Braden Atkinson

Position:
Quarterback
Height:
6-1
Year:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Raleigh, N.C.
High School:
Rolesville

MERCER
• Saw action at Mercer in 2025, playing in 11 games
• 2025 Jerry Rice Award winner
• Second-Team All-SoCon selection and SoCon Freshman of the Year
• Passed for 3,596 yards and 34 touchdowns. Completed 268-of-406 (66 percent) passes attempted, and was intercepted 11 times
• Averaged 326.9 passing yards per game
• Surpassed 300 yards passing eight times
• Set the Mercer single-game record with 533 passing yards against VMI. Completed 29 passes in 35 attempts and threw for five touchdowns in 62-0 win
• Followed that effort with 426 yards and four touchdowns versus Furman
• Followed the Furman effort with 443 yards at Western Carolina, throwing for three scores
• Opened his collegiate career with 311 yards and one touchdown against Wofford
• Threw for 305 yards and four touchdowns at The Citadel
• Passes for 365 yards and five touchdowns against Samford
• Completed 27 passes for 347 yards and three touchdowns against Princeton

ROLESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
• All-State and All-League as a senior
• Threw for 3,925 yards and 53 touchdowns his senior year. Completed 68.3 of his passes attempted and was intercepted just three times
• Named Rolesville High School’s Most Valuable Player as a junior
• Threw for 3,701 yards and 46 touchdowns his junior campaign
• Ended his high school career with more than 9,400 passing yards and 121 touchdowns

PERSONAL
• Son of Michelle and Woody Atkinson
• Has one brother, Canen
• Graded summa cum laude among the top-five percent of his 310-member senior class