2024 Football Roster
Sloan, Braedon
Jersey Number 14
Braedon Sloan
- Position:
- Running Back
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 205
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Monticello, Ky.
- Prev School:
- Eastern Kentucky
- High School:
- Wayne County HS
Bio
Awards and Honors:
2024 Preseason All-MAC (fourth team by Phil Steele College Preview)
Muncie Star-Press (Sept. 11, 2024): How Ball State RB Braedon Sloan won over his new team
Transfer from Eastern Kentucky played in 33 games his first three seasons and should find himself in the mix for reps in Ball State's running back rotation.
BEFORE BALL STATE: Played three seasons at Eastern Kentucky where he earned FCS All-America honors as a junior. 2023 (Jr.): Named First Team FCS Football Central All-UAC ... named Second Team FCS Football Central All-American ... named First Team Phil Steele All-UAC ... two-time UAC Player of the Week ... started all 11 games... led the conference in all purpose yards with 1,636 ... rushed for 10 touchdowns and 765 yards on 143 attempts ... recorded 40 receptions for 467 yards and three touchdowns ... on special teams had 15 kick returns totaling 397 yards ... against Tarleton State (Oct. 14), recorded four total touchdowns (three rushing, one receiving) while rushing for 120 yards on a career high 24 carries earning player of the week honors in the conference ... in the season finale against SFA (Nov. 18) rushed for a career-high 150 yards on 14 carries with two touchdowns ... rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries against SE Missouri St. (Sept. 23)... posted a career-high in receiving yards against Central Arkansas (Nov. 11) with 109 yards on seven receptions ... 2022 (So.): HERO Sports Sophomore All-American ... Phil Steele First-Team All-ASUN ... started all 12 games ... led team with 629 yards rushng on 147 carries ... rushed for seven touchdowns ... also caught 42 passes for 506 yards and three touchdowns ... returned 15 kicks for 484 yards ... rushed 20 times for 88 yards, both career highs, and a touchdown while catching five passes for 68 yards and a touchdown against Southern Utah (Oct. 1) ... rushed for two touchdowns and caught career-high seven passes for 52 yards, including game-winning two-point conversion, against Bowling Green (Sept. 10) ... career-high 97 yards receiving against Southeast Missouri (Oct. 29) ... rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown while adding 97 yards receiving and a touchdown against Kennesaw State (Nov. 19) ... returned four kickoffs for 173 yards, including career-long 69 yarder, against Gardner-Webb (Nov. 26) ... 2021 (Fr.): Played in 10 games ... rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown ... caught seven passes for 74 yards and three touchdowns ... caught the game-tying touchdown pass against Jacksonville State (Nov. 20) ... rushed for 18 yards and a touchdown while catching three passes for 22 yards against Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 6) ... caught a 24-yard touchdown pass against Central Arkansas (Oct. 16) ... recorded a four-yard touchdown reception against Sam Houston (Nov. 13).
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time all-state selection at Wayne County High School … two-time Class AAAA, District 7 Player of the Year … three-time all-district … earned first team all-state honors after rushing for 1,607 yards on 153 carries with 28 total touchdowns as a senior in 2020 … Lexington Herald-Leader Class of the Commonwealth as a senior … chosen first team all-state after setting the single season scoring record for the state of Kentucky as a junior when he rushed for 2,804 yards on 227 carries and finished with 3,775 all-purpose yards and 56 total touchdowns … had 1,120 rushing yards on 120 carries and 20 total touchdowns as a sophomore in 2018 … set the Wayne County High School career record for rushing yards … helped the Cardinals capture district championships in 2017, 2018 and 2019 … part of the Wayne County team that won the region title in 2017 when he rushed for 220 yards on 20 carries … also had offers from Eastern Illinois and Fordham … chose EKU because of the “awesome coaching staff that made me feel like I was at home and the family feel of all the people I got to meet”.
