Army and Navy host Florida 2024 WR CJ Bragg, two more college camps left

Written by Ryan Wright

Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG

NAPLES, Fla. – The Cocoa Tigers were in a fantastic spot last season bringing a loaded roster to the field against 2S Florida competition. The straw the stirred the proverbial offense was then-senior quarterback Blake Boda (Coastal Carolina). Flacked on all sides with playmakers, one of the many to impact the offense that averaged 39.5 points per game was receiver CJ Bragg. Preparing for his senior season, Bragg is grabbing recruiting attention as he makes the rounds at college camps.

The Tigers utilized Bragg’s athleticism in a multitude of ways highlighted by his abilities at receiver. Bragg hauled in 23 passes for 339 yards with seven scores posted on the board. When Boda was called to the sidelines in blowout wins, Bragg took over as the team’s backup QB completing 2-of-3 passes for 15 yards while carrying the rock 10 times for 65 yards with another touchdown. His skills were even used on special teams in the return game.

This fall, Bragg will be back in action being a key person all over the field.

“This season you will definitely see me at receiver, on special teams, kick off and kickoff return, and as a backup QB, but only if Brady (Hart) goes down,” Bragg said. “When Blake went out last year when we were beating a team, I would go in.”

In the Tigers’ offense, Bragg is running all the routes in the tree.

“We run a lot of double moves and man beater routes, which is good as a receiver,” Bragg shared. “That shows you can win one-on-one, and it shows you can take them deep and win short routes. We run all the routes and run them all year long.”

Part of Bragg’s offseason workouts was spent playing 7-on-7 with 24K.

“I have been working on my routes, my releases, and I have gone heavy in the weight room getting bigger,” Bragg stated. “I’ve been working on my hands and my blocking; I’ve been hammering down on all of that.”

Going on the road with 24K helped elevate Bragg’s game.

“Going against better talent pushes you to get better, it pushed me to get better,” Bragg said. “It made me more competitive, and it made me want to workout more to get better. All those ranked guys held me to a higher standard that I pushed myself to perform at, I kept going at it with those guys.”

Navy, Air Force, and UNC-Charlotte have offered with South Florida, Florida Atlantic, Bryant, and Bethune-Cookman showing interest. Two recent visits were taken.

“I took unofficials to Navy and Army,” Bragg stated.

The time with the Midshipmen was well spent for Bragg.

“Navy went really well,” Bragg shared. “I bonded with the coaches really well. I love the staff, their facilities, and the area. It is beautiful in Annapolis. It was overall great.”

The other half of the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy did not disappoint either.

“Honestly, Navy and Army are right there,” Bragg said. “Army had great facilities, and they play great football. Their offensive coordinator (Drew Thatcher) went over the offense with me. I had a really nice time. When I was there, I watched them workout, and I got to talk to some of the players. I talked to the coaches; they are good people.”

Summer days have been packed with college camp performances.

“I went to a Mercer Mega Camp, USF, FAU, UNC-Charlotte, and Bethune-Cookman,” Bragg stated.

Bragg continued, “My best performance, I feel it was at FAU. I won all my one-on-one reps; I felt overall really good about the day. I did really well in the drills, and I caught every ball. I felt really good about it. I talked to their receivers’ coach (David Beaty), he said he would talk to my head coach. I felt good about it.”

Over the weekend, Bragg performed at the Football University (FBU) camp in Naples. There are at least two more camps on the schedule this summer.

“I am going to camps at Coastal Carolina and Appalachian State,” Bragg said.

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