Receiver, Illinois State (from Valparaiso), 2022–24
Braden Contreras
- Number
- No. 13
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Class (2024)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Hillsdale, IL
Braden Contreras played receiver at Valparaiso (2022) and Illinois State (2023–24).
Career highs
7catches, career highat Dayton, 2022126receiving yards, career highat Dayton, 20222receiving touchdowns, career highat Morehead State, 2022Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Valparaiso | 30 | 466 | 15.5 | 3 | 49 |
| 2023 | Illinois State | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 0 | 14 |
| 2024 | Illinois State | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 1 | 20 |
| Career | 39 | 552 | 14.2 | 4 | 49 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Illinois State | 2 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | Illinois State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| Career | 3 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Valparaiso | 13 | WR | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Illinois State | 13 | WR | So. | ||
| 2024 | Illinois State | 13 | WR | Jr. | 6′4″ | 190 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Valparaiso (FCS) | 43 | 1.04 | 86th (n=683) | 0.71 | 44.8 | 6% |
| 2023 | Illinois State (FCS) | 4 | 0.95 | – | – | 3.8 | – |
| 2024 | Illinois State (FCS) | 3 | 1.66 | – | – | 5.0 | – |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2024 Illinois State 6 games, 6 returns, 15 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Iowa | L 0–40 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 7 | at North Alabama | W 24–17 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. Western Illinois | W 51–34 | 1 | 14 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Eastern Illinois | W 31–7 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 5 | at Southern Illinois | W 45–10 | 1 | 20 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. North Dakota | W 35–13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – |
2023 Illinois State 7 games, 6 returns, 34 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Dayton | W 41–0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. Lindenwood | W 48–17 | 3 | 29 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 7 | vs. South Dakota State | L 21–40 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. Indiana State | W 44–7 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 21 | at Youngstown State | L 38–41 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 4 | at Missouri State | W 36–35 | – | – | – | 2 | 31 | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. Murray State | W 44–7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
2022 Valparaiso 11 games, 30 catches, 466 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs.Indiana Wesleyan | W 20–17 | 1 | 18 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 10 | at Illinois State | L 21–28 | 3 | 28 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 17 | at Dartmouth | L 13–35 | 3 | 23 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 8 | at Presbyterian | W 41–21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. Butler | L 25–26 | 1 | 26 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 22 | at Morehead State | W 40–35 | 5 | 116 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Oct 29 | atDayton | L 24–31 | 7 | 126 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. St. Thomas (MN) | L 7–34 | 2 | 25 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 12 | at Marist | W 45–24 | 1 | 49 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. Drake | L 0–24 | 2 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 3 | at New Mexico State | L 3–65 | 4 | 40 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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