FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — It’s been more than one year since BYU senior fullback Brayden El-Bakri made a special-teams hit and forced a fumble that was one of the Cougars’ most memorable plays of last season.
On a first-quarter kickoff early during BYU’s 41-20 victory over San Jose State in Provo in October 2017, El-Bakri sprinted down the field and leveled Spartan kick returner Rahshead Johnson, who fumbled.
El-Bakri made the ferocious — and legal — hit and recovered the ball.
During the offseason, El-Bakri earned a scholarship and he continues to play special teams. He’s recorded five tackles on kickoffs this season.