2015 Football Roster
Latarius Brady
- Position:
- DE
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 280
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Memphis, Tenn.
- HS:
- East HS
- Prev School:
- East HS
Career
Enters senior campaign rehabbing an ACL injury suffered in spring drills ... Expected to return to action in October ... Injury ends a string of 38-straight games played dating back to the 2013 season ... Has posted 54 tackles (32 solo-22 assists), four TFL, two pass break-ups, two fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles and one sack.
Â
Awards (Academic/Athletic)
Earned Tiger 3.0 Club honors for the 2012 fall, 2013 fall, 2014 spring, 2015 fall and 2016 spring semesters ... A Dean’s List student for the 2016 spring semester.
Â
2015 (Junior)
Played in all 13 games and made two starts ... Finished campaign with 13 total tackles (8-5), two TFL, one sack and one forced fumble ... Got the starting nod at defensive end in the season’s first two contests against Missouri State and Kansas … Had a season-best two solo stops in the season-opening win over Missouri State ... Included in his tackle total against the Bears was one TFL for six yards ... Tied his season-high two solo hits twice in victories over Bowling Green and SMU ... Recorded a season-best three total hits in a road setback at Houston (0-3) and home win over SMU (2-1) ... Also had one TFL and one forced fumble vs. the Mustangs ... His forced fumble led to a 26-yard “scoop-and-score” by teammate Leonard Pegues to give Memphis a 28-0 lead.
Â
2014 (Sophomore)
Played in all 13 games ... Made seven starts, including the first three victories in a seven-game win streak to end the season … Credited with 30 total tackles, including 18 solo hits … Had 1.5 TFL and one sack … Broke up two passes at the line of scrimmage, forced one fumble and had two fumble recoveries … Member of the Tigers defensive unit which ranked 11th nationally in scoring defense (19.5 ppg) … Memphis also was ranked nationally in pass efficiency defense (8th; 106.31), rushing defense (19th; 121.5 ypg) and red zone defense (3rd; .688) ... Began 2014 with a career-best four solo stops in a 63-0 shutout win over Austin Peay in the season opener … In the 36-17 win over Middle Tennessee, played havoc in the Blue Raiders’ backfield on several plays … Late in the first half vs. Middle Tennessee, credited with a pass breakup and a QB hurry which, on official review, was changed to a forced fumble and a six-yard sack … Early in the third quarter on special teams, recovered a fumbled punt return … Also had a TFL, moving Middle Tennessee out of the red zone and forcing the Blue Raiders to settle for a FG … Posted four total tackles (1-3) in a road win at Cincinnati, the Tigers’ American Athletic Conference opener ... After the Bearcats scored quickly on their opening drive, helped set the defensive tone for the remainder of the game with a tackle following a one-yard gain on Cincinnati’s next play from scrimmage … In the first of three-straight starts at defensive end, had two tackles — which came on consecutive plays — at SMU … Along with two tackles, had a pass break-up in the Homecoming win over Tulsa … Halted a Tulane drive in Memphis territory by recovering a Leonard Pegues’ fumble forced at the Tigers 35-yard line … Had a career-high five total tackles (4-1) in the 55-48 double overtime win over BYU in the inaugural Miami Beach Bowl ... The four solo hits tied a career high … After BYU moved the ball inside the Memphis 10, stopped a Cougars runner for a one-yard gain to bring up a 2nd-and-goal from the 5 ... Following two incompletions, BYU settled for a FG to cut Memphis’ lead to 38-31 in the fourth quarter.
Â
2013 (Redshirt Freshman)
Played in all 12 games ... Registered 11 total tackles (6-5) … First collegiate tackle came against Duke in the 2013 season/home opener at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium … First multi-tackle game came in a home win over Arkansas State … Posted three tackles against the Red Wolves, including two solo stops … Had two tackles, including an assisted TFL, at Houston … Recorded solo tackles in four of the final six games.
Â
2012 (Freshman)
Redshirted.
Â
East High School
Lettered for head coach Marcus Wimberly at East High School ... Rated a three-star tight end prospect by Rivals.com ... Also saw time at both offensive and defensive tackle for the Mustangs ... Ranked the 46th-best offensive linemen in Tennessee by ESPN.com ... Played in the AutoZone/Liberty Bowl High School All-Star Game, registering six tackles and four sacks ... Also saw time at offensive right tackle in the all-star game ... Posted 32 tackles, including 27 solo stops, in 2011 ... Logged eight stops, all solo hits, against Melrose ... Also had two sacks in the game vs. Melrose ... Credited with sacks against Central and Hamilton ... Averaged four tackles per game his senior season ... Helped the Mustangs to a 7-4 record in 2011 ... Registered 47 tackles, including 19 solo hits, 12 TFL and 10 sacks, his junior campaign ... Also had three forced fumbles and six pass break-ups ... An all-region honorable mention pick as a junior ... Also a member of East High School’s state championship basketball team his senior year ... Averaged 6.0 points in a reserve role for the Mustangs.
Â
Personal
Son of Oneka Brady ... Born in Memphis ... Birthday is February 16 ... Has a younger sister, Kanecia Hines, and a younger brother, Brady … A community physical education major.
