2023: Did not see any game action.
2022: Did not see any game action.
2021: Spent the majority of his sophomore year listed as a backup left tackle on the depth chart … Did not see any game action but traveled to each of the road games.
2020: Season canceled due to COVID pandemic.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2020 graduate of Puyallup High School in Puyallup, Wash., where he played three years of varsity football for Head Coach Gary Jeffers … Class 4A First Team All-State selection … First Team All-Area pick as a senior … Named the SPSL Football Offensive Lineman of the Year as a senior … Two-time First Team Class 4A All-SPSL selection … Two-time First Team All-League selection … Named a team captain as a senior … Earned the Elizabeth Wesley Youth Merit Incentive Award, given to an African-American youth for academic excellence, community involvement, and good citizenship … Led the Vikings to back-to-back state playoff appearances … Started 24 straight games on the Vikings’ offensive line … Led the Viks to a state quarterfinal appearance and 10-2 overall record and 7-1 conference record as a senior … As a junior, led the Viks to a state playoff semifinals appearance, city championship, Valley title and league title … Rated a three-star recruit by Scout.com and 247sports.com … Rated a two-start recruit by Rivals.com … Ranked the state of Washington’s No. 18 recruit and the nation’s No. 137 offensive lineman by Scout.com … Rated the No. 32 recruit in the Ivy League by HeroSports.com … Mentioned in MaxPreps Top-100 Under-the-Radar-High School players … Enrolled in Advanced Placement courses in a variety of subjects.
PERSONAL: Born Braeden Elijah Bellmer on October 4, 2001 in Puyallup, Wash. … Raised by his grandmother … Oldest of four children: Tyshawn, Lana, Nevae … Role model is his grandmother because of her extreme selflessness, kindness, generosity and the fact that she inspires him to be better … Hobbies and interests include art (painting, drawing), writing poetry, reading, watching movies, and spending quality time with friends and family … Has drawn over 100 portraits … Favorite food is his grandmother’s mac and cheese … Favorite sports figures are Dennis Rodman and Marshawn Lynch … One word that describes him: unconventional … NFL offensive lineman Joshua Garnett attended his high school … If he could play another sport at Columbia, it would be fencing … Narrowed his college choices down to Harvard, Yale and Columbia and was blown away by how much Columbia stood out … Chose Columbia because it gives him the ability to play NCAA Division I football for an amazing program with exceptional coaches and facilities all the while being able to earn a degree from one of the most prestigious universities in the world … Also mentioned Columbia’s coaching staff because of the culture they’ve developed which makes him feel welcomed, valued and part of a family … Committed to Columbia on July 19, 2019 … Selected Columbia over offers from Rice, Harvard, Eastern Washington, Northern Colorado, Harvard, Yale, Cornell, Dartmouth, Penn, Princeton, Brown, Bryant, UC Davis, and Georgetown … Enrolled at Columbia College.
