8/31), tallying five receptions for 59 yards on eight targets.
2023 – RS-FRESHMAN (TULANE)
Enjoyed a breakout second season at Tulane, earning freshman All-America honors and All-AAC Third Team accolades as the Green Wave’s leading receiver … Played in 13 games with eight starts … Did not play in the Military Bowl vs. Virginia Tech (12/27) … Caught 44 passes for 711 yards (16.2 avg) and five touchdowns on the year … Ranked 10th in the American in receiving yards and 13th in receiving touchdowns … Ranked fifth in the conference in 30+ yard catches (7) and sixth in 20+ yard catches (14) … Had two of his best performances of the season late in the year in key wins over Florida Atlantic (11/18) and UTSA (11/24) … Posted career highs with seven receptions for 103 yards to go along with a touchdown in a road win over the Owls before grabbing five catches for 93 yards and a career-best two scores in a win over the Roadrunners to help Tulane secure a spot in the AAC Championship Game … Season-long 47-yard catch vs. UTSA … Recorded three catches for 41 yards in the AAC title game vs. No. 21 SMU (12/2) … Tallied his first 100-yard receiving game with three grabs for 103 yards at Memphis (10/13) … Caught touchdown passes in wins vs. South Alabama (9/2) and Southern Miss (9/16).
2022 – FRESHMAN (TULANE)
Played in the first two games of the season before earning a redshirt … A member of the Green Wave’s Cotton Bowl winning team vs. No. 12 Southern Cal … Caught one pass for 11 yards vs. Alcorn State (9/10) … Did not record any statistics in six snaps in season opener vs. UMass (9/3).
HIGH SCHOOL
A consensus three-star prospect by all major recruiting services coming out of talent-rich Midland, Texas … Ranked a top-200 prospect in the state of Texas by On3, 247Sports and ESPN … Finished his prep career with 104 catches, 1,596 receiving yards and 21 touchdowns, averaging 15.3 yards per reception … Transferred from Midland Christian to Midland Legacy for his senior season, where he was named a District 2-6A first-team selection and capped his high school career with 52 catches for 859 yards and 12 touchdowns … Helped lead Midland Legacy to a 10-2 record and a second-round appearance in the 2021 Texas Class 6A D-I state playoffs … Coached by Clint Hartman at Midland Legacy.
PERSONAL
Full name is Christopher Brazzell II … Born on Oct. 23, 2003, in Fort Worth, Texas … Parents are Monique and Chris Brazzell … Father, Chris, played at Blinn College and Angelo State before being selected in the sixth round (pick No. 174) of the 1998 NFL Draft by the New York Jets … He played on the Jets’ practice squad and then spent two seasons with the Dallas Cowboys (1999-2000) before playing seven seasons in the CFL with four different franchises … Brother, Colin, is a freshman defensive back on the Vols … Majoring in sociology … Favorite sport other than football is basketball … Favorite TV show is Rick and Morty … Twitter handle is @Chris_Brazzell7 … Instagram handle is @Chris_Brazzell_
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