Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-0vs Fordham | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
#33
Walker Braaten
Rfr. safety for North Dakota State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 190 lb · Westhope, ND · Westhope HS
Returning to North Dakota State for 2026
The numbers
1
interception · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, vs Fordham
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 safety for North Dakota State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to North Dakota State in 2025.
Walker Braaten
The receipt on tape: 1 INT against Fordham, Week 1, 2026.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with North Dakota State3-star out of Westhope
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
North Dakota State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026North Dakota State3-0HC: Tim Polasek · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.
Box-score production
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 splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Polasek
Pass share
37.7%
72 pass / 119 run
Plays / game
63.7
3 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
84 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Dakota State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
North Dakota State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · North Dakota State
Returning around him
- 2 North Dakota State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -4 net (3 in / 7 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
North Dakota State · Last season: 12-1 · Talent rank #131 · 2026 recruiting class #117
Background
2025 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Appeared in one non-conference game against St. Thomas during his redshirt year with the Bison...Recorded two total tackles. HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year starter for coach Layne Fluhrer and Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn...Played safety and quarterback...North Dakota’s 9-man Senior A...
The secondary · North Dakota State
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- #12DJ Voltz2 games · 2026
- #29Darius Givance3 games · 2026
- #22Hudson Artz1 game · 2026
- #33Walker Braaten1 game · 2026
18 more on the roster · North Dakota State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology