#55

Braden Fiske

Former defensive lineman at Florida State. 2023: 6 sacks, 9 tackles for loss, 42 tackles.

DL · Florida State · Sr. · #55

6′5″ · 297 lb · Michigan City, IN

CFB Index 73 · #80 of 418 edge rushersLow confidenceAll-ConferenceLos Angeles — drafted 2024, Rd 2, Pick 7, #39 overall

Recruiting

3★

OG recruit

No. 1590 nationally · Signed with Western Michigan

Statement game9 tackles · 4.5 TFL · 3 sacksvs Louisville (FBS) · W 16-6

Top 0.1% tackles for loss game since 2021.

Uh, why doesn’t Fiske have his name tape?r/CFB game thread · ▲ 1His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive lineman at Florida State. 2023: 6 sacks, 9 tackles for loss, 42 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Western Michigan in 2018.
Transferred from Western Michigan to Florida State in 2023.
Drafted round 2 by the Los Angeles in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Florida State, 18 sacks — drafted at #39 overall by Los Angeles.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2018

Signed with Western Michigan3-star out of Michigan City

202212 games

All-MACsecond

202312 games

Entered the portal
All-ACCsecond

2024

Drafted by Los Angelesround 2, pick 39

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1590 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R2 · #39

Los Angeles · 2024

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 honors · 1 category

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ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM

All-ACC 2nd team (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

2 coaches

2019

Willie Taggart

Florida State

2020–2023

Mike Norvell

Florida State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Willie Taggart → Mike Norvell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Los AngelesEntering 3rd NFL season

#39Rd 2 · Pick 7

Los AngelesEntering 3rd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Western Michigan7-6HC: Tim Lester · Run-leaning

2020Western Michigan4-2HC: Tim Lester · Run-leaning

2021Western Michigan8-5HC: Tim Lester · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2022Western Michigan5-7HC: Tim Lester · Run-leaning

2023Florida State13-1HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

73Quality starter #80 of 418?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (97th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (94th percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#74 / 2842 · 97th pct

6.0

Tackles for loss#152 / 2842 · 94th pct

9.0

QB hurries#147 / 2842 · 93rd pct

Tackles#798 / 2842 · 71st pct

Solo tackles#1244 / 2842 · 55th pct

Passes defended#1751 / 2842 · 19th pct

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

2023 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	3.4	0.9	0.6	0.0
Road5g	3.6	0.5	0.4	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	3.0	0.1	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+7g	3.9	1.2	0.9	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Norvell

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

Awards

Player standing · 2023

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

73 · #80 of 418 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #80 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Florida State	42	17	9.0	6.0	--	--	--
2022	Western Michigan	56	30	10.5	4.5	2	--	--
2021	Western Michigan	43	27	8.0	4.0	--	--	--
2020	Western Michigan	23	7	5.5	2.5	--	--	--
2019	Western Michigan	24	10	2.0	1.0	--	--	--
Career		188	91	35.0	18.0	2	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023

W 45–24

vs LSU

2 TOT

Dominant 21-point win at home against LSU.

With J. Travis — 342 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 93.8 · 38 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · A. Mastromanno — 46 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 51 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 45-24vs LSU	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 31-29@ Boston College	3	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 31-24@ Clemson	6	2	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 6	W 39-17vs Virginia Tech	4	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	W 41-3vs Syracuse	0	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	W 38-20vs Duke	5	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	W 41-16@ Wake Forest	3	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	W 24-7@ Pittsburgh	1	1	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 11	W 27-20vs Miami	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	W 58-13vs North Alabama	2	2	2.0	1.0	—
Wk 13	W 24-15@ Florida	5	1	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 14	W 16-6vs Louisville	9	5	4.5	3.0	—	Season-high 9 tackles
Total		42	17	9.0	6.0	—

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