Oklahoma State University Athletics
2023 Football Roster
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Jaden Bray
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Norman, OK
- High School:
- Norman
2023 First Team Academic All-Big 12
2022 First Team Academic All-Big 12
A talented playmaker who was slowed by injuries during his time in Stillwater.
2023 (Sophomore): A first team Academic All-Big 12 honoree ... Played in 10 games, finishing the year with 30 catches for 382 yards and two touchdowns ... Made at least one catch in every game he playe in ... Caught a 5-yard touchdown at West Virginia and 23-yard touchdown at Houston ... Best games included four catches for 77 yards against Kansas State, five catches for 66 yards against Central Arkansas and three more games over 50 yards against Arizona State, Iowa State and West Virginia ... Included on the preseason watch list for the Comeback Player of the Year Award.
2022: Took a redshirt while missing most of the season to injury ... A first team Academic All-Big 12 honoree ... Saw limited action in three games, playing against Texas Tech, Iowa State and Oklahoma ... Finished the year with five catches for 54 yards ... Recorded a season-long catch of 24 yards to set up a score in the win over Texas Tech and also made a catch on a two-point conversion near the end of the third quarter to tie the game ... Added one carry for a loss of two yards against the Red Raiders ... Had two catches for 21 yards against Iowa State and one catch for nine yards against Oklahoma.
2021 (Freshman): Played in 12 games to tie Bryson Green for the most games played by a true freshman on the Cowboy offense ... Earned his first starts in the final four games of the season ... His six 25-plus yard catches ranked second on the team for the year and only trailed Tay Martin’s nine ... Finished the season with 250 receiving yards to rank fifth on the team and his 13 catches ranked seventh ... His season-best single game receiving total of 84 yards came against Tulsa, and that also led all players in the game ... Scored two touchdowns on the year ... His first was a 26-yard catch against Tulsa that included a broken tackle and was the fifth catch of his career in his second career game ... It was OSU’s first score of the game which the Cowboys won by less than a touchdown and netted him OSU’s team co-offensive player of the week honors ... His second touchdown marked OSU’s first score in the two-point Fiesta Bowl win over No. 5 Notre Dame, and it also featured a broken tackle with him spinning out of the grasp of a defender on his way to the end zone ... After the 84 yards against Tulsa, his next best yardage totals were 52 yards in the season opener against Missouri State and 52 yards again in the Big 12 Championship game.
High School: Played for head coach Rocky Martin and wide receivers coach John Baldwin at Norman … According to MaxPreps, he racked up 471 receiving yards on 32 catches and scored five touchdowns in his senior season … Named to Sports Illustrated’s All-American watch list … Named a first-team wide receiver by Central Oklahoma Athletic Conference in 2019 and 2020 … An all-district performer and wide receiver of the year in 2020 … A Vype Top 100 Mr. Football Nominee (No. 11 in 2020) … Named the NAA Outstanding Student Athlete in 2019 … Helped lead his team to playoff appearances as a junior and senior … Pulled in 40 catches for nearly 1,000 yards and 11 touchdowns as a junior in 2019 … A talented basketball player, earning three letters and all-conference honors, as well being named the 2019 Landers MVP … A member of the honor roll in 2020 and the National Honor Society Student Athlete Advisory Council … A homecoming representative as a junior and senior … Was active in his community volunteering for the city of Norman Environmental Services, the Oklahoma Regional Food Bank and the Special Olympics … Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN … Ranked the No. 128 receiver in the nation and the No. 15 player in the state of Oklahoma by ESPN … No. 10 on The Oklahoman’s Super 30 list of 2021 recruits in Oklahoma ... Chose OSU over offers from Arkansas, Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State and others.
Personal: Jaden Isaiah Bray was born in Fort Sill, Oklahoma … Son of Tannica Binder and Alphonzo Bray … Both parents are Army veterans … Studying computer engineering.
