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2024 Football Roster
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Bralyn Lux
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Super-Senior
- Hometown:
- San Jose, Calif.
- High School:
- King's Academy
2024ย SEASON (SUPER SENIOR)
Wrapped his career as Texas Techโs most-consistent corner โฆ limited to only nine games played - all starts - due to various injuries during the season โฆ missed the season opener against Abilene Christian (8/31) as well as the first two games in Big 12 play against Arizona State (9/21) and Cincinnati (9/28) โฆ opted out of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl matchup against Arkansas (12/27) โฆ finished tied for eighth on the team with 32 tackles (29 solo) to go along with an interception and three pass breakups โฆ had at least one tackle in all nine games played and finished with three or more stops in seven contests, all in Big 12 play โฆ concluded his collegiate career with 161 tackles, including 72 during his two seasons as a Red Raider โฆ had four interceptions in his career and two as a Red Raider โฆ credited with 547 defensive snaps by Pro Football Focus, the second-highest total of his career โฆ ranked seventh on the team for defensive snaps and fifth among defensive backs โฆ according to the publication, opponents targeted him 53 times with 31 of those resulting in a completion (58.5 percent) โฆ SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: made his season debut with one tackle at Washington State (9/7) โฆ followed with two tackles and a pick-six in the victory over North Texas (9/14) โฆ took an interception 44 yards into the end zone to give the Red Raiders a 31-7 lead early in the second quarter โฆ pick-six started a stretch where the Red Raiders picked off North Texas quarterback Chandler Morris in three of four possessions โฆ marked the first defensive touchdown of his career and the first pick-six by a Red Raider since Malik Dunlap against Tarleton State early in the 2023 season โฆ missed the next two games due to injury, returning with five tackles and a pass breakup at Arizona (10/5) โฆ credited with two pass breakups two weeks later against Baylor (10/19) to go along with three tackles โฆ matched his season high with five tackles twice down the stretch at TCU (10/26) and against West Virginia (11/30) โฆ in between, had four tackles at both Iowa State (11/2) and Oklahoma State (11/23) as well as three stops versus Colorado (11/9) โฆ AWARDS AND HONORS: named to the preseason watch lists for the Reeseโs Senior Bowl and the East-West Shrine Bowl.
2023 SEASON (SENIOR)
Key addition to the secondary, appearing in 12 games with eight starts during first season as a Red Raider โฆ joined a secondary full of experience and immediately broke into the starting rotation due to a strong spring and preseason camp โฆ missed only the Kansas State game due to injury โฆ ranked seventh on the team and third among defensive backs with 40 tackles on the season โฆ notched 3.5 tackles for a loss, which was second among defensive backs โฆ made one interception overall and was the team leader with nine pass breakups โฆ was the second-highest graded defensive player on the team, finishing at 78.7 overall by Pro Football Focus โฆ only other Red Raider on the defensive side of the ball to grade higher was C.J. Baskerville at 79.4 overall โฆ graded at 70.0 or better in three games and at 70.0 or better in coverage in four games โฆ credited with 577 defensive snaps by PFF, which was ninth on the team and second among cornerbacks โฆ according to PFF, opponents targeted him in coverage 58 times with only 27 completions, a .466 percentage that was the lowest on the team among defensive players targeted at least 10 times โฆ utilized in 101 snaps on special teams as a regular member of the kickoff and punt return units โฆ SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: made his Red Raider debut with two tackles and a pass breakup at Wyoming (9/2) โฆ one of his two stops went for a two-yard loss, the first of two-consecutive games to start the year with a TFL โฆ followed with three tackles each of the next two weeks against Oregon (9/9) and Tarleton State (9/16) โฆ forced Oregon into a field goal late in the fourth quarter with a key tackle for loss on third down โฆ had only one tackle over his next four games, which came in the win over Houston (9/30) โฆ combined for three pass breakups during that stretch with one at West Virginia (9/23) and two at Baylor (10/7) โฆ saw an increased defensive load beginning in November with at least 50 snaps in all four