Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
QB
Height:
6-3
Weight:
212
Hometown:
Aledo, Texas
High School:
Aledo

CAREER HIGHS
Rushing
• Attempts: 6 - vs. Utah Tech (Sept. 30, 2023)
• Yards: 27 - vs. Utah Tech (Sept. 30, 2023)
• TDs: 1 - 5x, last vs. Utah State (Nov. 29, 2024)
• Long: 23 yards - vs. San Jose State (Oct. 12, 2024)

Passing
• Attempts: 57 - at Utah State (Oct. 7, 2023)
• Completions: 34 - at Colorado (Sept. 16, 2023)
• Yards: 462 - vs. Utah Tech (Sept. 30, 2023)
• TDs: 4 - vs. Utah Tech (Sept. 30, 2023)
• INTs: 3 - 2x, last at Utah State (Oct. 7, 2023)
• Long: 76 - vs. Utah Tech (Sept. 30, 2023)

PRIOR TO MICHIGAN
• Spent four seasons (2022-25) at Colorado State
• Appeared in 31 with 28 starts at quarterback; earned four varsity letters
• All-Mountain West honorable mention (2023)
• Completed 583-of-969 pass attempts for 6,938 yards with 38 touchdowns and 29 interceptions during his career
• Rushed for six touchdowns during his career and also caught a touchdown pass; also punted seven times with each punt landing inside the 20-yard line
• Named to watch lists for the Davey O'Brien Award (2025), the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (2024-25) and the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award (2024-25)
• In 2023, led all Mountain West players in total offense (3,433 yards)
• Twice named Mountain West Freshman of the Week (Weeks 6, 8 in 2023)
• Named to the Davey O'Brien Award Great 8 and the Manning Award Star of the Week following his Week 8 performance in 2023
• Named an Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award honorable mention for his performance in Week 6 of 2023

Senior (Colorado State, 2025)
• Appeared in three games with three starts at quarterback; completed 44-of-82 pass attempts for 488 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions; rushed 14 times with one touchdown to earn his fourth varsity letter
• Named to watch lists for the Davey O'Brien Award, the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award
• At Washington (Aug. 30), completed 17-of-32 pass attempts for 180 yards with one touchdown and one interception; rushed three times
• Went 13-of-25 passes for 132 yards with one interception against Colorado State (Sept. 6) and rushed five times for 40 yards with a touchdown; also caught a nine-yard pass
• Completed 14-of-25 pass attempts for 176 yards and carried six times against UTSA (Sept. 20)
• Also punted twice, landing both punts inside the 20-yard line with a 44-yard long

Junior (Colorado State, 2024)
• Started all 13 games at quarterback; completed 230-of-380 pass attempts for 2,796 yards with 14 touchdowns and nine interceptions to earn his third varsity letter
• Named to watch lists for the Manning Award, the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award
• Went 10-of-18 passing at Texas (Aug. 31) for 59 yards with one interception
• Threw a touchdown against Northern Colorado (Sept. 7) on 18-of-27 passing for 202 yards and ran the ball twice with one touchdown
• Completed 22-of-39 attempts against Colorado (Sept. 14) for 209 yards with two interceptions; rushed 11 times
• Went 14-of-22 passing for 132 yards against UTEP (Sept. 21) with one touchdown and one interception and four rushes
• Threw for 263 yards and two touchdowns on 20-of-30 passing at Oregon State (Oct. 5) with three carries
• Completed 22-of-30 passes for 269 yards with one touchdown and one interception against San Jose State; ran the ball seven times with one touchdown
• Threw a touchdown and for 178 yards on 11-of-21 passing at Air Force (Oct. 19) and ran the ball twice
• Rushed five times and threw a touchdown on 11-of-20 passing for 142 yards against New Mexico (Nov. 26)
• At Nevada (Nov. 2), went 9-of-15 passing for 157 yards and rushed twice
• Caught a six-yard touchdown pass against Wyoming (Nov. 15) and threw another on 14-of-17 passing for 192 yards with two rushes
• Completed 25-of-50 attempts for 302 yards with one touchdown and one interception at Fresno State (Nov. 23)
• Went 31-of-46 passing against Utah State (Nov. 29) for 370 yards with four touchdowns and one interception; ran for another touchdown
• Completed 23-of-45 passes for 321 yards against Miami (Ohio) in the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl (Dec. 28) with one touchdown and two interceptions
• Also punted five times throughout the season for 176 yards with a 44-yard long and landed all five punts inside the 20-yard line

