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2018 Football Roster
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Brailford, Jordan

Jersey Number 94
Jordan Brailford
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Tulsa, OK
- High School:
- Booker T. Washington
Bio
2017 Second-Team All-Big 12 (Coaches and A.P.)
2018 First-Team All-Big 12 (Coaches)
2018 Second-Team All-Big 12 (Associated Press)
2018 Team Captain as voted by teammates
2018 Leslie O’Neal Award (OSU’s outstanding defensive player)
An important player on the Cowboy defense who exploded during a junior season that saw him lead the Big 12 in sacks ... One of the most productive defensive linemen of the Mike Gundy era at Oklahoma State (2005-present).
2018 (Junior): Earned first-team All-Big 12 honors for the first time in his career ... The Big 12 leader with 0.69 sacks per game ... Team captain as selected by his teammates ... Ranked sixth on the team and led all Cowboy defensive linemen with 54 tackles ... Among Oklahoma State defensive linemen during the Mike Gundy era, his 16.0 tackles for loss in 2018 trails only Emmanuel Ogbah, who had 17.5 in 2015 and 17.0 in 2014 ... Was one sack shy of becoming only the sixth Cowboy to post a season with 10 sacks or more ... His seven quarterback hurries ranked fourth in school history ... Earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors after recording eight tackles (seven solo), three sacks and five tackles for loss as part of OSU’s win over Kansas ... Posted a career-high 10 tackles in the Cowboys’ win over No. 7 West Virginia ... Bagged a pair of sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss and a fumble forced as part of OSU’s win over No. 17 Boise State ... Had two tackles for loss in wins over No. 6 Texas and Missouri State ... Had five games with at least five tackles ... Served as a game captain vs. South Alabama, Oklahoma and TCU ... Helped the Cowboys rank in the top 20 nationally in red zone defense, sacks and tackles for loss.
2017 (Sophomore): A second-team All-Big 12 honoree by the coaches and the Associated Press ... Played in every game, including nine consecutive starts to end the season ... Recorded 57 tackles with 34 solo stops ... Both of those numbers led all of OSU’s defensive linemen in 2017 ... Finished second among the Cowboys with 10.5 tackles for loss, including a career-high three against Oklahoma ... Knocked opposing offenses back 62 total yards on his tackles for loss ... One of seven Cowboys to force a fumble ... Tallied a career-high 4.5 sacks ... Credited with 1.5 sacks in Oklahoma State’s win at Texas ... Hurried opposing quarterbacks three times ... Recorded his first career interception at Texas Tech ... Logged multiple tackles in every game and totaled at least five tackles on seven occasions ... Recorded a career-high seven tackles vs. Baylor ... Logged six tackles, including four solo stops, during the Camping World Bowl win over Virginia Tech ... Credited with a forced fumble at West Virginia ... Named OSU’s Defensive Player of the Game after the Cowboys’ week three win at Pittsburgh.
2016 (Hardship): Injury kept him out of action.
2015 (Freshman): Played in 10 games, picking up more of a role as the season went on ... Finished with 23 tackles, including 18 solo stops ... Had 3.5 tackles for loss, including one against Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl ... Second on the team with three quarterback hurries, trailing only All-American Emmanuel Ogbah ... Sacked Heisman hopeful Trevone Boykin in the fourth quarter of OSU’s 49-29 win over the then-unbeaten TCU ... Saw his first significant action vs. Texas Tech, logging five tackles and a quarterback hurry ... Logged a season-best five-tackles at Texas Tech when starter Jimmy Bean was lost to an injury.
2014: Redshirt.
High School: Coached by Marvin Dantzler at Booker T. Washington … Finished his senior year with 105 tackles and nine sacks … Logged 98 tackles, 11 sacks, two fumble recoveries and one fumble return for a score as a junior … Senior honors included participant in the Semper Fidelis All-American Game, first team all-state honors from The Oklahoman and the Tulsa World … Tulsa World second team all-state and The Oklahoman honorable mention all-state team selection as a junior … Held offers from Baylor, Texas Tech, Kansas State and Washington State, among others.
