Tight end, Duke, 2010–⁠15

Braxton Deaver

Lettered 2011, 2013, 2015 (school media guide)

Number
No. 89
Height
6′5″
Hometown
Charlotte, NC

Braxton Deaver played tight end at Duke (2010–⁠15).

Career highs

7catches, career highat North Carolina, 2013116receiving yards, career highvs. Texas A&M, 20132receiving touchdowns, career highat Virginia, 2013

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011*Duke810713.4041
2013Duke4660013.0447
2015Duke211838.7218
Career7589011.9647

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2010Duke89TE
2011Duke89TE
2012Duke89TE
2013Duke89TE
2014Duke89TE
2015Duke89TE6′5″

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
2013Duke421.0884th (n=341)0.8145.44%
2015Duke360.2111th (n=465)0.537.75%

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

2015 Duke 9 games, 21 catches, 183 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3atTulaneW 37–⁠7114014
Sep 26vs.Georgia TechW 34–⁠201303
Oct 3vs.Boston CollegeW 9–⁠7220011
Oct 31vs.MiamiL 27–⁠30446015
Nov 7atNorth CarolinaL 31–⁠6631709
Nov 14vs.PittsburghL 13–⁠31436018
Nov 21atVirginiaL 34–⁠42319110
Nov 28atWake ForestW 27–⁠21113013
Dec 26 ✦vs.IndianaW 44–⁠41215110
2013 Duke 14 games, 46 catches, 600 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.North Carolina CentralW 45–⁠0316110
Sep 7atMemphisW 28–⁠14566036
Sep 14vs.Georgia TechL 14–⁠38225020
Sep 21vs.PittsburghL 55–⁠58221115
Sep 28vs.TroyW 38–⁠31218013
Oct 12vs.NavyW 35–⁠7354024
Oct 19atVirginiaW 35–⁠22396247
Oct 26atVirginia TechW 13–⁠10229016
Nov 9vs.NC StateW 38–⁠2021308
Nov 16vs.MiamiW 48–⁠30330021
Nov 23atWake ForestW 28–⁠21234019
Nov 30atNorth CarolinaW 27–⁠25765014
Dec 7vs.Florida StateL 7–⁠45417017
Dec 31 ✦vs.Texas A&ML 48–⁠526116037
2011 Duke 5 games, 8 catches, 107 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 10vs.StanfordL 14–⁠44228020
Sep 24vs.TulaneW 48–⁠271707
Nov 5atMiamiL 14–⁠49218019
Nov 12atVirginiaL 21–⁠31246041
Nov 19vs.Georgia TechL 31–⁠381808

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

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