Braden Fiske: DL · Florida State · #55.
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Braden Fiske
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Tim Lester and Mike Norvell. All-ACC in 2023 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 9 tackles and 4.5 tackles for loss against Louisville — Week 14, 2023.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The New York Times Nov 1
Saturday Down South Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Florida State | 42 | 17 | 9.0 | 6.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Western Michigan | 56 | 30 | 10.5 | 4.5 | 2 |
| 2021 | Western Michigan | 43 | 27 | 8.0 | 4.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Western Michigan | 23 | 7 | 5.5 | 2.5 | -- |
| 2019 | Western Michigan | 24 | 10 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| Career | 188 | 91 | 35.0 | 18.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-24vs No. 5 LSU | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-29@ Boston College | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-24@ Clemson | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 39-17vs Virginia Tech | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-3vs Syracuse | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-20vs No. 16 Duke | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-16@ Wake Forest | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-7@ Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-20vs Miami | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 58-13vs North Alabama | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-15@ Florida | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 16-6vs No. 15 Louisville | 9 | 5 | 4.5 | 3.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Total | 42 | 17 | 9.0 | 6.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
21%9 TFLSack rate
14%6 sacksHurry rate
12%5 hurries42 tackles · 9 for loss · 6 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 3.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Pass share
49.3%
433 pass / 445 run
Plays / game
62.7
14 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
469 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #80 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Western Michigan and Florida State, 18 sacks — drafted at #39 overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
A stat line in 52 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM
All-ACC 2nd team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Tim Lester and Mike Norvell.
Next stop · NFL
Los Angeles RamsEntering 3rd NFL season
Los Angeles RamsEntering 3rd NFL season
