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2026 Football Roster

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2 Traylen Suel

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 180
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown College Station, Texas
  • Highschool College Station

Biography

Awards:
  • First-Team All-Lone Star Conference Offense (RS) (2024)
  • Honorable Mention All-Lone Star Conference (WR) (2025)
  • LSC Special Teams Player of the Week (9/16/2024)
School Records:
  • Receptions (season): 60 receptions (2025)
2026 (Graduate Student):
Named to the D2Football.com Elite 100 Watch List (Squad Offense)... @D1_Rejects LSC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year.

2025 (Redshirt Junior):
Team Captain... Named Honorable Mention All-LSC, the second all-conference recognition of his career and his first at wide receiver... Started in all 11 games he played in... Missed three games during the regular season due to injury, but still led the team with 42 receptions during the regular season... He ended the season with a school-record 60 receptions and a team-high 719 receiving yards, and also tied for the team lead with eight receiving touchdowns... Was tied for fourth on the team in scoring (48 points)... Had five kickoff returns for 85 yards, and averaged 17.0 yards per return... Averaged 11.98 yards per catch and a team-best 65.36 receiving yards per game... Was one of four Falcons' pass catchers with at least five receiving touchdowns and was one of five with over 500 receiving yards... In the LSC, Suel was third in catches per game (5.5), was fifth in receiving yards per game, and was tied for second in total receptions... He was also tied for third in the LSC and tied for 30th in NCAA Division II in receiving touchdowns... Had at least three catches in all 11 of his games played during the season, and had one receiving touchdown in four of his first five games played... In UTPB's season-opening victory over No. 5 Central Oklahoma (Aug. 30), Suel hauled in seven receptions for 95 yards and caught a 62-yard touchdown to make it a two-score game in the third quarter... Again had seven catches while adding 72 receiving yards and a touchdown in the win over West Texas A&M (Oct. 25)... In the regular-season finale vs. Sul Ross State (Nov. 15), Suel caught six passes for 59 yards and a touchdown, and completed his first-career pass attempt, which went for 33 yards on a double pass back to quarterback Kanon Gibson... Had six receptions for 111 yards and two receiving touchdowns in the first quarter as No. 10-ranked UTPB earned its first playoff win in program history with a 37-24 victory at No. 4-ranked and No. 3-seeded Colorado State Pueblo (Nov. 22). Suel had seven catches for 125 yards at the half against the ThunderWolves, and would finish the game with nine catches for 153 yards, a new career-high in both categories... Added five more catches for 65 yards and a touchdown as No. 10 UTPB defeated No. 15 Western Colorado 21-15 in the second round of the playoffs (Nov. 29)... Totaled 18 catches for 241 yards and three touchdowns during UTPB's three playoff games... With three receiving touchdowns in the first two playoff games, Suel had four touchdowns in three games and had his first-career three-game touchdown streak... Named to the Spring 2026 Lone Star Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2024 (Redshirt Sophomore):
Named First-Team All-LSC as a return specialist... Played in all 12 games and had 16 kickoff returns for 380 yards and one touchdown... Averaged 23.75 yards per return... Showed off his speed with a 96-yard return for a touchdown against Adams State (Sept. 14) and was named the LSC Special Team Player of the Week. Suel, who finished with 140 yards on three returns against the Grizzlies, also hauled in a 47-yard touchdown pass less than two minutes later... Was third in the LSC in kickoff return average and was third in both yards and attempts... Helped UTPB led the conference in kickoff return average (21.5 YPG)... As a wide receiver totaled 15 receptions for 195 yards and one touchdown... Averaged 13.00 yards per catch and 16.25 receiving yards per game... Led the team in receptions (7) and was second in receiving yards (67) in the 50-point win at Eastern New Mexico (Nov. 9)... Named to the Fall 2024 Lone Star Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2023 (Redshirt Freshman):
Played in 12 games... Caught 15 passes for 206 yards (13.73 ypc) and three touchdowns... Had season-highs of three catches for 51 yards vs. Southwest Baptist (Sept. 16).

2022 (First-Year):
Redshirted.

College Station High School:
Two-time First-Team All-District, District Utility Player of the Year, Padilla Poll All-State... Had 1,140 receiving yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior in 2021... Three-time College Station Player of the Game as a senior... Named one of five "2022 Sleepers Who Stood Out" during the 2021 Texas High School Football State Championships by 247Sports:  Suel showed obvious top-end field speed as he caught 11 passes for 169 yards, including a first-play quick-hitter he took 80 yards for a touchdown. Suel could fit in the slot and as a gadget weapon at the next level... The College Station Cougars picked up a 59-11 season-opening victory over Hutto as Suel returned a punt 81 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter and added a pair of touchdown catches in the second quarter (Aug. 26, 2021)... Congratulations to Traylen Suel for being honored as a Hall of Fame Student of the College Station ISD Education Foundation: Each year, about 6% of the district's graduating seniors are voted on by their high school teachers based on integrity, leadership, dedication to school and positive attitude to be honored as a Hall of Fame Student. Students are then asked to select an educator who has made a significant impact on their academic career. All honorees are invited to a banquet where several students share their essays about their honored educators.

Personal:
Plans to become a Texas high school football coach.

Statistics

Season:
2026

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'9" 170 lbs

  • 2022Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'9" 170 lbs
  • 15

    2023Redshirt Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 180 lbs
    15
  • 2

    2024Redshirt Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 180 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2025Redshirt Junior

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 180 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2026Graduate Student

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 180 lbs
    2