Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Texas Tech
Tony Bradford Jr.
DL • 6'1" • 300 lbs • Houston, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tony Bradford Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
34
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
31
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Texas Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Texas Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kansas
Player Story
Tony Bradford Jr. built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Houston, TX wearing No. 97, spending time with Texas Tech. The clearest part of Tony Bradford Jr.'s career was his...
Read the storyTony Bradford Jr., DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Texas Tech. Tony Bradford Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 142
- TFL
- 30.5
- Sacks
- 15
- QB hurries
- 12
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Tony Bradford Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas Tech · DL
- Career Tackles
- 142
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 51 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Texas Tech
- Top game
- Kansas
- Latest roster
- No. 97 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 42 tackles · DL 65th (top 7%) · Big 12 80th (top 13%) · National 830th (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 14.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 8 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 5 | - | 0 | 50.9 |
| 2021 Postseason | Texas Tech | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 60.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 10 | 31 | 7 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 60.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 12 | 27 | 9 | 5.5 | 5 | - | 0 | 58 |
| 2023 Postseason | Texas Tech | 13 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 13 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | 0 | 40.8 |
Related Context
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Tony Bradford Jr. played DL for Texas Tech. Across 5 tracked seasons, Tony Bradford Jr. recorded 142 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Texas Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Texas Tech paired 14.5 primary output with 27.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 21.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Texas Tech
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
21.5
Usage
6.8
Consistency
30.9
Best Game by takeover score
Texas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. California: 0.5. Wyoming: 0. Oregon: 0.5. Tarleton State: 0.5. West Virginia: 0. Houston: 2. Baylor: 0. Kansas State: 1. BYU: 0. TCU: 0. Kansas: 3. UCF: 0. Texas: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. California: 2 by 13.3. Wyoming: 3 by 12.5. Oregon: 1 by 9.2. Tarleton State: 2 by 13.3. West Virginia: 2 by 8.3. Houston: 3 by 32.5. Baylor: 2 by 8.3. Kansas State: 2 by 18.3. BYU: 3 by 12.5. TCU: 7 by 29.2. Kansas: 4 by 46.7. UCF: 5 by 20.8. Texas: 6 by 55
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.9 · Games = 7 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 6 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas
Best efficiency game
55 vs Texas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/17 | vs California | W 34-14 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ TexasSplash game | L 7-57 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs UCF | W 24-23 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ KansasSplash game | W 16-13 | 4 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/2 | vs TCU | W 35-28 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ BYU | L 14-27 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Kansas State | L 21-38 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | @ Baylor | W 39-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs HoustonSplash game | W 49-28 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ West Virginia | L 13-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Tarleton State | W 41-3 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Oregon | L 30-38 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Wyoming | L 33-35 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Tony Bradford Jr. story
Tony Bradford Jr. built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Houston, TX wearing No. 97, spending time with Texas Tech. The clearest part of Tony Bradford Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 142 tackles, 30.5 tackles for loss, 15 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 51 career games in the available record. That gives Tony Bradford Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Texas Tech
2019-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 3 | 10.5 | 2.4 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 12 | 29.6 | 9.3 | 9 |
| 2021 Postseason | Texas Tech | 14.5 | 27.8 | 8.6 | 2.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 14.5 | 27.8 | 8.6 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 19.5 | 25.6 | 8.1 | 5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Texas Tech | 10.5 | 21.5 | 6.8 | -9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 10.5 | 21.5 | 6.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Kansas
Week 14 · W 16-13 · Conference game
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5
Havoc Plays
90 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#2
vs Baylor
Week 9 · L 17-45 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Texas
Week 13 · L 7-57 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#4
vs Oklahoma
Week 13 · W 51-48 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Kansas
Week 11 · W 16-13 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Texas Tech
14.5 primary output · 27.8 efficiency · 8.6 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · Texas Tech
60.2
14.5 primary · 27.8 efficiency · 8.6 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Texas Tech
58
19.5 primary · 25.6 efficiency · 8.1 usage
Milestones
12
Impact games
17
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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