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Brayden Wilson named to Preseason All-Big Sky team
7/21/2024 12:18:00 PM | Football
Wilson led the Big Sky in tackles for loss in 2023 and earned all-conference honors.
Weber State junior defensive end Brayden Wilson has been named to the Big Sky Preseason All-Conference team. The team was announced Sunday at the Big Sky Kickoff in Spokane, Washington.Â
The Wildcats were also selected sixth in the Big Sky preseason coaches poll and seventh in the preseason media poll.Â
Wilson is the only Wildcat to earn All-Big Sky honors last year that is returning for the 2024 season. He earned second-team all-conference honors last season after leading the Big Sky in tackles for loss last season. He was 11th overall last year and led the conference at 16.5 tackles for loss throughout the season. The 16.5 tackles for loss ranks as the 10th most in a season in WSU history.Â
Wilson was also sixth in the Big Sky and 27th in the nation in sacks with 7.5 last season. He had had season-highs of eight tackles against Utah and Cal Poly last season and had two sacks against Montana State.Â
Wilson, a native of Kaysville, Utah, and a graduate of Farmington High School, has been a part of the Wildcat program since the spring 2021 season and enters the 204 season having played in 25 career games. He has 81 total tackles, 23.5 tackles for loss, and 8.5 career sacks.Â
Weber State was also picked sixth in the Big Sky preseason coaches poll and seventh in the media poll.Â
Head coach Mickey Mental and the Wildcats open practice for the 2024 season on August 1 with the first game set for Saturday, August 31 at Washington.Â
The first home game and first Big Sky game will be on September 7 against Portland State. Weber State also hosts McNeese State, Northern Colorado, Idaho State, and Cal Poly this season.Â
Season tickets for Wildcat football are on sale now.Â
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The Wildcats were also selected sixth in the Big Sky preseason coaches poll and seventh in the preseason media poll.Â
Wilson is the only Wildcat to earn All-Big Sky honors last year that is returning for the 2024 season. He earned second-team all-conference honors last season after leading the Big Sky in tackles for loss last season. He was 11th overall last year and led the conference at 16.5 tackles for loss throughout the season. The 16.5 tackles for loss ranks as the 10th most in a season in WSU history.Â
Wilson was also sixth in the Big Sky and 27th in the nation in sacks with 7.5 last season. He had had season-highs of eight tackles against Utah and Cal Poly last season and had two sacks against Montana State.Â
Wilson, a native of Kaysville, Utah, and a graduate of Farmington High School, has been a part of the Wildcat program since the spring 2021 season and enters the 204 season having played in 25 career games. He has 81 total tackles, 23.5 tackles for loss, and 8.5 career sacks.Â
Weber State was also picked sixth in the Big Sky preseason coaches poll and seventh in the media poll.Â
Head coach Mickey Mental and the Wildcats open practice for the 2024 season on August 1 with the first game set for Saturday, August 31 at Washington.Â
The first home game and first Big Sky game will be on September 7 against Portland State. Weber State also hosts McNeese State, Northern Colorado, Idaho State, and Cal Poly this season.Â
Season tickets for Wildcat football are on sale now.Â
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