![]() Locke in 2024 | |
Arizona Wildcats–No. 8 | |
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Position | Quarterback |
Class | ![]() |
Personal information | |
Born: | December 8, 2003 |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career history | |
College |
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High school | Rockwall (Rockwall, Texas) |
Braedyn Duncan Locke (born December 8, 2003) is an American football quarterback for the Arizona Wildcats. He previously played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs and Wisconsin Badgers.
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]
Locke was redshirted in 2022, after which he entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal. [3]
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] Locke was announced as the starter for the remainder of the season after Mordecai was ruled out for the rest of the season. [1] 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]
On December 11, 2024, Locke announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the second time. [8]
On December 27, 2024, Locke announced his transfer to play for the Arizona Wildcats. [9]
As of November 29, 2024:
Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
Mississippi State Bulldogs | ||||||||||||||||
2022 | Redshirt ![]() | |||||||||||||||
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 |