Brady Ploucha

Position:
Offensive Lineman
Height:
6-5
Weight:
305
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Allen Park, Mich.
High School:
Divine Child H.S.
Major:
Health & Physical Education
Twitter:
@BPloucha

CAREER

Has seen action in 35 career games with 17 starts … Started 12 consecutive games on the offensive line in 2024 …

2025

As a redshirt junior offensive lineman, saw action in all 13 games with five starts (four right guard, one at left guard) … Listed as either the starter or backup at right guard on the depth chart … Earned preseason Second Team All-MAc honors by Athlon Magazine … Also saw action on special teams … Part of an offensive line that allowed just 24 sacks on 153 yards … Started each of the season’s last four games: Buffalo (11/12), at Kent State (11/19), Toledo (11/29), and the GameAbove Sports Bowl vs. Northwestern (12/26).

2024

As a redshirt sophomore offensive lineman, saw action in all 12 games … started all 12 games at right guard … started 12 consecutive games … part of an offensive line that allowed just 26 sacks for 171 yards … earned first career start at right guard in the season opener vs. Central Connecticut State (8/29).

2023

As a redshirt freshman offensive lineman, saw action in nine games, primarily on special teams … listed as the backup left guard all season long on the depth chart … part of an offensive line that allowed just 26 sacks on the year … saw his first career game action in the season opener at Michigan State (9/1).

2022

As a true freshman offensive lineman, redshirted season … did not see any action.

HIGH SCHOOL

A 2022 graduate of Divine Child High School in Dearborn, Mich., where he played three years of varsity football … team captain … Detroit Free Press First Team Division 3 All-Stater … Detroit News First Team Division 3-4 All-Stater … Associated Press Division 3-4 All-State honoree … named All-State and all-region by Michigan High School Football Coaches Association … two-time Detroit Free Press All-Metro West selection … earned First Team All-Catholic recognition by the Catholic High School League … finalist for the Detroit Offensive Player of the Year award … two-way player, who saw action on the offensive and defensive lines … rated a three-star recruit by 247sports and ON3DB, and a two-star by Rivals … also earned two letters in track & field and one in lacrosse … Catholic League runner-up and district and regional shotput champion …

PERSONAL

Born Brady Ploucha on February 23, 2003 … son of Chris Ploucha and Rhonda Ploucha … has a brother Isaiah … chose Central Michigan over an offer from Akron … majors in Health and Physical Education.