Wisconsin transfer quarterback Braedyn Locke signed with Arizona on Friday, according to On3’s Pete Nakos.
Locke entered the transfer portal earlier this month after two years with the Badgers. He is one of 24 Wisconsin scholarship players to depart since the conclusion of the 2024 season and the 13th to find a transfer destination.
Related: Wisconsin football 2024 transfer portal departure tracker
Locke originally transferred to Wisconsin entering 2023 after a redshirt season at Mississippi State. He was one of several quarterback additions that offseason as Phil Longo implemented his air raid system.
The former four-star recruit entered 2023 as the primary backup to starter Tanner Mordecai. He went on to play in five games (three starts) as Mordecai battled a hand injury, completing 50% of his passes for 777 yards, five touchdowns and an interception.
Locke’s 2024 became a near duplicate of his 2023 campaign. He entered as the backup to starter Tyler Van Dyke. He was then thrust into the full-time starting role after Van Dyke suffered a season-ending injury in Week 3. The redshirt sophomore played in 11 total games (nine starts) and completed 55% of his passes for 1,936 yards, 13 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. He and the Badgers finished with a 5-7 record, missing a bowl game for the first time since 2001.
A main story of the Badgers’ 2024 campaign was Longo’s firing with two games remaining in the season. The program has since hired Jeff Grimes as its new offensive coordinator, which followed the addition of several top transfer quarterbacks — just as was the case entering 2023.
Locke entered the portal amid that movement. He now joins an Arizona program that went 4-8 in 2024 in its first year in the Big 12 — also the first year under head coach Brent Brennan. Starting quarterback Noah Fifita is set to return for 2025, making Locke a primary backup option with the chance to win the job in 2026.
Wisconsin quarterback Braedyn Locke has signed with Arizona, @On3sports has learned.
Former Mississippi State transfer has thrown for 2,713 career yards. https://t.co/wMrfFrdlE6 pic.twitter.com/6phojSQALN
— Pete Nakos (@PeteNakos_) December 27, 2024
Locke, Van Dyke and Mabrey Mettauer are all on the move after the 2024 campaign. Their respective careers at new destinations will be worth watching as Wisconsin reworks its offense under Grimes.
For more on where former Badger transfers are headed, bookmark our transfer departure tracker.
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