Usage / Role
54%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Florida State
Braden Fiske
DL • 6'5" • 297 lbs • Michigan City, IN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Braden Fiske shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
95
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
43
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
92
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Western Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Western Michigan • Florida State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisville
Player Story
Braden Fiske built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Michigan City, IN wearing No. 55, spending time with Florida State and Western Michigan. The clearest part of Braden Fiske's...
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- Committed To
- Western Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2024
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 7
- Overall
- No. 39
- NFL Team
- Los Angeles Rams
Braden Fiske, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Western Michigan. Braden Fiske shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 188
- TFL
- 35
- Sacks
- 18
- QB hurries
- 16
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Braden Fiske quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida State · DL
- Career Tackles
- 188
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 53 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Western Michigan
- Top game
- Louisville
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Michigan City · Western Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Michigan City · 5 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2024 · Round 2 · Pick 7 · Los Angeles Rams
- Latest roster
- No. 55 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 42 tackles · DL 56th (top 6%) · ACC 85th (top 14%) · National 804th (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 11 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 17.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 6 | 23 | 5.5 | 2.5 | - | - | 0 | 41.4 |
| 2021 Postseason | Western Michigan | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 50.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 12 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 2 | - | 0 | 50.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 12 | 56 | 10.5 | 4.5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 76.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Florida State | 12 | 42 | 9 | 6 | 5 | - | 0 | 48.8 |
Related Context
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Braden Fiske played DL for Western Michigan and Florida State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Braden Fiske recorded 188 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Western Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Western Michigan paired 24 primary output with 39.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 27.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Western Michigan, Florida State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisville
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2023 Regular Season · Florida State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.7
Efficiency
27.5
Usage
7
Consistency
26.1
Best Game by takeover score
Louisville
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. LSU: 0. Boston College: 0. Clemson: 0.5. Virginia Tech: 0. Syracuse: 1. Duke: 1. Wake Forest: 0. Pittsburgh: 2. Miami: 0. North Alabama: 4. Florida: 2. Louisville: 9.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. LSU: 2 by 8.3. Boston College: 3 by 12.5. Clemson: 6 by 30. Virginia Tech: 4 by 16.7. Syracuse: 0 by 10. Duke: 5 by 30.8. Wake Forest: 3 by 12.5. Pittsburgh: 1 by 24.2. Miami: 2 by 8.3. North Alabama: 2 by 48.3. Florida: 5 by 40.8. Louisville: 9 by 87.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half0.4 · Games = 6 · -2.5 vs Second Half
Second Half2.9 · Games = 6 · +2.5 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Louisville
Best efficiency game
87.5 vs Louisville
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/3 | vs Louisville2+ sacks · Splash game | W 16-6 | 9 | 5 | — | 4.50 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/26 | @ FloridaSplash game | W 24-15 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs North AlabamaSplash game | W 58-13 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Miami | W 27-20 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ PittsburghSplash game | W 24-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Wake Forest | W 41-16 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Duke | W 38-20 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Syracuse | W 41-3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Virginia Tech | W 39-17 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Clemson | W 31-24 | 6 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Boston College | W 31-29 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | vs LSU | W 45-24 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Braden Fiske story
Braden Fiske built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Michigan City, IN wearing No. 55, spending time with Florida State and Western Michigan. The clearest part of Braden Fiske's career was his defensive production: 188 tackles, 35 tackles for loss, 18 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 53 career games in the available record. His career also includes 9 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Braden Fiske's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Western Michigan
2019-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Florida State
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201920202021202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 4 | 12.7 | 3.3 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 8 | 29.3 | 7.4 | 4 |
| 2021 Postseason | Western Michigan | 15 | 27.4 | 7.7 | 7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 15 | 27.4 | 7.7 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 24 | 39.4 | 11.8 | 9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Florida State | 20 | 27.5 | 7 | -4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Louisville
Week 14 · W 16-6 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
9.5
Havoc Plays
95.8 takeover
9.5 disruption/tackle impact with 95.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Northern Illinois
Week 13 · W 30-27 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
86.7 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Toledo
Week 13 · W 20-14 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Pittsburgh
Week 3 · W 44-41
3.5
Havoc Plays
81.1 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Nevada
Week 1 · W 52-24 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
78.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Western Michigan
24 primary output · 39.4 efficiency · 11.8 usage
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#2
2021 Postseason · Western Michigan
50.5
15 primary · 27.4 efficiency · 7.7 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Western Michigan
50.5
15 primary · 27.4 efficiency · 7.7 usage
Milestones
14
Impact games
20
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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