Braden Petzel

OL · #75 · Northern Illinois · FR · 6'9" · 290 · Mankato, MN

First season

Recruiting

2026 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2026 board

#2840 Drew Williams ATH · St. John's College MRSH

#2840 Brogan McNab QB · Melbourne Central Catholic UAB

#2846 Braden Petzel OT · Mankato East NIU

#3031 Kam Taylor TE · Woodruff LIB

#3032 Cooper Peterson K · Corvian Community OSU

OTs in the class

#222 Colton Hogge Twelve Bridges NEV

#225 Zach Scott Coronado UNLV

#226 Braden Petzel Mankato East NIU

#239 Terrance Brown Killeen Shoemaker TXST

#240 Jaden Maxey Sandra Day O'Connor BUFF

Explosive play rate 9.4% 17

Red zone TD rate 64.1% 22

Line yards per carry 2.6 63

Sack rate allowed 7.9% 20