PERSONAL: Full name is Braedon Carneal Sloan … son of James Sloan and Kelly Steele … has one brother – Jay ... his dad James played collegiate football at Campbellsville University … plans to study physical education.
2024 Preseason All-MAC (fourth team by Phil Steele College Preview)
Muncie Star-Press (Sept. 11, 2024): How Ball State RB Braedon Sloan won over his new team
Transfer from Eastern Kentucky played in 33 games his first three seasons and should find himself in the mix for reps in Ball State's running back rotation.
BEFORE BALL STATE: Played three seasons at Eastern Kentucky where he earned FCS All-America honors as a junior. 2023 (Jr.): Named First Team FCS Football Central All-UAC ... named Second Team FCS Football Central All-American ... named First Team Phil Steele All-UAC ... two-time UAC Player of the Week ... started all 11 games... led the conference in all purpose yards with 1,636 ... rushed for 10 touchdowns and 765 yards on 143 attempts ... recorded 40 receptions for 467 yards and three touchdowns ... on special teams had 15 kick returns totaling 397 yards ... against Tarleton State (Oct. 14), recorded four total touchdowns (three rushing, one receiving) while rushing for 120 yards on a career high 24 carries earning player of the week honors in the conference ... in the season finale against SFA (Nov. 18) rushed for a career-high 150 yards on 14 carries with two touchdowns ... rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries against SE Missouri St. (Sept. 23)... posted a career-high in receiving yards against Central Arkansas (Nov. 11) with 109 yards on seven receptions ... 2022 (So.): HERO Sports Sophomore All-American ... Phil Steele First-Team All-ASUN ... started all 12 games ... led team with 629 yards rushng on 147 carries ... rushed for seven touchdowns ... also caught 42 passes for 506 yards and three touchdowns ... returned 15 kicks for 484 yards ... rushed 20 times for 88 yards, both career highs, and a touchdown while catching five passes for 68 yards and a touchdown against Southern Utah (Oct. 1) ... rushed for two touchdowns and caught career-high seven passes for 52 yards, including game-winning two-point conversion, against Bowling Green (Sept. 10) ... career-high 97 yards receiving against Southeast Missouri (Oct. 29) ... rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown while adding 97 yards receiving and a touchdown against Kennesaw State (Nov. 19) ... returned four kickoffs for 173 yards, including career-long 69 yarder, against Gardner-Webb (Nov. 26) ... 2021 (Fr.): Played in 10 games ... rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown ... caught seven passes for 74 yards and three touchdowns ... caught the game-tying touchdown pass against Jacksonville State (Nov. 20) ... rushed for 18 yards and a touchdown while catching three passes for 22 yards against Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 6) ... caught a 24-yard touchdown pass against Central Arkansas (Oct. 16) ... recorded a four-yard touchdown reception against Sam Houston (Nov. 13).
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time all-state selection at Wayne County High School … two-time Class AAAA, District 7 Player of the Year … three-time all-district … earned first team all-state honors after rushing for 1,607 yards on 153 carries with 28 total touchdowns as a senior in 2020 … Lexington Herald-Leader Class of the Commonwealth as a senior … chosen first team all-state after setting the single season scoring record for the state of Kentucky as a junior when he rushed for 2,804 yards on 227 carries and finished with 3,775 all-purpose yards and 56 total touchdowns … had 1,120 rushing yards on 120 carries and 20 total touchdowns as a sophomore in 2018 … set the Wayne County High School career record for rushing yards … helped the Cardinals capture district championships in 2017, 2018 and 2019 … part of the Wayne County team that won the region title in 2017 when he rushed for 220 yards on 20 carries … also had offers from Eastern Illinois and Fordham … chose EKU because of the “awesome coaching staff that made me feel like I was at home and the family feel of all the people I got to meet”.
PERSONAL: Full name is Braedon Carneal Sloan … son of James Sloan and Kelly Steele … has one brother – Jay ... his dad James played collegiate football at Campbellsville University … plans to study physical education.
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