Bradley Mickey

Height:
5-11
Weight:
185
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Arroyo Grande, CA
High School:
Arroyo Grande HS

Expected to challenge Brandon Davis and Dawson Hurst for starting nod at field safety at Cal Poly this fall.

2019 -- Played in all 11 games as a backup safety and nickel back as a junior ... recorded 21 tackles (nine solo) along with three pass breakups ... career-high six tackles (four solo) in Sacramento State game ... intercepted one pass and returned it five yards in season opener versus San Diego ... returned five punts 31 yards, including a long of 14 yards against North Dakota ... recipient of team's Dale Barthel Award

2018 -- Played in eight of Cal Poly's 11 games, missing the final three due to injury ... notched 10 total tackles (five solo), including season-high four stops at Northern Arizona ... lone tackle for lost yardage was against the Lumberjacks ... also recovered a fumble at Northern Arizona and broke up a pass versus UC Davis ... did not play in 2019 Spring Game.

2017 -- Played in four games, all in the final month of the season ... assisted on one tackle in UC Davis contest ... switched jersey number from 20 to 17 to honor his high school friend Ryan Teixeira, who passed away in March 2017 of a rare form of leukemia ... made two tackles and one interception in 2018 Spring Game.

2016 -- Redshirt ... recorded three tackles in 2017 Spring Game.

High School -- Mickey intercepted 21 passes, caught 82 passes, rushed for 1,244 yards and made 205 tackles in three varsity seasons under head coach Tom Goossen at Arroyo Grande High School ... as a senior, led the Eagles to an 11-2 overall record, Pac 5 League championship and a spot in the semifinals of the CIF-Southern Section Northern Division playoffs ... a team captain, Mickey rushed for 908 yards on 87 carries (10.4 yards per carry) and 13 touchdowns, caught 28 passes for 520 yards and three scores, made 69 tackles (45 solo), intercepted six passes (returning three for touchdowns), broke up five other passes, forced three fumbles and averaged 31.6 yards per punt ... was named All-Area MVP by Lee Central Coast Newspapers and San Luis Obispo County Player of the Year by the San Luis Obispo Tribune and earned Pac 5 League MVP, first-team All-CIF-Southern Section Northern Division and third-team CalHiSports all-state honors ... expected to be a safety at Cal Poly, Mickey produced 3,484 all-purpose yards and 24 touchdowns on offense in his career and scored six times on defense (five interceptions and a fumble recovery) ... as a junior, rushed 45 times for 336 yards and two scores, caught 53 passes for 582 yards and five touchdowns, made 83 tackles (51 solo), intercepted 10 passes for 196 yards and two scores and recovered a fumble for a score ... honors as a junior include first-team All-San Luis Obispo County, All-Area Defensive Player of the Year, Pac 5 defensive back of the year, first-team All-CIF-Southern Section Northern Division, second-team all-state Division 3, second-team all-state medium schools and all-state junior third team ... his sophomore statistics include 53 tackles and five interceptions ... Arroyo Grande was 29-9 in Mickey's three varsity seasons, all while compiling a 3.92 grade-point average ... also lettered in basketball three times and in track and field as a senior ... member of Key Club ... also recruited by San Diego State, Mickey chose Cal Poly "because it is close to home, is known for its academic excellence and its great coaching staff."

Personal -- Son of Larry and Cyndi Mickey ... father was a race car driver at Santa Maria Speedway ... one sister, Kendall ... cousin Jacob played football ... wants to be a marketing director for a sports team ... has worked in the maintenance department at a golf course and plays a round of golf almost every weekend ... claims to be the best golfer on the football team ... works at the Recreation Center on campus and has interned at ESPN Radio 1280 ... member of Cal Poly Real Estate Club ... born in San Luis Obispo, Calif. ... majoring in recreation, parks and tourism administration with a minor in sales and psychology.