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2018 Football Roster

6 Braeden West

  • Position RB
  • Cl-Exp SR-3L
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 185
  • Hometown Katy, Texas
  • Previous School Seven Lakes

Biography

Senior (2018): Played in 12 games, starting 10... Led the Mustangs with 138 carries for 589 yards and six touchdowns... Had four kick returns for 118 yards... Added 39 catches for 356 yards and one TD... Finished his career with 4,425 all-purpose yards (6th at SMU) and 2,519 rushing yards (10th at SMU)... Had 19 100+-yard all-purpose and seven-career 100+-yard rushing games... AWARDS: Member of the Paul Hornung Award Watch List... Preseason Athlon Sports All-AAC Fourth-Fourth Team Offense selection.

Junior (2017): Played in 12 games, starting two… Was second on the team with 568 rushing yards on 73 carries… Registered a pair of touchdowns… Had 18 catches for 185 yards and 423 yards on 23 kick returns… Posted a career-long 75-yard rush for a TD vs. Tulsa… HONORS: Named to the Doak Walker and Paul Hornung Watch Lists… Selected All-AAC by Athlon Sports.  

Sophomore (2016): Played in all 12 games, starting eight…Finished with 202 carries and six rushing touchdowns as the Mustangs' primary ball carrier… Was one of three Mustangs (James Proche and Courtland Sutton) with at least 1,000 all-purpose yards after finishing with 1,128 total yards (1,036 rushing and 92 receiving)…Had 15 receptions and registered six games with 100+ all-purpose yards…Had the fifth-most rushing yards in a single-game in program history with a career-high 220 rushing yards and two rushing TDs on 24 carries against Liberty…His 1,036 rushing yards rank 14th at SMU in a single-season...AWARDS: Named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll (Liberty)...HONORS: Named to Dave Campbell's 2016 All-Texas College Team and the Athlon Sports All-American Athletic Conference preseason squad as a kick returner.

Freshman (2015): Played in all 12 games, starting four... Had 62 carries for 326 yards and two touchdowns... Caught 13 passes for 142 yards... Had team highs in kickoff returns (27) and yards (635), as well as an 80-yard return for a touchdown... Recorded 1,135 all-purpose yards... The 180-yard kickoff return performance against Temple is the fifth most by a Mustang in a single game.

Prep: A two-star Rivals and Scout recruit... One of 10 offensive finalists for the Houston Touchdown Club POY Award... Rushed 202 times for 1,467 yards and 20 TDs in 2014... Also caught 19 passes for 511 yards and six scores... As a sophomore, rushed 241 times for 1,583 yards and 17 touchdowns... Had offers from BYU and Houston among others... Coached by Lydell Wilson at Katy Seven Lakes.

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2015FR

    RB
    5'10" 170 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2016SO

    RB
    5'10" 170 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2017JR

    RB
    5'10" 170 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2018SR

    RB
    5'11" 185 lbs
    6