Player Dossier

2024-2025

Western Michigan

Braden Steely

S • 5'11" • 192 lbs • Fort Wayne, IN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Braden Steely shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

0.9

Efficiency

4.2

Consistency

100

Season Value

35

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Western Michigan

242525

Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
Western Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Braden Steely, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Western Michigan. Braden Steely shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

Western Michigan paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Postseason · Western Michigan

Games

4

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

4.2

Usage

0.9

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Kennesaw State

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

1234

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Kennesaw State: 0. Unknown: 0. Ball State: 0. Northern Illinois: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Ball State: 1 by 4.2. Northern Illinois: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=3
First Half0 · n=2 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=2 · +0 vs First Half
All Games0 · n=4

Game Log

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

4 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

8.3 vs Unknown

Result
Fri 12/19vs Kennesaw StateW 41-6
Wed 11/19@ Northern IllinoisW 35-1911000
Sat 10/11vs Ball StateW 42-011000
Sat 9/27vs Unknown21000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Western Michigan

    2024-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan0
2025 PostseasonWestern Michigan04.20.90
2025 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan04.20.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0

Primary metric

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.4 takeover score.

#2

Northern Illinois

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

#3

Ball State

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

#4

Kennesaw State

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 0 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Postseason · Western Michigan

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage

35

#2

2025 Regular Season · Western Michigan

35

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Western Michigan

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2024 · Rating 0.8104

Carroll · Fort Wayne, IN

Committed To
Western Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2024

Career Facts

1

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

4

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 4 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Braden Steely quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
3
Career tackles
4