Daniel Braverman

Former wide receiver at Western Michigan. 2015: 108 catches, 1,367 receiving yards, 13 TD.

WR · Western Michigan · #8

5′10″ · Miramar, FL

Chicago — drafted 2016, Rd 7, Pick 9, #230 overall

Recruiting

3★

WR recruit

No. 1728 nationally · Signed with Western Michigan

Statement game13 rec · 135 yds · 2 TDvs Miami (OH) (FBS) · W 35-13

Top 0.1% catches game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former wide receiver at Western Michigan. 2015: 108 catches, 1,367 receiving yards, 13 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Western Michigan in 2012.
Drafted round 7 by the Chicago in 2016.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Western Michigan, 2,364 receiving yards — drafted at #230 overall by Chicago.

His career

The week the volume broke through — put up 167 yds vs Murray State.Murray State · W 52-202015

2012

Signed with Western Michigan3-star out of University School

2016

Drafted by Chicagoround 7, pick 230

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1728 national

CFB

College

Western Michigan

2014–2015

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #230

Chicago · 2016

Where He Ended Up · NFL

ChicagoEntering 11th NFL season

#230Rd 7 · Pick 9

ChicagoEntering 11th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2015 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under P.J. Fleck, all run-leaning offenses — 16-10 over that span.

2014Western Michigan8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-leaning

2015Western Michigan8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (100th percentile). Strength: rec yards (99th percentile).

Box-score rates (7)

Receptions#2 / 521 · 100th pct

108

Rec yards#8 / 521 · 99th pct

1367

Rec TDs#7 / 521 · 99th pct

Long catch#94 / 521 · 81st pct

Rush yards#122 / 247 · 50th pct

Yards / catch#273 / 521 · 47th pct

12.7

Rush TDs#54 / 247 · 39th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2015 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	8.7	112	14.4	1.1
Road6g	7.8	97.2	13.3	0.8

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	9.6	116	13.5	1.4
Weeks 8+6g	6.8	92.0	14.4	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Lance Taylor

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

Awards

Player standing · 2015

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2015	Western Michigan	108	1,367	12.7	13	--
2014	Western Michigan	86	997	11.6	6	--
Career		194	2,364	12.2	19	--

Season	Team
2015	Western Michigan	2	13	40	88	--
2014	Western Michigan	6	58	54	21	--
Career		8	71	94	109	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2015

W 52–20

vs Murray State

14 rec · 167 yds · 2 TD

Dominant 32-point win at home against Murray State.

With Z. Terrell — 355 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 96.7 · -7 rush yds (3 car) · J. Franklin — 161 rush yds (27 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2015 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 24-37vs Michigan State	13	109	8.4	0	26
Wk 2	L 17-43@ Georgia Southern	13	122	9.4	1	19
Wk 3	W 52-20vs Murray State	14	167	11.9	2	43	Season-high 167 yds
Wk 4	L 12-38@ Ohio State	10	123	12.3	1	55
Wk 6	W 41-39vs Central Michigan	6	137	22.8	3	64	3 TD catches
Wk 7	W 49-14@ Ohio	6	56	9.3	2	27	2 TD catches
Wk 8	W 35-13vs Miami (OH)	13	135	10.4	2	22	2 TD catches
Wk 9	W 58-28@ Eastern Michigan	5	78	15.6	0	32
Wk 10	W 54-7vs Ball State	5	72	14.4	0	23
Wk 11	L 27-41vs Bowling Green	5	63	12.6	0	44
Wk 12	L 19-27@ Northern Illinois	9	126	14.0	1	35
Wk 13	W 35-30@ Toledo	4	78	19.5	0	54
Bowl	W 45-31vs Middle Tennessee	5	101	20.2	1	68
Total		108	1367	13.9	13	68

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