Last week we looked at the historic trajectory which Jordan Brailford’s redshirt junior was on. That week he earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week, now he’s been tabbed as a candidate for national Defensive Player of the Year.
For his continued pass rushing acumen, the Booker T. Washington product joined OSU middle linebacker Justin Phillips on the Chuck Bednarik Award watch list. The award is given out annually by the Maxwell Football Club for college football’s best defender. Remaining No. 1 in sacks would surely add to his case.
Brailford is currently T-3rd in tackles for loss nationally (11.