Don Bradley

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Don Bradley
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Weight:
    163
  • Hometown:
    Sylva, N.C.
  • Position:
    RB
  • Year:
    Junior
  • High School:
    Cherokee
  • gp
    9
  • tk
    2.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    -
Bio

2025: Bradley was C-N's fourth-leading rusher and its most productive slotback on the ground.  He appeared in nine games with six starts while tallying 170 yards on the ground on 33 carries.  He averaged 5.2 yards per carry.  Bradley also caught seven passes for 99 yards and a score.  

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
Solo tackles 1 1
Assists 1 1
Tackles 2.0 2.0
Tackles per game .2 .2
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 0.0 0.0
Tackle for loss yards - -
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 30 West Virginia St. W, 41-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 4 SC Central Christian College W, 59-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 31-24 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 #19/17 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 24-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #19/20 Wingate W, 21-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 30 West Virginia St. W, 41-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 4 SC Central Christian College W, 59-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 31-24 3 25 8.3 19 0 - -
Sep 20 #19/17 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 24-7 5 21 4.2 6 0 - -
Sep 27 at #19/20 Wingate W, 21-14 5 6 1.2 7 0 - -
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13 6 27 4.5 13 0 - -
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6 3 9 3.0 5 0 - -
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14 4 33 8.3 21 0 - -
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16 4 39 9.8 16 0 - -
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21 3 10 3.3 7 0 - -
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 30 West Virginia St. W, 41-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 4 SC Central Christian College W, 59-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 31-24 1 8 8.0 8 0 - -
Sep 20 #19/17 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 24-7 3 34 11.3 27 0 - -
Sep 27 at #19/20 Wingate W, 21-14 1 17 17.0 17 0 - -
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14 1 29 29.0 29 1 - -
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21 1 11 11.0 11 0 - -
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 30 West Virginia St. W, 41-10 - - - - - -
Sep 4 SC Central Christian College W, 59-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 31-24 - - - - - 0
Sep 20 #19/17 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 24-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 27 at #19/20 Wingate W, 21-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6 - - - - - 0
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16 - - - - - 0
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 30 West Virginia St. W, 41-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 4 SC Central Christian College W, 59-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 31-24 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 #19/17 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 24-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #19/20 Wingate W, 21-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 30 West Virginia St. W, 41-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 4 SC Central Christian College W, 59-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 31-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 #19/17 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 24-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #19/20 Wingate W, 21-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 30 West Virginia St. W, 41-10 - - - - - -
Sep 4 SC Central Christian College W, 59-0 1 - - - - 0
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 31-24 1 25 8 - - 33
Sep 20 #19/17 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 24-7 1 21 34 - - 55
Sep 27 at #19/20 Wingate W, 21-14 1 6 17 - - 23
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13 1 27 - - - 27
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6 1 9 - - - 9
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14 1 33 29 - - 62
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16 1 39 - - - 39
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21 1 10 11 - - 21
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 30 West Virginia St. W, 41-10 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 4 SC Central Christian College W, 59-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 31-24 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 20 #19/17 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 24-7 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 27 at #19/20 Wingate W, 21-14 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14 6 0 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 30 West Virginia St. W, 41-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 4 SC Central Christian College W, 59-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Mars Hill L, 31-24 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 #19/17 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 24-7 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at #19/20 Wingate W, 21-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 at Emory & Henry L, 19-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Anderson W, 28-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Virginia-Wise W, 35-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Catawba W, 24-16 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at #25/18 Newberry L, 28-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Tusculum W, 26-0 - - 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
2026-27 - - - - - - - - - - 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 - -
2026-27 - - - - - - - - -
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
2026-27 - - - - - - - -
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
2026-27 - - - - - - - - 0
Total 22 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2023-24 1 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 12 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 9 - - - - - - - -
2026-27 - - - - - - - - -
Total 22 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
2026-27 - - - - - - - - - -
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
2026-27 - - - - - 0 -
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
2026-27 0 - - - - - - - - - - 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 - - - - - - - -
2026-27 - - - 0.0 - - - 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 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 9 33 170 18.9 5.2 0 21 - -
Conference 9 33 170 18.9 5.2 0 21 - -
Exhibition 1 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 13 93 23.3 7.2 0 21 - -
Away 5 20 77 15.4 3.9 0 19 - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 21 108 18.0 5.1 0 21 - -
Losses 3 12 62 20.7 5.2 0 19 - -
Month
September 3 13 52 17.3 4.0 0 19 - -
October 3 13 69 23.0 5.3 0 21 - -
November 3 7 49 16.3 7.0 0 16 - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 9 7 0.8 99 11.0 14.1 1 29
Conference 9 7 0.8 99 11.0 14.1 1 29
Exhibition 1 - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 4 1.0 63 15.8 15.8 1 29
Away 5 3 0.6 36 7.2 12.0 0 17
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 5 0.8 80 13.3 16.0 1 29
Losses 3 2 0.7 19 6.3 9.5 0 11
Month
September 3 5 1.7 59 19.7 11.8 0 27
October 3 1 0.3 29 9.7 29.0 1 29
November 3 1 0.3 11 3.7 11.0 0 11
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 9 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 1 - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition 1 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 9 170 99 - - 269 29.9
Conference 9 170 99 - - 269 29.9
Exhibition 1 - - - - 0 .0
Location
Home 4 93 63 - - 156 39.0
Away 5 77 36 - - 113 22.6
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 6 108 80 - - 188 31.3
Losses 3 62 19 - - 81 27.0
Month
September 3 52 59 - - 111 37.0
October 3 69 29 - - 98 32.7
November 3 49 11 - - 60 20.0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 6 0.7 0 1 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 0.7 0 1 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 6 1.5 0 1 - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 6 1.0 0 1 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
October 6 2.0 0 1 - - - - - - - 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 9 1 1 2.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 1 1 2.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 1 1 2.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 1 1 2.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 3 0 1 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
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