Braedyn Duncan Locke (born December 8, 2003) is an

American football American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular American football field, field with goalposts at e ...

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for the

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. He previously played for the

Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Bulldogs is the name given to the college athletics, athletic teams of Mississippi State University, in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The university is a founding member of the Southeastern Conference and competes in NCAA D ...

and

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Early life and high school

Locke attended

Rockwall High School Rockwall High School is a high school that is part of the Rockwall Independent School District located in Rockwall, Texas. In 2022–23, the school was rated by the Texas Education Agency as follows: 90 (A) overall, 88 (B) for Student Achievemen ...

Rockwall, Texas Rockwall is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the County seat, seat of Rockwall County, Texas, Rockwall County. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that as of 2023, Rockwall's population is 52,918, up from 47,251 in the 2020 census. The name Roc ...

, where he passed for 11,182 yards and a Class 6A Texas state record 127 touchdowns. Locke committed to play

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at the

Mississippi State University Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a Public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Mississippi State, Mississippi, Un ...

College career

Mississippi State

Locke was

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in 2022, after which he entered his name in the

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Wisconsin

Locke transferred to the

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. 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 Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ...

. 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 Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...

, earning

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freshman of the week honors. In week 3 of the 2024 season, he replaced injured starter

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and completed 13 of 26 passes for 125 yards and one touchdown against

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. On December 11, 2024, Locke announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the second time.

Arizona

On December 27, 2024, Locke announced his transfer to play for the

Statistics

''As of November 29, 2024:''

References

External links

Mississippi State Bulldogs bioWisconsin Badgers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Locke, Braedyn 2003 births Living people Players of American football from Rockwall County, Texas Sportspeople from Rockwall, Texas American football quarterbacks Mississippi State Bulldogs football players Wisconsin Badgers football players