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Bradley-King

Bradley-King didn’t see the field much until 2018 when he registered 6.0 sacks in 12 games, starting three, and was named second-team All-Sun Belt. He continued to improve the following year, posting 49 tackles, 13.5 TFL and 8.5 sacks while also recording three forced fumbles en route to earning first-team All-Sun Belt accolades. Having nothing left to prove at ASU, he transferred as a graduate to Baylor in 2020 and led the Bears in sacks with 3.5 in nine games while receiving honorable mention All-Big 12 recognition. A locker room leader with a motor that won’t quit, Bradley-King combines a vicious set of hands with an impressive athletic package that shows up in his 9.17 Relative Athletic Score. His skillset is somewhat akin to Kamalei Correa.

Bradley-King (6'4/248) joined the Baylor program as a grad transfer after three-plus seasons at Arkansas State. This season the redshirt senior has appeared in seven games, tallying 26 total tackles (5.5 for loss), 3.5 sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, three quarterback hurries and four pass breakups. Bradley-King’s numbers haven’t been as good as they were in his final season at Arkansas State, but that’s to be expected given the level of competition. In 2019 he accounted for 13.5 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks, earning first team all-Sun Belt honors. Bradley-King will likely be a Day 3 selection in next spring’s draft.

Not a huge surprise, but it is certainly worth repeating. Bradley-King transferred to the Bears after quality play for Arkansas State for three years; producing 13.5 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks for the Red Wolves in 2019. “A guy that can rush and be a mismatch, a guy that can drop occasionally and set edges,” Aranda said. “I think he’s a dynamic playmaker and we’re gonna rely on him quite a bit. I think the combination of him rushing or Terrel rushing from the interior, I think it’s a good option to have.” A strong showing from the 6-foot-4, 248-pound EDGE will do wonders for his draft stock come 2021.

Bradley-King made entered the transfer portal in April after a solid three-plus years with the Red Wolves; accumulating 82 tackles, 13.5 sacks and five forced fumbles over the last two campaigns. At the very least, he should provide depth for the Bears in the 2020 campaign -- he can play immediately as a graduate transfer -- and it shouldn’t surprise anyone if he was starting for the Big-12 contenders this Fall.

Bradley-King (6'4/250) is a former three-star recruit out of Kansas City, MO. He was named Second Team All Sun-Belt and has racked up 82 tackles, 23 TFL, 13.5 sacks and five forced fumbles over the last two seasons. Bradley-King didn’t receive any Power Five offers in his first recruiting go-round, but his impressive production at Arkansas State is likely to stoke interest at the upper levels of college football.

You probably know about Thomas; he’s considered one of the best offensive lineman in the class, and a legitimate challenger for a top 10 selection -- if not higher. You may not know about Bradley-King (6'4/248), but you probably should. “He’s got two sacks, three hits and one hurry for an 85.5 pass-rushing grade through two games after earning a 91.3 pass-rushing grade on 189 pass-rushes last year,” writes Renner. Meanwhile, Thomas is rated as the top tackle so far. Arkansas State isn’t very likely to win this game -- not very likely is an understatement -- but we’re excited to see what Bradley-King can do on Saturday.

Bradley-King posted a monstrous 21.5 percent pass-rush win rate, nearly four percent higher than the next closest player. He only played 177 pass-rush snaps last season but was still able to create 32 quarterback pressures. He parlayed those pressures into five sacks and also added 9.5 tackles-for-loss. With increased playing time, Bradley-King could be one of the Sun-Belt’s top pass-rushers.