#97

Tony Bradford Jr.

DL · Texas Tech · Sr. · #97

Texas Tech 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Tony Bradford Jr.

DL · Texas Tech · Sr · #97

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Texas Tech
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

2 coaches
2021
Texas Tech
2022
Texas Tech
era →
2023
Texas Tech

Coaching transition mid-career: Matt Wells → Joey McGuire. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Texas Tech7-6HC: Matt Wells · Balanced
2022Texas Tech8-5HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced, fast tempo
2023Texas Tech7-6HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Texas Tech42175.54.0------
2022Texas Tech27189.05.5------
2021Texas Tech32158.03.52----
Career1015022.513.02----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2023

W 39–14

at Baylor

2 TOT  ·  1 SOLO

Dominant 25-point win on the road against Baylor.

How he plays

Play style

Wins his gap play after play.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Two-Gap Base

Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.

IDL

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Jelani Stafford’s 2022 season.

UConn · 2022

#2

Cooper Webb

UNLV · 2023

86%
#3

Akeem Smith

Georgia State · 2021

86%
#4

Wykevious Thomas

South Alabama · 2022

84%
#5

Tyler Bentley

Pittsburgh · 2022

84%

Matches Jelani on

Weight
Class year
TFL rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Devonte O'Malley's senior season at Northern Illinois (2023).

Northern Illinois · 2023

All-MAC
#2

Lama Lavea

Akron · 2024

84%
#3

Herbert Gums Jr.

Boise State · 2024

84%
#4

Josh Ratcliff

Southern Miss · 2023

83%
#5

Miguel Jackson

Utah State · 2024

82%

Matches Devonte on

TFL rate
Sack rate
Weight