Braden Bays

DLFreshman6' 1", 269 lbsBoerne, TX

Rice Owls1-6 · TDC #119

Snap share

45%

1 of 6 started · likely 29–58%

Tackles

1106th of 5410 in FBS

Solo

Tackles for loss

75th of 2452 in FBS

Sacks

Interceptions

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

Defense	Value	FBS rank
Havoc plays	2	1186th / 2575
Tackles for loss	2	628th / 1913
Run stops	6	1151st / 3263
Sacks	0	—
Pass breakups	0	—
Interceptions	0	—
Forced fumbles	0	—
Tackles	10	—

Charting

Where Bays's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Passes defended

0 broken up · 0 intercepted

QB hurries

as the play text names the rusher

Tackles after a catch

3 yds per catch on those

YAC on those catches

2.5

yds after the catch before his tackle

Coverage plays

PBUs + INTs + tackles after a catch

The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.

Career

2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

Season	Team	G	Snaps	Tkl	TFL	Sacks	INT	PD	Havoc
2026 so far	Rice#119 · 1-6	6	45%	18	6	0	0	0	2
2025	Rice#126 · 5-8	3	10%	8	1	0	0	0	0

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Braden Bays's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Braden Bays's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

6.2 avg. game scoreBest: 8.9 vs Tulsa (Week 7)2 of 6 games at 8.0+

				Defense
Wk	Opponent	Result	Game score	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Sacks	Hur	PD	INT	TD
1	Houston Christian	W 31–3	5.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	·	·
2	@Notre Dame	L 0–52	8.0	5	3	2	0	0	0	·	·
3	Western Michigan	L 21–28	5.5	3	0	0	0	0	0	·	·
4	@Fresno State	L 24–38	3.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	·	·
5	UTSA	L 14–16	6.6	2	1	1	0	0	0	·	·
6	@East Carolina	L 12–28	—	0	0	0	0	1	0	·	·
7	Tulsa	L 17–38	8.9	5	5	3	0	1	0	·	·
2026 · 7 games			6.2	18	9	6	0	2	0	·	·

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Defense	2026	FBS rank
Tackles	18	1106th / 5410
Solo	9	—
Tackles for loss	6	75th / 2452
Sacks	0	—
QB hurries	2	302nd / 1382
Passes defended	0	—
Defensive TD	0	—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

Game	Start	Opp. plays	Est. snaps	Plays made	Snap share
Wk 1 · Houston Christian	—	58	~26 (10–41)	2	45%
Wk 2 · Notre Dame	—	65	~40 (20–50)	5	62%
Wk 3 · Western Michigan	—	63	~33 (13–52)	3	52%
Wk 4 · Fresno State	—	68	~32 (12–50)	1	47%
Wk 5 · UTSA	—	71	~38 (15–60)	2	54%
Wk 7 · Tulsa	✓ DL	63	~39 (15–62)	5	62%
Season	1 GS	463	208 (133–267)	18	45%

Position Room

18 DLs on the Rice roster, ordered by tkl

#	Player	Pos	Class	Tkl	TFL	Sacks	INT	PD
2	Jo Chavez	DL	JR	26	0.5	0.5	—	0
57	Aquantis Clemmons	DL	JR	23	1.5	1	—	0
94	Braden Bays	DL	FR	18	6	0	—	0
8	Joseph Mutombo	DL	JR	17	1	0	—	1
96	Dillan Botts	DL	SR	14	2.5	2	—	0
16	Chibby Nwajuaku	DL	SR	12	2	2	—	0
15	Matthew Aribisala	DL	SR	9	2.5	1	—	0
25	Caden VerMaas	DL	FR	8	1	0	—	0
98	Robert Rooks	DL	FR	8	1	0	—	0
11	Christopher Clark-Jolivet	DL	JR	7	1	0	—	0
92	Luca Akirtava	DL	FR	3	1	0	—	0
95	Brock Reddic	DL	SO	2	0	0	—	0
21	JD Singletary	DL	FR	1	0	0	—	0
88	Tyler Lavallier	DL	FR	1	1	1	—	0
43	Ian Harrell	DL	FR	—	—	—	—	—
91	DD Oliver	DL	FR	—	—	—	—	—
93	Quincy Tchikou	DL	FR	—	—	—	—	—
97	Chris Knauls	DL	FR	—	—	—	—	—

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Rice depth chart →