Personal: Jordan L. Brailford was born Oct. 9, 1995, in Tulsa, Okla. … Son of Robin Daniels and Nathaniel Brailford, Jr. ... Management major.
2018 First-Team All-Big 12 (Coaches)
2018 Second-Team All-Big 12 (Associated Press)
2018 Team Captain as voted by teammates
2018 Leslie O’Neal Award (OSU’s outstanding defensive player)
An important player on the Cowboy defense who exploded during a junior season that saw him lead the Big 12 in sacks ... One of the most productive defensive linemen of the Mike Gundy era at Oklahoma State (2005-present).
2018 (Junior): Earned first-team All-Big 12 honors for the first time in his career ... The Big 12 leader with 0.69 sacks per game ... Team captain as selected by his teammates ... Ranked sixth on the team and led all Cowboy defensive linemen with 54 tackles ... Among Oklahoma State defensive linemen during the Mike Gundy era, his 16.0 tackles for loss in 2018 trails only Emmanuel Ogbah, who had 17.5 in 2015 and 17.0 in 2014 ... Was one sack shy of becoming only the sixth Cowboy to post a season with 10 sacks or more ... His seven quarterback hurries ranked fourth in school history ... Earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors after recording eight tackles (seven solo), three sacks and five tackles for loss as part of OSU’s win over Kansas ... Posted a career-high 10 tackles in the Cowboys’ win over No. 7 West Virginia ... Bagged a pair of sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss and a fumble forced as part of OSU’s win over No. 17 Boise State ... Had two tackles for loss in wins over No. 6 Texas and Missouri State ... Had five games with at least five tackles ... Served as a game captain vs. South Alabama, Oklahoma and TCU ... Helped the Cowboys rank in the top 20 nationally in red zone defense, sacks and tackles for loss.
2017 (Sophomore): A second-team All-Big 12 honoree by the coaches and the Associated Press ... Played in every game, including nine consecutive starts to end the season ... Recorded 57 tackles with 34 solo stops ... Both of those numbers led all of OSU’s defensive linemen in 2017 ... Finished second among the Cowboys with 10.5 tackles for loss, including a career-high three against Oklahoma ... Knocked opposing offenses back 62 total yards on his tackles for loss ... One of seven Cowboys to force a fumble ... Tallied a career-high 4.5 sacks ... Credited with 1.5 sacks in Oklahoma State’s win at Texas ... Hurried opposing quarterbacks three times ... Recorded his first career interception at Texas Tech ... Logged multiple tackles in every game and totaled at least five tackles on seven occasions ... Recorded a career-high seven tackles vs. Baylor ... Logged six tackles, including four solo stops, during the Camping World Bowl win over Virginia Tech ... Credited with a forced fumble at West Virginia ... Named OSU’s Defensive Player of the Game after the Cowboys’ week three win at Pittsburgh.
2016 (Hardship): Injury kept him out of action.
2015 (Freshman): Played in 10 games, picking up more of a role as the season went on ... Finished with 23 tackles, including 18 solo stops ... Had 3.5 tackles for loss, including one against Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl ... Second on the team with three quarterback hurries, trailing only All-American Emmanuel Ogbah ... Sacked Heisman hopeful Trevone Boykin in the fourth quarter of OSU’s 49-29 win over the then-unbeaten TCU ... Saw his first significant action vs. Texas Tech, logging five tackles and a quarterback hurry ... Logged a season-best five-tackles at Texas Tech when starter Jimmy Bean was lost to an injury.
2014: Redshirt.
High School: Coached by Marvin Dantzler at Booker T. Washington … Finished his senior year with 105 tackles and nine sacks … Logged 98 tackles, 11 sacks, two fumble recoveries and one fumble return for a score as a junior … Senior honors included participant in the Semper Fidelis All-American Game, first team all-state honors from The Oklahoman and the Tulsa World … Tulsa World second team all-state and The Oklahoman honorable mention all-state team selection as a junior … Held offers from Baylor, Texas Tech, Kansas State and Washington State, among others.
Personal: Jordan L. Brailford was born Oct. 9, 1995, in Tulsa, Okla. … Son of Robin Daniels and Nathaniel Brailford, Jr. ... Management major.
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