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THE INDEPENDENT GUIDE TO BOWMAN FOOTBALL2026 PROSPECTS · 1ST BOWMANS · AUTOGRAPHSUPDATED SEP 22, 2026
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WR · Tennessee · Junior

Braylon Staley

PPG77.1OVERALL#27WR#74-GAME FORM63.2LATEST GAME73.4
CHROME PROSPECTBCP-149No Chrome auto on checklist
PAPERBPP-149
CHROMEBCP-149
CHROME AUTONOT LISTED
PAPER AUTONOT LISTED
PLAYER STATS

2026 season & career

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SCOUTING NOTEBOOK

The read right now

Updated 2026-09-22

The slot workload has a real production foundation. Evaluate receiving efficiency independently of Tennessee scheme volume.

NEXT CHECK

Track target variety and receiving efficiency against the next stronger opponent.

BOWMAN CHECKLIST

His 2026 Bowman cards

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Topps describes parallels, but a complete first-party football odds/serial-number matrix was not available in this audit. No baseball parallel structure is imported. Serial numbering is not an estimate of total print run.

2 base appearances · 0 autograph appearances · 1 insert / variation appearances. Counts describe checklist rows, not distinct print runs.

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ChecklistCard numberPrinted schoolCheck it / find it
PAPER PROSPECTSBPP-149Tennessee®Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for Braylon Staley BPP-149
CHROME PROSPECTSBCP-149Tennessee®Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for Braylon Staley BCP-149
GEN NEXTGN-25Tennessee ®Source 1: 2026 Bowman Football Checklist ↗Search eBay ↗ for Braylon Staley GN-25

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RESEARCH FILEIdentity, open questions & evidence gapsOpen file

Tennessee; WR; Junior; 6-0; 192 lb.

Source 1: Tennessee: Braylon Staley official profile / research ↗
school
Tennessee (verified)
position
WR (verified)
class
Junior (verified)
Date of birth
2006-04-27 (verified)
measurements
6-0 / 192 lb (verified)
recruiting
Consensus four-star high-school recruit, reported by Tennessee. (partial)
2026 statistics
Dated game evidence through 2026-09-19; complete season totals not verified. (partial)
Draft eligibility
Unknown (unknown)
NFL consensus
Unknown (unknown)
Next catalyst
Track target variety and receiving efficiency against the next stronger opponent. (editorial)
Source 1: Tennessee: Braylon Staley official profile / research ↗Source 1: Tennessee: Braylon Staley official profile / research ↗
  • Complete 2026 cumulative statistics through September 21 are not verified; dated games and prior seasons remain separately labeled.
  • Draft eligibility and a current independent NFL consensus remain unverified; a school award or watch list is not consensus.
  • Verified athletic testing, availability history and position-specific advanced charting are incomplete.
PPG METHODHow the 77.1 grade was built60% supported

We have support for 60% of the normal grade inputs. A player needs at least 60% before we publish a PPG. Missing pieces stay missing.

ComponentWeightScore / confidenceWhy
production25%75medium68 catches and repeated starts support an established redshirt-freshman receiving baseline. The separately cited high-school evidence supports the pedigree anchor; use the lower rating when services disagree.Source 1: Tennessee: Braylon Staley official profile / research ↗
ageClass15%80medium68 catches and repeated starts support an established redshirt-freshman receiving baseline. The separately cited high-school evidence supports the pedigree anchor; use the lower rating when services disagree.Source 1: Tennessee: Braylon Staley official profile / research ↗
role15%80medium68 catches and repeated starts support an established redshirt-freshman receiving baseline. The separately cited high-school evidence supports the pedigree anchor; use the lower rating when services disagree.Source 1: Tennessee: Braylon Staley official profile / research ↗
physical10%UnavailableunavailableInsufficient verified evidence for this component.
pedigree5%70medium68 catches and repeated starts support an established redshirt-freshman receiving baseline. The separately cited high-school evidence supports the pedigree anchor; use the lower rating when services disagree.Source 1: Tennessee: Braylon Staley official profile / research ↗
consensus20%UnavailableunavailableInsufficient verified evidence for this component.
risk10%UnavailableunavailableInsufficient verified evidence for this component.
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GRADE HISTORYGrade history77.1 PPG · 8 checks · unchanged

No meaningful grade movement yet. We keep the checks so the first real change has a clean baseline.

DatePPG7d / 30d / seasonRankModel
2026-09-17T12:00:03.513ZInsufficient dataNot measured / Not measured / Not measuredUnrankedbowman-ppg-v1.0
2026-09-17T12:01:03.832ZInsufficient dataNot measured / Not measured / Not measuredUnrankedbowman-ppg-v1.0 · correction
2026-09-17T12:13:29.755ZInsufficient dataNot measured / Not measured / Not measuredUnrankedbowman-ppg-v1.0
2026-09-22T11:45:00.635Z77.1Not measured / Not measured / Not measured20bowman-ppg-v1.0
2026-09-22T16:34:28.321Z77.1Not measured / Not measured / Not measured20bowman-ppg-v1.0
2026-09-23T12:51:43.562Z77.1+20.8 / Not measured / Not measured20bowman-ppg-v1.0
2026-09-23T14:48:24.458Z77.1+20.8 / Not measured / Not measured20bowman-ppg-v1.0
2026-09-24T04:16:58.722Z77.1+20.8 / Not measured / Not measured27bowman-ppg-v1.0
PROVENANCE

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