Bennett Brady

2026 Mannelly Award Preseason Watch List 2026 Preseason All-SEC Third Team (Phil Steele) 2025 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll 2024 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll Fifth-year, in-state long snapper from West Tennessee … Stepped into the role of UT's starting long snapper in 2025, taking over for Matthew Salansky, who was in the role from 2020-24 … Will be the starting long snapper for the second straight year … Played in 27 career games and executed every snap … Two-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll … SEC graduate and member of the 2024-25 VOLeaders Academy … Selected to the team's 2026 leadership council. Had 10 perfect snaps (4 punts, 4 FG, 2 PATs) in win vs. #6 Alabama (10/17) ... Executed nine snaps (4 punts, 3 PATs, 2 FG) in road win at Arkansas (10/10) ... Had 10 successful snaps (6 punts, 3 PATs, 1 FG) in win over Auburn (10/3) ... Executed 10 snaps (7 punts, 2 PATs, 1 FG) in loss to #1 Texas (9/26) ... Served as a team captain and successfully executed all nine snaps (2 punts, 2 FG, 4 PATs, 1 two-point conversion) in win vs. Kennesaw State (9/19) ... Was a game captain and had 11 clean snaps (6 PATs, 1 FG, 4 punts) in road win at Georgia Tech (9/12) ... Successfully executed all nine snap attempts (7 PATs, 2 punts) in season-opening win vs. Furman (9/5) Played in all 13 games in his first season as the primary long snapper … Totaled 125 snaps for the season, including 39 punts, 66 PATs and 20 field goals … Snapped the ball seven times (2 punts, 3 PATs, 2 FG) in the Music City Bowl vs. Illinois … Had eight successful snaps (4 punts, 3 PAT, 1 FG) vs. No. 12 Vanderbilt (11/29) ... Snapped eight times (4 PAT, 2 FG, 2 punts) in road win at Florida (11/22) ... Executed 10 successful snaps (6 PAT, 4 punts) in 42-9 victory over New Mexico State (11/15) ... Had eight successful snaps (3 FG, 3 PAT, 2 punts) vs. No. 18 Oklahoma (11/1) ... Snapped 11 times (8 PAT, 3 punts) in road win at Kentucky (10/25) ... Had five clean snaps (3 punts, 2 PAT) at No. 6 Alabama (10/18) ... Successfully executed 11 snaps (5 punts, 4 PAT, 2 FG) in win vs. Arkansas (10/11) ... Snapped 11 times (5 PAT, 3 FG, 3 punts) in road win at Mississippi State (9/27) ... Executed 11 successful snaps (8 PAT, 3 punts) in 56- 24 win over UAB (9/20) ... Had 11 clean snaps (5 PAT, 3 FG, 3 punts) vs. No. 6 Georgia (9/13) and made a highlight-reel effort play to keep a Jackson Ross punt from bouncing into the end zone in the third quarter to pin the Bulldogs inside their own 5-yard line ... Had 13 clean snaps (9 PAT, 3 FG, 1 punt) in 72-17 win vs. ETSU (9/6) ... Executed all 11 snaps (6 PAT, 1 FG, 4 punt) cleanly in season-opening win vs. Syracuse (8/30). Saw action in four games and handled long snapping duties for two punts, four field goals and nine PATs during his third season on Rocky Top … Played in all four regular season non-conference wins over Chattanooga (8/31), NC State (9/7), Kent State (9/14) and UTEP (11/23) … Was the backup long snapper to Matthew Salansky. Played against UTSA (9/23), UConn (11/4) and No. 17 Iowa (1/1), executing snaps on three extra points and one field goal. Did not see action and earned a redshirt. From Memphis and played for Evangelical Christian High School ... Received an offer from Memphis before choosing to join Tennessee as a walk-on … Full name is Bennett Dale Brady … Son of Carrie and Braxton Brady … SEC graduate who earned his bachelor's degree from UT in sport management in December 2025 ... Working on a master's degree in agricultural leadership, education and communication ... X handle is @Bennettbrady_3 ... Instagram handle is @bennettbbrady