Braden Awls is a safety at Iowa State who has not played in Iowa State's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Toledo.
Iowa State lists 22 defensive backs this season.
Iowa State is 4-4. Next: at Baylor, Sat Nov 7.
Awls hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for two head coaches: Jason Candle and Robert Weiner. The first one came in 2025: All-MAC. On tape: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Central Michigan, Week 14, 2025.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 4 passes defended. 5 interceptions. 6.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| 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 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
5interceptionsTackle volume
48tackles this seasonTFL rate
14%6 TFL48 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 4 pass breakups · 5 interceptions.
3 seasons under Jason Candle — 27-13 over that span.
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 |
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 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Robert Weiner
Pass share
45.9%
397 pass / 467 run
Plays / game
66.5
13 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
393 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #24 at the position.
The No. 1,924 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Big 12 as a senior.
A stat line in 30 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM
All-MAC 1st team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jason Candle and Jimmy Rogers.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Iowa State
