Walter Brady

Position:
DE
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Height:
6-3
Weight:
267
Hometown:
Florence, Ala.
High School:
Florence HS | MTSU | Missouri

As a Redshirt Senior (2018): Invited to play in the 2019 SPIRAL Tropical Bowl ... played in all 12 games with one start at defensive end … had 30 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks, and a hurry ... in the win over Morgan State, had a solo tackle ... in the stunning win at Northwestern, had two solo tackles ... had three solo tackles against Miami ... had a season-high four solo tackles at Buffalo ... in the win at Kent State, had four tackles, including a TFL ... in the win over Central Michigan, had two tackles and an 11-yard sack, his first as a Zip ... against Northern Illinois, had four tackles ... assisted on two tackles at Ohio ... in his first start, had four tackles, including 1.5 TFL, at South Carolina ... lettered.

AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE: As a Redshirt Junior (2017): 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 ... against FIU, had three solo tackles and a hurry ... had six solos, including a TFL, and a pass breakup and hurry at UAB ... against WKU, finished with 11 tackles, including 1.5 sacks and two hurries ... did not play in bowl game due to knee surgery.

As a Redshirt Sophomore (2016): Sat out per NCAA transfer guidelines.

AT MISSOURI: As a Redshirt Freshman (2015): 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 ... 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 ... 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 and South Carolina ... second among Mizzou defensive lineman with 40 tackles (21 solo) ... showed off versatility on defense by forcing a fumble against Mississippi State and returning an interception for 22-yards against South Carolina. As a Freshman (2014): Redshirted.

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: Born January 11, 1996 ... mother is Mickie Renee Sada ... earned a bachelor’s degree in leisure sport and tourism from Middle Tennessee State in 2018 ... pursuing a master’s degree at Akron.

BRADY’S CAREER STATS

DEF G-GS UA A Total TFL Sacks INT PBU FF FR Blkd

2015#        12-9      21    19     40    12.5-53 7.0-41      1       3      1     1         0
2017*         10-9      25    13     38     5.0-20   3.5-19      0       4      0     0         0
2018          12-1      20    10     30     5.5-25   1.5-16      0       0      0     0         0

TOTAL 34-19 66 42 108 23.0-98 12.0-76 1 7 1 1 0

*stats from Middle Tennessee State
#stats from Missouri