The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2020 Football Roster
Roster
Brennan Eagles
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-4
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- Weight:
- 229
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Alief Taylor
- Major:
- Undeclared
A three-year wide receiver who played in 32 games with 15 starts in his career … earned honorable mention All-Big 12 as a wide receiver in 2020 … a Preseason All-Big 12 Second Team selection by Athlon Sports in 2020 … also a second-team preseason All-Texas selection by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football … an early enrollee who participated in spring drills in 2018 … was an All-American and all-state honoree in high school.
JUNIOR (2020)
Played in all nine regular season games and started seven times … led the Longhorns with 28 receptions for 469 yards and caught five touchdowns … recorded five explosive plays (20-plus yards), the third-most by a Longhorn in 2020 … extended his streak to 21-straight games with at least one catch, dating back to the start of the 2019 season … hauled in a 35-yard touchdown pass from QB Casey Thompson in the season opener versus UTEP … caught three passes for 31 yards and one touchdown against Texas Tech … recorded a 45-yard touchdown catch versus TCU … caught three passes for 41 yards in the AT&T Red River Showdown against Oklahoma … hauled in four passes for 36 yards in a home win over Baylor … made three catches for 55 yards and one touchdown in a road win over No. 6 Oklahoma State … caught four passes for 43 yards and one touchdown versus West Virginia … recorded a season-high five catches for a career-high 142 yards against No. 13 Iowa State … caught four passes for 41 yards in the regular season finale against Kansas State.
SOPHOMORE (2019)
Played in 12 games and started seven times … made 32 catches for 522 yards and six touchdowns … caught at least one pass in each of Texas’ first seven games of the season … opened his season with three catches for 59 yards and two touchdowns against Louisiana Tech … made five catches for a career-high 116 yards and scored a touchdown against No. 6 LSU … his touchdown was a 55-yard score … also hauled in a 73-yard touchdown reception against Oklahoma State … they were the two of the three longest touchdown catches by a Longhorn in 2019… logged a career-high six catches for 76 yards and scored a touchdown against Kansas … made four catches for 84 yards and a touchdown at Iowa State … caught five passes across Texas’ games against No. 13 Baylor and Texas Tech … caught two passes in Texas’ Valero Alamo Bowl victory over No. 11 Utah.
FRESHMAN (2018)
Played in 11 games with one start (Maryland) … had one catch for 35 yards … started at receiver in his first career game at Maryland … had a 35-yard catch for his first career reception in the win over Tulsa … contributed to a 37-14 strong offensive effort against USC … contributed to a 48-45 win over No. 7 Oklahoma … played in the victory over Baylor … played in the 42-41 loss to No. 12 West Virginia … played in the 41-34 road win over Texas Tech … was on special teams and played some offensive snaps in the win over Iowa State … played in the 24-17 road win over Kansas … played in the Big 12 Championship Game against Oklahoma … helped the Longhorns to a 28-21 win over Georgia in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played for head coach Brian Randle at Alief Taylor … an All-America and all-state honoree … played in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl … participated in Nike’s The Opening … named first-team “Tops in Texas,” and chosen to the 2017 Super Team by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football … listed No. 8 in the Austin American-Statesman’s Fab 55 … ranked No. 3 in the Houston area by the Houston Chronicle … ranked No. 44 nationally (No. 10 WR) and No. 3 overall in Texas by Rivals … rated No. 77 nationally (No. 11 WR) and No. 6 overall in Texas by 247Sports … rated No. 128 nationally (No. 17 WR) and No. 18 overall in Texas by ESPN … missed a significant portion of his senior season due to injury … caught 15 passes for 230 yards and four TDs as a senior … part of an offense that averaged 28.8 points per game in the games he played … named to the 2017 All-USA Preseason Team by USA Today … named to the Touchdown Club of Houston’s 2017 Preseason Team … tabbed honorable mention 6A All-State by the Associated Press and Texas Sports Writers Association in 2016 … chosen unanimous first-team All-District 23-6A … pulled in 55 receptions for 1,069 yards and 15 TDs as a junior … part of an offense that averaged 39.1 points per game, including five games of 40 or more points and two over 60 points … helped Taylor to a 9-2 overall record, including a 5-1 district mark, and an appearance in the 6A Division I bi-district playoffs in 2016 … part of an offense that averaged 30.6 points per game, including four games of 40 or more points, as a sophomore … helped Taylor to an 8-3 record, including a 7-1 district mark, and an appearance in the 6A Division I bi-district playoffs in 2015 … also competed in the 100m, 200m, high jump and long jump in track in high school.
PERSONAL
Son of Kimberly Eagles … was born in Baton Rouge, La.
