Player Dossier

2013-2016

NC State

Bra'Lon Cherry

WR • 5'11" • New Bern, NC, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Bra'Lon Cherry reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

11%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

27

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

29

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · NC State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
NC State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse

Player Story

Bra'Lon Cherry built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a wide receiver from New Bern, NC wearing No. 13, spending time with NC State. The clearest part of Bra'Lon Cherry's career was his receiving role: 87...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2013 · Rating 0.8092

New Bern · New Bern, NC

Committed To
NC State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2013

Bra'Lon Cherry, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · NC State. Bra'Lon Cherry reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,144
Receptions
87
Touchdowns
9

Quick Answers

Bra'Lon Cherry quick answers

Latest team and position
NC State · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,144
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 44 games
Best season
2014 Postseason · NC State
Top game
Syracuse
Recruit profile
3-star · New Bern · NC State
High school pipeline
New Bern · 11 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 13 · Class 2016
2016 Receiving yards rank
434 receiving yards · WR 247th (top 26%) · ACC 39th (top 20%) · National 283rd (top 15%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2013 Regular SeasonNC State8868037.3
2014 PostseasonNC State11235068
2014 Regular SeasonNC State1125319568
2015 PostseasonNC State12125060.2
2015 Regular SeasonNC State1221263160.2
2016 PostseasonNC State13124063.6
2016 Regular SeasonNC State1329410363.6

Related Context

Bra'Lon Cherry played WR for NC State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Bra'Lon Cherry recorded 37 rushing yards, 1,144 receiving yards, and 9 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with NC State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2014 Postseason

NC State paired 354 primary output with 73.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2014 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 73.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2014 Postseason · NC State

Games

11

Receiving Yards / G

32.2

Efficiency

73.9

Usage

15.6

Consistency

64.6

Best Game by takeover score

Syracuse

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UCF: 35. Georgia Southern: 19. Old Dominion: 16. South Florida: 50. Presbyterian: 12. Clemson: 0. Boston College: 49. Louisville: 51. Syracuse: 64. Georgia Tech: 42. Wake Forest: 16

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UCF: 2 by 100. Georgia Southern: 3 by 42.2. Old Dominion: 3 by 35.6. South Florida: 3 by 100. Presbyterian: 2 by 40. Boston College: 1 by 100. Louisville: 5 by 68. Syracuse: 4 by 100. Georgia Tech: 2 by 100. Wake Forest: 2 by 53.3

Split Comparison

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

Wins30.3 · Games = 7 · -5.2 vs Losses
Losses35.5 · Games = 4 · +5.2 vs Wins

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Syracuse

Best efficiency game

100 vs UCF

Result
Sat 12/27@ UCFW 34-2723517.517.50026
Sat 11/15vs Wake ForestW 42-132168809
Sat 11/8vs Georgia TechL 23-562422121035
Sat 11/1@ SyracuseW 24-1746413.416029
Sat 10/18@ LouisvilleL 18-3055110.210.20020
Sat 10/11vs Boston CollegeL 14-301494949049
Sat 10/4@ ClemsonL 0-416
Sat 9/20vs PresbyterianW 42-02126608
Sat 9/13@ South FloridaW 49-173501416.70127
Sat 9/6vs Old DominionW 46-343165.35.3006
Sat 8/30vs Georgia Southern2+ TDW 24-233195.56.30211

Player Story

Bra'Lon Cherry story

Bra'Lon Cherry built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a wide receiver from New Bern, NC wearing No. 13, spending time with NC State. The clearest part of Bra'Lon Cherry's career was his receiving role: 87 catches, 1,144 receiving yards, 6 touchdowns, and 37 rushing yards across 44 career games in the available record. His career also includes 37 rushing yards and 891 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Bra'Lon Cherry's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

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    NC State

    2013-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2013201420142015201520162016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonNC State6854.57.1
2014 PostseasonNC State35473.915.6286
2014 Regular SeasonNC State35473.915.60
2015 PostseasonNC State28871.89.5-66
2015 Regular SeasonNC State28871.89.50
2016 PostseasonNC State43476.512146
2016 Regular SeasonNC State43476.5120

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Syracuse

Week 10 · W 24-17 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

64

Receiving Yards

88.9 takeover

64 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Syracuse

Week 11 · W 35-20 · Conference game

85

Receiving Yards

87.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

85 receiving yards with a 81 efficiency score.

#3

vs Boston College

Week 9 · L 14-21 · Conference game

105

Receiving Yards

81.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

105 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Louisville

Week 8 · L 18-30 · Conference game

51

Receiving Yards

80.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

51 receiving yards with a 68 efficiency score.

#5

@ Florida State

Week 11 · L 17-34 · Conference game

46

Receiving Yards

78.6 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

46 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2014 Postseason · NC State

354 primary output · 73.9 efficiency · 15.6 usage

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#2

2014 Regular Season · NC State

68

354 primary · 73.9 efficiency · 15.6 usage

#3

2016 Postseason · NC State

63.6

434 primary · 76.5 efficiency · 12 usage

Milestones

1

100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games