| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Running back |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 23, 1969 Huntington Beach, California, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Iowa State |
| NFL draft | 1991: 6th round |
| Career history | |
| 1991 | New York Jets* |
| 1993 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 1993–1996 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Blaise X. Bryant (born November 23, 1969) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. [1]
He played college football for the Iowa State Cyclones and is one of the college's all-time leading rushers. [2] A sixth-round pick in 1991 by the NFL's New York Jets, [3] Bryant enjoyed great success playing for the CFL's Winnipeg Blue Bombers from where he has several playing records, notably a single game rushing record for most yards (246) against Hamilton, September 17, 1994 which stood for almost 15 years til it was broken August 21, 2009. [1]
| Year [4] | Team | GP | Rush | Yards | Y/R | Lg | TD |
| 1993 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 2 | 24 | 100 | 4.2 | 25 | 0 |
| 1993 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 8 | 62 | 313 | 5.0 | 68 | 1 |
| 1994 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 232 | 1289 | 5.6 | 65 | 10 |
| 1995 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 14 | 159 | 664 | 4.2 | 25 | 7 |
| 1996 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 7 | 69 | 278 | 4.0 | 32 | 1 |
| CFL Totals | 546 | 2622 | 4.8 | 68 | 19 |