Player Career

Braeden West Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Braeden West story

Braeden West built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a running back from Katy, TX wearing No. 6, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of Braeden West's career was his backfield work: 2,519 rushing yards, 475 carries, 16 rushing touchdowns, and 775 receiving yards across 48 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with SMU. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 775 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 1,129 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 48 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across SMU.

The arc is straightforward: Braeden West moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    SMU

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20152016201720172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonSMU46862.110.3
2016 Regular SeasonSMU1,12847.929.3660
2017 PostseasonSMU75375.212.5-375
2017 Regular SeasonSMU75375.212.50
2018 Regular SeasonSMU94546.426.9192

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Liberty

Week 3 · W 29-14

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

220

Scrimmage Yards

96.1 takeover

220 scrimmage yards and 36.4 usage.

#2

vs Navy

Week 4 · W 31-30 · Conference game

185

Scrimmage Yards

86.3 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

185 scrimmage yards and 52.5 usage.

#3

vs James Madison

Week 4 · L 45-48

90

Scrimmage Yards

77.4 takeover

Loss with 90 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

90 scrimmage yards and 17.7 usage.

#4

@ TCU

Week 3 · L 36-56

102

Scrimmage Yards

76.3 takeover

Loss with 102 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

102 scrimmage yards and 22.9 usage.

#5

vs Houston

Week 8 · W 38-16 · Conference game

133

Scrimmage Yards

75.5 takeover

Win with 133 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

133 scrimmage yards and 33.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Regular Season · SMU

1,128 primary output · 47.9 efficiency · 29.3 usage

74.1

#2

2018 Regular Season · SMU

69

945 primary · 46.4 efficiency · 26.9 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · SMU

63.2

753 primary · 75.2 efficiency · 12.5 usage

Milestones

7

100+ rush yards

2

150+ scrimmage yards

4

2+ TD games