3 Braxton Blackwell
Braxton Blackwell
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    200
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    South Lyon, Mich.
  • High School:
    South Lyon
  • Position:
    DB
  • gp
    11
  • tk
    73.0
  • sac
    1.0
  • int
    2
  • ffum
    0

Bio

College: 2022: Second Team All-GLIAC... GLIAC Academic Excellence Team... Played 11 games for the Huskies... Third on team with 73.0  total tackles, including 49 solo tackles... Recorded 1.0 sack and 4.5 tackles for loss... Posted two passes broken up... 2021: Second Team All-GLIAC... Second on the team with 74.0 total tackles... Appeared in 10 games for the Huskies... First on the team in solo tackles with 32.0... Posted 1.5 sacks, two tackles for loss... Broke up a team high eight passes, tied for fourth most in the GLIAC... Made one interception and returned it for 11 yards... Recovered one fumble... 2020: Season Cancelled (Covid19)...2019: All-GLIAC Honorable Mention... Second on the team in total tackles this past season with 61.0, equating to a 6.1 tackles per game average... Used frequently in blitz packages and ended the year with the third most sacks on the team with 3.5... Also had seven tackles for a loss, two forced fumbles, and two pass breakups... 2018: Played in nine games for the Huskies... Finished the year fourth on the team in total tackles with 57... Averaged 6.3 tackles per game and posted 2.5 tackles for a loss... Broke up two passes... Posted 10 or more tackles in three games, including a career high 12 stops against Ferris State (10/6/18)... 2017: Redshirted...

High School: Prepped at South Lyon High School where he garnered multiple awards for his work on the field and in the classroom… All-State Honorable Mention… Team Defensive Back of the Year… 76 tackles with 52 being solo, including three sacks… Scholar Athlete.

Personal: Majoring in Biomedical Engineering

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 8 Wayne State W, 35-34
Oct 15 Northern Michigan W, 21-7
Oct 22 at #7 Ferris State L, 28-20
Oct 29 #1 Grand Valley State L, 42-7
Nov 5 at Hillsdale W, 28-24
Nov 12 at Saginaw Valley State L, 35-30
  Overall Conf
Solo tackles 49 28
Assists 24 18
Tackles 73.0 46.0
Tackles per game 6.6 7.7
Sacks 1.0 1.0
Sack yards 7 7
Interceptions 2 2
Returned for touchdown 1 1
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 Wis.-Platteville W, 23-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at St. Thomas L, 32-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Midwestern St. L, 28-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 #19 Saginaw Valley State L, 35-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Davenport L, 52-38 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Wayne State W, 35-34 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Northern Michigan W, 21-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at #7 Ferris State L, 28-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 #1 Grand Valley State L, 42-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Hillsdale W, 28-24 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Saginaw Valley State L, 35-30 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 Wis.-Platteville W, 23-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at St. Thomas L, 32-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Midwestern St. L, 28-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 #19 Saginaw Valley State L, 35-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Davenport L, 52-38 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Wayne State W, 35-34 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Northern Michigan W, 21-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at #7 Ferris State L, 28-20 1 -11 -11.0 0 0 1 0
Oct 29 #1 Grand Valley State L, 42-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Hillsdale W, 28-24 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Saginaw Valley State L, 35-30 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 Wis.-Platteville W, 23-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at St. Thomas L, 32-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Midwestern St. L, 28-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 #19 Saginaw Valley State L, 35-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Davenport L, 52-38 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Wayne State W, 35-34 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Northern Michigan W, 21-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at #7 Ferris State L, 28-20 - - - - - 1 0
Oct 29 #1 Grand Valley State L, 42-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Hillsdale W, 28-24 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Saginaw Valley State L, 35-30 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 Wis.-Platteville W, 23-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 at St. Thomas L, 32-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 at Midwestern St. L, 28-21 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 #19 Saginaw Valley State L, 35-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 at Davenport L, 52-38 - - - - - 0
Oct 8 Wayne State W, 35-34 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 Northern Michigan W, 21-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 at #7 Ferris State L, 28-20 - - - - - 0
Oct 29 #1 Grand Valley State L, 42-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 at Hillsdale W, 28-24 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Saginaw Valley State L, 35-30 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 Wis.-Platteville W, 23-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at St. Thomas L, 32-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Midwestern St. L, 28-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 #19 Saginaw Valley State L, 35-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Davenport L, 52-38 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Wayne State W, 35-34 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Northern Michigan W, 21-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at #7 Ferris State L, 28-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 #1 Grand Valley State L, 42-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Hillsdale W, 28-24 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Saginaw Valley State L, 35-30 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 Wis.-Platteville W, 23-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at St. Thomas L, 32-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Midwestern St. L, 28-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 #19 Saginaw Valley State L, 35-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at Davenport L, 52-38 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Wayne State W, 35-34 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Northern Michigan W, 21-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at #7 Ferris State L, 28-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 #1 Grand Valley State L, 42-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Hillsdale W, 28-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Saginaw Valley State L, 35-30 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 1 Wis.-Platteville W, 23-13 1 - - - - 0
Sep 10 at St. Thomas L, 32-6 1 - - - - 0
Sep 17 at Midwestern St. L, 28-21 1 - - - - 0
Sep 24 #19 Saginaw Valley State L, 35-13 1 - - - - 0
Oct 1 at Davenport L, 52-38 1 - - - - 0
Oct 8 Wayne State W, 35-34 1 - - - - 0
Oct 15 Northern Michigan W, 21-7 1 - - - - 0
Oct 22 at #7 Ferris State L, 28-20 1 -11 - - - -11
Oct 29 #1 Grand Valley State L, 42-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 5 at Hillsdale W, 28-24 1 - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Saginaw Valley State L, 35-30 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 1 Wis.-Platteville W, 23-13 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 10 at St. Thomas L, 32-6 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 17 at Midwestern St. L, 28-21 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 24 #19 Saginaw Valley State L, 35-13 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 1 at Davenport L, 52-38 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 8 Wayne State W, 35-34 0 - - - - 1 - - - 0 0 0
Oct 15 Northern Michigan W, 21-7 0 - - - - 0 - - - 0 0 -
Oct 22 at #7 Ferris State L, 28-20 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 29 #1 Grand Valley State L, 42-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 5 at Hillsdale W, 28-24 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 12 at Saginaw Valley State L, 35-30 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 1 Wis.-Platteville W, 23-13 2 0 2.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 0 0
Sep 10 at St. Thomas L, 32-6 4 1 5.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 17 at Midwestern St. L, 28-21 10 2 12.0 0.0 0 1.5 3 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 0 0
Sep 24 #19 Saginaw Valley State L, 35-13 3 0 3.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 1 at Davenport L, 52-38 3 5 8.0 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 8 Wayne State W, 35-34 3 3 6.0 1.0 7 1.0 7 0 0 - 1 47 1 0 0 0
Oct 15 Northern Michigan W, 21-7 3 3 6.0 0.0 0 0.5 0 0 0 - 1 33 0 0 0 0
Oct 22 at #7 Ferris State L, 28-20 8 4 12.0 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 #1 Grand Valley State L, 42-7 4 1 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Hillsdale W, 28-24 2 3 5.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 12 at Saginaw Valley State L, 35-30 7 2 9.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2018-19 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 40 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2018-19 9 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 1 -11 -1.0 -11.0 0 0 1 0
Total 40 1 -11 -0.3 -11.0 0 0 1 0

