| Wisconsin Badgers – No. 18 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
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| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 8, 2003 Rockwall, Texas |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Rockwall ( Rockwall, Texas) |
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Braedyn Duncan Locke (born December 8, 2003) is an American football quarterback for the Wisconsin Badgers. He previously played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
Early life and high school
Locke was born in Rockwall, Texas where he attended high school at Rockwall. In Locke's high school career he passed for 11,182 yards and Class 6A Texas state record 127 touchdowns. [1] Locke would decide to commit to play college football at the Mississippi State University. [2] [3]
College career
Mississippi State
In Locke's first season with Mississippi State in 2022, he was redshirted and did not appear in any games. After the conclusion of the 2022 season, Locke would decide to enter his named into the NCAA transfer portal. [4] [5]
Wisconsin
Locke would deicide to transfer to the University of Wisconsin to continue out his college career. [6] [7] In week seven of the 2023 season, Locke would enter the game after starting quarterback Tanner Mordecai went down with an injury, where Locke would complete 15 of his 30 passes for 122 yards and interception, while also losing a fumble, as the Badgers would fall to Iowa 15-6. [8] Locke would be annonuced as the starter for their week eight matchup as well as for the remainder of the season, after Tanner Mordecai was ruled out for the rest of the season. [9] [10] In Locke's first career start, he would complete 21 of his 41 pass attempts for 240 yards and two touchdowns, as he led Wisconsin back from being down 18 points to beat Illinois. [11] For his performance on the week, Locke would be named the Big Ten freshman of the week. [12] [13]
Statistics
As of November 11, 2023: [14]
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| Wisconsin Badgers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 5 | 3 | 1–2 | 76 | 152 | 50.0 | 777 | 5.1 | 5 | 1 | 102.5 | 17 | -2 | -0.1 | 0 | |
| Career | 5 | 3 | 1–2 | 76 | 152 | 50.0 | 777 | 5.1 | 5 | 1 | 102.5 | 17 | -2 | -0.1 | 0 | |
References
- ^ Radcliffe, JR (16 October 2023). "Get to know Wisconsin's new starting quarterback, Braedyn Locke, with Tanner Mordecai sidelined by injury". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ Coleman, Joel (2 May 2021). "Quarterback Braedyn Locke commits to Mississippi State". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ "Rockwall's Braedyn Locke, a top-3 area QB, announces commitment to Mississippi State". The Dallas Morning News. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ Krajisnik, Stefan. "Mississippi State football's Braedyn Locke, a former 4-star QB, enters transfer portal". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ Temple, Jesse. "How Braedyn Locke became Wisconsin football's third transfer portal QB addition". The Athletic. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ "Is transfer Braedyn Locke ready to lead Wisconsin's offense?". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ Temple, Jesse. "Who is Wisconsin football QB of the future? Why Braedyn Locke has taken early backup lead". The Athletic. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ Temple, Jesse. "Wisconsin quarterback Braedyn Locke has been preparing for this moment since he was 4". The Athletic. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ Megargee, Steve (18 October 2023). "Wisconsin counting on QB Braedyn Locke's work ethic to help him make up for his lack of experience". AP News. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ "Braedyn Locke says he wants to put Wisconsin football on his back". Sports Illustrated. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ Kuhagen, Christopher. "Wisconsin football fans react to Badgers' incredible comeback victory over Illinois, Braedyn Locke, Braelon Allen and more". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ Reynolds, River (24 October 2023). "Spotlight on Wisconsin Badgers: Unveiling Players of the Game and Freshman of the Week". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ Viviani, Nick (23 October 2023). "Locke locks down Big Ten Freshman of the Week after big comeback". NBC 15. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ "Braedyn Locke College Stats | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 29, 2023.