Brayden Platt

As A Freshman (2024) Appeared in two games as a true freshman while utilizing a redshirt … Played one special teams snap vs. Boise State (Sept. 7) and five defensive snaps at Purdue (Oct. 18). High School A consensus four-star prospect…Rated the No. 53 overall recruit and No. 4 linebacker by 247Sports…Rated in the top-200 nationally by both ESPN (No. 190) and the 247Sports Composite (No. 174)…A consensus top-three recruit from the state of Washington…A top-10 linebacker recruit according to ESPN and 247Sports…Named a finalist for the 2023 High School Butkus Award which honors the best linebacker in the country…Selected for the Adidas All-American Bowl…Named a participant in the Polynesian Bowl…Helped Yelm to a 13-1 record and a runner-up finish in the 2023 Washington 3A State playoffs as a senior…Named to the 2023 Preseason MaxPreps All-American first team…Named a finalist for the All-American Bowl Player of the Year award…Rushed for 192 yards and three touchdowns while registering six tackles and two TFL against Gig Harbor…Totaled 10 tackles with two TFL against Eastside Catholic, while adding 219 rushing yards and a score on the offensive side of the ball…Led Yelm to the Washington 3A state title as a junior in 2022…Tallied four-or-more tackles in each game, while posting a season-high nine tackles twice against North Thurston and Bellevue…Rushed for 178 yards and four touchdowns with seven total tackles and a TFL against Camas…Ran for 178 yards and five touchdowns on 11 carries to go along with four tackles and a sack against Central Kitsap…A season-high two TFL against River Ridge…Four tackles and a sack against Central Kitsap…Also ran track and field in high school, running an 11.09 100-meter dash as a junior…Won the Washington 3A shot put championship with a throw of 61-10 and finished runner-up in the javelin with a throw of 216-0 as a junior…Won the 3A shot put finals as a sophomore in 2022 with a throw of 61-6 while finishing second in the discus (152-11) and javelin (191-9)…Also recruited by Arizona, Arizona State, BYU, California, Duke, Georgia Tech, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Mississippi State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington and Washington State.