CFB Zeitgeist Score
72
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by interceptions at the 98th percentile.
Braden Awls
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
48 TACKLES · 0.5 SACKS
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Iowa State
2025Toledo
2026Iowa State
S · TOLEDO · MID-AMERICAN
Braden Awls
- 3
- #6
- 6-0 | 196 lb
- Sylvania, OH
Heisman Heat
#4947
<1% win probability
Fan Belief
Awaiting
Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.
Respect Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
Reality Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
ACCOLADE PROBABILITY
Heisman
<1%
TOP DB AWARD
Jim Thorpe
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. A locked-in starting role.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career arc · Season-by-season Standing
3 seasons on the ladder
2023
Toledo · S
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2024
Toledo · S
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★
2025
Toledo · S
R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
Recognized
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Toledo
NFL
NFL Draft
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Identity & Role
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
Recruiting Pedigree
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3-star | 0.8304 | No. 1866 recruit | HighSchool | Toledo |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Toledo -> Iowa State | 3-star | 0.8600 | Immediate |
Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final
Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.
HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
No achievements unlocked yet this season.
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★☆☆
to Toledo
Composite
0.8304
#1866 national
Today’s Hot-Take
The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.
Anti-Take
PENDINGThe contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.
The Room on Braden Awls
Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal
The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.
Cohort divergence map
Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Braden Awls
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
Signature Story
Awaiting candidate metric
He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.
Signature Moment
No signature moment on the ledger yet.
Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the defensive totals stand
Through 11g
48Tackles
6.5Tackles for loss
0.5Sacks
Per game
4Tackles
0.6Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Projected (13g)
57Tackles
7.7Tackles for loss
0.6Sacks
To hit 80-tackle season (currently 48): needs 16/game over remaining 2.
To hit 100-tackle season (currently 48): needs 26/game over remaining 2.
To hit 6-sack season (currently 0.5): needs 2.8/game over remaining 2.
To hit 10-sack season (currently 0.5): needs 4.8/game over remaining 2.
Why this is a rare defensive case
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Braden Awls is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on Toledo's defense, with 0.5 sacks, 6.5 tackles for loss, and 5 interceptions through the current loaded season. For a defender, the question is never just production; it is whether elite disruption and team context can become nationally undeniable.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
DEF season snapshot
2025 season snapshot | final
2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
High-disruption defender | Coverage splash | High-volume tackler against FBS defenders.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Tackling & Disruption
TOT
48 87th
SOLO
29 88th
TFL
6.5 93rd
SACK
0.5 70th
Coverage & Takeaways
PD
4 84th
INT
5 99th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-24@ Kentucky | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-21vs Western Kentucky | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 60-0vs Morgan State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-14@ Western Michigan | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-3vs Akron | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-28@ Bowling Green | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-10vs Kent State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-28@ Washington State | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 24-3@ Miami (OH) | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-9vs Ball State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 21-3@ Central Michigan | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 48 | 29 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 5 | 4 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Traditional history
Traditional Stats
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
2023Toledo11-3HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
2024Toledo8-5HC: Jason Candle · Balanced
2025Toledo8-5HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
TFL, sacks, and QB hurries are grouped together because defensive Heisman cases are usually built on visible havoc, not on tackle counts alone.
Pass breakups, interceptions, and forced fumbles matter because national awards voters respond to plays that change possessions and highlight reels.
Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.
The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defense | Total tackles | 48 | #649/4942 | 87th pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | TFL | 6.5 | #340/4972 | 93rd pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Sacks | 0.5 | #1501/4972 | 70th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Interceptions | 5 | #6/869 | 99th pct | Takeawaysvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Pass breakups | 4 | #340/2184 | 84th pct | Coveragevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Solo tackles | 29 | #559/4584 | 88th pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | INT return yards | 21 | #301/578 | 48th pct | Takeawaysvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | INT return avg | 4.2 | #462/578 | 20th pct | Takeawaysvs FBS DEF |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
ALL-CONF HM
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
ALL-CONF HM · Rung 9 of 16
Why he’s here
All-Conference honorable mention / 2nd team — the recognition has started.
What moves him up
A best-at-position run lifts to 1st team.
What moves him down
A back-end conference finish drops out of the honor list.
Accolade streams
Status—Awaiting tracker
The Thorpe award tracker integrates per-week probability once a dedicated scraper for this award lands. Confirmed past winners and finalists for this player will surface here.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 4.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Win vs Loss
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins7g | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Losses4g | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the S cohort
72Solid starter
Elite: interceptions (98th). Strength: tackles for loss (87th). Concern: qb hurries (22nd).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · S · 2024
Percentile Card
Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Braden AwlsToledoAhmaad MosesSMU· 88% simNick AndersenWake Forest· 85% simOwen LongColorado State· 83% sim
Interceptions
Tackles for loss
Passes defended
Solo tackles
Tackles
Sacks
QB hurries
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Brice Pollock’s 2025 season.
Brice Pollock
89%match
#2
Teagan Wilk
86%
#3
Joseph Charleston
86%
#4
Justin Parks
86%
#5
Jett Elad
86%
Matches Brice on
Class year
Height
Tackle volume
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Kamren Kinchens's junior season at Miami (2023).
Kamren Kinchens
90%match
1st-team All-AmericanNFL Rd 3 · Pk 36
#2
Brice Pollock
89%
#3
Saveon Brown
84%
#4
Audavion Collins
82%
#5
Jayden Sweeney
81%
Matches Kamren on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Pass share
45.9%
397 pass / 467 run
Plays / game
66.5
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
4.5%
290 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coach2023
Jason Candle
Toledo
2024
Jason Candle
Toledo
2025
Jason Candle
Toledo
Played his entire career under Jason Candle.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownSylvania, OH
Height6'0"
Weight196 lb
Class3
PositionS
Jersey6
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Current teamToledo
ConferenceMid-American
Joined2025
Career arc3 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-MAC
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
1 all-conference honor
Conference-level recognition helps anchor whether a player is merely statistically loud or actually viewed as elite within his competitive lane.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | All-MAC | all_conference | Toledo | MAC | DB |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.