#52

Braylen Ingraham

Senior defensive lineman for Syracuse. 2023: 0.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 15 tackles.

DL · Syracuse · Sr. · #52

6′4″ · 314 lb · Fort Lauderdale, FL

CFB Index 25 · #350 of 418 edge rushersLow confidenceSyracuse 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

4★

SDE recruit

No. 166 nationally · Signed with Alabama

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive lineman for Syracuse. 2023: 0.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 15 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Alabama in 2019.
Transferred from Alabama to Syracuse in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Syracuse, 0 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2019

Signed with Alabama4-star out of St. Thomas Aquinas

202310 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#166 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

2 coaches

2019–2020

Dino Babers

Syracuse

2023

Nunzio Campanile

Syracuse

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Dino Babers → Nunzio Campanile. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Alabama11-2HC: Nick Saban · Balanced

2020Alabama13-0HC: Nick Saban · Balanced, fast tempo

2023Syracuse6-7HC: Nunzio Campanile · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

25Below cohort / limited sample #350 of 418?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: solo tackles (1st percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#574 / 2842 · 74th pct

Passes defended#744 / 2842 · 67th pct

Tackles for loss#1231 / 2842 · 54th pct

2.5

Sacks#1326 / 2842 · 50th pct

0.5

Tackles#2305 / 2842 · 17th pct

Solo tackles#2783 / 2842 · 1st pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	1.7	0.4	0.1	0.3
Road4g	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.5	0.3	0.1	0.2
Weeks 8+4g	1.5	0.1	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Fran Brown

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

25 · #350 of 418 edge rushers

Former four-star. Now #350 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Syracuse	15	3	2.5	0.5	2	--	--
2020	Alabama	1	--	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2019	Alabama	4	2	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		20	5	2.5	0.5	2	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023

W 65–0

vs Colgate

1 QB HUR · 0 TFL · 3 TOT

Dominant 65-point win at home against Colgate.

With G. Shrader — 257 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 69.8 · 40 rush yds (8 car) · C. Del Rio-Wilson — 149 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 96.3 · 2 rush yds (1 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 65-0vs Colgate	3	0	0.5	0.0	—	0	Season-high 3 tackles
Wk 2	W 48-7vs Western Michigan	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 3	W 35-20@ Purdue	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 29-16vs Army	2	0	0.5	0.5	—	0
Wk 5	L 14-31vs Clemson	3	2	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 7-40@ North Carolina	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 10-38@ Virginia Tech	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 10-17vs Boston College	1	0	0.5	0.0	—	1
Wk 11	W 28-13vs Pittsburgh	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 22-31@ Georgia Tech	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		15	3	2.5	0.5	—	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology