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2025 Football Roster

7 Braden Jay

7 Braden Jay

  • Position:
    Running Back
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    190
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Cabot, Ark.
  • Prev School:
    Cabot HS

Summary

Biography

CAREER
Games/Starts:
37/31
Bison debut: vs. Southeastern Okla. (9/10/22)
First career start: at Southwestern Okla. (11/5/22)
Stats: 202 rushes, 2,448 yards, 30 TD; 3 of 4 passing, 74 yards, 1 TD; 14 receptions, 420 yards, 6 TD; 16 kickoff returns, 400 yards, 1 TD; 1 punt return, 8 yards; 2 tackles, 2 blocked kicks ... 9 100-yard games and 1 200-yard game
Harding Rankings: 1st in average yards per rush (12.12) ... 4th in touchdowns scored (37) ... 5th in rushing TD (30) ... 6th in average yards per kickoff return (25.00) ... 8th in rushing yards (2,448) ... 10th in rushing yards per game (66.2) ... 11th in all-purpose yards (3,276) ... 27th in receiving TD (6)

AWARDS
2024 Don Hansen All-America (Honorable Mention)
2024 D2CCA All-Super Region 3 (Second Team)
2024 D2Football.com Elite 100
2023 All-GAC (First Team)
2024 All-GAC (First Team)
2024 CSC Academic All-America (First Team)
2023 CSC Academic All-District
2024 CSC Academic All-District
2023 Academic All-GAC
2024 Academic All-GAC

2024
Games/Starts: 
14/14
Position: RB
Stats: 94 rushes, 1,080 yards, 13 TD ... 5 100-yard games ... 2-of-3 passing, 47 yards, 1 TD ... 6 receptions, 252 yards, 4 TD ... 5 kickoff returns, 132 yards ... 25 plays of 20 yards or more
HU Leader: 5 100-yard games ... 252 receiving yards ... 4 receiving TD
HU Single-Season Rankings: 6th in TD scored (17) ... 7th in points scored (102) ... 10th in all-purpose yards (1,464) ... 12th in rushing TD (13) ... 13th in rushing yards (1,080) ... 27th in receiving TD (4)
GAC/NCAA Rankings: 3rd/65th in all-purpose yards (104.57) ... 7th in GAC in receiving TD (4) ... 3rd/13th in rushing TD (13) ... 2nd/19th in rushing yards (1,080) ... 2nd/42nd in rushing yards per game (77.1) ... 4th/34th in scoring (7.3) ... 14th in GAC in total offense (80.5) ... 1st/10th in points scored (102) ... 1st/8th in total TD (17)
Best Games: 4 rushes, 162 yards, 3 TD; 1 kickoff return, 21 yards vs. Henderson St. (9/28) ... 7 rushes, 136 yards, 1 TD vs. Southern Ark. (10/26) ... 6 rushes, 108 yards, 2 TD; 1 reception, 53 yards, 1 TD vs. Southeastern Okla. (10/31) ... 12 rushes, 122 yards, 2 TD; 1-of-1 passing, 34 yards at East Central (11/9) ... 7 rushes, 104 yards, 2 TD vs. Arkansas Tech (11/16)

2023
Games/Starts: 
15/15
Position: RB
Stats: 86 rushes, 1,075 yards, 12 TD; 1-1 passing, 27 yards; 8 receptions, 168 yards, 2 TD; 9 kickoff returns, 232 yards, 1 TD; 1 tackle; 2 blocked kicks; 1,102 total yards; 1,475 all-purpose yards
HU Leader: 8 receptions, 168 receiving yards, 1 punt return TD
HU Single-Season Rankings: 9th in all-purpose yards (1,475) ... 12th in rushing yards (1,075) ... 12th in rushing TD (12)
GAC/NCAA Rankings: 5th/68th in all-purpose yards (98.33) ... 3rd/16th in blocked kicks (2) ... 12th in GAC in combined kick returns (232) ... 1st/8th in kickoff return TD (1) ... 7th/26th in rushing TD (12) ... 5th/18th in rushing yards (1,075) ... 6th/65th in rushing yards per game (71.7) ... 11th in GAC in scoring (6.0) ... 12th in GAC in total offense (73.5) ... 8th/36th in points scored (90) ... 6th/22nd in total touchdowns (15)
Best Games: 8 rushes, 202 yards, 1 TD; 2 receptions, 22 yards; 1 kickoff return, 20 yards at Southern Ark. (10/21) ... 11 rushes, 161 yards, 3 TD; 1 kickoff return, 11 yards vs. Colo. Sch. of Mines (12/16) ... 10 rushes, 131 yards, 2 TD vs. Ouachita Baptist (10/14) ... 3 rushes, 44 yards; 1 reception, 39 yards; 1 kickoff return, 34 yards vs. Ark.-Monticello (9/16) ... 3 rushes, 20 yards, 1 TD; 1 reception, 4 yards; 1 kickoff return, 89 yards, 1 TD vs. Lenoir-Rhyne (12/9)

