Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Toledo
Braden Awls
S • 6'0" • 196 lbs • Sylvania, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Braden Awls shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a safety
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
80
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Toledo
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Toledo
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Duquesne
Player 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,...
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- Committed To
- Toledo
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Braden Awls, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Toledo. Braden Awls shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 127
- TFL
- 9
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 10
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Braden Awls quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Toledo · S
- Career Tackles
- 127
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Toledo
- Top game
- Duquesne
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Central Catholic · Toledo
- High school pipeline
- Central Catholic · 26 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 48 tackles · S 122nd (top 22%) · Mid-American 67th (top 12%) · National 656th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Toledo | 6 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Toledo | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 2 | 55.4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Toledo | 13 | 67 | 2.5 | 0.5 | - | 6 | 0 | 55.4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Toledo | 11 | 48 | 6.5 | 0.5 | - | 4 | 0 | 63.5 |
Related Context
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Braden Awls played S for Toledo. Across 3 tracked seasons, Braden Awls recorded 127 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Toledo.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Toledo paired 16 primary output with 32.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 33.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Duquesne
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Toledo
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
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Efficiency
33.1
Usage
6.3
Consistency
55.2
Best Game by takeover score
Duquesne
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Pittsburgh: 1. Duquesne: 3. Massachusetts: 2. Mississippi State: 1. Western Kentucky: 0. Miami (OH): 2. Buffalo: 0. Northern Illinois: 0. Bowling Green: 0. Eastern Michigan: 2. Central Michigan: 0. Ohio: 1. Akron: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Pittsburgh: 5 by 30.8. Duquesne: 9 by 67.5. Massachusetts: 3 by 32.5. Mississippi State: 8 by 43.3. Western Kentucky: 3 by 12.5. Miami (OH): 5 by 40.8. Buffalo: 6 by 25. Northern Illinois: 1 by 4.2. Bowling Green: 7 by 29.2. Eastern Michigan: 10 by 61.7. Central Michigan: 6 by 25. Ohio: 7 by 39.2. Akron: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.4 · Games = 8 · +1.0 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 5 · -1.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Duquesne
Best efficiency game
67.5 vs Duquesne
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/26 | vs Pittsburgh | W 48-46 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/27 | @ Akron | L 14-21 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 11/21 | vs Ohio | L 7-24 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wed 11/13 | vs Central Michigan | W 37-10 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Eastern Michigan10+ tackles · Splash game | W 29-28 | 10 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Bowling Green | L 26-41 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Northern Illinois | W 13-6 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Buffalo | L 15-30 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Miami (OH)Splash game | W 30-20 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Western Kentucky | L 21-26 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Mississippi State | W 41-17 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs MassachusettsSplash game | W 38-23 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/29 | vs DuquesneSplash game | W 49-10 | 9 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
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
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Toledo
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Toledo | 0 | 4.9 | 0.9 | — |
| 2024 Postseason | Toledo | 13 | 33.1 | 6.3 | 13 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Toledo | 13 | 33.1 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Toledo | 16 | 32.7 | 8.2 | 3 |
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
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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
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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
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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
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#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
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