Brayden Narveson (born September 28, 1999) is an American professional

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. He played

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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

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Early life

Narveson was born in

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. Narveson attended Desert Mountain High School, where he played

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, 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

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, Western Kentucky , , 12 , , 13 , , 14 , , 92.9% , , 0 , , 53 , , 27 , , 27 , , 100% , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 66 , - !

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

, Western Kentucky , , 14 , , 23 , , 29 , , 79.3% , , 0 , , 53 , , 72 , , 72 , , 100% , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 141 , - !

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

, Western Kentucky , , 13 , , 15 , , 21 , , 71.4% , , 0 , , 51 , , 59 , , 59 , , 100% , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 104 , - !

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Career
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Professional career

Tennessee Titans (first stint)

Narveson went undrafted in the 2024 NFL draft and was signed by the

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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

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on August 27, 2024.

Green Bay Packers

Narveson was claimed off waivers by the

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

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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.

Edmonton Elks

The

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of the

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(CFL) announced the signing of Narveson on May 28, 2025, replacing Campbell Fair. Three days later, on May 31, Narveson was released.

NFL career statistics

Regular season

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Career
!! 7 !! 12 !! 18 !! 66.7 !! 0 !! 47 !! 18 !! 18 !! 100 !! 38 !! 64.3 !! 18 !! 54

Notes

References

External links

Iowa State Cyclones bioWestern Kentucky Hilltoppers bioNC State Wolfpack bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Narveson, Brayden 1999 births Living people Players of American football from Scottsdale, Arizona American football placekickers Iowa State Cyclones football players Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football players NC State Wolfpack football players Tennessee Titans players Green Bay Packers players