2024 Football Roster
Jersey Number 8
Tyrin Bradley Jr.
- Position:
- SPUR
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 255
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lubbock, Texas
- High School:
- Monterey
- Prev School:
- Abilene Christian
2024 (Sr.)
- Started all 13 games at the Spur position
- Ranked No. 19 nationally for fumbles recovered
- Finished with 56 tackles, including 20 solo stops, 1.5 sacks, seven tackles for loss, one interception, four pass breakups, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries
- Posted a pair of stops in the Frisco Bowl against Memphis
- Added five tackles and a tackle for loss at Texas Tech
- Totaled four tackles, an assisted tackle for loss and a pass breakup against UCF
- Tallied five assisted tackles and two pass breakups at Baylor
- Recovered a fumble at Cincinnati and returned it 14 yards for a touchdown; finished with seven tackles
- Assisted on a tackle for loss and finished with three tackles at Arizona
- Posted three stops against Kansas State
- Added four tackles and a tackle for loss against Iowa State
- Finished with five stops and a tackle for loss at Oklahoma State
- Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (Kansas)
- Big game against Kansas included seven tackles, an interception and the game-sealing, strip-sack forced fumble in the waning seconds of regulation
- Posted his first sack and pass breakup of the season at Pitt
- Added four tackles, including two solos and an assist on a tackle for loss, against UAlbany
- Tallied three tackles in the season opener against Penn State
2023 (Jr.)
- Played in 12 games at bandit end
- Saw action on 324 defensive snaps, including being used on 20 or more snaps every game and had a season-high 35 plays against Texas Tech
- Finished with 22 tackles, including 14 solo stops, 2.5 sacks, five tackles for loss, one interception and one pass breakup
- Recorded three solo tackles, including a tackle for loss and his first interception of the season in which he returned for 24 yards against North Carolina in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl
- Finished with two tackles against BYU
- Season-high five tackles, including a season-high 1.5 tackles for loss and a season-high four solo tackles against Oklahoma State
- Registered three tackles, including assisting on a sack at Houston
- Had a seven-yard sack, along with three tackles at TCU
- Finished with a solo tackle against Texas Tech
- Recorded a nine-yard sack against Pitt; also had two tackles and a pass breakup
- Had a solo tackle at Penn State
2022 (So.) – Abilene Christian
- Played for coach Keith Patterson at Abilene Christian
- Earned All-WAC First Team honors
- Helped Abilene Christian finish 7-4 and make an appearance in the WAC Championship Game
- Saw action in 11 games and was used on 622 snaps
- Second-leading tackler on the team with 49 tackles, including 19 unassisted tackles
- Led the team in sacks (4), tackles for loss (10.5) and quarterback hurries (14)
- Also had a forced fumble and a pass breakup
- Tied season-high 10 tackles, including a tackle for loss and two quarterback hurries against Stephen F. Austin in the WAC Championship game
- Finished with a sack, 1 1/2 tackles for loss and two quarterback hurries against Sam Houston State
- Registered five tackles, a sack, 1.5 tackles for loss and a quarterback hurry against North Dakota
- Had four tackles, including three unassisted, a sack, two tackles for loss and a quarterback hurry against Utah Tech
- Finished with three tackles, including a sack, 1.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble against Stephen F. Austin
- Earned WAC Player of the Week honors after finishing with a season-high 10 tackles, including two tackles for loss and a quarterback hurry against Prairie View A&M
- Had six tackles, including four solo stops, a tackle for loss and a pass breakup at Missouri
- Registered five tackles and had two quarterback hurries against Lamar
2021 (Fr.) - Abilene Christian
- Appeared in seven games and saw action on 93 plays
- Finished with nine tackles, including seven solo stops, assisted on a sack and had a tackle for loss
- Made his season debut against SMU
- Season-high three tackles and assisted on a sack against Lamar
- Had two tackles and assisted on a tackle for loss against UT Permian Basin
- Finished with a solo tackle against Eastern Kentucky
- Registered two tackles against Louisiana College
High School
- Played for coach Wayne Hutchinson at Monterey High
- Used at quarterback and defensive end
- Saw action in eight games as a senior due to injuries, finishing with 30 tackles, including 15 unassisted tackles, eight sacks and 10 tackles for loss
- Earned all-district honorable mention as a senior and all-district first team as a junior
- As a junior, registered 50 tackles, including six sacks and 10 tackles for loss
Personal
- Son of Antonio Ward Sr. and Reshaunda Pinkard
- One of three children (1 brother, 1 sister)
- Majoring in integrated studies
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