2022
Games/Starts:
8/2
Position: RB
Stats: 22 rushes, 293 yards, 5 TD; 2 kickoff returns, 36 yards; 1 tackle
Best Games: 3 rushes, 82 yards, 2 TD; 1 kickoff return, 15 yards vs. Northwestern Okla. (10/29) ... 6 rushes, 59 yards; 1 kickoff return, 21 yards at Southwestern Okla. (11/5) ... 3 rushes, 65 yards, 2 TD vs. Arkansas Tech (11/12)

PREVIOUS SCHOOL
A 2022 graduate of Cabot High School in Arkansas
Position: WR
Stats: 2,518 all-purpose yards and 24 TD as a senior (1,304 receiving, 576 rushing, 638 kickoff return) ... had an interception returned for 54 yards ... holds Cabot HS school records in career receptions (142), career all-purpose yards (5,185), receiving yards (2,743), longest TD reception (94 yards), single-game receiving yards (232), single-game receiving TD (4), longest kickoff return TD (98), kickoff return TD (6) ... scored 54 career TD
Honors: two-time All-State ... two-time All-Conference ... 2021 Hooten's 6A/7A Offensive Player of the Year ... 2021 SB Live Fan Favorite Offensive Player/All-Offensive Team ... 2021 Landers Player of the Year Finalist ... 12-time Cabot HS Player of the Week ... team captain ... selected to play in the 2022 Arkansas High School All-Star Game ... three-time Academic All-Conference
Coach: Scott Reed

PERSONAL
Born: Little Rock, Arkansas
Major: Marketing
Parents: Brandon and Lori Jay  ... has two brothers (Brock and Brett)
Enjoys golfing and skiing ... fan of the Oklahoma Sooners and Dallas Cowboys

CAREER HIGHS
Rushes:
12, at Ouachita Baptist, Oct 19, 2024 ; at East Central, Nov 09, 2024
Rushing yards: 202, at Southern Ark., Oct 21, 2023
Rushing TD: 3, Colorado School of Mines, Dec 16, 2023 ; Henderson St., Sep 28, 2024
Longest rush: 73, Colorado School of Mines, Dec 16, 2023 ; Southern Ark., Oct 26, 2024
Pass attempts: 1, 4 times
Pass completions: 1, at Southeastern Okla., Oct 28, 2023 ; at Ouachita Baptist, Oct 19, 2024 ; at East Central, Nov 09, 2024
Passing yards: 34, at East Central, Nov 09, 2024
Passing TD: 1, at Ouachita Baptist, Oct 19, 2024
Longest pass: 34, at East Central, Nov 09, 2024
Receptions: 2, at Southern Ark., Oct 21, 2023
Receiving yards: 70, at Ark.-Monticello, Sep 19, 2024
Receiving TD: 1, 6 times
Longest reception: 70, at Ark.-Monticello, Sep 19, 2024
Longest kickoff return: 89, Lenoir-Rhyne, Dec 09, 2023
Tackles: 1, Southern Ark., Sep 17, 2022 ; Grand Valley St., Dec 02, 2023
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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2022Freshman

    Running Back
    5'9" 180 lbs
    14
  • 7

    2023Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'9" 185 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2024Junior

    Running Back
    5'9" 185 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2025Senior

    Running Back
    5'9" 190 lbs
    7