Don Bradley

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Don Bradley
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Weight:
    163
  • Hometown:
    Sylva, N.C.
  • Position:
    RB
  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • High School:
    Cherokee
  • gp
    12
  • yds
    398
  • yds/g
    33.2
  • td
    3
Bio

2024: Carson-Newman's second-leading rusher for 2024, Bradley carried the ball 51 times for 398 yards and three scores.  He had his first career 100-yard rushing performance in week two at West Virginia State (Sept. 13) when he carried the ball five times for 108 yards and a score. He caught two passes for 66 yards against Wingate (Sept. 21) a week later.  

2023: Made an appearance against Virginia-Lynchburg (Aug. 31), didn't appear in any other games after the opener.  

2022: Did not appear in any games 

HIGH SCHOOL:  During the 2021 fall campaign, Bradley completed 54 of 104 passes for 750 yards and 11 touchdowns.  He was also a threat on the ground rushing 173 times for 1,074 yards and 15 touchdowns.  Bradley also played defensive back for the Braves and had 20 solo tackles, three caused fumbles, and three interceptions on the season. For his efforts during his senior year, Bradley was named to the first team All-Smoky Mountain Conference (SMC) Team and was named SMC Back of the Year.  He was named second team All-State as an athlete (overall performance).  He was named first team All-Smoky Mountain Conference as a defensive back following his junior season.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Rushes 51 38
Yards 398 217
Yards per game 33.2 27.1
Yards per rush 7.8 5.7
Touchdowns 3 1
Fumbles 1 1
Fumbles lost 1 1
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 29 #18 Reinhardt W, 50-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at West Virginia St. W, 56-25 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 #24/23 Wingate W, 31-28 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Catawba W, 35-34 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Barton W, 28-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Mars Hill W, 28-27 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 29 #18 Reinhardt W, 50-7 7 70 10.0 32 1 - -
Sep 13 at West Virginia St. W, 56-25 5 108 21.6 59 1 - -
Sep 21 #24/23 Wingate W, 31-28 3 8 2.7 7 0 - -
Sep 28 at Catawba W, 35-34 9 66 7.3 18 0 - -
Oct 5 Barton W, 28-17 5 37 7.4 14 0 - -
Oct 12 at Mars Hill W, 28-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23 2 16 8.0 13 1 - -
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10 11 65 5.9 27 0 - -
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7 6 25 4.2 8 0 1 1
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14 2 0 0.0 0 0 - -
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13 - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13 1 3 3.0 3 0 - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 29 #18 Reinhardt W, 50-7 1 2 2.0 2 0 - -
Sep 13 at West Virginia St. W, 56-25 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 #24/23 Wingate W, 31-28 2 66 33.0 48 0 - -
Sep 28 at Catawba W, 35-34 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Barton W, 28-17 1 13 13.0 13 0 - -
Oct 12 at Mars Hill W, 28-27 3 20 6.7 8 0 - -
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10 0 0 - 0 0 - -
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7 - - - - - 1 1
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13 1 14 14.0 14 0 - -
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13 3 37 12.3 33 0 - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 29 #18 Reinhardt W, 50-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 13 at West Virginia St. W, 56-25 - - - - - 0
Sep 21 #24/23 Wingate W, 31-28 - - - - - 0
Sep 28 at Catawba W, 35-34 - - - - - 0
Oct 5 Barton W, 28-17 - - - - - 0
Oct 12 at Mars Hill W, 28-27 - - - - - 0
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23 - - - - - 0
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10 - - - - - 0
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13 - - - - - 0
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 29 #18 Reinhardt W, 50-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at West Virginia St. W, 56-25 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 #24/23 Wingate W, 31-28 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Catawba W, 35-34 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Barton W, 28-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Mars Hill W, 28-27 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13 - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 29 #18 Reinhardt W, 50-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at West Virginia St. W, 56-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 #24/23 Wingate W, 31-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Catawba W, 35-34 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Barton W, 28-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Mars Hill W, 28-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 29 #18 Reinhardt W, 50-7 1 70 2 - - 72
Sep 13 at West Virginia St. W, 56-25 1 108 - - - 108
Sep 21 #24/23 Wingate W, 31-28 1 8 66 - - 74
Sep 28 at Catawba W, 35-34 1 66 - - - 66
Oct 5 Barton W, 28-17 1 37 13 - - 50
Oct 12 at Mars Hill W, 28-27 1 - 20 - - 20
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23 1 16 - - - 16
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10 1 65 0 - - 65
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7 1 25 - - - 25
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14 1 0 - - - 0
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13 1 - 14 - - 14
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13 1 3 37 - - 40
