Brayden Blackmon

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.

2025 Western Carolina 9 games, 27 catches, 213 yards, 2 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Aug 30	vs.Gardner-Webb	L 45–⁠52	1	2	0	2
Sep 13	vs.Elon	L 31–⁠37	1	3	0	3
Sep 27	atCampbell	W 42–⁠35	2	21	1	17
Oct 4	atWofford	W 23–⁠21	7	32	0	7
Oct 11	vs.Furman	W 52–⁠7	1	19	0	19
Nov 1	atChattanooga	W 35–⁠28	1	5	0	5
Nov 8	vs.Mercer	L 47–⁠49	3	23	0	17
Nov 15	vs.East Tennessee State	L 35–⁠52	5	44	0	13
Nov 22	atVMI	W 48–⁠6	6	64	1	22

2024 Western Carolina 6 games, 8 catches, 83 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Sep 14	atElon	W 24–⁠17	1	4	0	4
Oct 5	vs.Wofford	W 21–⁠17	1	14	0	14
Oct 12	vs.The Citadel	W 30–⁠16	1	5	0	5
Oct 19	atFurman	W 52–⁠20	1	10	0	10
Nov 2	vs.Chattanooga	W 38–⁠34	2	27	0	16
Nov 16	vs.VMI	W 58–⁠28	2	23	0	13

2022 Western Carolina 2 games, 2 catches, 23 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Sep 24	atSamford	L 12–⁠35	1	6	0	6
Oct 22	vs.The Citadel	L 21–⁠34	1	17	0	17

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