Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi
{{Short description|American football player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college football player
|name = Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi
|school = Colorado State Rams
|currentnumber = 16
|currentposition = Quarterback
|class = {{redshirt}} Sophomore
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|heightft = 6
|heightin = 3
|weight_lb = 205
|highschool = Aledo (Aledo, Texas)
|pastschools = Colorado State (2022–present)
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Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi is an American college football quarterback for the Colorado State Rams.
Early life
Fowler-Nicolosi initially attended Torrey Pines High School in San Diego and transferred to Aledo High School in Aledo, Texas during his junior year, earning the starting quarterback role for the Bearcats within a few weeks.{{Cite web |last=Collins |first=Sean |date=January 15, 2021 |title=In a matter of months, Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi went from a mystery to his Aledo teammates to winning a title |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/high-school-sports/football/2021/01/15/in-a-matter-of-months-brayden-fowler-nicolosi-went-from-a-mystery-to-his-aledo-teammates-to-winning-a-title/ |access-date=2 October 2023 |website=Dallas News}} As a senior, he completed 114 of 171 passes for 2,051 yards with 24 touchdowns and an interception.{{cite web|url=https://csurams.com/sports/football/roster/brayden-fowler-nicolosi/12549|title=Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi|website=Colorado State Rams}} In the state championship game, Fowler-Nicolosi threw for 215 yards and two touchdowns, as he helped his high school win. He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Colorado State over offers from Nevada, Arizona, Arkansas State, Middle Tennessee, Oregon State, Pittsburgh and Toledo.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/player/brayden-fowler-nicolosi-46114308/high-school-262880/|title=Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi, Aledo, Quarterback|website=247sports.com|access-date=October 1, 2023}}
College career
Fowler-Nicolosi enrolled early at Colorado State to participate in the 2022 spring practices. As a freshman in 2022, he was named as the starting quarterback during the Week 5 game against Nevada due to an injury from starter Clay Millen.{{cite web|url=https://csurams.com/news/2022/10/8/football-defense-keys-first-win-as-rams-open-mountain-west-play|title=Defense Keys First Win As Rams Open Mountain West Play|website=Colorado State Rams|first=Mike|last=Brohard|date=October 8, 2022|access-date=October 1, 2023}} {{not in source|date=February 2025}} Fowler-Nicolosi finished the season having completed 17 of 37 passing attempts for 194 yards and two touchdowns with an interception.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/brayden-fowler-nicolosi-1/gamelog/2022/|title=Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi 2022 Gamelog|website=Sports Reference|access-date=October 1, 2023}}
In the 2023 season opener, Fowler-Nicolosi came in relief for starting quarterback Clay Millen and completed 13 of his 20 pass attempts for 208 yards and two touchdowns with an interception in a loss to Washington State.{{cite web |last1=Keeler |first1=Sean |title=CSU Rams will start QB Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi vs. CU Buffs in Rocky Mountain Showdown |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2023/09/11/csu-rams-brayden-fowler-nicolosi-cu-buffs-rocky-mountain-showdown/amp/ |website=Denver Post |date=September 11, 2023 |access-date=2 October 2023}} In Week 3, Fowler-Nicolosi was named the starting quarterback for their matchup versus rival Colorado. In Week 4 against Middle Tennessee, he completed 30 of 43 passing attempts for 321 yards and two touchdowns in a 31–23 win.{{cite web|url=https://www.9news.com/article/sports/ncaa/ncaaf/brayden-fowler-nicolosi-helps-colorado-state-top-middle-tennessee/73-c7cf4f22-8129-4c01-bac4-22d55b068e21|title=Fowler-Nicolosi's 2 TD passes and score by defense helps Colorado State beat Middle Tennessee 31-23|website=KUSA|date=September 23, 2023|access-date=October 1, 2023}} The following week, Fowler-Nicolosi went 26 for 32 for 462 yards and four touchdowns with two interceptions, along with a rushing touchdown, in a win over Utah Tech.{{Cite web |date=October 1, 2023|agency=Associated Press |title=Fowler-Nicolosi, Horton lead Colorado State over Utah Tech 41-20 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2023/10/01/fowler-nicolosi-horton-lead-colorado-state-over-utah-tech-41-20/71023830007/ |access-date=2 October 2023 |website=USA Today}}
=College statistics=
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| rowspan="2"| Season
! colspan="3"| Games ! colspan="8"| Passing ! colspan="5"| Rushing | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Colorado State Rams}}"| Colorado State Rams | |||||||||||||||
| 2022
| 3 || 1 || 1−0 || 17 || 37 || 45.9 || 194 || 5.2 || 1 || 2 || 88.1 || 5 || 6 || 1.2 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2023
| 12 || 11 || 5−6 || 292|| 470 || 62.1 || 3,460|| 7.4 || 22 || 16 || 132.6 || 33 || -27 || -0.8 || 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2024
| 13 || 13 || 8−5 || 230 || 380 || 60.5 || 2,796 || 7.4 || 14 || 9 || 129.8 || 43 || 75 || 1.7 || 4 | |||||||||||||||
| [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/brayden-fowler-nicolosi-1.html Career] | 28 | 25 | 14−11 | 539 | 887 | 60.8 | 6,450 | 7.3 | 37 | 27 | 129.5 | 81 | 54 | 0.7 | 5 |
References
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External links
- [https://csurams.com/sports/football/roster/brayden-fowler-nicolosi/12549 Colorado State Rams bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Texas
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