Player Career

Braden Awls Career Story

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

Player Story

Braden Awls story

Braden Awls built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a safety from Sylvania, OH wearing No. 6, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of Braden Awls' career was his defensive production: 127 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 9 interceptions across 30 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Toledo. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Braden Awls' production has multiple signals. With 30 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Toledo.

The arc is straightforward: Braden Awls 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

    Toledo

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonToledo04.90.9
2024 PostseasonToledo1333.16.313
2024 Regular SeasonToledo1333.16.30
2025 Regular SeasonToledo1632.78.23

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2026Toledo to Iowa StateG5/FCS to P476.6Jan 6, 2026

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Duquesne

Week 1 · W 49-10

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

89.2 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.

#2

@ No. 61 Washington State

Week 9 · L 7-28

2

Havoc Plays

76.1 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.

#3

@ Eastern Michigan

Week 10 · W 29-28 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

68.1 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.1 takeover score.

#4

@ No. 113 Bowling Green

Week 7 · L 23-28 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

67.8 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.

#5

@ No. 100 Central Michigan

Week 14 · W 21-3 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

66.7 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Regular Season · Toledo

16 primary output · 32.7 efficiency · 8.2 usage

63.5

#2

2024 Postseason · Toledo

55.4

13 primary · 33.1 efficiency · 6.3 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Toledo

55.4

13 primary · 33.1 efficiency · 6.3 usage

Milestones

7

Impact games

8

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games