Player Career

Braxton Deaver Career Story

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

Player Story

Braxton Deaver story

Braxton Deaver built his college career from 2010 through 2015 as a tight end from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 89, spending time with Duke. The clearest part of Braxton Deaver's career was his receiving role: 75 catches, 890 receiving yards, and 6 touchdowns across 28 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with Duke. 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. With 28 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Duke.

The arc is straightforward: Braxton Deaver 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.

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    Duke

    2010-2015

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20102011201220132013201420152015
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2010 Regular SeasonDuke0
2011 Regular SeasonDuke10770.76.7107
2012 Regular SeasonDuke0-107
2013 PostseasonDuke60073.816.1600
2013 Regular SeasonDuke60073.816.10
2014 Regular SeasonDuke0-600
2015 PostseasonDuke18359.310.1183
2015 Regular SeasonDuke18359.310.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Texas A&M

Week 1 · L 48-52 · Postseason

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

116

Receiving Yards

89.7 takeover

116 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Virginia

Week 11 · L 21-31 · Conference game

46

Receiving Yards

77.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

46 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Virginia

Week 8 · W 35-22 · Conference game

96

Receiving Yards

76 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

96 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Miami

Week 9 · L 27-30 · Conference game

46

Receiving Yards

73.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

46 receiving yards with a 76.7 efficiency score.

#5

@ North Carolina

Week 14 · W 27-25 · Conference game

65

Receiving Yards

72.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

65 receiving yards with a 61.9 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2013 Postseason · Duke

600 primary output · 73.8 efficiency · 16.1 usage

67.9

#2

2013 Regular Season · Duke

67.9

600 primary · 73.8 efficiency · 16.1 usage

#3

2015 Postseason · Duke

45.8

183 primary · 59.3 efficiency · 10.1 usage

Milestones

1

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games