Career

2022

2021

Played in five games as a backup offensive lineman.
Made his collegiate debut on Sept. 11 against Central Washington.
Played in both of Eastern’s FCS playoff games against Northern Iowa and at Montana.

2020-21

High School

Graduated from Gig Harbor HS in 2020.
Named by the Seattle Times as a “White Chip” selection as one of the top 100 prospects in the state of Washington.
Listed as a two-star recruit by 247 Sports.
As a senior, earned first team All-South Sound Conference honors as an offensive lineman and second team as a defensive lineman.
Helped block for a team which rushed for 145.0 yards per game, passed for 146.2 and averaged 24.4 points per game.
Besides playing as an offensive lineman, he had 19 tackles on defense with a sack.
Helped lead the Tides to a 7-3 record in 2019.
When he was a junior in 2018, Gig Harbor finished 5-5 and averaged 154.5 yards rushing, 146.2 passing and 22.7 points per game.
Had 32 tackles on defense with a sack and fumble recovery.
In 2017 as a sophomore, Gig Harbor was also 5-5 and Rivera had five tackles in limited action.
Also competed in track and field at Gig Harbor and had career-bests in the shot put of 46-8 and the discus of 115-11.

Personal

Brenden Rivera