Braedyn Locke Explained

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 Rockwall High School. In his high school career 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] [3]}

College career

Mississippi State

Locke was redshirted in 2022, after which he entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal.^{[4] [5]}

Wisconsin

Locke transferred to the University of Wisconsin to continue his college career.^{[6] [7]} In week seven of the 2023 season, he entered the game after starting quarterback Tanner Mordecai went down with an injury. Locke completed 15 of 30 passes for 122 yards with one interception, while also losing a fumble, as the Badgers fell to Iowa 15–6.^[8] He was announced as the starter for their week eight matchup as well as for the remainder of the season, after Mordecai was ruled out for the rest of the season.^{[9] [10]} In Locke's first career start, he completed 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, Locke was named the Big Ten Conference freshman of the week.^{[12] [13]}

Statistics

As of November 29, 2024:^[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
2024	11	9	3–6	164	296	55.4	1,936	6.5	13	10	118.1	22	4	0.4	2
Career	16	12	4–8	240	448	53.6	2,713	6.1	18	11	112.8	39	2	0.1	2

External links

• Mississippi State Bulldogs bio
• Wisconsin Badgers bio

Notes and References

1. Web site: Radcliffe . JR . Get to know Wisconsin's new starting quarterback, Braedyn Locke, with Tanner Mordecai sidelined by injury . Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . 16 October 2023 . October 28, 2023.
2. Coleman . Joel . Quarterback Braedyn Locke commits to Mississippi State . Sports Illustrated . 2 May 2021 . October 28, 2023.
3. Web site: Rockwall's Braedyn Locke, a top-3 area QB, announces commitment to Mississippi State . The Dallas Morning News . 2 May 2021 . October 28, 2023.
4. Web site: Krajisnik . Stefan . Mississippi State football's Braedyn Locke, a former 4-star QB, enters transfer portal . The Clarion-Ledger . October 28, 2023.
5. Web site: Temple . Jesse . How Braedyn Locke became Wisconsin football's third transfer portal QB addition . The Athletic . October 28, 2023.
6. Web site: Is transfer Braedyn Locke ready to lead Wisconsin's offense? . Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . October 28, 2023.
7. Web site: Temple . Jesse . Who is Wisconsin football QB of the future? Why Braedyn Locke has taken early backup lead . The Athletic . October 28, 2023.
8. Web site: Temple . Jesse . Wisconsin quarterback Braedyn Locke has been preparing for this moment since he was 4 . The Athletic . October 28, 2023.
9. Web site: Megargee . Steve . Wisconsin counting on QB Braedyn Locke's work ethic to help him make up for his lack of experience . AP News . 18 October 2023 . October 28, 2023.
10. Braedyn Locke says he wants to put Wisconsin football on his back . Sports Illustrated . 18 October 2023 . October 28, 2023.
11. Web site: Kuhagen . Christopher . Wisconsin football fans react to Badgers' incredible comeback victory over Illinois, Braedyn Locke, Braelon Allen and more . Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . October 28, 2023.
12. Reynolds . River . Spotlight on Wisconsin Badgers: Unveiling Players of the Game and Freshman of the Week . Sports Illustrated . 24 October 2023 . October 28, 2023.
13. Web site: Viviani . Nick . Locke locks down Big Ten Freshman of the Week after big comeback . NBC 15 . 23 October 2023 . October 28, 2023.
14. Web site: Braedyn Locke College Stats College Football at Sports-Reference.com . October 27, 2024 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com .