Brayden Evans

Position:
Running Back
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 207
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Camby, Ind.
Prev School:
Mooresville HS
High School:
Mooresville HS

2023: Played eight games with no starts ... tallied two solo tackles and two assisted tackles.

One of the fastest players on the Ball State roster, has switched from linebacker to receiver to running back since the close of last season ... wore #34 last season, switched to #89 this summer and has returned to #34.

2022: Participant in all 12 games with no starts ... registered six tackles from his safety position and recorded an 18-yard tackle-for-loss in the season opener at Tennessee (Sept. 1).

2021: Appeared in eight games ... first career game action came at Wyoming (Sept. 18) ... made a tackle at Western Michigan (Oct. 9) ... also produced a stop at Northern Illinois (Nov. 10) ... made appearances in league games against Toledo (Sept. 25), Eastern Michigan (Oct. 16), Miami (Ohio) (Oct. 23) and Akron (Nov. 2).

2020: Did not see game action ... earned a redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters from head coach Mike Gillin at Mooresville High … 3-star recruit via 247Sports … played outside linebacker and wide receiver for the Pioneers … team captain and team MVP as a senior … first team all-state as a senior … two-time all-conference pick … piled up more than 250 tackles in his prep career … totaled 90 catches for 1,494 yards and 15 touchdowns in his four years … helped the Pioneers win a pair of sectional titles … named Mooresville’s Athlete of the Year as a senior ... also lettered four years on the track & field squad and two years on the wrestling team.

PERSONAL: Son of James and Jaime Irwin … has two brothers.