Oklahoma State University Athletics
2023 Football Roster
Roster
Brennan Presley
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tulsa, OK
- High School:
- Bixby
2024 Season Captain (voted by teammates)
2023 Season Captain (voted by teammates)
2023 First Team Academic All-Big 12
2023 Second Team All-Big 12 (Coaches & AP)
2023 AP All-Bowl Team
2022 First Team Academic All-Big 12
2021 First Team Academic All-Big 12
2021 Second Team All-Big 12 Returner (Coaches)
2020 AP All-Bowl Team
Career Highs
Receptions 16 vs. Texas A&M, 2023
Receiving Yards 189 at Houston, 2023
Receiving Touchdowns 3, vs. Miami, 2020
Long Reception 55, at Oklahoma, 2022
Long Rush 22 at Tulsa, 2024
Long Kickoff Return 100 vs. Oklahoma, 2021
Long Punt Return 23 vs. UAPB, 2022
All-Purpose Yards 227 at Baylor, 2024
Although he never earned All-America honors, Brennan Presley will still go down as one of the best players to ever play at Oklahoma State ... Twice voted a season team captain by his teammates, he excelled on offense, special teams and in the classroom ... Ended his career with 315 catches to rank as the most in Oklahoma State history, the second most in Big 12 history and among the top 15 in the history of college football ... The first player in school history to record four seasons with 1,000 all-purpose yards, the first Power Conference player to accomplish the feat since Clemson’s Travis Etienne from 2017-20 and the first player in Big 12 history to reach the mark since Texas A&M’s Cyrus Gray from 2008-11 ... Ended his career with 64 games played to set a new mark for the most of any player in school history ... In addition to wrapping up his career as OSU’s all-time leader receptions and games played, he finished among the OSU all-time leaders in all-purpose yards (fourth with 5,142), receiving yards (sixth with 3,315), receiving touchdowns (seventh with 23), kickoff return yards (fourth with 1,427), kickoff returns (fifth with 61) and more ... The fourth Cowboy in school history to reach 5,000 career all-purpose yards, joining three CFB Hall of Famers in Barry Sanders, Thurman Thomas and Terry Miller ... The first Power Conference wide receiver since 2016 to pass 5,000 career all-purpose yards ... The only Power Conference player since 2004 to record three career games with at least 15 catches ... Had 44 OSU starts and made multiple catches in the final 42 games of his career ... The Oklahoma Gatorade High School Player of the Year in 2019.
2024 (Super Senior): The only FBS player in 2024 and only Power Conference player since 2018 to record at least 760 receiving yards, 200 kickoff return yards and 50 rushing yards in a season ... Voted a season captain by his teammates for second consecutive season ... An honorable mention All-Big 12 pick ... Finished the year with 1,034 all-purpose yards to become the first player in school history with four seasons of 1,000 all-purpose yards ... Recorded 90 catches for 767 yards and seven touchdowns ... Added seven rushes for 56 yards and a touchdown ... The rushing touchdown came on a three-yard score against Arkansas to take the lead with just over five minutes remaining ... Scored eight total touchdowns and caught three two-point conversion for a total of 54 points scored on the year ... Recorded 11 kickoff returns for 208 yards and six punt returns for three yards ... Registered at least three catches in all 12 games, with highs of 15 at Baylor, 10 at TCU, 10 against Texas Tech, nine against Arkansas and eight at Colorado ... His 7.5 catches per game ranked No. 6 in the FBS and No. 1 in the Big 12 ... His 90 catches on the year were eighth nationally even without a postseason appearance ... Recorded a season-best 183 receiving yards and a career-best 227 all-purpose yards at Baylor ... Provided one of the highlights of the year when he caught a pass behind the line of scrimmage at Baylor and broke several tackles on his way to a dive into the end zone for a 33-yard score ... In the fourth quarter at BYU, he threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Alan Bowman to tie the game and then scored a go-ahead touchdown won a six-yard catch with just over a minute remaining ... Had a career-long 22-yard rush at Tulsa ... Named the OSU co-offensive Player of the week against Arkansas ... Served as a game captain against South Dakota State, BYU, Texas Tech and Colorado ... Preseason All-Big 12 Football ... On the preseason watch lists for the Biletnikoff Award, Paul Hornung Award and Senior Bowl.
