Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 14 | — |
| Target share | 11.3% | — |
| Catch rate | 50.0% | — |
| Success rate per target | 35.7% | — |
| Yards per target | 3.6 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 14.3% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 2 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 1 | — |
Charting
Where Naves's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted20 targets charted
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
| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 | @ New Mexico | L 7–38 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 2 |  Colgate | W 13–10 | 3.6 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 |  Wyoming | W 24–10 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 4 | @ Miami | L 3–52 | 4.0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 |  Akron | W 41–17 | 4.0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | @ Ohio | L 14–31 | 6.7 | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | 33 |
| 7 |  Western Michigan | L 14–21 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 8 |  Miami (OH) | L 27–28 | 5.5 | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2026 · 5 games | 4.8 | 10 | 96 | 9.6 | 0 | 33 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 10 | 705th / 2089 |
| Yards | 96 | 792nd / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 9.6 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 33 | — |
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 | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · New Mexico | — | 48 | ~13 (4–21) | 2 | 27% |
| Wk 2 · Colgate | ✓ WR | 63 | ~10 (3–16) | 1 | 16% |
| Wk 3 · Wyoming | ✓ WR | 65 | ~32 (10–44) | 1 | 49% |
| Wk 4 · Miami | — | 51 | ~29 (9–40) | 3 | 57% |
| Wk 5 · Akron | — | 61 | ~11 (3–18) | 1 | 18% |
| Wk 6 · Ohio | — | 56 | ~40 (26–49) | 5 | 71% |
| Wk 7 · Western Michigan | ✓ WR | 73 | ~50 (33–61) | 3 | 68% |
| Wk 8 · Miami (OH) | ✓ WR | 60 | ~41 (27–50) | 4 | 68% |
| Season | 4 GS | 477 | 226 (140–274) | 20 | 47% |
Position Room
13 WRs on the Central Michigan roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Langston Lewis | WR | SR | 24 | 379 | 2 | 21% | +0.51 |
| 9 | Justin Ruffin Jr. | WR | SO | 11 | 68 | 0 | 16% | -0.15 |
| 17 | Braylen Naves | WR | FR | 10 | 96 | 0 | 11% | +0.12 |
| Nasir Williams | WR | 8 | 60 | 0 | 7% | +0.39 | ||
| 16 | Shawn Foster II | WR | JR | 7 | 77 | 1 | 10% | +0.25 |
| 81 | Tayte Vanderleest | WR | JR | 2 | 27 | 0 | 7% | +0.42 |
| 6 | Collin Payne | WR | SR | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | +0.09 |
| 83 | Da'Shon Febres | WR | FR | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4% | +0.28 |
| 0 | Kendall Jones | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Camden Kruisenga | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Tommy McIntosh | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | Avin Robinson | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 84 | Dontae Robinson | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
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 →