Ahmad Bradshaw

Ahmad Ali Bradshaw is an American former college football player who was a quarterback for the Army Black Knights from 2014 to 2017. He was the MVP of the 2016 Heart of Dallas Bowl and the co-MVP of the 2017 Armed Forces Bowl.

Football career Before committing to West Point, Bradshaw was recruited by Illinois, Michigan, and Northwestern, who all asked him about switching to cornerback. At West Point, Bradshaw was a three-year starter at quarterback. Before the start of the 2016 season, Bradshaw abruptly left the program, but later returned. At the end of the 2017 Army Black Knights football season, Bradshaw had rushed for a service academy record 1,746 yards and 14 touchdowns, helping Army to a 10–3 season and their first Commander in Chief's Trophy since 1996. Bradshaw became the first Army quarterback since Ronnie McAda to beat Navy in back-to-back seasons. Statistics Year Team Games Passing Rushing GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD 2014 Army 0 0 — 2015 Army 8 7 2−5 23 48 47.9 429 8.9 5 2 149.0 130 468 3.6 5 2016 Army 12 12 8−4 40 91 44.0 703 7.7 4 9 103.6 185 826 4.5 8 2017 Army 13 13 10−3 14 43 32.6 285 6.6 1 2 86.6 242 1,746 7.2 14Career 33 32 20−12 77 182 42.3 1,417 7.8 10 13 111.6 557 3,040 5.5 27

Controversy Bradshaw was accused of rape by a female cadet in September 2014. After an internal investigation, West Point concluded that the allegations were "unfounded".

Controversially, Bradshaw was still allowed to remain a member of the football team despite being in violation of the Cadet Code of Honor.