Braedyn Locke
American football player (born 2003)
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Braedyn Duncan Locke (born December 8, 2003) is an American college football quarterback for the Tarleton State Texans. He previously played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs, Wisconsin Badgers and Arizona Wildcats.
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Locke in 2024 | |
| No. 8 – Tarleton State Texans | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 8, 2003 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Rockwall (Rockwall, Texas) |
| College |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Early life
Locke attended Rockwall High School in Rockwall, Texas, where he passed for 11,182 yards and a Class 6A Texas state record 127 touchdowns.[1] Locke committed to play college football at the Mississippi State University.[2]
College career
Mississippi State
Locke was redshirted in 2022, after which he entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal.[3]
Wisconsin
Locke transferred to the University of Wisconsin.[4] In week 7 of the 2023 season, he replaced injured starter Tanner Mordecai and completed 15 of 30 passes for 122 yards with one interception in a 15–6 loss to Iowa.[5] In his first career start, he completed 21 of 41 pass attempts for 240 yards and two touchdowns in an 18-point comeback win over Illinois,[6] earning Big Ten Conference freshman of the week honors.[7]
In week 3 of the 2024 season, he replaced injured starter Tyler Van Dyke and completed 13 of 26 passes for 125 yards and one touchdown against Alabama.[8]
On December 11, 2024, Locke announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the second time.[9]
Arizona
On December 27, 2024, Locke announced his transfer to play for the Arizona Wildcats.[10]
Statistics
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2022 | Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | — | Redshirted  | |||||||||||
| 2023 | Wisconsin | 5 | 3 | 1–2 | 76 | 152 | 50.0 | 777 | 5.1 | 5 | 1 | 102.5 | 17 | −2 | −0.1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Wisconsin | 11 | 9 | 3–6 | 164 | 296 | 55.4 | 1,936 | 6.5 | 13 | 10 | 118.1 | 22 | 4 | 0.2 | 2 |
| 2025 | Arizona | 4 | 0 | — | 5 | 15 | 33.3 | 68 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 58.1 | 5 | −23 | −4.6 | 0 |
| 2026 | Tarleton State | 0 | 0 | — | ||||||||||||
| FBS career | 20 | 12 | 4–8 | 245 | 463 | 52.9 | 2,781 | 6.0 | 18 | 12 | 111.0 | 44 | –21 | –0.5 | 2 | |
| FCS career | ||||||||||||||||