Trent Bray

ILB · Oregon State
Bray is a classic overachiever who has been a mainstay on the OSU defense since forcing his way into the starting lineup as a sophomore. He is a high-impact tackler who has a great feel for blocking schemes and excellent read-and-react ability. He comes from a sports-oriented family: his father, Craig, was Oregon State's defensive coordinator and secondary coach from 2000-02 before joining the University of Colorado staff; his mother, Kaprice, was a volleyball student-athlete at Western Michigan University and later coached at Washington State. Bray was a Prep Star All-Region selection who started at inside linebacker three years and tight end for two at Pullman High School. He earned Great Northern League Defensive Player of the Year his last two years and was a Tacoma News Tribune All-State choice as a junior and senior. The three-time team MVP recorded 170 tackles as a senior and 160 as a junior. As a senior, he had 28 tackles vs. Pendleton and a pair of 24-tackle games. Bray also earned two letters in basketball and three in baseball (catcher) for Pullman, where he was an All-League performer in both sports. Bray joined his father at Oregon State in 2001, redshirting as a freshman. He appeared in thirteen games as a reserve middle linebacker the following season, recording 76 tackles (51 solos) with 3.5 sacks, 12.5 stops for losses, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. He shifted to outside linebacker in 2004, earning All-Pac 10 Conference second-team honors after leading the Beavers with a career-high 122 tackles (66 solos). He also had three sacks, 7.5 stops behind the line of scrimmage and five quarterback pressures. Bray continued to man the middle as a senior. He elevated his postseason honors to first-team All-Pac 10, as he again led the Beavers with 116 tackles (46 solos). He was credited with 3.5 sacks, 7.5 stops for losses and six pressures. He also gained 5 yards on an interception return and 17 yards on a fumble recovery return. Bray deflected two passes and also caused a fumble during his final season. In 49 games at Oregon State, Bray started 34 times. He registered 337 tackles (170 solos), the sixth-best career total in school history. He collected eleven sacks for minus-78 yards, 29 stops for losses of 116 yards and thirteen pressures. He recovered three fumbles for 17 yards in returns and caused five fumbles. He also intercepted three passes and batted away six others.