# Brayden Narveson

Brayden Narveson (born September 28, 1999) is an American professional football placekicker. He played college football for the Iowa State Cyclones, Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, and the NC State Wolfpack. He signed with the Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2024, before being picked up and released by the Green Bay Packers.

## Early life

Narveson was born in Scottsdale, Arizona. Narveson attended Desert Mountain High School, where he played American football, as a placekicker.

## College career

Narveson attended Iowa State in 2018 and 2019, Western Kentucky from 2020 to 2022, and NC State in 2023. In 2018, for his freshman season, Narveson did not see the field, and then only attempted 4 field goals the next year during his redshirt freshman season. Narveson continued kicking for three more seasons during his undergraduate work, and one additional season in graduate school. He finished his career making 71 of his 91 field goal attempts (78%), and went 196 of 196 on extra point attempts (100%) which combined for 409 points.

### College statistics

Legend :
| Bold | Career high |
| General | General | General | Field goals | Field goals | Field goals | Field goals | Field goals | PATs | PATs | PATs | Kickoffs | Kickoffs | Kickoffs | Points |
| Season | Team | GP | FGM | FGA | FG% | Blck | Long | XPM | XPA | XP% | KO | Avg | TBs | Pts |
| 2019 | Iowa State | 5 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 13 | 14 | 92.9% | 0 | 53 | 27 | 27 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | 14 | 23 | 29 | 79.3% | 0 | 53 | 72 | 72 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 |
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 15 | 21 | 71.4% | 0 | 51 | 59 | 59 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 |
| 2023 | NC State | 13 | 18 | 23 | 78.3% | 0 | 57 | 38 | 38 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 |
| Career | Career | 57 | 71 | 91 | 78% | 0 | 57 | 196 | 196 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 409 |

## Professional career

Pre-draft measurables :
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span |
| 5 ft 11+1⁄8 in (1.81 m) | 209 lb (95 kg) | 29+1⁄8 in (0.74 m) | 9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
| All values from Pro Day ||||

### Tennessee Titans (first stint)

Narveson went undrafted in the 2024 NFL draft and was signed by the Tennessee Titans on May 10, 2024. In his first 3 preseason games, Narveson made 7 of 8 field goal attempts (87.5%), the only miss being short from 58, which was nearly returned for a kick return touchdown by Samson Nacua. Narveson also made three field goals in the fourth quarter against the Seattle Seahawks, 21 yards, 59 yards, and a game winning 46-yard field goal in the preseason. He was released after losing the kicking job to Nick Folk on August 27, 2024.

### Green Bay Packers

Narveson was claimed off waivers by the Green Bay Packers on August 28, 2024. Narveson was named the starting kicker after Greg Joseph was released a few hours after Narveson was signed. In his NFL debut, he made both extra points and three of four field goal attempts (31, 23, 26) but missed from 43 off of the right upright in the 34–29 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 1. In Week 4, against the Minnesota Vikings, Narveson missed both field goal attempts (37, 49) which resulted in their 31–29 loss. The next week, he rebounded by making all of his extra point attempts as well as his only field goal attempt as the Packers beat the Los Angeles Rams 24-19. In Week 6, his last game with the Packers, Narveson converted 2 of 3 field goal attempts and all four extra point attempts.
On October 16, 2024, after missing 5 of his 17 field goal attempts, the Packers released Narveson in favor of Brandon McManus.

### Tennessee Titans (second stint)

On December 10, 2024, Narveson returned to the Titans via a practice squad agreement. He was promoted to the active roster on December 21, and subsequently had his contract extended through the 2025 season. In his first game with the Titans, Narveson missed his only field goal attempt and made both of his extra point attempts. On December 23, the Titans again released Narveson.

## NFL career statistics
### Regular season

Legend :
| Bold | Career high |
| General | General | General | Field goals | Field goals | Field goals | Field goals | Field goals | PATs | PATs | PATs | Kickoffs | Kickoffs | Kickoffs | Points |
| Season | Team | GP | FGM | FGA | FG% | Blck | Long | XPM | XPA | XP% | KO | Avg | TBs | Pts |
| 2024 | GB | 6 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 0 | 47 | 16 | 16 | 100 | 33 | 64.2 | 17 | 52 |
| 2024 | TEN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 5 | 65 | 1 | 2 |
| Career | Career | 7 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 0 | 47 | 18 | 18 | 100 | 38 | 64.3 | 18 | 54 |