2023 (Senior): A first team Academic All-Big 12 honoree for the third straight year ... Voted by his teammates as a season team captain ... Earned All-Big 12 honors for the second time in his career ... The league’s head coaches named him to the second team as a wide receiver and the Associated Press named him to the second team as an all-purpose player ... The coaches also gave him honorable mention honors as a returner ... Played in every game and started 12 of the 14 ... Had the most productive season of his career thus far, recording 101 catches for 991 yards (70.8 per game) and six touchdowns while adding 11 rushes for 41 yards and two more touchdowns ... All of those numbers marked the most of his career through 2023 and all but the rushing numbers were first on the team ... Also had 10 punt returns for 44 yards and career-highs with 20 kickoff returns for 411 yards ... Successfully completed passes on both of his attempts, hitting Rashod Owens for 34 yards in the Texas Bowl and Alan Bowman for three yards against Kansas State ... Ranked second on the team only to Ollie Gordon II with a career-best 1,485 all-purpose yards (106.1 per game) ... His 101 catches ranked No. 3 in the FBS and tied for the fourth-most in school history as he joined Justin Blackmon, Rashaun Woods and Josh Stewart as the only Cowboys to record triple-digit catches in a season ... His 7.21 receptions per game also ranked No. 6 in OSU history ... Had 45 catches that gained at least 10 yards to lead the Big 12 and tie for the eighth-most in the FBS ... Tied a school record that was set in 1949 when he recorded 16 catches in the Texas Bowl win over Texas A&M, also recording 152 receiving yards to rank as the second most of his career through 2023 ... Earned recognition on the AP All-Bowl Team for the performance ... Also had 15 catches in the win at Houston, which is now the third-most in a game in school history ... His 189 receiving yards at UH also marked a career-high through 2023, the most for any Cowboy in a game all season and the second-most for any Big 12 player in a game in 2023 ... Nearly had more 100-yard receiving days against Oklahoma (97), Texas (93) and BYU (90) ... Scored one receiving touchdown each against Central Arkansas, Arizona State, Kansas, West Virginia, Cincinnati and Texas ... Also scored a rushing touchdown against Kansas and Cincinnati ... Named to the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll for his performance against Kansas after he touched the ball four different ways and scored twice, including the winning touchdown with 2:33 remaining, in the Cowboys’ come-from-behind win ... Recorded five kickoff returns against Texas to mark a career high, with a season-long of 40 at UCF and a 35-yarder against Cincinnati ... Named OSU’s co-offensive MVP against Central Arkansas and Houston ... Served as a game captain against Central Arkansas, Iowa State, Kansas State, West Virginia, Oklahoma, BYU and Texas A&M ... Was included on preseason watch lists for the Paul Hornung Award, Wuerffel Trophy, Biletnikoff Award and Senior Bowl, as well as being included on the preseason All-Big 12 team.
2022 (Junior): A first team Academic All-Big 12 honoree for the second straight season ... An honorable mention to the All-Big 12 team ... Played in all 13 games and started nine times ... Finished the year with 67 catches for 813 yards, both of which led the team, and two receiving touchdowns ... His 1,203 all-purpose yards were 440 more than any other Cowboy ... Ranked among the top five player in the Big 12 in receptions per game, receiving yards per game and combined kick return yards ... Recorded 11 catches that gained at least 20 yards, with a long of 55 yards at Oklahoma that marked his longest career catch through his junior year ... His nine catches and 118 receiving yards against Oklahoma also marked season bests ... His next highest totals for catches and yards came at Baylor as he recorded eight catches for 86 yards ... Also had a 42-yard catch against Central Michigan and a 41-yard coach against Wisconsin ... Scored touchdowns on a 23-yard catch against UAPB and one a 10-yard catch against Texas ... Had five carries for 12 rushing yards on the year, including a 4-yard rushing touchdown against West Virginia ... Recorded 14 punt returns for 111 yards and 11 kickoff returns for 267 yards ... His longest kickoff return was a 50-yarder against Baylor, but he recorded four kickoff returns that gained more than 30 yards ... His longest punt return was a 23-yarder against UAPB ... Included on the Paul Hornung Award preseason watch list.
