Editor’s note: This is a regular feature profiling senior athletes at Bryant High School.
NAME: Jacob Brady
PARENTS: Richie and Tina Brady
SIBLINGS: I have a younger brother named Levi and two younger sisters, Sarah and Naomi. They are 11 and 9. My brother is 15.
FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL: Science.
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME? Hang out with friends.
FAVORITE FOOD: Pork chops.
FAVORITE MUSIC ARTIST OR GROUP: I don’t know.
FAVORITE MOVIE: Ocean’s 11[more]
FAVORITE TV SHOW: House
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A KID? Probably yo-yo’s.
WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL? I plan on going to Fayetteville. I want to go pre-Med.
OTHER THAN YOUR PARENTS, WHO HAS HAD THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON YOUR LIFE? My grandparents. I’ve always seen my grandpa work hard at everything he does and both of my grandmas have overcome cancer.
FAVORITE THING ABOUT FOOTBALL: Hitting people. And I like to win.
POSITION: I’m a linebacker.
WHAT DO YOU FEEL LIKE IS YOUR PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY ON THE FIELD? Stop the run then work into pass coverage but mostly to make everything right on the defense.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE SEASON SO FAR? I think we’re working hard and I think that if you look at what we’ve done, we’ve come back from the loss and shown who we can really play and how we can really play.
WHEN THE TEAM’S DOING WELL, WHAT’S IT DOING? Everybody’s working as a unit. We fly to the football, make our blocks, make our tackles. We’re just playing as a team.
WHAT'S BEEN THE HIGHLIGHT TO THE SEASON SO FAR? Probably beating Benton.
WHAT'S IT GOING TO TAKE FOR THE TEAM TO BE SUCCESSFUL THE REST OF THE SEASON? Everybody has to keep working hard, working as a team.
INDIVIDUALLY, WHAT ABOUT YOUR GAME ARE YOU MOST CONFIDENT ABOUT? Stopping the run, filling holes.
WHAT DO YOU WORK HARDEST TO IMPROVE? Getting my reads down.
AFTER YOU'RE THROUGH PLAYING FOOTBALL AT BHS, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'LL REMEMBER MOST FONDLY ABOUT IT? Probably all the guys, my friends.
