Defensive end, Michigan, 2020–23
Braiden McGregor
- Number
- No. 17
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 267 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Port Huron, MI
- Born
- Jul 12, 2001
Braiden McGregor played defensive end at Michigan (2020–23).
Career highs
2sacks, career highvs. Alabama, 2023Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2021, 2022 and 2023; National champions, 2023
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Michigan | 17 | DE | Fr. | ||
| 2021 | Michigan | 17 | DE | So. | ||
| 2022 | Michigan | 17 | DE | Jr. | ||
| 2023 | Michigan | 17 | DE | Sr. | 6′6″ | 267 |
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.
Game by game
2023 Michigan 13 games, 26 tackles, 4.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. East Carolina | W 30–3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. UNLV | W 35–7 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Bowling Green | W 31–6 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Rutgers | W 31–7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Nebraska | W 45–7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | at Minnesota | W 52–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Indiana | W 52–7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Michigan State | W 49–0 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Purdue | W 41–13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Maryland | W 31–24 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Ohio State | W 30–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Iowa | W 26–0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Alabama | W 27–20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
2022 Michigan 8 games, 13 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. Hawai’i | W 56–10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. UConn | W 59–0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Maryland | W 34–27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atIndiana | W 31–10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Michigan State | W 29–7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atRutgers | W 52–17 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Illinois | W 19–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atOhio State | W 45–23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
2021 Michigan 4 games, 5 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Western Michigan | W 47–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Washington | W 31–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs.Rutgers | W 20–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Northwestern | W 33–7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2024 | Combine or pro day 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′5¼″ | |
| Weight | 257 lb | |
| Arm length | 33⅛″ | |
| Hand size | 10″ | |
| Wingspan | 80¼″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.78 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.63 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 33″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′8″ | |
| Bench press | 20 reps | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.63 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 17 games with a stat; latest team: New York Jets.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | New York Jets | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | New York Jets | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | New York Jets | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 17 | 28 | 1 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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