Player Dossier

2020-2023

Michigan

Braiden McGregor

DE • 6'6" • 267 lbs • Port Huron, MI, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Braiden McGregor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.4 disruption score.

Usage / Role

92%

Featured defensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

90

Elite ceiling indicators

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Alabama

Player Story

Braiden McGregor built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a defensive end from Port Huron, MI wearing No. 17, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Braiden McGregor's career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2020 · Rating 0.947

Port Huron Northern · Port Huron, MI

Committed To
Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Braiden McGregor, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Michigan. Braiden McGregor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.4 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
44
TFL
14.5
Sacks
6.5
QB hurries
8
Passes defended
5

Quick Answers

Braiden McGregor quick answers

Latest team and position
Michigan · DE
Career Tackles
44
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 25 games
Best season
2023 Postseason · Michigan
Top game
Alabama
Recruit profile
4-star · Port Huron Northern · Michigan
High school pipeline
Port Huron Northern · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 17 · Senior
2023 Tackles rank
26 tackles · DE 78th (top 27%) · Big Ten 158th (top 26%) · National 1,537th (top 26%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2020 Regular SeasonMichigan00-0--0-
2021 Regular SeasonMichigan45101-024.2
2022 Regular SeasonMichigan8134.52-2037.2
2023 PostseasonMichigan13222--061.8
2023 Regular SeasonMichigan132472.573061.8

Related Context

Braiden McGregor played DE for Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Braiden McGregor recorded 44 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Michigan.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

Michigan paired 23.5 primary output with 26.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 26.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Alabama

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Workbench

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2023 Postseason · Michigan

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

1.8

Efficiency

26.4

Usage

7.7

Consistency

56.5

Best Game by takeover score

Alabama

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 4. East Carolina: 1. UNLV: 1.5. Bowling Green: 0.5. Rutgers: 1. Nebraska: 3. Minnesota: 2. Indiana: 1. Michigan State: 2.5. Purdue: 2. Maryland: 1. Ohio State: 0. Iowa: 4

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 2 by 48.3. East Carolina: 2 by 18.3. UNLV: 5 by 35.8. Bowling Green: 1 by 9.2. Rutgers: 0 by 10. Nebraska: 1 by 34.2. Minnesota: 0 by 20. Indiana: 3 by 22.5. Michigan State: 2 by 33.3. Purdue: 4 by 36.7. Maryland: 3 by 22.5. Ohio State: 1 by 4.2. Iowa: 2 by 48.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

First Half1.9 · Games = 7 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half1.8 · Games = 6 · -0.1 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Alabama

Best efficiency game

48.3 vs Alabama

Result
Mon 1/1vs Alabama2+ sacks · Splash gameW 27-2022220
Sun 12/3@ IowaSplash gameW 26-022110
Sat 11/25vs Ohio StateW 30-2411000
Sat 11/18@ MarylandW 31-24310.500.500
Sat 11/4vs PurdueSplash gameW 41-1342100
Sat 10/21@ Michigan StateSplash gameW 49-0211.5001
Sat 10/14vs IndianaW 52-730000
Sat 10/7@ MinnesotaSplash gameW 52-1000001
Sat 9/30@ NebraskaSplash gameW 45-711111
Sat 9/23vs RutgersW 31-700000
Sat 9/16vs Bowling GreenW 31-6100.5000
Sat 9/9vs UNLVW 35-7521.5000
Sat 9/2vs East CarolinaW 30-321000

Player Story

Braiden McGregor story

Braiden McGregor built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a defensive end from Port Huron, MI wearing No. 17, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Braiden McGregor's career was his defensive production: 44 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 25 career games in the available record. That gives Braiden McGregor's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Michigan

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20202021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonMichigan0
2021 Regular SeasonMichigan210.23.42
2022 Regular SeasonMichigan8.517.46.66.5
2023 PostseasonMichigan23.526.47.715
2023 Regular SeasonMichigan23.526.47.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Alabama

Week 1 · W 27-20 · Postseason

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4

Havoc Plays

82.8 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.

#2

@ Iowa

Week 14 · W 26-0 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

82.8 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.

#3

@ Ohio State

Week 13 · W 45-23 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

78.1 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.

#4

vs Northwestern

Week 8 · W 33-7 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

65 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.

#5

vs Michigan State

Week 9 · W 29-7 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

63.6 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · Michigan

23.5 primary output · 26.4 efficiency · 7.7 usage

61.8

#2

2023 Regular Season · Michigan

61.8

23.5 primary · 26.4 efficiency · 7.7 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Michigan

37.2

8.5 primary · 17.4 efficiency · 6.6 usage

Milestones

6

Impact games

9

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games