Running back, SMU, 2015–⁠18

Braeden West

Number
No. 6
Height
5′10″
Weight
170 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Katy, TX

Braeden West played running back at SMU (2015–⁠18).

At a glance

Best season
1,036
Rushing yards, 2016 (SMU, 5–⁠7)
Best game
220 yards
Vs. Liberty, week 3, 2016: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

220rushing yards, career highvs. Liberty, 20162rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Houston Christian, 20186catches, career hightwice; last at Tulsa, 201886receiving yards, career highat North Texas, 2018

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015SMU623265.3236
2016SMU2021,0365.1666
2017SMU735687.8275
2018SMU1385894.3651
Career4752,5195.31675

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2015SMU2763515320
2017SMU254230–––
2018SMU3390–––
Career551,09715320

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015SMU1314210.9045
2016SMU15926.1018
2017SMU1818510.3034
2018SMU393569.1171
Career857759.1171

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015SMU6RBFr.
2016SMU6RBSo.
2017SMU6RBJr.
2018SMU6RBSr.5′10″170

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2015SMU780.0940th (n=268)0.127.29%0.00
2016SMU2270.0524th (n=259)0.1310.724%0.07
2017SMU960.3193rd (n=287)0.1230.111%0.22
2018SMU1850.0525th (n=300)0.159.221%0.02

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 SMU 12 games, 589 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1atNorth TexasL 23–⁠468261–––
Sep 7vs.TCUL 12–⁠4211781233–
Sep 15atMichiganL 20–⁠45825016–
Sep 22vs.NavyW 31–⁠30261450–––
Sep 29vs.Houston ChristianW 63–⁠2712692–––
Oct 6atUCFL 20–⁠4817690–––
Oct 20atTulaneW 27–⁠2312511–––
Oct 27vs.CincinnatiL 20–⁠2611160–––
Nov 3vs.HoustonW 45–⁠319530–––
Nov 10atUConnW 62–⁠50541–––
Nov 16vs.MemphisL 18–⁠2810200–––
Nov 24atTulsaL 24–⁠279330–––
2017 SMU 12 games, 568 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.Stephen F. AustinW 58–⁠146860–––
Sep 16atTCUL 36–⁠568320–––
Sep 23vs.Arkansas StateW 44–⁠2113630–––
Sep 30vs.UConnW 49–⁠288721–––
Oct 7atHoustonL 22–⁠353240129–
Oct 21atCincinnatiW 31–⁠2811470123–
Oct 27vs.TulsaW 38–⁠342891561–
Nov 4vs.UCFL 24–⁠318550224–
Nov 11atNavyL 40–⁠4322207139–
Nov 18atMemphisL 45–⁠662150223–
Nov 25vs.TulaneW 41–⁠38270236–
Dec 20 ✦vs.Louisiana TechL 10–⁠518560588–
2016 SMU 12 games, 1,036 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3atNorth TexasW 34–⁠2113230–––
Sep 10atBaylorL 13–⁠4015890–––
Sep 17vs.LibertyW 29–⁠14242202–––
Sep 23vs.TCUL 3–⁠3314430–––
Oct 1atTempleL 20–⁠459220–––
Oct 7atTulsaL 40–⁠43221241–––
Oct 22vs.HoustonW 38–⁠16181151–––
Oct 29atTulaneW 35–⁠31221192–––
Nov 5vs.MemphisL 7–⁠51490–––
Nov 12atEast CarolinaW 55–⁠31201040–––
Nov 19vs.South FloridaL 27–⁠35291200–––
Nov 26vs.NavyL 31–⁠7512480–––
2015 SMU 12 games, 326 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 4vs.BaylorL 21–⁠566170269–
Sep 12vs.North TexasW 31–⁠1394301162
Sep 19atTCUL 37–⁠56126001121
Sep 26vs.James MadisonL 45–⁠488611374–
Oct 3vs.East CarolinaL 23–⁠4921801241
Oct 8atHoustonL 28–⁠499350118–
Oct 24atSouth FloridaL 14–⁠3852304831
Oct 31vs.TulsaL 31–⁠4021104111–
Nov 6vs.TempleL 40–⁠60–––7180–
Nov 14atNavyL 14–⁠553250238–
Nov 21vs.TulaneW 49–⁠213181–––
Nov 28atMemphisL 0–⁠633150110–

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

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