Braden Fiske
Position: DL — Projected: 2nd Round
History & Measurables
Born: Jan. 18, 2000 – Michigan City, IN
High School: Michigan City High
College: Florida State (Formerly Western Michigan)
Height – 6’5″ Weight – 297 lbs
Traits & Characteristics
The Good
- Incredible motor
- Bull rush
- Active hands
The Bad
- Somewhat raw as prospect
- Needs to improve as a run stopper
Advanced Analytics Notes
2023 Pass Rush Stats: Min 100 Snaps
- Pass Rush Grade: 73.7 (T-54th among DTs)
- Pass Rush Win Rate: 8.9% (T-95th among DTs)
- Sacks: 6 (T-14th among DTs)
- Hurries: 19 (T-33rd among DTs)
- QB Hits: 6 (T-20th among DTs)
2023 Run Defense Stats: Min 100 Snaps
- Run Defense Grade 69.4 (T-174th among DTs)
- Run Stops:16 (T-61th among DTs)
Film Notes and Highlights
Braden Fiske is a twitchy player who is relentless at the line of scrimmage. The activity jumps out at you – a combination of violence and determination. Fiske has incredibly active hands. His hand placement can be inconsistent however, making it hard for him to get off of blocks (especially in the run game). At times it can also affect his leverage and hinder his bull rush, but it looks like something he tries to work on. Fiske knows how to get skinny facing double teams and adds good variation to his swim move to beat offensive linemen. At Western Michigan, Fiske was a relative sieve in the run game, but seemed to improve at Florida State. Fiske is likely a late Day 2 player used in true pass sets, with the potential to turn into an every-down player. – Thomas Christopher
(Games Watched: vs Pittsburgh 2021, vs Michigan 2021, vs LSU 2023, vs Clemson 2023, vs Duke 2023, Live at Senior Bowl 2024)
Florida State DT Braden Fiske has good strength and is absolutely relentless, even dating back to his Western Michigan days. Here he blows up the center attempting the double team, chases down the quarterback and gets the sack. pic.twitter.com/7QujtDza7D
— Thomas Christopher (@ThomasCP_NFL) February 27, 2024
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