Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi
Operates within the system without forcing anything. This is his fourth year in the same quarterback room at Colorado State. The receipt on tape: 180 pass yds, 1 pass TD against Washington, Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jay Norvell.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Mora
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Colorado State | 44 | 82 | 53.7% | 488 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 102.8 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Colorado State | 227 | 374 | 60.7% | 2,755 | 7.4 | 14 | 8 | 130.6 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Colorado State | 292 | 470 | 62.1% | 3,460 | 7.4 | 22 | 16 | 132.6 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Colorado State | 17 | 37 | 45.9% | 194 | 5.2 | 1 | 2 | 88.1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 580 | 963 | 60.2% | 6,897 | 7.2 | 38 | 28 | 127.6 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Colorado State | 14 | -3 | -0.2 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Colorado State | 43 | 80 | 1.9 | 4 | -- |
| 2023 | Colorado State | 34 | -31 | -0.9 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Colorado State | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 96 | 52 | 0.5 | 6 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 21–17
vs Northern Colorado
132 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 40.1 · 22 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Colorado State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Colorado State
Returning around him
- 50% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: -7 net (31 in / 38 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Colorado State · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #92 · 2026 recruiting class #73
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Zach Gibson’s 2022 season.
Matches Zach on
Differs from Zach on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ashton Daniels’s path through Auburn.
Matches Ashton on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Logan Fife's senior season at New Mexico State (2025).
Differs from Logan on
Player DNA
Players who play like Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2022–2025+152%
Up 152% from first season to most-recent.