Sophomore (Colorado State, 2023)
• Appeared in all 12 games at quarterback with 11 starts at quarterback; completed 292-of-470 pass attempts for 3,460 yards with 22 touchdowns and 16 interceptions and rushed 33 times with one touchdown to earn his second varsity letter
• Played against Washington State (Sept. 2) and completed 13-of-20 pass attempts for 210 yards with two touchdowns and one interception
• Made his second career start at Colorado (Sept. 16) and completed 34-of-47 pass attempts for 367 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions; rushed five times
• On 43 pass attempts at Middle Tennessee (Sept. 23), completed 30 passes for two touchdowns and one interception; rushed twice
• Threw four touchdowns against Utah Tech (Sept. 30) on 26-of-32 passing for 462 yards with two interceptions; rushed six times for 27 yards with one touchdown
• Went 26-of-57 passing for 225 yards with three interceptions at Utah State (Oct. 7) and rushed once
• Completed 32-of-54 passes for 359 yards with three touchdowns and one interception against Boise State (Oct. 14) and ran the ball four times
• At UNLV (Oct. 21), went 21-of-32 passing for 235 yards with one touchdown and rushed twice
• Completed 21-of-32 passes for 235 yards with one touchdown against Air Force (Oct. 28) and rushed four times
• Threw two touchdowns and two interceptions at Wyoming (Nov. 3) on 24-of-42 passing for 220 yards and ran the ball once
• Went 17-of-30 passing for 202 yards against San Diego State (Nov. 11) with one interception and three carries
• Completed 15-of-30 passes for 245 yards with two touchdowns and one interception against Nevada (Nov. 18); rushed three times
• At Hawaii (Nov. 25), went 26-of-38 for 317 yards with two touchdowns and one interception; rushed twice

Freshman (Colorado State, 2022)
• Appeared in three games with one start at quarterback; completed 17-of-37 passes for 194 yards with one touchdown to earn his first varsity letter
• Made his collegiate debut at Washington State (Sept. 17)
• Saw action against Sacramento State (Sept. 24) and completed 6-of-15 passes for 116 yards with one touchdown and rushed for four yards
• Made his first career start at Nevada (Oct. 7) and completed 11-of-22 passes for 78 yards with one interception and 10 yards rushing

Prep
• Attended Aledo High School (2022), coached by Tim Buchanan
• Spent two seasons at Torrey Pines High School (California)
• Helped Aledo reach the UIL 5A Division 2 Regional Championship with a 12-1 season as a senior in 2021
• Part of a 13-1 Bearcats club that won the 2020 UIL Class 5A Division II State Championship his junior year in 2020

Key Statistics
• As a senior in 2021, completed 114-of-171 pass attempts for 2,051 yards with 24 touchdowns and one interception and rushed for 92 yards
• Threw two touchdowns and for 215 passing yards in the 2020 state title game

Honors and Rankings
• Ranked by 247Sports Composite as a three-star prospect; the No. 1,385 player nationally, the No. 86 quarterback and the No. 200 player in the state of Texas
• Named a three-star prospect by 247Sports; the No. 99 quarterback and the No. 233 player in Texas
• A three-star prospect according to Rivals Industry Ranking; the No. 1,080 player nationally, the No. 62 quarterback and the No. 158 player in Texas
• Named a three-star prospect by Rivals.com
• Rated a three-star prospect by On3.com; the No. 67 quarterback and the No. 155 player in the state of Texas
• Named a three-star prospect by ESPN; the No. 47 quarterback and the No. 154 player in Texas