Brandon Bryant (American football)

Brandon Bryant
Bryant in 2015
Bryant in 2015
No. 38 – New York Jets
Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1995-12-21) December 21, 1995
Tunica, Mississippi
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight: 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: Tunica (MS) Rosa Fort
College: Mississippi State
Undrafted: 2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Practice squad
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Brandon Ladarius Bryant,[1] (born December 21, 1995) is an American football safety for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Mississippi State.

High school career

Bryant attended Rosa Fort High School in Tunica, Mississippi, where he played quarterback and safety.[1] Bryant was rated as a three-star recruit by 247sports.com,[2] Rivals.com,[3] Scout.com,[4] and ESPN.[5] He committed to Mississippi State on November 4, 2013.[6]

College career

Freshman season (2015)

After sitting out the 2014 season as a redshirt,[1] Bryant saw action in all 13 games in 2015, starting in eight of them.

Bryant was a backup safety for the first five games of the season before taking over starting duties in a 45-17 win over Troy, a game where he forced a fumble on Troy's first drive.[7] The following week against Louisiana Tech, Bryant recorded his first collegiate interception and returned it for a touchdown[8] and also recovered a blocked punt.[1]

Later that season, on an SEC Network broadcast, Tim Tebow named Bryant the "Freak of Week," citing Bryant's ability to run a 40-yard dash in 4.24 seconds and to deadlift 600 pounds.[9] Bryant caught another interception in a loss to Alabama.[10]

Sophomore season (2016)

Bryant was named by the Clarion-Ledger as the Bulldogs' second-most important player in 2016.[11] He was called the "top playmaker" on the team and the backbone of the Bulldog defense. Bryant had an interception against Samford.[1]

Junior season (2017)

Bryant again played in all 13 games in the Bulldogs' 2017 season, bringing down an interception against in a win over BYU.[1]

Professional career

After failing to be drafted in the 2018 supplemental NFL draft, Bryant signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent on July 16, 2018.[12] He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[13][14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Brandon Bryant". HailState.com. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  2. ↑ "Brandon Bryant". 247sports.com. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  3. ↑ "Brandon Bryant". Rivals.com. Yahoo. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  4. ↑ "Brandon Bryant". Scout.com. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  5. ↑ "Brandon Bryant". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  6. ↑ Lowery, Logan (2013-06-28). "Bryant commits to the Bulldogs". DJournal.com. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
  7. ↑ "Mississippi State beats Troy 45-17". ESPN.com. 2015-10-10. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  8. ↑ "Prescott leads Mississippi State over Louisiana Tech 45-20". ESPN.com. 2016-10-17. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  9. ↑ "Tebow's Freak of the Week: Brandon Bryant". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  10. ↑ Bonner, Michael (2015-11-19). "MSU's Bryant showing a nose for the ball as a starter". ClarionLedger.com. The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  11. ↑ Bonner, Michael (2016-07-07). "No. 2: Brandon Bryant". ClarionLedger.com. The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  12. ↑ Allen, Eric (July 16, 2018). "Jets Sign S Brandon Bryant, Waive WR Devin Smith". NewYorkJets.com.
  13. ↑ Lange, Randy (September 1, 2018). "Final Cutdown: Jets Reach 53-Player Active Roster". NewYorkJets.com.
  14. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (September 2, 2018). "Jets Sign Four Players to Their Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.