Benjamin Brahmer is an

American football American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular American football field, field with goalposts at e ...

tight end The tight end (TE) is an offense (sports), offensive position in American football, arena football, and Canadian football. It is a hybrid that combines the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a receiver (football), receiv ...

for the

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of the

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Early years

Brahmer grew up in

Pierce, Nebraska Pierce is a city in and the county seat of Pierce County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,767 at the 2010 census. History Pierce was platted in 1871, and a courthouse was erected that same year. Like Pierce County, the name hono ...

and attended Pierce High School. He was rated a three-star recruit and initially committed to play college football at

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during his sophomore year of high school. Brahmer later flipped his commitment to

Iowa State Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a public land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, Iowa State be ...

during his senior year.

College career

Brahmer entered his freshman season with the Iowa State Cyclones as a starter at tight end. He finished the season with 28 receptions for 352 yards and two touchdowns. Brahmer was an honorable mention

selection and was named a freshman All-American by ''

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'' at the end of the season.

References

External links

Iowa State Cyclones bio
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