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2022 Football Roster

Lauren Adams | Northwest Missouri State University
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Todd Weddle | Northwest Missouri
Todd Weddle | Northwest Missouri

12 Braden Wright

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 204
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Elkhorn, Neb.
  • Highschool Elkhorn South HS

Biography

2021
MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... saw action in seven games ... drew three starting assignments ... passed for 945 yards and 10 touchdowns ... eight of his 10 touchdown passes came in the playoffs ... came on in relief of injured starter Mike Hohensee in a 50-21 home playoff win over Central Washington ... Wright went 11-of-15 for 178 yards and three touchdown passes (along with one rushing score) against CWU ... led Northwest to a 28-9 road playoff win at Harding ... Wright went 10-of-16 passing fro 231 yards and three touchdowns against the Bisons ... threw for a season-best 255 yards and two scores against No. 1-ranked Ferris State in the NCAA Div. II playoff quarterfinal in Big Rapids, Mich.

2019
Second-Team All-MIAA ... MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... passed for 2,5020 yards and 24 touchdowns ... completed 179-of-243 passing attempts ... rushed 119 times for 753 yards and 12 rushing touchdowns ... ranked No. 10 in the nation in points responsible for (216) ... two-time MIAA Offensive Player of the Week ... rushed for a career-high 172 yards against Pittsburg State at Arrowhead Stadium (10/12) ... passed for a career-high 305 yards (all in the first half) of a 59-10 victory over Central Oklahoma (9/28) ... passed for 279 yard and three touchdowns, while rushing for 96 yards and a score in Northwest's 36-33 double-overtime triumph at Fort Hays State (11/9) ... rushed for 112 yards and three touchdowns in Northwest's 63-7 NCAA playoff victory over Lindenwood (11/30) ... also tossed four scores in a 56-9 Homecoming win over Lincoln (10/26).

2018
MIAA Freshman of the Year ... Second Team All-MIAA ... MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... passed for 2,596 yards and 24 touchdowns ... completed 211 passes on 373 attempts ... threw only seven interceptions ... had at least one passing touchdown in every game ... rushed for 514 yards and 11 touchdowns ... ranked No. 1 in the nation in points responsible for among freshmen with 210 points ... his 11 rushing touchdowns ranked as the top number among freshmen quarterbacks in all of Division II football ... passed for a season-high 269 yards and two scores at Ferris State (11/24) in the second round of the NCAA Div. II playoffs ... named MIAA offensive player of the week after he rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns, while passing for 233 yards and another score in a 38-17 win at Washburn (9/6) ... rushed seven times for 76 yards and three touchdowns while also passing for three scores in a 62-17 victory at Northeastern State (10/27).

2017
Redshirted ... MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

Elkhorn South High School
Wright helped lead Elkhorn South High School to a pair of state championships ... named to the Class B All-State team ... named second team Superstate ... two time all-area, all-district and all-conference performer ... named to school's academic honor roll ... scored 29 on ACT ... coached by Guy Rosenberg ... plans to major in Biology ... parents are Bobby and Lisa Wright.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

    QB
    6'2" 180 lbs
  • 12

    2018Redshirt Freshman

    QB
    6'2" 180 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2019Sophomore

    QB
    6'2" 190 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2020Junior

    QB
    6'2" 190 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2021Junior

    QB
    6'2" 194 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2022Senior

    QB
    6'2" 204 lbs
    12