#17

Braylen Naves

WRFreshman6' 1", 200 lbsDavison, MI
Central Michigan Chippewas3-4 · TDC #120
Snap share
44%
3 of 7 started · likely 28–54%
Receptions
7
787th of 1994 in FBS
Rec. yards
75
820th of 1980 in FBS
Yards / catch
10.7
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.17
16 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

16 plays · +2.8 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.17
Passing+0.17
1st down-0.12
2nd down-0.46
3rd down+1.31
Standard downs-0.20
Passing downs+0.80
NavesWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays4%
Pass plays10%
Run plays0%
1st down5%
2nd down2%
3rd down4%
Standard downs3%
Passing downs5%
NavesWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets10—
Target share10.6%—
Catch rate40.0%—
Success rate per target40.0%—
Yards per target3.0—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate20.0%—
3rd-down targets1—
Red-zone targets0—

Charting

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

Targets
16
7 caught (44%)
Avg. depth of target
17.9
air yards per target
YAC per catch
3.3
23 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
52
of 75 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
25%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted16 targets charted

44% comp17.9 avg. depth3.3 YAC/catch25% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (19%), 2 caught (67%), 18 yds, 6.0 per target367% · 18yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (13%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (6%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 1 caught (100%), 33 yds, 33.0 per target1100% · 33yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (6%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: 6 targets (38%), 4 caught (67%), 24 yds, 4.0 per target667% · 24yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: 2 targets (13%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0y
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Game Log

Braylen Naves'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

4.6 avg. game scoreBest: 6.7 at Ohio (Week 6)0 of 4 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@New MexicoL 7–38—no stats recorded
2ColgateW 13–103.6155.005
3WyomingW 24–10—no stats recorded
4@MiamiL 3–524.0177.007
5AkronW 41–174.0177.007
6@OhioL 14–316.745614.0033
7Western MichiganL 14–21—no stats recorded
2026 · 4 games4.677510.7033

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions7787th / 1994
Yards75820th / 1980
Yards / catch10.7—
Touchdowns0—
Long33—

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

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · New Mexico—48~13 (4–21)227%
Wk 2 · Colgate✓ WR63~10 (3–16)116%
Wk 3 · Wyoming✓ WR65~32 (10–44)149%
Wk 4 · Miami—51~29 (9–40)357%
Wk 5 · Akron—61~11 (3–18)118%
Wk 6 · Ohio—56~40 (26–49)571%
Wk 7 · Western Michigan✓ WR73~50 (33–61)368%
Season3 GS417185 (115–225)1644%

Position Room

13 WRs on the Central Michigan roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
20Langston LewisWRSR14216117%+0.25
9Justin Ruffin Jr.WRSO957014%+0.13
16Shawn Foster IIWRJR777110%+0.25
17Braylen NavesWRFR775010%+0.17
Nasir WilliamsWR64007%+0.36
81Tayte VanderleestWRJR22707%+0.42
6Collin PayneWRSR1603%+0.09
83Da'Shon FebresWRFR1604%+0.28
0Kendall JonesWRSR—————
12Camden KruisengaWRSO—————
15Tommy McIntoshWRSR—————
80Avin RobinsonWRFR—————
84Dontae RobinsonWRJR—————

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 4+ plays per team game. Central Michigan depth chart →