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Brayden Birkholz

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Brayden Birkholz
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    215
  • Hometown:
    Holland, Mich.
  • Position:
    LB
  • Year:
    So.
  • High School:
    West Ottawa
  • gp
    9
  • tk
    34.0
  • sac
    0.0
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    0
Bio

Sophomore (2023): Made four starts at middle linebacker and played in nine games, recording 34 tackles...Compiled two double-digit tackle performances, including a season-high 11 stops on October 14 vs. Franklin

Freshman (2022): 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 13 11
Assists 21 20
Tackles 34.0 31.0
Tackles per game 3.8 4.4
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 2.0 2.0
Tackle for loss yards 2 2
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - 0
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - 0
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - 0
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 1 - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 1 - - - - 0
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 1 - - - - 0
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 1 - - - - 0
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 1 - - - - 0
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 1 0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 1 1 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 1 0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 5 6 11.0 0.0 0 1.0 2 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 0 3 3.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 0 0
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 2 0 2.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 3 7 10.0 0.0 0 0.5 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 0 4 4.0 0.0 0 0.5 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
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 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 9 - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 9 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 9 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 7 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 4 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 5 - - - - 0 .0
Month
September 3 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 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 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 9 13 21 34.0 3.8 0.0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Conference 7 11 20 31.0 4.4 0.0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 8 17 25.0 6.3 0.0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away 5 5 4 9.0 1.8 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 4 3 7.0 1.8 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Losses 5 9 18 27.0 5.4 0.0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month
September 3 3 1 4.0 1.3 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 4 7 9 16.0 4.0 0.0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
November 2 3 11 14.0 7.0 0.0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0