games โฆ recorded seven tackles to go along with a pass breakup in the win over TCU (11/2), which started a four-game stretch with a pass breakup to close the regular season โฆ followed with four tackles each of the next two weeks at Kansas (11/11) and versus UCF (11/18) โฆ set a new career high with 2.0 tackles for loss in the win over the Jayhawks with both coming on key fourth-down stops in the second quarter โฆ played a season-high 76 defensive snaps in the regular-season finale at Texas (11/24), finishing with seven tackles and two pass breakups โฆ received his highest grade of the season against the Longhorns, grading out at 80.5 overall by PFF โฆ coverage skills received an 82.9 grade as well, a season high โฆ matched his career high with nine tackles in the Radiant Technologies Independence Bowl versus Cal (12/16) โฆ marked his most tackles since facing UNLV during his redshirt freshman season at Fresno State โฆ SENIOR DECISION: elected to utilize an extra season of eligibility to return for the 2024 season.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECHย
2022 (JUNIOR): Appeared in eight games, missing the remainder to injury โฆ started all eight games played at cornerback โฆ recorded 35 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, one forced fumble, one interception and seven broken up passes โฆ had a season-high eight tackles against Oregon State (Sept. 10) and at UConn (Oct. 1) โฆ had one interception and a season-high three pass breakups against San Jose State (Oct. 15) โฆ became the first Bulldog defensive back since 2017 to record a sack in a game, getting to the quarterback at UConn (Oct. 1) โฆ had a career-high 2.0 tackles for loss against the Huskies โฆ was a preseason second team All-MW selection by Phil Steele โฆ 2021 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games, and started in eight โฆ had 24 tackles, 18 solo โฆ added 1.0 tackle for loss at Wyoming (Oct. 16) โฆ had a fumble recovery at then-No. 13 UCLA (Sept. 18) โฆ had four broken up passes on the year โฆ had a season-high four tackles on three occasions - Cal Poly (Sept. 11), UNLV (Sept. 24) and Nevada (Oct. 23) โฆ part of a Bulldog defense who only allowed 20.5 points per game this season, while also holding two opponents scoreless. It was the first time since 2017 that a Fresno State team had multiple shutouts in a season โฆ helped Fresno State to two wins over ranked opponents, both on the road. It was the first time Fresno State defeated two Top 25 opponents in a season for the first time since 2004, and the first time both wins came on the road in the 100 year history of the program โฆ 2020 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Burlsworth Trophy nominee โฆ started all six games as a corner for the โDogs โฆ led the team with 30 tackles โฆ had 27 solo stops this season โฆ added 1.0 TFL โฆ had a forced fumble in the season opener against Hawaiโi (Oct. 24) โฆ had a career-best nine tackles at UNLV (Nov. 7) ... had an interception and returned it for 24 yards at Nevada (Dec. 5) โฆ had four broken up passes โฆ had at least two tackles in each game on the year โฆ finished in the top 50 in tackles per game in the Mountain West โฆ tied for fourth in the conference, averaging 0.83 passes defended per game โฆ was the teamโs Co-Defensive Skill Player of the Game for his efforts against Colorado State โฆ selected as the Mountain West Freshman of the Week (fan vote) after his Hawaiโi performance ... named to the Fall Academic All-Mountain West team โฆ 2019 (FRESHMAN):ย redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOLย
Attended The Kingโs Academy in Sunnyvale, Calif. ... played on both sides of the ball as a running back and defensive back ... was an All-Conference and All-Area selection ... spent three seasons on varsity ... accumulated 3,744 all-purpose yards in his three-year varsity career ... had 170 carries for 1,811 yards as a senior ... averaged 139 yards per game in 2018 ... ran in for 24 touchdowns that season ... on the defensive side of the ball, had 28 career tackles and two interceptions ... had an interception for a return of 75 yards as a junior ... recorded 11 punt returns for 331 yards and nine kickoff returns for 289 yards as a senior ... was also on the track and field team and set a school record in the long jump.
PERSONAL
Bralyn Lux ... born in San Jose, Calif. ... son of Brunet and Sarah Lux ... has one older brother Blajon and an older sister Nina ... enjoys playing dominoes, as itโs like chess as is football ... earned a bachelorโs degree from Texas Tech in university studies ... enrolled in post-baccalaureate courses.
