Receiver, Villanova, 2025–⁠26

Braden Reed

Number
No. 83
Height
5′9″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Pottstown, PA

Braden Reed plays receiver for Villanova. Last time out, at Fordham: 4 catches, 88 yards. Reed leads Villanova in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns this season.

2026 so far

34 catches, 433 yards, 3 TD

Last game: 4 catches, 88 yards at Fordham, W 38–⁠17

Next game: vs. Lehigh, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 25W&M
  2. 68@BUCK
  3. 50@LOU
  4. 45@LIU
  5. 100COLG
  6. 57MORG
  7. 88@FOR

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

6catches, career highthree times; last vs. Morgan State, 2026100receiving yards, career highvs. Colgate, 20262receiving touchdowns, career highat Bucknell, 2026

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025Villanova3451815.2344
2026Villanova3443312.7335
Career6895114.0644

Returns

SeasonTeamPRYdsTD
2025Villanova202980
2026Villanova8890
Career283870

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Villanova83WRFr.
2026Villanova83WRSo.5′9″180

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025Villanova (FCS)560.7690th (n=1040)0.4642.46%
2026Villanova (FCS)540.4754th (n=829)0.4325.113%

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

2026 Villanova 7 games, 34 catches, 433 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Aug 28vs.William & MaryL 32–⁠3532503
Sep 5atBucknellW 17–⁠1656821
Sep 11atLouisvilleL 13–⁠596500–
Sep 19atLong Island UniversityW 20–⁠1644501
Sep 26vs.ColgateL 21–⁠28610011
Oct 3vs.Morgan StateL 35–⁠3865701
Oct 17atFordhamW 38–⁠1748801
2025 Villanova 13 games, 34 catches, 518 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Sep 13atPenn StateL 6–⁠522410–
Sep 20atMonmouthL 33–⁠514710–
Sep 27vs.William & MaryW 31–⁠241230–
Oct 4atNew HampshireW 37–⁠7–––1
Oct 11atElonW 29–⁠2131202
Oct 18vs.HamptonW 56–⁠141004
Oct 25vs.UAlbanyW 29–⁠1611004
Nov 8atTowsonW 28–⁠1034103
Nov 15vs.Stony BrookW 30–⁠2739113
Nov 29vs.HarvardW 52–⁠756101
Dec 6atLehighW 14–⁠73701–
Dec 13atTarleton StateW 26–⁠2154212
Dec 20 ✦vs.Illinois StateL 14–⁠303560–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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