Alex Bray

Get to Know Alex ... At what age did you start playing football and how did you get into football? I started playing in seventh grade because I wanted to try out. Who is your biggest role model and why? My dad. He is my biggest motivator. How would you describe your game to someone who has never seen you play? High motor that never stops. 2025: Played in all 12 games in his first season at Kansas, totaling 21 tackles (10 solo, 11 assisted) and 3.5 tackles-for-loss... Fresno State: Recorded three tackles, including 1.5 tackles-for-loss, in his Kansas debut...Wagner: Tallied two tackles and had a 0.5 tackle-for-loss...at Missouri: Two total tackles...West Virginia: Matched his career high with three tackles...Cincinnati: Recorded two tackles...at UCF: Had one tackle, including a 0.5 tackle-for-loss...Oklahoma State: Made one solo tackle in the 38-21 win...at Arizona: Assisted on one tackle...at Iowa State: Made two solo tackles, including 1.0 TFL. 2024 (at Illinois): Played in all 13 games as a sophomore, recording 20 total tackles (14 assisted, 6 solo) … Recorded a career-high three tackles at #9 Penn State (9/28/24) and at Rutgers (11/23/24). 2023 (at Illinois): Played in eight games as a true freshman for the Illini, made his debut vs. Toledo. High School: Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, On3, and Rivals, ranking as the No. 82 defensive lineman by 247sports, No. 83 by On3 and No. 141 by ESPN… Played for head coach Michael Stewart at Marquette high school, where he was a three-year letterwinner… 2022 all-state, all-district, and all-conference first-team selection… 2022 Suburban Conference Defensive Player of the Year… 2022 St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro… Holds the career and single-season sack records at Marquette High School… Third-place finish at the Missouri state wrestling tournament as a senior… Offers included Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Ohio, and North Dakota State, among others. Personal: Son of Scott Bray and Trisha Arnold… Has one brother Sullivan and one sister, Isabelle.