Personal: Bradyn Little, from Quincy, Illinois, is a graduate of Quincy Senior High School, where he starred as the Blue Devils’ quarterback. The son of Rick and Julie Little, Bradyn comes from an athletic family. His father, Rick, played football at Augustana College and Blackburn College before competing professionally in arena football with the Flint Flames (MI) and St. Louis Renegades (MO). Bradyn also has two siblings, Brooklyn and Bryson.
In the classroom, Bradyn was a member of the National Honor Society, Beta Club, and the Society of Academic Achievement. On the field, he helped guide Quincy Senior High to back-to-back Western Big Six Conference Championships in 2023 and 2024 while lettering in football for four years and baseball for two.
His football career is one of the most decorated in Illinois High School Association (IHSA) history. A three-time IHSFCA All-State selection (2022–24) and three-time First Team All-Conference quarterback, Bradyn finished as the all-time leading passer in Western Big Six history. He was named Western Big Six MVP twice (2023, 2024), a two-time “View From the West” Player of the Year, KHQA Offensive Player of the Year twice, and the KHQA Illinois Player of the Year in 2024. Additional honors include the Quincy Herald-Whig Player of the Year (2023), the paper’s Lifetime Achievement Award (2024), and being named a Chicago Bears High School Player of the Week (2024). He capped his career by being selected to compete in the 51st annual Illinois High School Shrine All-Star Game.
Bradyn leaves behind an incredible legacy at QHS with numerous school and state records, including:
- 10,674 career passing yards (3rd in IHSA history)
- 119 career passing touchdowns (3rd in IHSA history)
- 10,962 career total offense yards (4th in IHSA history)
- 700 career completions (3rd in IHSA history)
- 4,130 passing yards in a season (5th in IHSA history)
- 47 passing touchdowns in a season (10th in IHSA history)
- 437 passing yards in a game and 7 passing touchdowns in a game, among multiple other records.
Off the field, Bradyn enjoys following his favorite athletes, Kurt Warner, Tom Brady, and Yadier Molina, and supports the St. Louis Cardinals and Green Bay Packers.
Why QU?
I chose QU to stay close to home and play football.Â