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 29 #18 Reinhardt W, 50-7 6 1 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 13 at West Virginia St. W, 56-25 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 21 #24/23 Wingate W, 31-28 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 28 at Catawba W, 35-34 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 5 Barton W, 28-17 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 12 at Mars Hill W, 28-27 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 29 #18 Reinhardt W, 50-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at West Virginia St. W, 56-25 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 #24/23 Wingate W, 31-28 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Catawba W, 35-34 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Barton W, 28-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Mars Hill W, 28-27 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10 1 0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2023-24 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 12 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2025-26 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 22 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2023-24 1 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 12 51 398 33.2 7.8 3 59 1 1
2025-26 9 33 170 18.9 5.2 0 21 - -
Total 22 84 568 25.8 6.8 3 59 1 1
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2023-24 1 - - - - - - -
2024-25 12 11 0.9 152 12.7 13.8 0 48
2025-26 9 7 0.8 99 11.0 14.1 1 29
Total 22 18 0.8 251 11.4 13.9 1 48
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2023-24 1 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 12 - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 9 - - - - - - - 0
Total 22 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2023-24 1 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 12 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 9 - - - - - - - -
Total 22 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2023-24 1 - - - - 0 .0
2024-25 12 398 152 - - 550 45.8
2025-26 9 170 99 - - 269 29.9
Total 22 568 251 - - 819 37.2
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2023-24 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 18 1.5 3 0 - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 6 0.7 0 1 - - - - - - - 0
Total 24 1.1 3 1 - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2023-24 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 12 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-26 9 1 1 2.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 22 2 1 3.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 12 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 12 51 398 33.2 7.8 3 59 1 1
Conference 8 38 217 27.1 5.7 1 27 1 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 23 156 31.2 6.8 2 32 1 1
Away 7 28 242 34.6 8.6 1 59 - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 9 39 330 36.7 8.5 3 59 1 1
Losses 3 12 68 22.7 5.7 0 27 - -
Month
August 1 7 70 70.0 10.0 1 32 - -
September 3 17 182 60.7 10.7 1 59 - -
October 4 18 118 29.5 6.6 1 27 - -
November 4 9 28 7.0 3.1 0 8 1 1
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 12 11 0.9 152 12.7 13.8 0 48
Conference 8 6 0.8 99 12.4 16.5 0 48
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 4 0.8 81 16.2 20.3 0 48
Away 7 7 1.0 71 10.1 10.1 0 33
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 9 7 0.8 101 11.2 14.4 0 48
Losses 3 4 1.3 51 17.0 12.8 0 33
Month
August 1 1 1.0 2 2.0 2.0 0 2
September 3 2 0.7 66 22.0 33.0 0 48
October 4 4 1.0 33 8.3 8.3 0 13
November 4 4 1.0 51 12.8 12.8 0 33
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 12 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 7 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 9 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 4 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 12 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 7 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 9 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 4 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 12 398 152 - - 550 45.8
Conference 8 217 99 - - 316 39.5
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 156 81 - - 237 47.4
Away 7 242 71 - - 313 44.7
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 9 330 101 - - 431 47.9
Losses 3 68 51 - - 119 39.7
Month
August 1 70 2 - - 72 72.0
September 3 182 66 - - 248 82.7
October 4 118 33 - - 151 37.8
November 4 28 51 - - 79 19.8
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 18 1.5 3 0 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 0.8 1 0 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 12 2.4 2 0 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 0.9 1 0 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 18 2.0 3 0 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 6 6.0 1 0 - - - - - - - 0
September 6 2.0 1 0 - - - - - - - 0
October 6 1.5 1 0 - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 12 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 8 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 7 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 9 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 1 0 1.0 .3 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month
August 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 1 0 1.0 .3 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
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  • November 16, 2024
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  • November 16, 2024
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  • October 19, 2024
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  • September 28, 2024
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  • September 21, 2024
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