Braden Bays
Rice Owls
61
Depth

Braden Bays

Rice OwlsRebuilding
DTDefenseDepth
2nd String / Backup

Is Braden Bays starting?

Braden Bays is listed 2nd string at DT for Rice Owls.

Redshirt freshman · #94 · 6'3", 269 lbs

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Depth at DT · Rice Owls

  1. 19667Dillan BottsStarter
  2. 29461Braden BaysYou

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Boerne, ranked #1,325 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 8 tackles, 1 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 61 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,325 NatlTeam Share1%
Boerne, TX
Jersey
#94
Class
RS FR
Height
6'3"
Weight
269 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025810

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8600
National Rank
#1325
High School
Boerne
Hometown
Boerne, TX

Why this rating?

On a 73-rated defense; 45th-percentile production (×0.80 for competition level) put them -6 vs unit starters → 61.

Team defense (SP+)
73
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 45% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.80)
Depth-chart adjustment
-6 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 3LUTSATKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 16-14

Sep 27LFRESTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-24

Sep 19LWMUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 28-21

Sep 12LNDTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 52-0

Sep 5WHCUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 31-3

Braden Bays's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

8 tkl · 1 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement20%
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