Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Oklahoma
Brayden Willis
TE • 6'4" • 239 lbs • Arlington, TX, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Brayden Willis reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
20
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Oklahoma
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Oklahoma
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kansas
Player Story
Brayden Willis built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a tight end from Arlington, TX wearing No. 9, spending time with Oklahoma. The clearest part of Brayden Willis' career was his receiving role: 75...
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- Committed To
- Oklahoma
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 30
- Overall
- No. 247
- NFL Team
- San Francisco 49ers
Brayden Willis, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Oklahoma. Brayden Willis reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 998
- Receptions
- 75
- Touchdowns
- 14
Quick Answers
Brayden Willis quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Oklahoma · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 998
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · Oklahoma
- Top game
- Kansas
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Martin · Oklahoma
- High school pipeline
- Martin · 45 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 7 · Pick 30 · San Francisco 49ers
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2022 Receiving yards rank
- 514 receiving yards · TE 12th (top 3%) · Big 12 23rd (top 14%) · National 216th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 2 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 43.8 |
| 2019 Postseason | Oklahoma | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 46.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 12 | 10 | 165 | 3 | 46.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 4 | 9 | 110 | 1 | 54.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 7 | 15 | 177 | 2 | 52.3 |
| 2022 Postseason | Oklahoma | 12 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 71.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 12 | 35 | 456 | 8 | 71.6 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Brayden Willis
Brayden Willis played TE for Oklahoma. Across 5 tracked seasons, Brayden Willis recorded 24 passing yards, 25 rushing yards, and 998 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Oklahoma.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
Oklahoma paired 514 primary output with 70.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 74.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kansas
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Oklahoma
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
14
Efficiency
74.7
Usage
6.4
Consistency
57.9
Best Game by takeover score
Kansas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. LSU: 3. Houston: 14. Texas Tech: 0. Kansas: 38. Texas: 25. West Virginia: 0. Kansas State: 22. Iowa State: 24. Baylor: 2. TCU: 20. Oklahoma State: 3. Baylor: 17
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. LSU: 1 by 20. Houston: 1 by 93.3. Kansas: 2 by 100. Texas: 1 by 100. Kansas State: 1 by 100. Iowa State: 1 by 100. Baylor: 1 by 13.3. TCU: 1 by 100. Oklahoma State: 1 by 20. Baylor: 1 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins14.3 · Games = 10 · +1.8 vs Losses
Losses12.5 · Games = 2 · -1.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Kansas
Best efficiency game
100 vs Baylor
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/28 | @ LSU | L 28-63 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 12/7 | vs Baylor | W 30-23 | — | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Sun 12/1 | @ Oklahoma State | W 34-16 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Sun 11/24 | vs TCU | W 28-24 | — | 1 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 20 |
| Sun 11/17 | @ Baylor | W 34-31 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Sun 11/10 | vs Iowa State | W 42-41 | — | 1 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Kansas State | L 41-48 | — | 1 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs West Virginia | W 52-14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Texas | W 34-27 | — | 1 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Kansas | W 45-20 | — | 2 | 38 | 12.7 | 19 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Texas Tech | W 55-16 | — | — | — | -1 | — | — | — |
| Sun 9/1 | vs Houston | W 49-31 | — | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
Player Story
Brayden Willis story
Brayden Willis built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a tight end from Arlington, TX wearing No. 9, spending time with Oklahoma. The clearest part of Brayden Willis' career was his receiving role: 75 catches, 998 receiving yards, 13 touchdowns, and 25 rushing yards across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 24 passing yards, 25 rushing yards, and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Brayden Willis' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Oklahoma
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920192020202120222022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 29 | 100 | 5.9 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Oklahoma | 168 | 74.7 | 6.4 | 139 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 168 | 74.7 | 6.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 110 | 84.2 | 10.3 | -58 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 177 | 71.8 | 9.4 | 67 |
| 2022 Postseason | Oklahoma | 514 | 70.7 | 16.8 | 337 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 514 | 70.7 | 16.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Kansas
Week 7 · W 52-42 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
102
Receiving Yards
85.8 takeover
102 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Florida State
Week 1 · L 32-35 · Postseason
58
Receiving Yards
83 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
58 receiving yards with a 96.7 efficiency score.
#3
@ Iowa State
Week 16 · W 27-21 · Conference game
42
Receiving Yards
79.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
42 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.
#4
@ Kansas
Week 6 · W 45-20 · Conference game
38
Receiving Yards
77.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
38 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ TCU
Week 5 · L 24-55 · Conference game
81
Receiving Yards
75.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
81 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · Oklahoma
514 primary output · 70.7 efficiency · 16.8 usage
71.6
#2
2022 Regular Season · Oklahoma
71.6
514 primary · 70.7 efficiency · 16.8 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Oklahoma
54.6
110 primary · 84.2 efficiency · 10.3 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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