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2018-19 9 - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - -
Total 40 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2018-19 9 - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 40 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2018-19 9 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 40 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2018-19 9 - - - - 0 .0
2019-20 10 - - - - 0 .0
2021-22 10 - - - - 0 .0
2022-23 11 -11 - - - -11 -1.0
Total 40 -11 - - - -11 -.3

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2018-19 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
2022-23 6 0.5 0 - - - 1 - - - 0 0
Total 6 0.1 0 - - - 1 - - - 0 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2018-19 9 25 32 57.0 6.3 - - 2.5 6 - - - - - 2 -
2019-20 10 26 35 61.0 6.1 3.5 22 7.0 30 2 - - - - 2 -
2021-22 10 32 42 74.0 7.4 1.5 12 2.0 13 0 1 0 1 11 8 0
2022-23 11 49 24 73.0 6.6 1.0 7 4.5 12 0 0 0 2 80 2 0
Total 40 132 133 265.0 6.6 6.0 41 16.0 61 2 1 0 3 91 14 0

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 11 1 -11 -1.0 -11.0 0 0 1 0
Conference 6 1 -11 -1.8 -11.0 0 0 1 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 1 -11 -1.8 -11.0 0 0 1 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 1 -11 -1.6 -11.0 0 0 1 0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 5 1 -11 -2.2 -11.0 0 0 1 0
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 11 - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 4 - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 5 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

    kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 11 -11 - - - -11 -1.0
Conference 6 -11 - - - -11 -1.8
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 6 -11 - - - -11 -1.8
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins 4 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 7 -11 - - - -11 -1.6
Month September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 5 -11 - - - -11 -2.2
November 2 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 6 0.5 0 - - - 1 - - - 0 0
Conference 6 1.0 0 - - - 1 - - - 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 6 1.2 - - - - 1 - - - 0 0
Away 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 6 1.5 - - - - 1 - - - 0 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Month September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 6 1.2 0 - - - 1 - - - 0 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

    gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event Total 11 49 24 73.0 6.6 1.0 7 4.5 12 0 0 0 2 80 2 0
Conference 6 28 18 46.0 7.7 1.0 7 3.0 9 0 0 0 2 80 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 15 7 22.0 4.4 1.0 7 1.5 7 0 0 0 2 80 1 0
Away 6 34 17 51.0 8.5 0.0 0 3.0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 4 10 9 19.0 4.8 1.0 7 1.5 7 0 0 0 2 80 1 0
Losses 7 39 15 54.0 7.7 0.0 0 3.0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Month September 4 19 3 22.0 5.5 0.0 0 1.5 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
October 5 21 16 37.0 7.4 1.0 7 3.0 9 0 0 0 2 80 0 0
November 2 9 5 14.0 7.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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