The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2020 Football Roster
Roster
Cade Brewer
- Position:
- TE
- Height:
- 6-4
- Hometown:
- Austin, Texas
- Weight:
- 252
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Lake Travis
- Major:
- Sport Management/Graduate School
A fifth-year tight end who utilized his additional year of eligibility … played in 55 career games with 33 starts ... ranks sixth among UT tight ends in career receptions (59), 10th in receiving yards (611) and fourth in receiving touchdowns (eight) … earned All-Big 12 honorable mention in 2021 … invited to the 2021 All-Star Hula Bowl Classic … selected to the 2021 John Mackey Award preseason watch list ... named a fourth-team All-Big 12 Preseason selection by Phil Steele in 2021 ... earned All-Big 12 honorable mention in 2020 ... made his collegiate debut against Maryland in 2017 ... a 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree … a four-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection (2018-21) ... named to 2017-18 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team ... was an All-State performer at nearby Lake Travis HS ... a two-time all-district honoree who led Lake Travis to the 6A-D1 state championship as a senior ... a six-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (fall 2017; spring 2018, spring 2020, fall 2020, spring 2021, fall 2021).
SUPER SENIOR (2021)
Earned All-Big 12 honorable mention ... played in all 12 games with 11 starts … set career-bests with 22 receptions, 184 receiving yards and three touchdown receptions … caught a six-yard touchdown pass in the Longhorns’ season-opening victory over Louisiana … had two receptions for 23 yards in Texas’ 58-0 win against Rice … hauled in two passes for 10 yards in a 70-35 defeat of Texas Tech … had two catches for 18 yards and returned a kickoff 19 yards in the Red River Showdown against Oklahoma … caught 15 passes over the final five games, a stretch that match his previous season-best total … hauled in three receptions for 15 yards at Baylor … had back-to-back two-reception games at Iowa State and against Kansas, with 40 receiving yards and a 25-yard touchdown in the latter … closed out the season with a pair of four-catch performances at West Virginia (37 yards) and against Kansas State (32 yards, one TD) … over the final five games of the season, equaled his previous single-season career-high with 15 receptions during the stretch.
SENIOR (2020)
Earned All-Big 12 honorable mention ... played in and started all 10 games ... caught 15 passes for 169 yards and two touchdowns ... made three catches for 40 yards and one touchdown in the season opener versus UTEP ... caught one pass for 11 yards at Texas Tech ... logged a 13-yard catch in a win against Baylor ... caught four passes for 16 yards in UT’s road win over No. 6 Oklahoma State ... hauled in two passes for 14 yards versus No. 13 Iowa State ... caught a 15-yard touchdown at Kansas State ... made two catches for 59 yards in the Valero Alamo Bowl versus Colorado ... his catches went for gains of 21 and 38 yards.
JUNIOR (2019)
Played in and started nine games ... missed time due to an injury suffered while playing versus TCU, but returned to action in the Valero Alamo Bowl against No. 11 Utah... caught 11 passes for 159 yard and one touchdown during the season ... made two catches in the season opener versus Louisiana Tech and caught one pass versus No. 6 LSU ... hauled in two passes for 29 yards and scored a 25-yard touchdown in Texas’ Big 12 opener versus Oklahoma State ... made one catch for 25 yards at West Virginia ... caught one pass for 10 yards in the 2019 AT&T Red River Showdown versus No. 6 Oklahoma ... set career highs with three catches for 71 yards versus Kansas ... one of his catches was a career-best 51-yard reception that set up a go-ahead touchdown with less than three minutes remaining against the Jayhawks ... hauled in a 10-yard reception against No. 11 Utah in the Alamo Bowl.
SOPHOMORE (2018)
Played in all 14 games ... had two catches for 19 yards and played primarily on special teams ... played in the season opener at Maryland on both offense and special teams, totaling one catch for 13 yards ... had one catch for six yards and blocked for a balanced offensive attack (241 rushing, 237 passing) in the victory over Tulsa ... contributed towards 160 rushing yards and 234 passing yards in a victory over USC ... helped the Longhorns to four offensive TDs in a 31-16 victory over No. 17 TCU ... helped the Longhorns to a 19-14 win over Kansas State ... contributed to 177 rushing yards and 324 passing yards in a 48-45 win over No. 7 Oklahoma ... played in the 23-17 win over Baylor ... played in the 38-35 loss to Oklahoma State ... played in the 42-41 loss to No. 12 West Virginia ... played in the 41-34 road win over Texas Tech ... played on offense and special teams in UT’s 24-10 win over No. 18 Iowa State ... played in the 24-17 road win over Kansas ... played primarily on special teams in the Longhorns’ Big 12 Championship Game appearance ... played on special teams in the Horns 28-21 win over Georgia in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
FRESHMAN (2017)
Played in the first 10 games of the season with three starts (versus Oklahoma, at Baylor, at TCU) ... made his collegiate debut in the Longhorns’ season opener against Maryland ... played in a 56-0 win over San Jose State in week two ... caught his first career touchdown pass in the first overtime at No. 4/4 USC ... the catch was also the first of his career ... had one catch for six yards in a 17-7 win at Iowa State ... saw action in a double-overtime victory against Kansas State ... made his first career start in the AT&T Red River Showdown against Oklahoma ... caught two passes for 27 yards, including a long of 21 yards ... caught one pass for 15 yards against No. 10/11 Oklahoma State ... made his second career start at Baylor and totaled two catches for 18 yards in a 38-7 win ... caught one pass for three yards in a loss at No. 10/12 TCU ... had an eight-yard touchdown reception in a 42-27 victory over Kansas ... missed the remainder of the season due to a knee injury.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Hank Carter at Lake Travis ... an all-state and two-time all-district tight end at Lake Travis High School ... had 115 catches for 1,664 yards and 29 touchdowns in his final two seasons ... was a unanimous first-team All-District 25-6A H-back ... also named All-Centex ... led Lake Travis to the 6A Division I state championship ... named first-team 6A All-State by the Texas Sports Writers Association at tight end ... ranked as the No. 166 player in the state of Texas by 247Sports ... ranked No. 8 at tight end and No. 79 in Texas by ESPN ... ranked as the No. 43 tight end nationally and No. 5 in Texas by Scout ... caught a team-high 64 passes and 14 touchdowns ... totaled 851 receiving yards ... was a first team All-State tight end by the Texas Sports Writers Association in 2015 as a junior ... named unanimous first-team All-District 14-6A at H-back ... caught 51 passes for 813 yards and 15 touchdowns ... helped the Cavaliers to a 15-1 finish, with their lone loss coming in the 6A Division II state championship game against Katy.
PERSONAL
Son of Bob and Penny Brewer ... has a brother, John ... father played collegiate golf at both Houston and McNeese State ...grandfather played golf at Texas A&M ... cousin, Garrett Stotts, plays football at SMU ... born in Longview, Texas.
