Braylon Braxton
Braylon Braxton
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Braylon Braxton has played for three head coaches across five seasons and three programs. Two straight seasons of it now: All-Sun Belt again in 2025. The receipt: 400 pass yds, 3 pass TD against South Alabama — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Sun Belt
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Will Hall, Reed Stringer, and Charles Huff. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Sun Belt
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 254 | 400 | 63.5% | 3,053 | 7.6 | 24 | 8 | 143.4 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Marshall | 124 | 206 | 60.2% | 1,624 | 7.9 | 19 | 2 | 154.9 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Tulsa | 22 | 50 | 44.0% | 212 | 4.2 | 2 | 6 | 68.8 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Tulsa | 92 | 164 | 56.1% | 1,133 | 6.9 | 10 | 2 | 131.8 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Tulsa | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 492 | 820 | 60.0% | 6,022 | 7.3 | 55 | 18 | 139.4 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 98 | 215 | 2.2 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Marshall | 134 | 610 | 4.6 | 4 | -- |
| 2023 | Tulsa | 40 | 174 | 4.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Tulsa | 55 | 145 | 2.6 | 5 | -- |
| 2021 | Tulsa | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 336 | 1,182 | 3.5 | 11 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 38–20
vs Jackson State
214 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 43.5 · 20 rush yds (10 car)
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
Southern Miss
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Quarterback · Southern Miss
Returning around him
- 52% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: +9 net (37 in / 28 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Southern Miss · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #83 · 2026 recruiting class #108
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 Chase Brice’s 2022 season.
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Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Bryson Barnes’s path through Utah State.
Matches Bryson on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Jacolby Criswell's graduate season at North Carolina (2024).
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Differs from Jacolby on
Player DNA
Players who play like Braylon Braxton
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #164
Peaked at #164 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2022–2025+169%
Up 169% from first season to most-recent.