Daniel Braverman

WR · Western Michigan 2015 · #8

Last confirmed: Western Michigan, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.

5′10″ · Miramar, FL · University School

Daniel Braverman: WR · Western Michigan · #8.

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Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

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Daniel Braverman

WR · Western Michigan · #8

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. He has spent two seasons in the Western Michigan receiving corps. One game to point at: 167 receiving yards and 14 receptions against Murray State — Week 3, 2015.

How he plays

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2015	Western Michigan	108	1,367	12.7	13
2014	Western Michigan	86	997	11.6	6
Career		194	2,364	12.2	19

Season	Team
2015	Western Michigan	2	13	40	88
2014	Western Michigan	6	58	54	21
Career		8	71	94	109

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2015 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 24-37vs No. 5 Michigan State	13	109	8.4	0	26
Wk 2	L 17-43@ Georgia Southern	13	122	9.4	1	19
Wk 3	W 52-20vs Murray State	14	167	11.9	2	43	Season-high 167 yds
Wk 4	L 12-38@ No. 1 Ohio State	10	123	12.3	1	55
Wk 6	W 41-39vs Central Michigan	6	137	22.8	3	64	3 TD catches
Wk 7	W 49-14@ Ohio	6	56	9.3	2	27	2 TD catches
Wk 8	W 35-13vs Miami (OH)	13	135	10.4	2	22	2 TD catches
Wk 9	W 58-28@ Eastern Michigan	5	78	15.6	0	32
Wk 10	W 54-7vs Ball State	5	72	14.4	0	23
Wk 11	L 27-41vs Bowling Green	5	63	12.6	0	44
Wk 12	L 19-27@ Northern Illinois	9	126	14.0	1	35
Wk 13	W 35-30@ No. 24 Toledo	4	78	19.5	0	54
Bowl	W 45-31vs Middle Tennessee	5	101	20.2	1	68
Total		108	1367	12.7	13	68

Signature game

Week 3 · 2015

W 52-20

vs Murray State

14 rec · 167 yds · 2 TD

Dominant 32-point win at home against Murray State.

With Z. Terrell — 355 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 96.7 · J. Franklin — 161 rush yds (27 car) · 1 TD · 3 rec · 28 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · Middle Tennessee · 2nd and 15 · Q4 · EPA +6.81Zach Terrell pass complete to Daniel Braverman for 68 yds for a TD, (Andrew Haldeman KICK)
Week 4 · Ohio State · 3rd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +6.43Zach Terrell pass complete to Daniel Braverman for 55 yds for a TD, (Andrew Haldeman PAT MISSED)
Week 6 · Central Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +5.15Zach Terrell pass complete to Daniel Braverman for 64 yds for a TD, (Andrew Haldeman KICK)
Week 11 · Bowling Green · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.39Zach Terrell pass complete to Daniel Braverman for 44 yds to the BwGrn 39 for a
Week 6 · Central Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.35Zach Terrell pass complete to Daniel Braverman for 43 yds for a TD, (Andrew Haldeman KICK) WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, personal foul off-setting ( Yards) to the WMich 35
Week 3 · Murray State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.33Zach Terrell pass complete to Daniel Braverman for 43 yds to the MurrS 42 for a

4 more plays

Week 3 · Murray State · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +3.32Zach Terrell pass complete to Daniel Braverman for 20 yds for a TD, (Andrew Haldeman KICK)
Week 1 · Michigan State · 3rd and 12 · Q2 · EPA +3.10Zach Terrell pass complete to Daniel Braverman for 23 yds to the WMich 47 for a
Week 8 · Miami (OH) · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.97Zach Terrell pass complete to Daniel Braverman for 15 yds to the WMich 49 for a
Week 3 · Murray State · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.92Zach Terrell pass complete to Daniel Braverman for 17 yds for a TD, (Andrew Haldeman KICK)

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under P.J. Fleck, all run-leaning offenses — 16-10 over that span.

2014Western Michigan8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-leaning

2015Western Michigan8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-leaning

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (86th percentile). Strength: catch rate (82nd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#94 / 684 · 86th pct

8.9%

Catch rate#124 / 684 · 82nd pct

76.3%

EPA / target#152 / 684 · 78th pct

0.67

Explosive rate#242 / 684 · 64th pct

13.3%

Yards / catch#336 / 684 · 51st pct

12.3

Box-score rates (7)

Receptions#2 / 521 · 100th pct

108

Rec yards#8 / 521 · 99th pct

1367

Rec TDs#7 / 521 · 99th pct

Long catch#94 / 521 · 81st pct

Rush yards#122 / 247 · 50th pct

Yards / catch#273 / 521 · 47th pct

12.7

Rush TDs#54 / 247 · 39th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

82nd → 78th percentile

Explosive rate

77th → 64th percentile

Catch rate

93rd → 82nd percentile

TD rate

75th → 86th percentile

Yards / catch

49th → 51st percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2015 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	9.3	114	13.4	1.2
Road6g	7.8	97.2	13.3	0.8

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	9.6	116	13.5	1.4
Weeks 8+6g	6.8	92.0	14.4	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2015 season

Head Coach

P.J. Fleck

Pass share

44.2%

404 pass / 510 run

Plays / game

70.3

13 games

Team sack rate

6.8%

414 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2015

Impact starter

108 catches and 2 carries in 13 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Daniel Braverman

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

Impact starter

Four seasons at Western Michigan, drafted

His moves

2012

2016