#1Braylon Braxton
Braylon Braxton is a Dual-Threat QB for Southern Miss. Braylon's 2025 season ranks in the 0th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 426 plays — a developing rate for the QB.
2026 Usage Outlook · projected share of team plays
Regressed toward the QB mean. Model correlation r≈0.46 on a 2019-2025 walk-forward — volume only; efficiency not projected.
2025 Production
Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs QB peers
A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.
- ▸Below-average efficiency vs QB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
- ▸High-volume role — one of the team's most-used QBs by play share.
- ▸High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
- ▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
- ▸Production faded as the season progressed — 0.18 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
- ▸Peak game: 0.57 EPA/play in Wk 3 vs App State (SP+ -11).
NIL Market Tier· 2025
On3 valuation ↗Meaningful starter. Local collective + position-group deals.
Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.
Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | C/ATT | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | QBR | Rush Yds | Rush TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsMississippi State | L17-34 | 4.1 | 26/39 | 199 | 2 | 1 | 52.3 | 58 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 2 | vsJackson State | W38-20 | — | 20/30 | 214 | 3 | 0 | 43.5 | 20 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 3 | vsApp State | W38-22 | -11.4 | 22/30 | 279 | 2 | 1 | 68.5 | 27 | 0 | 0.57 |
| 4 | @Louisiana Tech | L20-30 | -1.3 | 28/47 | 392 | 2 | 1 | 55.5 | 23 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 5 | vsJacksonville State | W42-25 | -6.7 | 13/22 | 152 | 2 | 0 | 41.0 | 41 | 1 | 0.46 |
| 7 | @Georgia Southern | W38-35 | -9.4 | 19/28 | 237 | 2 | 0 | 63.9 | 17 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 8 | @Louisiana | W22-10 | -10.1 | 13/18 | 237 | 1 | 1 | 48.4 | 9 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 9 | vsUL Monroe | W49-21 | -21.6 | 18/23 | 248 | 4 | 0 | 65.4 | 20 | 0 | — |
| 11 | @Arkansas State | W27-21 | -8.8 | 20/29 | 228 | 1 | 1 | 38.4 | 5 | 0 | 0.09 |
| 13 | @South Alabama | L35-42 | -12.7 | 31/52 | 400 | 3 | 1 | 30.8 | -23 | 0 | -0.01 |
| 14 | vsTroy | L18-28 | -4.8 | 20/35 | 209 | 1 | 1 | 43.2 | -3 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 1 | vsWestern Kentucky | L16-27 | 1.6 | 24/47 | 258 | 1 | 1 | 39.5 | 21 | 0 | 0.10 |
Usage & Situational · Pro
- Standard downs
- 0.03
- Passing downs
- 0.43
- Pass / Rush EPA
- 0.22 / 0.18
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).