New Mexico · L 7-38
No catches.
Wyoming · W 24-10
No catches.
Western Michigan · L 14-21
No catches.
Naves has catches in 5 of Central Michigan’s 8 games: none against New Mexico, Wyoming and Western Michigan.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Braylen Naves
One game to point at: 56 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Ohio — Week 6, 2026.
96 receiving yards · 10 catches · 0 receiving TD
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against Miami (OH) on Oct. 24: 3 catches for 21 yards. In the 5 games drawn here: 10 catches for 96 yards. Central Michigan has thrown to him 14 times in 118 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Central Michigan | 10 | 96 | 9.6 | 0 | 33 |
| Career | 10 | 96 | 9.6 | 0 | 33 |
Last game (Wk 8): 21 receiving yards, 3 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 13-10vs Colgate | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 4 | L 3-52@ No. 6 Miami | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-17vs Akron | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-31@ Ohio | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | 33 | Season-high 56 yds |
| Wk 8 | L 27-28vs Miami (OH) | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Total | 10 | 96 | 9.6 | 0 | 33 |
Week 6 · 2026
L 14-31
at Ohio
4 rec · 56 yds
With D. Duley — 46 yards per punt · 6 punts · 2 inside the 20 · A. H Flores — 112 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 7.4 · 27 rush yds (16 car)
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 11.0 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.5 | 31.5 | 10.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.8 | 18.8 | 8.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 21.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Drinkall
Pass share
36.8%
174 pass / 299 run
Plays / game
59.1
8 games
Team sack rate
9.9%
192 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
The No. 2,468 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Mid-American.
2026 is in progress.
