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Brayden Birkholz

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Brayden Birkholz
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    195
  • Hometown:
    Norton Shores, Mich.
  • Position:
    LB
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • High School:
    West Ottawa
  • gp
    5
  • tk
    4.0
  • sac
    0.0
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    0
Bio

Freshman (2022-23): Played in five games...Recorded four tackles and one tackle for loss.

Personal: Son of Heather and Jeremy Birkholz...Criminal Justice major and Science minor.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 2 1
Assists 2 2
Tackles 4.0 3.0
Tackles per game .8 1.0
Sacks 0.0 0.0
Sack yards 0 0
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 1.0 1.0
Tackle for loss yards 2 2
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 55-35
Oct 15 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-19
Oct 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 32-22
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-35
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 24-21
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 17-14
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 3 at Mount Union L, 65-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Kalamazoo L, 42-23 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Alfred St. L, 42-33 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 55-35 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-19 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 32-22 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-35 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 24-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 17-14 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 3 at Mount Union L, 65-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Kalamazoo L, 42-23 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Alfred St. L, 42-33 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 55-35 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-19 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 32-22 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-35 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 24-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 17-14 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 3 at Mount Union L, 65-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Kalamazoo L, 42-23 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Alfred St. L, 42-33 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 55-35 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-19 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 32-22 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-35 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 24-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 17-14 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 3 at Mount Union L, 65-0 - - - - - -
Sep 17 Kalamazoo L, 42-23 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 at Alfred St. L, 42-33 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-20 - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 55-35 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-19 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 32-22 - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-35 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 24-21 - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 17-14 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 3 at Mount Union L, 65-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Kalamazoo L, 42-23 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Alfred St. L, 42-33 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 55-35 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-19 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 32-22 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-35 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 24-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 17-14 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 3 at Mount Union L, 65-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Kalamazoo L, 42-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Alfred St. L, 42-33 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 55-35 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 32-22 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-35 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 24-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 17-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 3 at Mount Union L, 65-0 - - - - - -
Sep 17 Kalamazoo L, 42-23 1 - - - - 0
Sep 24 at Alfred St. L, 42-33 1 - - - - 0
Oct 1 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-20 - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 55-35 1 - - - - 0
Oct 15 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-19 1 - - - - 0
Oct 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 32-22 - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-35 1 - - - - 0
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 24-21 - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 17-14 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 3 at Mount Union L, 65-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Kalamazoo L, 42-23 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 24 at Alfred St. L, 42-33 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 1 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-20 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 55-35 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 15 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-19 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 32-22 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-35 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 24-21 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 17-14 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 3 at Mount Union L, 65-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Kalamazoo L, 42-23 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Alfred St. L, 42-33 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Hanover (Ind.) L, 37-20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 55-35 1 1 2.0 0.0 0 1.0 2 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 15 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 48-19 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Anderson (Ind.) W, 32-22 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-35 0 1 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 24-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Bluffton W, 17-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2022-23 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2025-26 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 35 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2022-23 5 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 9 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 35 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2022-23 5 - - - - - - -
2023-24 9 - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 - - - - - - -
2025-26 11 - - - - - - -
Total 35 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2022-23 5 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 9 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 35 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2022-23 5 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 9 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 35 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2022-23 5 - - - - 0 .0
2023-24 9 - - - - 0 .0
2024-25 10 - - - - 0 .0
2025-26 11 - - - - 0 .0
Total 35 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2022-23 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2022-23 5 2 2 4.0 .8 0.0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023-24 9 13 21 34.0 3.8 0.0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2024-25 10 22 20 42.0 4.2 0.0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2025-26 11 17 11 28.0 2.5 1.5 2 3.0 6 - - - - - - -
Total 35 54 54 108.0 3.1 1.5 2 6.5 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 5 - - - - - - - -
Conference 3 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 1 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 2 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 5 - - - - - - -
Conference 3 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 1 - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - -
Month
September 2 - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 5 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 3 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 1 - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 2 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 5 - - - - - - - -
Conference 3 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 1 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 2 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 5 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 3 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 1 - - - - 0 .0
Away 4 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins - - - - - 0 -
Losses 5 - - - - 0 .0
Month
September 2 - - - - 0 .0
October 3 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 5 2 2 4.0 .8 0.0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 3 1 2 3.0 1.0 0.0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 1 1 0 1.0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 1 2 3.0 .8 0.0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 2 2 4.0 .8 0.0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month
September 2 1 0 1.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 3 1 2 3.0 1.0 0.0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0