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17 Brayden Faulkner

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 239
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Waco, Texas
  • Highschool China Spring HS

Biography

Played in 40 games earning 18 starts ... Recorded 162 career tackles including 42 unassisted tackles ... Was credited with 9.5 tackles for losses including two sacks ... Had two quarterback hurries, four pass breakups and recovered a fumble.

2025 (Senior): Played in and started 13 games … A key cog in the middle of the Cardinals defense … Ended the season second on the team with 71 tackles, including 16 solo stops, and 3.5 tackles for losses … Was also credited with two quarterback hurries and two pass breakups … Recorded a season-high nine tackles in the victory over Nicholls with one TFL … Recorded seven tackles, three solo stops, in the victory over No. 4 South Dakota … Had eight stops in the victory over Central Arkansas … Had another eight-tackle performance at Stephen F. Austin including four solo stops and one TFL … Made six tackles with a pass breakup against McNeese and followed that up with a four-tackle effort (three solos) and a PBU in the FCS playoffs against Abilene Christian … Made six tackles, including an assisted stop for a loss, and one quarterback hurry.

2024 (Junior): Played in 10 games making four starts … Ended the season seventh on the team in tackles (54), including 18 unassisted tackles … Four of his stops were behind the line of scrimmage including 2.0 sacks … Also broke up a pass … Recorded a season-high nine tackles, including one solo stop with a tackle for a loss against Mississippi Valley State … Followed that up with a six-tackle effort, including three solo stops, with a TFL against Weber State … Also had six tackles including 2.0 sacks against Stephen F. Austin … Made four tackles, including two unassisted, with a pass breakup in the win at East Texas A&M … Had eight tackles against Southeastern Louisiana.

2023 (Sophomore): Played in all 11 games earning a start … Recorded 32 total tackles, including eight solo stops … Was also credited with 1.5 tackles for losses … His lone start of the season came at Southeastern Louisiana where he recorded two solo tackles, including one for a loss … Recorded a season-high 10 tackles, including three solo stops, and an assisted tackle for a loss against No. 8 UIW … Recorded six tackles at UL Monroe and against rival McNeese.

2022 (Freshman): Played in six games … Recorded five tackles, including an assisted tackle for a loss … Was also credited with a fumble recovery and a pass breakup … Recorded three solo tackles and recovered a fumble against Northern Colorado … Had two assisted tackles and broke up a pass against Houston Christian.

High School: A four-year starter on the gridiron … Garnered first-team all-district honors at outside linebacker as a junior … Former quarterback who moved to the defensive side of the ball … Was also a four-year starter in baseball … Named Texas Best Chevy Dealers Classroom Champion during the football season … A three-sport letterwinner at China Spring.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2022Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'0" 208 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2023Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'1" 230 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2024Junior

    Linebacker
    6'1" 225 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2025Senior

    Linebacker
    6'1" 239 lbs
    17
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