Braylon Staley

CAREER HONORS 2025 Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award Semifinalist 2025 The Athletic Freshman All-America First Team 2025 SEC Freshman of the Year (AP, Coaches) 2025 SEC All-Freshman Team (Coaches) SEC Freshman of the Week (vs. Arkansas, 10/13/25; vs. Syracuse, 9/1/25) 2024 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll CAREER Speedy wide receiver who earned a redshirt during his true freshman season ... Has emerged as a big-play threat and go-to receiver in 2025 ... January 2024 early enrollee who participated in bowl practices and spring practice at Tennessee ... Has 67 receptions for 827 yards (12.3 avg) and six touchdowns in his career ... Played in 16 career games with 12 starts. 2025 – RS-FRESHMAN Has started all 12 games at receiver this season ... Entering the postseason, ranks sixth in the SEC in receiving yards (806) and receiving yards/game (67.2) ... Caught six pass for 35 yards against No. 12 Vanderbilt (11/29) ... Hauled in five catches for 58 yards and a touchdown in Homecoming win over New Mexico State (11/15) ... Pulled in five receptions for 75 yards and a career-best two touchdowns vs. No. 18 Oklahoma (11/1) ... Caught six passes for 105 yards in road win at Kentucky (10/25) ... Led all receivers with a career-best 10 receptions for 92 yards and a touchdown at No. 6 Alabama (10/18) ... Named SEC Freshman of the Week after recording a career-high 109 receiving yards on six catches in win vs. Arkansas (10/11) ... Caught four passes for 41 yards in an overtime win at Mississippi State (9/27), including a crucial first-down reception on a 3rd-and-6 during UT’s late fourth-quarter scoring drive to tie the game ... Pulled in three receptions for 50 yards, including a 31-yarder vs. UAB (9/20) ... Had a career-best nine catches for 97 yards and a touchdown in SEC opener vs. No. 6 Georgia (9/13), including a 32-yard scoring grab to give the Vols the lead early in the fourth quarter ... Logged five catches in 72-17 win over ETSU (9/6), totaling 39 yards ... Tabbed the SEC Freshman of the Week after reeling in four catches for 95 yards and a touchdown in his first-career start vs. Syracuse (8/30) ... Hauled in a 73-yard TD grab in the second quarter that was the longest reception by any SEC player in Week 1. 2024 – FRESHMAN Played in four games and earned a redshirt during his true freshman season … Expected to make a major impact in 2025 at slot receiver … Caught three passes for 21 yards … Saw action in the CFP First Round game at No. 6 Ohio State (12/21), making a season-high two catches for 11 yards … Hauled in one pass for 10 yards vs. UTEP (11/23) … Also appeared in games against Kent State (9/14) and Mississippi State (11/9). HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL A consensus four-star recruit who was rated as the No. 2 wide receiver in the state of South Carolina by On3 and 247Sports … A top-300 player nationally according to On3 (No. 75), 247Sports (No. 78) and ESPN (No. 174) … Also rated as a top-40 wide receiver by all four major recruiting services, coming in at No. 12 by On3, No. 15 by 247Sports, No. 21 by ESPN and No. 40 by Rivals … Was the top wide receiver for Strom Thurmond High School as a senior, helping lead the Rebels to a 10-3 overall record, a Region 3-2A title and an appearance in the South Carolina Class 2A state quarterfinals in 2023 … Named the 2023 Class 2A Upper State Offensive Player of the Year, Region 3-2A Player of the Year and earned First Team All-State honors … Tallied 69 receptions for 1,116 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior … Played his first three seasons of prep football at Aiken High School, where he received Class 4A All-State honorable mention recognition and All-Region 4-4A honors as a junior in 2022 after racking up 900 receiving yards and eight touchdowns … Made 43 catches for 638 yards and seven touchdowns to earn All-Region 5-4A honors as a sophomore in 2021 … Also excelled in track and field, capturing three South Carolina Class 4A state titles (two in the triple jump and one in the 200-meter dash) … Aiken High School record holder in the 200-meter dash (21.6) and the triple jump (48-5), winning state titles in both events as a junior … Also won a state title in the triple jump as a sophomore … Committed to the Vols in June 2023 … Chose Tennessee over 25 other Division I offers, including 19 Power Five programs … Coached by Andrew Webb … January 2024 enrollee who participated in bowl practices and spring practice at Tennessee … Full name is Braylon Thomas Staley … Born on April 27, 2006, in Augusta, Georgia … Son of LaQuandra and Brian Staley … Has two siblings, brother Brian (BJ) and sister Makenzie … Father was a junior college football All-American cornerback at Georgia Military College in 2001 and 2002 who then played at Mississippi State under Sylvester Croom … Favorite hobbies outside of football include playing video games, running track and playing baseball … Favorite food is chicken alfredo … Favorite musical artist is Lil Baby … Played the drums at church ... Favorite TV show is Ballers … Aspires to become a coach one day … Majoring in sport management … X handle is @BrayStaley … Instagram handle is @br6y_