Receiver, Western Michigan, 2012–⁠15

Daniel Braverman

Number
No. 8
Height
5′10″
Hometown
Miramar, FL
Born
Sep 28, 1993

Daniel Braverman played receiver at Western Michigan (2012–⁠15). The Chicago Bears took Braverman in round 7, No. 230 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,367
Receiving yards, 2015 (Western Michigan, 8–⁠5)
Best game
137 yards
Vs. Central Michigan, week 6, 2015: No. 3 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 6
In FBS in receiving touchdowns, 2015
Drafted
No. 230
Round 7, 2016 NFL Draft (Chicago Bears)

Career highs

14catches, career highvs. Murray State, 2015167receiving yards, career highvs. Murray State, 20153receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Central Michigan, 2015

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012Western Michigan181357.5038
2014Western Michigan8699711.6663
2015Western Michigan1081,36712.71368
Career2122,49911.81968

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2012Western Michigan112180–––
2014Western Michigan254016210
2015Western Michigan240010880
Career153120261090

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.PosHt
2012Western Michigan8WR
2013Western Michigan8WR
2014Western Michigan8WR
2015Western Michigan8WR5′10″

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
2014Western Michigan990.6774th (n=496)0.5266.312%
2015Western Michigan1360.6773rd (n=465)0.5391.116%

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 Western Michigan 13 games, 108 catches, 1,367 yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 4vs.Michigan StateL 24–⁠371310901241
Sep 12atGeorgia SouthernL 17–⁠43131221–––
Sep 19vs.Murray StateW 52–⁠20141672––1
Sep 26atOhio StateL 12–⁠38101231–––
Oct 10vs.Central MichiganW 41–⁠3961373––1
Oct 17atOhioW 49–⁠146562––3
Oct 24vs.Miami (OH)W 35–⁠13131352––1
Oct 29atEastern MichiganW 58–⁠285780–––
Nov 5vs.Ball StateW 54–⁠75720––1
Nov 11vs.Bowling GreenL 27–⁠4156301161
Nov 18atNorthern IllinoisL 19–⁠2791261–––
Nov 27atToledoW 35–⁠304780–––
Dec 24 ✦vs.Middle TennesseeW 45–⁠3151011––1
2014 Western Michigan 13 games, 86 catches, 997 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 30atPurdueL 34–⁠43101300–––
Sep 13atIdahoW 45–⁠3351222––2
Sep 20vs.Murray StateW 45–⁠147610––1
Sep 27atVirginia TechL 17–⁠35810001381
Oct 4vs.ToledoL 19–⁠208820–––
Oct 11atBall StateW 42–⁠3810962––2
Oct 18atBowling GreenW 26–⁠14350––2
Oct 25vs.OhioW 42–⁠216380––1
Nov 1atMiami (OH)W 41–⁠105230––1
Nov 15vs.Eastern MichiganW 51–⁠77502––2
Nov 22atCentral MichiganW 32–⁠2051170––1
Nov 28vs.Northern IllinoisL 21–⁠315880––2
Dec 20 ✦vs.Air ForceL 24–⁠3878501161
2012 Western Michigan 9 games, 18 catches, 135 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 8vs.Eastern IllinoisW 52–⁠214640143–
Sep 15atMinnesotaL 23–⁠28150–––
Sep 22vs.UConnW 30–⁠243250219–
Sep 29vs.ToledoL 17–⁠37–––4102–
Oct 6vs.MassachusettsW 52–⁠14180–––
Oct 13atBall StateL 24–⁠30–––215–
Oct 20atKent StateL 24–⁠414270–––
Oct 27vs.Northern IllinoisL 34–⁠48560–––
Nov 10atBuffaloL 24–⁠29–––239–

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2016
Height5′9⅞″
Weight175 lb
Arm length28¾″
Hand size9⅛″
40-yard dash4.53 s
Vertical jump28½″
Broad jump9′4″
Bench press10 reps
3-cone drill6.88 s
20-yard shuttle4.16 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

In the NFL

1 season, 2 games with a stat; latest team: Arizona Cardinals.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2016Chicago Bears2000

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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