Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2017 Football Roster
Roster
Brady, Walter
Jersey Number 56
Walter Brady
- Position:
- DE
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 267
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Florence, AL
- High School:
- Florence
Bio
2018 (r-Senior)
• Missed all of spring drills while recovering from an injury
2017 (r-Junior)
• Named Honorable Mention All-C-USA
• Competed in 10 games and had nine starts
• Finished with 38 tackles to go with 5.0 TFLs, 3.5 sacks, four breakups and seven hurries
• Had a sack and five stops against Vanderbilt
• Added a sack and three tackles at Syracuse
• Missed first half at Minnesota due to a targeting call at Syracuse
• Collected two pass breakups against Bowling Green
• Did not play at FAU due to a concussion
• Returned against FIU and had three solo tackles and a hurry
• Had six solos, including a TFL, and a pass breakup and hurry at UAB
• Did not play at Charlotte due to an injury
• Returned against WKU and responded with 11 tackles, including 1.5 sacks and two hurries
• Did not play in bowl game due to knee surgery
2016 (r-Sophomore)
• Sat out the year due to NCAA transfer guidelines
2015 (r-Freshman)
• Earned First Team Freshman All-American (FWAA, Sporting News, USA Today)
• Named Freshman All-SEC (Coaches) and team Freshman of the Year
• Led all freshmen nationally in sacks at the end of the regular season
• Emerged as one of Mizzou’s top defensive lineman playing all 12 games in the 2015 season, starting nine of the 12
• Tied with DE Charles Harris for team high of seven sacks on the season with a career high two against UConn (Sept. 19) and South Carolina (Oct. 3)
• Second among Mizzou defensive lineman with 40 tackles (21 solo) in 2015
• Showed off versatility on defense by forcing a fumble against Mississippi State (Nov. 5) and returning an interception for 22-yards against South Carolina (Oct. 3)
• Ranked eighth in the SEC in sacks and 14th in tackles-for-loss, both of which were the top mark by any freshman in the SEC in 2015
2014 (Freshman)
• Took a redshirt year at Missouri
High School
• Made an immediate impact in his only season at Florence High School for head coach Jamey Dubose, totaling 85 tackles, 24.0 tackles-for-loss, 8.5 sacks and two interceptions
• Was a force in the backfield as a junior in 2012 at Trezevant High School in Memphis, recording 96 tackles with 10.0 sacks, along with two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup
• Earned Commercial Appeal First Team All-District recognition after his junior campaign
Personal
• Full name: Walter Brady
• Mother – Mickie Renee Sada
• Birthdate: 1/11/96
• Major: Leisure Sport & Tourism
• Missed all of spring drills while recovering from an injury
2017 (r-Junior)
• Named Honorable Mention All-C-USA
• Competed in 10 games and had nine starts
• Finished with 38 tackles to go with 5.0 TFLs, 3.5 sacks, four breakups and seven hurries
• Had a sack and five stops against Vanderbilt
• Added a sack and three tackles at Syracuse
• Missed first half at Minnesota due to a targeting call at Syracuse
• Collected two pass breakups against Bowling Green
• Did not play at FAU due to a concussion
• Returned against FIU and had three solo tackles and a hurry
• Had six solos, including a TFL, and a pass breakup and hurry at UAB
• Did not play at Charlotte due to an injury
• Returned against WKU and responded with 11 tackles, including 1.5 sacks and two hurries
• Did not play in bowl game due to knee surgery
2016 (r-Sophomore)
• Sat out the year due to NCAA transfer guidelines
2015 (r-Freshman)
• Earned First Team Freshman All-American (FWAA, Sporting News, USA Today)
• Named Freshman All-SEC (Coaches) and team Freshman of the Year
• Led all freshmen nationally in sacks at the end of the regular season
• Emerged as one of Mizzou’s top defensive lineman playing all 12 games in the 2015 season, starting nine of the 12
• Tied with DE Charles Harris for team high of seven sacks on the season with a career high two against UConn (Sept. 19) and South Carolina (Oct. 3)
• Second among Mizzou defensive lineman with 40 tackles (21 solo) in 2015
• Showed off versatility on defense by forcing a fumble against Mississippi State (Nov. 5) and returning an interception for 22-yards against South Carolina (Oct. 3)
• Ranked eighth in the SEC in sacks and 14th in tackles-for-loss, both of which were the top mark by any freshman in the SEC in 2015
2014 (Freshman)
• Took a redshirt year at Missouri
High School
• Made an immediate impact in his only season at Florence High School for head coach Jamey Dubose, totaling 85 tackles, 24.0 tackles-for-loss, 8.5 sacks and two interceptions
• Was a force in the backfield as a junior in 2012 at Trezevant High School in Memphis, recording 96 tackles with 10.0 sacks, along with two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup
• Earned Commercial Appeal First Team All-District recognition after his junior campaign
Personal
• Full name: Walter Brady
• Mother – Mickie Renee Sada
• Birthdate: 1/11/96
• Major: Leisure Sport & Tourism
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