Senior linebacker for California. 2022: 10 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.
6′5″ · 245 lb · Peoria, AZ
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
WDE recruit
No. 689 nationally · Signed with Liberty
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for California. 2022: 10 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.
Braxten Croteau
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. He has spent four seasons in the California linebacker corps. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles, 1 TFL against UNLV, Week 2, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at California, 49 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Justin Wilcox.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Justin Wilcox — 18-23 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (2nd percentile).
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 · Per-game
2022 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tosh Lupoi
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #554 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | California | 10 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | California | 24 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | California | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | California | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 49 | 19 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022
W 34–13
vs UC Davis
1 SOLO · 1 TOT
Dominant 21-point win at home against UC Davis.
With J. Sheahan — 49 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 65 LONG · J. Plummer — 268 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 45.3 · -10 rush yds (3 car)
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-13vs UC Davis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 20-14vs UNLV | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 17-24@ Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 9-28@ Washington State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-20@ Colorado | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-28vs Washington | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Jaheim Thomas’s 2021 season.
Matches Jaheim on
Differs from Jaheim on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jah-Mal Williams's junior season at Troy (2024).
Matches Jah-Mal on
Player DNA