TE · Chicago Bears
Ben Braunecker
Age 32 · 191 cm (6'3") · 112 kg · Born Feb 7, 1994 · Harvard
NFL career
2016
debut year
2019
last season
4
seasons
#82
jersey
College: Harvard
Career stats
Regular-season totals from 2016 to 2019 · 26 games.
Receiving
142yards
1touchdowns
13receptions
10.9YPC avg
Stats by season
4 regular-season campaigns tracked.
Receiving
| Year | Team | G | Rec | Targets | Yards | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Chicago Bears | 6 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 |
| 2017 | Chicago Bears | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | Chicago Bears | 10 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Chicago Bears | 5 | 6 | 11 | 59 | 9.8 | 1 |
Games during career · Chicago Bears
Most recent results for the franchise while Ben Braunecker was on the roster (1999+ play-by-play coverage).
W
L
L
W
W
W
L
W
21–19 @ Vikings
2019-17 · Dec 29, 2019 · REGULAR
L
3–26 vs Chiefs
2019-16 · Dec 22, 2019 · REGULAR
L
13–21 @ Packers
2019-15 · Dec 15, 2019 · REGULAR
W
31–24 vs Cowboys
2019-14 · Dec 5, 2019 · REGULAR
W
24–20 @ Lions
2019-13 · Nov 28, 2019 · REGULAR
W
19–14 vs Giants
2019-12 · Nov 24, 2019 · REGULAR
L
7–17 @ Rams
2019-11 · Nov 17, 2019 · REGULAR
W
20–13 vs Lions
2019-10 · Nov 10, 2019 · REGULAR
Career badges
Retired
External profiles
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TE peers of the era
Other TEs who debuted within five seasons of Ben Braunecker.
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Debut 2016 · #81 · Falcons
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Debut 2016 · #86 · Broncos
Beau Sandland
Debut 2016 · Packers
Braedon Bowman
Debut 2016 · Chargers
Bronson Kaufusi
Debut 2016 · #45 · Packers
Bryce Williams
Debut 2016 · Rams
Born on February 7
Jeff Van Note
1946 · Atlanta Falcons
Tom Bailey
1949 · Philadelphia Eagles
Skip Thomas
1950 · Las Vegas Raiders
Robert Brazile
1953 · Houston Texans
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1955 · New York Giants
Ted Petersen
1955 · Pittsburgh Steelers
Rolf Benirschke
1955 · Los Angeles Chargers
Sam Harrell
1957 · Minnesota Vikings