Chris Brazzell II

Summary

Chris Brazzell II (22 years old) is a tall, high-cut wide receiver who began his college career at Tulane (2022–2023) before transferring to Tennessee for the 2024 season. In 2025, Brazzell started throughout the season and recorded 44 receptions for 702 yards and six touchdowns, serving as a vertical threat and complementary outside target within Tennessee’s offense. His 2025 production earned him All-SEC consideration, building on a breakout 2023 season at Tulane where he surpassed 700 receiving yards and established himself as a downfield playmaker prior to transferring. Brazzell has maintained solid academic standing and is widely viewed as a mature, team-oriented receiver whose speed, route development, and practice habits consistently draw praise from coaches, with no publicly reported significant off-field incidents. From an injury standpoint, Brazzell has been largely durable throughout his career outside of a minor offseason knee procedure that sidelined him for the first eight practices of training camp in 2025.

Strengths

• Cushion Eater: Extinguishes distance quickly from the snap against DBs in off coverage and forces corners to turn and run early when given a free release.

• Glider: Covers ground effortlessly with long strides, making him deceptive in how quickly he closes space. Builds speed efficiently without gearing down unnecessarily on vertical routes and locates the ball well on deep throws without losing stride..

• Separator: Dangerous on crossers, screens, and quick hitters. Once he clears first contact, he can separate from pursuit angles. Works well into open grass and can run away from trailing defenders across the field.

• Be Prepared: Forces opposing coordinators to account for him in the game plan. Even when not targeted, forces safeties to honor deep speed and opens underneath windows.

Weaknesses

• Playing Through Contact: Long/lean frame can be disrupted at the line and knocked off his route path by physical corners. Lacks a consistent plan against jams and relies on speed rather than hand usage or footwork variation.

• No Contest: Prefers winning with speed/release and while he does have some nice grabs at the coach point on film, he can continue to strain to be more consistent in contest catch situations.

• Route Shrub: More comfortable on verticals and crossers than detailed intermediate timing routes.

• Faster Than Quick: Not a sudden sink-and-cut receiver and struggles to create separation on hard comebacks or digs. Best utilized as a field-stretcher/Z and may not offer full-route-tree versatility as a primary X receiver.

Outlook

Brazzell II projects as a smooth, vertical field-stretcher with long speed, fluid stride, and the ability to track the ball naturally downfield, giving him big-play upside as an outside receiver. He fits best in spread and vertical passing offenses that emphasize play-action, deep shots, and spacing concepts, allowing him to attack leverage and win on posts, go routes, and deep overs rather than operating as a high-volume underneath target. Brazzell is trending as an early Day 2 prospect in the 2026 NFL Draft but can go higher if we see a run on WRs or meet a team where he would be strong schematic fit given their emphasis on stretching defenses vertically and creating explosive plays through speed on the perimeter.

Pro Comparison: Brian Thomas Jr.

Team Fits: LV, CLE, KC, MIA, ATL