Braden Lenzy 2021-22 Football Roster

GRADUATE SEASON (2022)

• Played in all 13 games of his final season. Finished the year with 24 receptions for 309 yards and three scores. Added a season-long 44-yard touchdown reception in the Irish’s 20th bowl game victory.
• OHIO STATE (9/3): Caught his first pass for a gain of 32 yards.
• MARSHALL (9/10): Caught a pass for five yards.
• CALIFORNIA (9/17): Finished with three receptions for a gain of 20 yards
• NORTH CAROLINA (9/24): Had a rushing attempt for a gain of seven yards. Added two catches for 12 yards gained.
• BYU (10/8): Added one catch for nine yards.
• STANFORD (10/15): Caught two passes for 12 yards.
• UNLV (10/22): Finished with four catches for 38 yards and a touchdown. Helped put the game away with a series of jet sweep shovel passes on the game’s final drive.
• Navy (11/12): Finished with a season-high five catches. Made a highlight-reel touchdown catch, pinning the ball on the defender’s back with his left before securing possession with his right hand.
• Boston College (11/19): Was targeted one time in the season’s largest margin of victory, defeating the Eagles 44-0 at Notre Dame Stadium.
• USC (11/26): Finished with one catch for 25 yards.
• South Carolina  – TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (12/30): Finished with a game-best 89 yards receiving. Had a key reception on a fake punt to help the Irish come-from-behind to defeat South Carolina. Added a season-long 44-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter.

SENIOR SEASON (2021)

• Played in 13 games for the Irish and made 11 starts; Caught 32 passes and five carries for 419 total yards and three touchdowns.
• FLORIDA STATE (9/5): Received two catches for 39 yards, including a 24 yard gain in the third quarter. Targeted four times in the contest
• TOLEDO (9/11): Collected two catches for 33 yards on three targets
• PURDUE (9/18): Finished second on the team with seven targets and caught three balls for 21 yards
• WISCONSIN (9/25): Finished with two catches and gained 23 yards from six targets in the game
• CINCINNATI (10/2): Caught his first touchdown pass of the season against Cincinnati to become the seventh different receiver to catch a touchdown pass in the 2021 season. Ended with four catches and 61 yards
• VIRGINIA TECH (10/9): Caught both targets for 31 yards, including a 20 yard reception to begin the game-winning drive
• SOUTHERN CAL (10/23): Recorded his first rushing carry of the season, gaining 14 yards.
• VIRGINIA (11/13): Scored his second receiving touchdown of the season in the second quarter. Fifth different Irish player to have multiple receiving touchdowns in 2021
• GEORGIA TECH (11/20): Tallied one catch and one reception for 21 total yards
• STANFORD (11/27): Connected on a 16-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter of the win over Stanford for his third touchdown of the season
• OKLAHOMA STATE – Fiesta Bowl (1/1): Scored his first career postseason touchdown in the first quarter and finished with seven catches for 60 yards on a season-high 15 targets

JUNIOR SEASON (2020)

• Played in seven games for the Irish and made one start. Recorded 10 touches, seven receiving and three rushing, and scored one touchdown.
• SOUTH FLORIDA (9/19): Caught three passes for 34 yards (22-yard long) and rushed once for three yards in the 52-0 win
• FLORIDA STATE (10/10): Started and rushed twice for five yards and caught three passes for 29 yards and a touchdown
• Saw action in wins against Louisville (10/17), Pitt (10/24), North Carolina (11/27) and Syracuse (12/5)
• Saw action in the CFP Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game against Alabama (1/1).

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2019)

• Played in nine games with a pair of starts. Caught 11 passes for 254 yards and two TDs, while rushing for 200 yards and a pair of TDs on 13 carries
• NEW MEXICO (9/14): Scored first-career TD among two catches for 74 yards
• SOUTHERN CAL (10/12): Picked up first rushing TD on a 51-yard run
• VIRGINIA TECH (11/2): Caught two passes for 25 yards in victory
• NAVY (11/16): Had two catches for 87 yards and a score
• BOSTON COLLEGE (11/23): Ran for a career-long 61-yard TD score
• STANFORD (11/30): Received two catches for 48 yards
• IOWA STATE – Camping World Bowl (12/28): Had three rushes and a reception in win while also returning three kickoffs for 71 yards

FRESHMAN SEASON (2018)

• Did not see the field during freshman campaign

PREP AND PERSONAL

• Led Tigard Senior to a 10-3 record and the 2017 Oregon School Activities Association 6A state semifinals
• Registered 1,010 yards from scrimmage, 10 TDs, seven interceptions and 35 tackles
• 2017 Three Rivers League Co-Offensive Player of the Year
• 2017 Three Rivers League Defensive Player of the Year
• 2017 First Team All-Three Rivers League
• Personal bests on the track include: 100m (10.62), 200m (21.34 – sixth-best in Oregon history), 400m (47.52)
• Holds Tigard Senior school records in the 100m, 200m and 400m
• Captured back-to-back Oregon School Activities Association 6A state titles in the 400m as a sophomore and junior
• Finished second in the 200m and fourth in the 100m at the state meet as a junior
• No. 212-ranked overall player nationally, No. 10 athlete nationally and No. 3 player from Oregon by 247Sports.com
• No. 261-ranked overall player nationally, No. 23 athlete nationally and No. 2 player from Oregon by ESPN.com
• No. 13 athlete nationally and No. 3 player from Oregon by Rivals.com
• Four-star member of the PrepStar Top 300 Dream Team, ranked as the No. 176 player in the class of 2018 and the No. 12 athlete
• Played for coach Craig Ruecker at Tigard Senior