Braiden McGregor

Class:
Senior
Position:
EDGE
Height:
6-6
Weight:
267
Hometown:
Port Huron, Mich.
High School:
Port Huron Northern

CAREER HIGHS

• Tackles: 5 - vs. UNLV (Sept. 9, 2023)
• Solos: 3 - vs. Northwestern (Oct. 23, 2021)
• Asst: 3, 2x - last vs. Indiana (Oct. 14, 2023)
• TFLs: 2.0 - vs. Alabama (Jan. 1, 2024)
• Sacks: 2.0 - vs. Alabama (Jan. 1, 2024)
• Int: none
• FR: none
• PBUs: 2 - at Ohio State (Nov. 26, 2022)

At Michigan
• All-Big Ten selection (honorable mention, coaches and media, 2023)
• Three-time letterman (2021-22-23)
• Appeared in 38 games with 18 starts

Senior (2023)
• Started all 15 games at edge rusher; made 26 tackles including tying for the team lead with 9.0 TFLs, and added 4.5 sacks with seven quarterback hurries, three pass breakups, and one forced fumble
• All-Big Ten selection (honorable mention, coaches and media)
• Six times shared Defensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against UNLV, Indiana, Purdue, at Nebraska, at Michigan State, against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship
• Hurried the quarterback and made two tackles starting off the edge against ECU (Sept. 2)
• Started against UNLV (Sept. 9) and made five tackles including 1.5 for loss
• Fielded a squib kickoff attempt and also had a split tackle for loss as a starting edge and special teams contributor against Bowling Green (Sept. 16)
• Credited with a hurry off the edge against Rutgers (Sept. 23)
• On the road at Nebraska (Sept. 30), started and knocked down a pass that was intercepted; added a six-yard sack
• Hurried the quarterback and broke up a pass at Minnesota (Oct. 7)
• Against Indiana (Oct. 14), assisted on three tackles and hurried the quarterback once
• At Michigan State (Oct. 21), was in on 1.5 tackles for loss and broke up a pass to go with two tackles
• Made four tackles including one for loss against Purdue (Nov. 4)
• Started off the edge at Penn State (Nov. 11) and also played special teams
• At Maryland (Nov. 18), shared a sack among three tackles
• Made one solo tackle starting off the edge against Ohio State (Nov. 25)
• Forced a fumble and made two solo tackles to go with two quarterback hurries against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 2)
• Posted a team-high two sacks against Alabama in the Rose Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Jan. 1)
• Started off the edge against Washington in the CFP National Champoinship Game (Jan. 8)

Junior (2022)
• Appeared in all 14 games at edge with three starts; made 16 tackles with 5.0 for loss including 2.5 sacks and two pass breakups to earn his second varsity letter
• Split a sack playing the edge position against Colorado State (Sept. 3)
• Contributed two tackles with a two-yard tackle for loss against Hawaii (Sept. 10)
• Made his first career start off the edge, finishing with four tackles, and contributed on special teams against UConn (Sept. 17)
• Had a two-tackle day playing off the edge against Maryland (Sept. 24)
• Contributed from the edge spot at Iowa (Oct. 1) and also played special teams
• Registered an eight-yard sack playing off the edge at Indiana (Oct. 8)
• Contributed from the edge spot and played special teams against Penn State (Oct. 15)
• Recorded a five-yard sack playing off the edge against Michigan State (Oct. 29)
• Split a tackle for loss playing off the edge at Rutgers (Nov. 5)
• Against Nebraska (Nov. 12), contributed off the edge
• Started at edge against Illinois (Nov. 19) and registered a split tackle
• Made a solo tackle behind the line of scrimmage and broke up a pair of passes at Ohio State (Nov. 26)
• Started against Purdue in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 3) and made two tackles
• Played along the edge and made one tackle against TCU in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31)

Sophomore (2021)
• Appeared in nine games along the defensive line and contributed on special teams; made five tackles including one tackle for loss and had one quarterback hurry to earn his first varsity letter
• In his U-M debut against Western Michigan (Sept. 4), played defensive end and assisted on one tackle
• Credited with one quarterback hurry playing along the defensive line against Washington (Sept. 11)
• Played along the defensive line against Northern Illinois (Sept. 18), at Wisconsin (Oct. 2), at Maryland (Nov. 20) and against Georgia in the Orange Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31)
• Made a solo tackle playing defensive end against Rutgers (Sept. 25)
• Played special teams snaps at Nebraska (Oct. 9)
• Made three solo tackles including one tackle for loss playing along the defensive line against Northwestern (Oct. 23)

Freshman (2020)
• Did not see game action

Prep
• Attended Port Huron Northern High School (2020) coached by Larry Roelens
• Helped the Huskies to a 6-1 record and a share of the Macomb Area Conference-Blue championship as a senior
• Three-year starter and two-year captain who played tight end and defensive end for the Huskies

Key Statistics
• Set school record with 227 career tackles
• Played in the first seven games of the season before injuring his knee and missed the remainder of the season; registered 32 tackles, 10 tackles for loss and two sacks
• Recorded 99 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, eight sacks, two forced fumbles and two interceptions as a junior

Honors and Rankings
• Listed No. 26 on the ESPN300; top-rated player in Michigan, No. 1 defensive end prospect and the No. 2 prospect in the region
• Holds a four-star rating in the 247Sports Composite rankings; listed as the No. 2 prospect in Michigan, the nation’s No. 4 strongside defensive end and the 108th overall prospect in the country
• Four-star prospect according to 247Sports, the second-best player in Michigan, the fifth-best strongside defensive end and the No. 94 player nationally
• Rivals.com four-star prospect, the 11th-best recruit in Michigan and the No. 17 overall defensive end
• PrepStar Magazine Top 150 Dream Team member; listed as the third-highest rated prospect in Michigan, the eight-best defensive end in the country and the nation’s 85th overall recruit
• Participated in the Rivals100 Five-Star Challenge in Atlanta
• Selected to participate in the Under Armour All-American Game and the Polynesian Bowl
• Detroit News first team All-State pick in 2019
• Three-time all-state and all-conference selection
• Earned all-league academic on three occasions

Personal
• Braiden McGregor was born on July 12, 2001
• Son of Tara and Steve McGregor
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, majoring in General Studies