Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 13-10vs Colgate | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | Season-high 5 yds |
| Total | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
#17
Braylen Naves
Freshman wide receiver for Central Michigan. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 200 lb · Davison, MI · Davison H.S.
Returning to Central Michigan for 2026
The numbers
5
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 5 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 5 yds, vs Colgate
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 wide receiver for Central Michigan. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Central Michigan in 2025.
Braylen Naves
One game to point at: 5 rec yds, 1 receptions against Colgate — Week 2, 2026.
5 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Central Michigan3-star out of Davison
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Central Michigan
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Central Michigan1-1HC: Matt Drinkall · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 5.0 YDS/g, 5.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Drinkall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Central Michigan | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 13–10
vs Colgate
1 rec · 5 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
With A. H Flores — 57 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 24.4 · 122 rush yds (22 car) · 1 TD · D. Duley — 32 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 37 LONG
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Central Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Central Michigan
Returning around him
- 54% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: -5 net (12 in / 17 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Central Michigan · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #125 · 2026 recruiting class #95
Background
2025 As a true freshman wide receiver, did not see any action … Contributed on the scout team … Redshirted 2025 season. HIGH SCHOOL A June 2025 of Davison High School, where he played four years of varsity football for head coach Jake Weingartz … Two-time First Team All-Region honoree … Two-time...
The receiver room · Central Michigan
- #20Langston Lewis596 receiving yards · 2025
- #15Tommy McIntosh422 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Collin Payne87 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Nasir Williams76 receiving yards · 2025
- #17Braylen Naves1 game · 2026
8 more on the roster · Central Michigan team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology