University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2018 Football Roster
Bradley, Ja'Marcus
Jersey Number 2
Ja'Marcus Bradley
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 195
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Ackerman, Miss.
- High School:
- Choctaw County
Bio
• 2019 Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference
• 2019 All-Louisiana Second Team
• 2018 Third Team All-Sun Belt Conference
• 2017 Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt Conference
2019 Season (Redshirt Senior)
Was Louisiana’s top receiving target in 2019, finishing the year with 906 receiving yards on 60 receptions and 10 touchdowns…Earned Second Team All-Sun Belt and First Team All-Louisiana honors…Bradley notched his second-straight season with 10 touchdowns, the first player in program history to do so…Finished his career with 23 touchdowns, the second most in a Ragin’ Cajun career…Amassed 2,359 career receiving yards, good for fourth all-time…Brought in two touchdowns in the team’s Cajun Field opener against Liberty (Sept. 7)…Brought in a career-long, 74-yard reception against ULM on Nov. 30…Notched his second, two-touchdown performance against Miami (Ohio) in the LendingTree Bowl…Finished the year with at least one touchdown grab in the final four games…Finished the year with 100-yard games against Liberty (110) and ULM (127).
2018 Season (Redshirt Junior)
Played and started in all 14 games…Caught a team-high 10 touchdowns…10 receiving touchdowns was the most by a receiver since the 1996 season…Led the team in receiving yards with a career high 608 yards…Caught three touchdowns against South Alabama (11/17)…His three touchdowns were the most in a single game since Jason Cherry caught three on (10/11/08) against North Texas…Had six games where he eclipsed 50 receiving yards…Averaged 15.2 yards per catch…Recorded a season high 85 receiving yards against Texas State (10/06).
2017 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)
Played and started in all 12 games...Finished second on the team in receptions (39), third on the team in receiving yards (475) and tied for second in touchdown receptions (two)...Had six games with at least three receptions...Rushed for 25 yards on two carries...Opened the season against Southeastern La. (9/2) finishing with one reception for 34 yards and one rush for 11 yards...Snagged four passes for 54 yards and one touchdown against ULM (9/23)...Just missed getting 100 yards receiving at Idaho (10/7) finishing with 93 yards on five receptions and one touchdown on a 45-yard bomb from Andre Nunez...Began two game stretch where he had a career-high seven receptions per game with a big game at Ole Miss (11/11), finishing with 105 yards receiving and 14 yards rushing on one attempt...Had second straight seven reception game against New Mexico State (11/18), finishing with 35 yards receiving...Had season-long 49-yard reception against Georgia Southern (11/25) finishing with two receptions for 48 yards...Earned second letter.
2016 Season (Redshirt Freshman)
Finished fourth on the team with 21 receptions while leading the team in yards per catch (17.8)...Missed three games due to an injury sustained against Appalachian State (10/12)...Caught three or more passes in four games during the season...Had season-high six receptions for 97 yards, with a 36-yard TD pass from Anthony Jennings, in non-conference victory over McNeese State (9/10)...Recorded four grabs for season-high 113 yards in SBC win over Arkansas State (11/26)...Caught a season-high 42-yard pass from Jennings that would lead to a Ragin' Cajuns third-quarter TD...Had four receptions at New Mexico State (10/1)...Caught three passes for 50 yards, including a 36-yard grab, in his collegiate debut against Boise State (9/3)...Had a 39-yard grab at Tulane (9/24)...Earned first letter.
2015 Season (Freshman)
Redshirted during the season, serving as a member of the scout team.
High School
Record-setting athlete who rushed for 4,636 yards and 76 touchdowns in a four-year career at Choctaw County High School…Named the WCBI End Zone Offensive Player of the Year…As a senior, recorded 2,606 yards on 247 carries with 47 TDs and passed for 1,437 yards and nine TDs…Posted 12 100-yard rushing games as a senior…Rushed for 518 yards on 31 carries with 10 TDs in win over Union HS as a senior…Rushed for 1,489 yards and 22 TDs as a junior…Helped lead his team to the 2A State Championship as a freshman.
Personal
Born Dec. 11, 1996 in West Point, Miss....The son of the late Pamela Bradley...Legal guardians are Jerry and Lianell Bradley...Has one brother and two sisters...A sports management major.
• 2019 All-Louisiana Second Team
• 2018 Third Team All-Sun Belt Conference
• 2017 Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt Conference
2019 Season (Redshirt Senior)
Was Louisiana’s top receiving target in 2019, finishing the year with 906 receiving yards on 60 receptions and 10 touchdowns…Earned Second Team All-Sun Belt and First Team All-Louisiana honors…Bradley notched his second-straight season with 10 touchdowns, the first player in program history to do so…Finished his career with 23 touchdowns, the second most in a Ragin’ Cajun career…Amassed 2,359 career receiving yards, good for fourth all-time…Brought in two touchdowns in the team’s Cajun Field opener against Liberty (Sept. 7)…Brought in a career-long, 74-yard reception against ULM on Nov. 30…Notched his second, two-touchdown performance against Miami (Ohio) in the LendingTree Bowl…Finished the year with at least one touchdown grab in the final four games…Finished the year with 100-yard games against Liberty (110) and ULM (127).
2018 Season (Redshirt Junior)
Played and started in all 14 games…Caught a team-high 10 touchdowns…10 receiving touchdowns was the most by a receiver since the 1996 season…Led the team in receiving yards with a career high 608 yards…Caught three touchdowns against South Alabama (11/17)…His three touchdowns were the most in a single game since Jason Cherry caught three on (10/11/08) against North Texas…Had six games where he eclipsed 50 receiving yards…Averaged 15.2 yards per catch…Recorded a season high 85 receiving yards against Texas State (10/06).
2017 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)
Played and started in all 12 games...Finished second on the team in receptions (39), third on the team in receiving yards (475) and tied for second in touchdown receptions (two)...Had six games with at least three receptions...Rushed for 25 yards on two carries...Opened the season against Southeastern La. (9/2) finishing with one reception for 34 yards and one rush for 11 yards...Snagged four passes for 54 yards and one touchdown against ULM (9/23)...Just missed getting 100 yards receiving at Idaho (10/7) finishing with 93 yards on five receptions and one touchdown on a 45-yard bomb from Andre Nunez...Began two game stretch where he had a career-high seven receptions per game with a big game at Ole Miss (11/11), finishing with 105 yards receiving and 14 yards rushing on one attempt...Had second straight seven reception game against New Mexico State (11/18), finishing with 35 yards receiving...Had season-long 49-yard reception against Georgia Southern (11/25) finishing with two receptions for 48 yards...Earned second letter.
2016 Season (Redshirt Freshman)
Finished fourth on the team with 21 receptions while leading the team in yards per catch (17.8)...Missed three games due to an injury sustained against Appalachian State (10/12)...Caught three or more passes in four games during the season...Had season-high six receptions for 97 yards, with a 36-yard TD pass from Anthony Jennings, in non-conference victory over McNeese State (9/10)...Recorded four grabs for season-high 113 yards in SBC win over Arkansas State (11/26)...Caught a season-high 42-yard pass from Jennings that would lead to a Ragin' Cajuns third-quarter TD...Had four receptions at New Mexico State (10/1)...Caught three passes for 50 yards, including a 36-yard grab, in his collegiate debut against Boise State (9/3)...Had a 39-yard grab at Tulane (9/24)...Earned first letter.
2015 Season (Freshman)
Redshirted during the season, serving as a member of the scout team.
High School
Record-setting athlete who rushed for 4,636 yards and 76 touchdowns in a four-year career at Choctaw County High School…Named the WCBI End Zone Offensive Player of the Year…As a senior, recorded 2,606 yards on 247 carries with 47 TDs and passed for 1,437 yards and nine TDs…Posted 12 100-yard rushing games as a senior…Rushed for 518 yards on 31 carries with 10 TDs in win over Union HS as a senior…Rushed for 1,489 yards and 22 TDs as a junior…Helped lead his team to the 2A State Championship as a freshman.
Personal
Born Dec. 11, 1996 in West Point, Miss....The son of the late Pamela Bradley...Legal guardians are Jerry and Lianell Bradley...Has one brother and two sisters...A sports management major.
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