2021 (Sophomore): A second team All-Big 12 selection as a kickoff returner by the league’s head coaches ... First Team Academic All-Big 12 honoree ... Played in every game and started 11 times ... His 1,113 all-purpose yards were second on the team ... Finished as OSU’s second-leading receiver in terms of receptions, yards and touchdowns with 50 catches for 619 yards and five scores ... Had 11 catches of at least 20 yards ... Added five carries for 36 yards and a rushing touchdown that came on a 14-yard run against Kansas ... Made one of OSU’s most important plays of the season when took back a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown in OSU’s win over No. 10 Oklahoma, weaving between players and cutting across the field for a spectacular score ... Earned Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week recognition for his performance ... Also had a 42-yard return in the same game and finished the season with five total kickoff returns that went for at least 30 yards ... His seven total touchdowns were the third-most on the team ... Made two of OSU’s four longest catches of the season with a spectacular leaping grab over two defenders for a 42-yard score at Iowa State and 41-yard play down the middle of the field in the Fiesta Bowl win over No. 5 Notre Dame ... Had 16 punt returns for 66 yards on the year with a long of 19 yards and 12 kickoff returns for 392 yards with a long of 100 yards ... Had at least one catch in every game but one, which he missed the vast majority of with an injury ... Set career highs in both receiving yards and receptions with 137 yards and 10 catches in the Fiesta Bowl win over Notre Dame ... Served as a game captain against Tulsa and Kansas ... Named Oklahoma State’s Special Teams Player of the Week against Boise State.
2020 (Freshman): Played in 10 of OSU’s 11 games as a true freshman, starting in the win at Baylor ... The highlight of his season came in OSU’s Cheez-It Bowl win over Miami, as he made six catches for 118 yards and three touchdowns, marking the first three receiving scores of his career ... His touchdowns came on catches of 30, 32 and 16 yards ... Finished that game with a team-best and season-high 161 all-purpose yards ... Named to the Associated Press and ESPN All-Bowl teams for his performance in the game ... Scored another touchdown earlier in the year on a nine-yard rush at Kansas State, marking the first score of his career ... Finished the season with seven catches for 125 yards and three touchdowns, as well as two rushes for 15 yards and a score ... Factored in on special teams as a returner at the end of the year ... Finished with four punt returns for a 18 yards with a long of 15 yards ... Also had seven kickoff returns for 149 yards with a long of 39 yards ... Finished seventh on the team with 30.7 all-purpose yards per game ... Named OSU’s Special Teams Player of the Game against Iowa State after he ran down the ball on punt coverage and downed it inside the five-yard line in the fourth quarter to help preserve the Cowboys’ win over the No. 17 Cyclones.
High School: Played for Loren Montgomery at Bixby and earned Oklahoma Gatorade Player of the Year honors as a senior in 2019 … A two-time all-state selection who won back-to-back state titles in his final two seasons … Played both sides of the ball … Participated in 12 games in 2019-20, tallying 98 receptions for 1,515 yards and 24 touchdowns … Rushed the ball 18 times for 129 yards and one touchdown … Made 26 tackles, 19 of them solo, one tackle for loss and seven interceptions … Caught 17 passes for 237 yards and six touchdowns in a win over Mansfield Timberview on opening night … Surpassed 100 yards receiving in eight games in 2019 … Picked off three passes playing defense … Put up 308 total all-purpose yards to help Bixby win the state championship against Stillwater, highlighted by a kickoff return touchdown … Led the state in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns … Totaled 232 receptions for 3,448 yards and 40 touchdowns in high school, along with 495 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns … Accumulated 96 total tackles, 69 of them solo, and 16 interceptions in high school … Played wide receiver, defensive back, running back, kick returner and punt returner in his high school career … Made an incredible catch in a 7-on-7 game in Arkansas that was featured as a top 10 play on SportsCenter on ESPN … Also ran track … Rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN … … 247Sports ranked him as the No. 99 athlete in the nation and the No. 19 player out of Oklahoma … State champion in 2018 and 2019 ... Chose OSU over Army, Memphis, North Texas, Temple and several others.
Personal: Brennan Orlando Presley was born in Tulsa, Okla. … Son of Arthur and Tia Presley … Sister, Britney, ran track at OSU and sister, Brandee, runs track at Georgia ... Brother, Braylin Presley, played at Oklahoma State and Tulsa … Studied marketing.
