Braiden McGregor: DE · Michigan · #17.
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Braiden McGregor
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. Three seasons in the Michigan defensive front to date. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against UNLV — Week 2, 2023.
Play style
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 3 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-3vs East Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 2 | W 35-7vs UNLV | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 31-6vs Bowling Green | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-7vs Rutgers | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-7@ Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-10@ Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 52-7vs Indiana | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 49-0@ Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 41-13vs Purdue | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-24@ Maryland | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 30-24vs No. 2 Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 26-0vs No. 18 Iowa | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 27-20vs No. 5 Alabama | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 13 | 9.0 | 4.5 | — | 3 |
Bowl · 2023
W 27-20
vs Alabama · neutral site
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 2 tackles
A close one, won by 7 at a neutral site.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
17%4 sacksTFL rate
35%9 TFLHurry rate
27%7 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
39%4 of 12 pressures26 tackles · 9 for loss · 4.5 sacks.
3 seasons under Jim Harbaugh — 40-3 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Harbaugh
Pass share
39.6%
360 pass / 550 run
Plays / game
60.7
15 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
384 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #61 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Michigan, 6 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jim Harbaugh.
