Brady Mengarelli

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

Height:
5-10
Weight:
195
Position:
Running Back
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Prescott, Ariz.
High School:
Prescott H.S.
Major:
Exercise Science

HONORS AND AWARDS
• All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Second Team (2016)
• MVFC Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 12, 2016)
• MVFC All-Academic Second Team (2016)
• MVFC President’s Council Academic Award (2016)
• MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award (2014, 2015, 2016)
• MVFC Honor Roll (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)

CAREER NOTES
• Two-time team captain (2016, 2017)
• Enters 2017 season 334 yards away from moving into SDSU career rushing top 10

2016: Led team in rushing for second year in a row with 754 yards and also was the team’s top kick returner ... topped the century mark for all-purpose yards in six games, including two games with 200-plus yards ... rushed seven times for 69 yards, including season-high 51-yard run, in home opener against Drake ... returned four kickoffs for total of 116 yards, including career-long 48-yard return versus Cal Poly ... posted 194 all-purpose yards (33 rushing, 68 receiving, 93 kickoff returns), highlighted by career-long 56-yard reception for touchdown in road win at Southern Illinois ... rushed 10 times for 89 yards with two touchdowns and caught five passes for 68 yards in tallying 226 all-purpose yards in home win over Missouri State ... set career high with 284 all-purpose yards and established season high with 161 rushing yards on 21 carries in regular season home finale versus South Dakota ... scored lone Jackrabbit touchdown in Football Championship Subdivision playoff game at North Dakota State

2015: Led team with 742 yards after topping the 100-yard mark three times ... scored touchdowns both rushing (25 yards) and receiving (29 yards) in season-opening win at Kansas to receive squad’s Effort Award ... rushed 17 times for 143 yards and career-high three touchdowns in home-opening win over Southern Utah ... caught five passes for 40 yards versus North Dakota State ... hit the century mark for second time with 129 yards on 14 carries and scored on 13-yard reception at Missouri State ... ran for career-high 187 yards on 27 carries, including career-long 57-yard run in regular season finale at Western Illinois to share team’s Offensive Player of the Week award

2014: Ranked second on the team in rushing with 332 yards, averaging 5.4 yards per carry ... also ranked fifth on squad with 14 receptions and averaged 20.6 yards on nine kickoff returns ... top performance was five-carry, 73-yard outing against Cal Poly, during which he scored his lone touchdown of the season and totaled 122 all-purpose yards ... named recipient of team’s Effort Award after carrying 13 times for 65 yards, including season-long run of 25 yards, in road win at Southern Utah ... rushed 15 times for 63 yards in Beef Bowl victory over Wisconsin-Oshkosh ... ran six times for 20 yards and caught five passes for 34 yards in key road win at Indiana State ... returned opening kickoff 46 yards and added a 26-yard reception in regular season finale versus South Dakota ... broke off runs of 22 yards in both FCS playoff games at Montana State and North Dakota State

2013: Named Scout Offense Player of the Year ... honored as a Scout Offensive Player of the Week six times, receiving sole honors for efforts leading up to games against Butler (Ind.), Southern Illinois and Northern Arizona ... shared honor prior to matchups versus North Dakota, Missouri State and Northern Iowa

BEFORE SDSU: Was region player of the year and an all-state selection at running back during his senior season at Prescott High School ... established school records for yards in a game (419), yards in a season (1,960), touchdowns (22) and yards per carry in a season (9.6) ... also earned all-state honors in baseball as an outfielder